1985–86 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

1985–86 UTEP Miners men's basketball
WAC Regular Season co-champions
WAC Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 20
Record27–6 (12–4 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSpecial Events Center
Seasons
1985–86 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wyoming 12 – 4   .750 24 – 12   .667
No. 20 UTEP † 12 – 4   .750 27 – 6   .818
Utah 12 – 4   .750 20 – 10   .667
Brigham Young 11 – 5   .688 18 – 14   .563
New Mexico 8 – 8   .500 17 – 14   .548
San Diego State 7 – 9   .438 10 – 19   .345
Colorado State 6 – 10   .375 11 – 18   .379
Air Force 3 – 13   .188 10 – 19   .345
Hawaii 1 – 15   .063 4 – 24   .143
† 1986 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]


The 1985–86 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 1985–86 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Don Haskins. The Miners finished 26–7 (12–4 in WAC), won the conference tournament title, and reached the NCAA tournament.

Roster

1985–86 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Tim Hardaway 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois
C 33 Dave Feitl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Tucson, Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference Regular Season
Nov 22, 1985*
 vs. Washington
Preseason NIT 		L 53–82  0–1
 McNichols Sports Arena (4,500)
Denver, Colorado
Nov 27, 1985*
 Appalachian State W 58–52  1–1
 Special Events Center (10,211)
El Paso, Texas
Nov 29, 1985*
 Morgan State W 58–39  2–1
 Special Events Center (9,524)
El Paso, Texas
Dec 3, 1985*
 New Mexico State W 68–59  3–1
 Special Events Center (11,524)
El Paso, Texas
Dec 6, 1985*
 Texas Southern W 78–54  4–1
 Special Events Center (8,521)
El Paso, Texas
Dec 7, 1985*
 Texas-Pan American W 64–50  5–1
 Special Events Center (9,678)
El Paso, Texas
Dec 12, 1985*
 at New Mexico State W 53–52  6–1
 Pan American Center (12,752)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 16, 1985*
 Centenary W 69–63  7–1
 Special Events Center (7,093)
El Paso, Texas
Dec 21, 1985*
 Alcorn State W 78–47  8–1
 Special Events Center (8,126)
El Paso, Texas
Dec 27, 1985*
 No. 5 Georgetown W 78–64  9–1
 Special Events Center (12,222)
El Paso, Texas
Dec 29, 1985*
 Ohio State
Sun Carnival Classic Tournament 		W 58–57  10–1
 Special Events Center (11,561)
El Paso, Texas
Dec 30, 1985*
 Alabama
Sun Carnival Classic Tournament 		W 74–62  11–1
 Special Events Center (12,222)
El Paso, Texas
WAC Regular Season
Jan 2, 1986
 No. 19 BYU W 69–64  12–1
(1–0) 		Special Events Center (12,222)
El Paso, Texas
Jan 4, 1986
 No. 19 Utah W 62–52  13–1
(2–0) 		Special Events Center (12,222)
El Paso, Texas
Jan 10, 1986
 No. 15 at Air Force W 68–54  14–1
(3–0) 		Clune Arena (3,200)
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jan 11, 1986
 No. 15 at Wyoming L 62–63  14–2
(3–1) 		Arena-Auditorium (6,117)
Laramie, Wyoming
Jan 16, 1986
 No. 17 at Hawaii W 65–63  15–2
(4–1) 		Neal S. Blaisdell Center (2,315)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 18, 1986
 No. 17 at San Diego State L 66–67  15–3
(4–2) 		Peterson Gymnasium (3,663)
San Diego, California
Jan 23, 1986
 No. 19 Colorado State W 65–57  16–3
(5–2) 		Special Events Center (12,222)
El Paso, Texas
Jan 25, 1986
 No. 19 at New Mexico W 71–70  17–3
(6–2) 		The Pit (18,219)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Feb 1, 1986
 No. 19 New Mexico W 68–54  18–3
(7–2) 		Special Events Center (12,222)
El Paso, Texas
Feb 4, 1986*
 No. 17 at Oregon State W 64–49  19–3
 Gill Coliseum (7,230)
Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 6, 1986
 No. 17 Wyoming W 72–58  20–3
(8–2) 		Special Events Center (12,222)
El Paso, Texas
Feb 8, 1986
 No. 17 Air Force W 71–47  21–3
(9–2) 		Special Events Center (11,791)
El Paso, Texas
Feb 14, 1986
 No. 15 at Utah L 67–71  21–4
(9–3) 		Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,050)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 15, 1986
 No. 15 at BYU L 69–72  21–5
(9–4) 		Marriott Center (22,837)
Provo, Utah
Feb 20, 1986
 at Colorado State W 64–61  22–5
(10–4) 		Moby Arena (4,417)
Fort Collins, Colorado
Feb 27, 1986
 San Diego State W 91–64  23–5
(11–4) 		Special Events Center (12,222)
El Paso, Texas
Mar 1, 1986*
 Hawaii W 78–66  24–5
(12–4) 		Special Events Center (12,222)
El Paso, Texas
WAC tournament
Mar 6, 1986*
 vs. Colorado State
WAC Tournament Quarterfinal 		W 58–50  25–5
 Arena-Auditorium (6,194)
Laramie, Wyoming
Mar 7, 1986*
 vs. San Diego State
WAC Tournament Semifinal 		W 78–76  26–5
 Arena-Auditorium (8,138)
Laramie, Wyoming
Mar 8, 1986*
 at Wyoming W 65–64  27–5
 Arena-Auditorium (12,039)
Laramie, Wyoming
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 1986*
 (10 W) No. 20 vs. (7 W) No. 14 Bradley
First Round 		L 65–83  27–6
 Dee Events Center (9,978)
Ogden, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

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Rankings

Main article: 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

NBA draft

Main article: 1986 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 43 Dave Feitl Houston Rockets

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References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1984-85 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2019–20 UTEP Miners Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UTEP Athletics. p. 153. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "1985-1986 UTEP Miners Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
  4. ^ "1986 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2020.