1983–84 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

The 1983–84 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1983–84 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Don Haskins. The Miners finished 27–4 (13–3 in WAC), won the conference tournament title, and reached the NCAA tournament.

1983–84 UTEP Miners men's basketball
WAC Regular Season Champions WAC Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
Record	27–4 (13–3 WAC)
Head coach	Don Haskins (23rd season)
Assistant coaches	Tim Floyd Jim Forbes Rus Bradburd
Home arena	Special Events Center
Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

1983–84 WAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 UTEP †	13	–	3		.813			27	–	4		.871
BYU	12	–	4		.750			20	–	11		.645
New Mexico	10	–	6		.625			24	–	11		.686
Wyoming	9	–	7		.563			17	–	13		.567
Colorado State	9	–	7		.563			16	–	14		.533
Hawaii	6	–	10		.375			12	–	16		.429
San Diego State	6	–	10		.375			15	–	13		.536
Utah	4	–	12		.250			11	–	19		.367
Air Force	3	–	13		.188			8	–	19		.296
† 1984 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

^[2]==Roster==

1983–84 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference Regular Season
Nov 26, 1983*		Texas Southern	W 91–61	1–0	Special Events Center (11,127) El Paso, Texas
Nov 29, 1983*		New Mexico State	W 62–49	2–0	Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas
Dec 3, 1983*		at New Mexico State	W 60–59	3–0	Pan American Center (13,691) Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 6, 1983*		Southern	W 83–67	4–0	Special Events Center (10,321) El Paso, Texas
Dec 10, 1983*		Indiana	W 65–61	5–0	Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas
Dec 16, 1983*	No. 20	St. Mary's	W 64–57	6–0	Special Events Center (9,321) El Paso, Texas
Dec 19, 1983*	No. 18	Louisiana Tech	W 82–70	7–0	Special Events Center (11,221) El Paso, Texas
Dec 22, 1983*	No. 18	at Arizona State	W 60–55	8–0	Wells Fargo Arena (5,774) Tempe, Arizona
Dec 27, 1983*	No. 16	No. 15 Michigan Sun Carnival Classic Tournament	W 72–71	9–0	Special Events Center (11,539) El Paso, Texas
Dec 28, 1983*	No. 16	Arizona Sun Carnival Classic Tournament	W 51–49 ^OT	10–0	Special Events Center (11,984) El Paso, Texas
Dec 30, 1983*	No. 16	Alcorn State	W 70–57	11–0	Special Events Center (11,313) El Paso, Texas
Jan 5, 1984*	No. 10	U.S. International	W 85–59	12–0	Special Events Center (9,211) El Paso, Texas
WAC Regular Season
Jan 7, 1984	No. 10	Air Force	W 72–50	13–0 (1–0)	Special Events Center (11,341) El Paso, Texas
Jan 12, 1984	No. 8	San Diego State	W 75–59	14–0 (2–0)	Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas
Jan 14, 1984	No. 5	Hawaii	W 74–54	15–0 (3–0)	Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas
Jan 19, 1984	No. 5	at Colorado State	L 51–63	15–1 (3–1)	Moby Arena (6,927) Fort Collins, Colorado
Jan 21, 1984	No. 8	at Wyoming	W 54–46	16–1 (4–1)	Arena-Auditorium (12,436) Laramie, Wyoming
Jan 23, 1984	No. 8	at Air Force	W 65–52	17–1 (5–1)	Clune Arena (2,500) Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jan 28, 1984	No. 7	at New Mexico	W 60–59	18–1 (6–1)	The Pit (arena) (18,372) Albuquerque, New Mexico
Feb 2, 1984	No. 7	Utah	W 74–54	19–1 (7–1)	Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas
Feb 4, 1984	No. 7	Brigham Young	W 85–77	20–1 (8–1)	Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas
Feb 9, 1984	No. 7	at San Diego State	L 62–73	20–2 (8–2)	Peterson Gymnasium (3,866) San Diego, California
Feb 11, 1984	No. 10	at Hawaii	W 77–58	21–2 (9–2)	Neal S. Blaisdell Center (3,574) Honolulu, Hawaii
Feb 18, 1984	No. 10	Wyoming	W 73–66 ^OT	22–2 (10–2)	Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas
Feb 20, 1984	No. 9	Colorado State	W 62–55	23–2 (11–2)	Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas
Feb 25, 1984	No. 8	New Mexico	W 75–66	24–2 (12–2)	Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas
Mar 1, 1984	No. 8	at Brigham Young	L 65–83	24–3 (12–3)	Marriott Center (22,793) Provo, Utah
Mar 3, 1984	No. 8	at Utah	W 55–54	25–3 (13–3)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,069) Salt Lake City, Utah
WAC tournament
Mar 9, 1984*	No. 9	Wyoming Semifinals	W 62–55	26–3	Special Events Center (12,010) El Paso, Texas
Mar 10, 1984*	No. 9	New Mexico Championship game	W 44–38	27–3	Special Events Center (12,010) El Paso, Texas
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1984*	(4 W) No. 9	vs. (5 W) No. 13 Nevada-Las Vegas Second round	L 60–73	27–4	Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,523) Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Rankings

Main article: 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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NBA draft

Main article: 1984 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA club
2	44	Fred Reynolds	Washington Bullets

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References

1. sports-reference.com 1983-84 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
2. Mullens, Eddie, ed. (October 1983). "Miner Mag". 1983-84 Men's Basketball Media Guide (1).
3. "2019–20 UTEP Miners Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UTEP Athletics. p. 153. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
4. "1983-1984 UTEP Miners Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
5. *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 910–911. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
6. "1984 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2022.