1985–86 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

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.

1985–86 UTEP Miners men's basketball
WAC Regular Season co-champions WAC Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 20
Record	27–6 (12–4 WAC)
Head coach	Don Haskins (25th season)
Assistant coaches	Tim Floyd Rus Bradburd Duke Allgood
Home arena	Special Events Center
Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

1985–86 WAC men's basketball standings

v t e	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]

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 Don Haskins Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

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.