1991–92 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

The 1991–92 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 1991–92 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Don Haskins. The Miners finished 27–7 (12–4 in WAC), reached the finals of the WAC tournament, and gained an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the Midwest region. After defeating Evansville^[1] in the opening round, UTEP beat top-seeded Kansas^[2] to reach the Sweet Sixteen. The run ended there, as the Miners lost by two points to Cincinnati^[3] in the regional semifinal.

1991–92 UTEP Miners men's basketball
WAC Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	27–7 (12–4 WAC)
Head coach	Don Haskins (31st season)
Home arena	Special Events Center
Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 →

1991–92 WAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
BYU †	12	–	4		.750			25	–	7		.781
UTEP	12	–	4		.750			27	–	7		.794
New Mexico	11	–	5		.688			20	–	13		.606
Utah	9	–	7		.563			24	–	11		.686
Hawaii	9	–	7		.563			16	–	12		.571
Wyoming	8	–	8		.500			16	–	13		.552
Colorado State	8	–	8		.500			14	–	17		.452
Air Force	3	–	13		.188			9	–	20		.310
San Diego State	0	–	16		.000			2	–	26		.071
† 1992 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

1991–92 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 25 Marlon Maxey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois	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
Regular season
Nov 23, 1991*		Texas Southern	W 83–56	1–0	Special Events Center  El Paso, Texas
Nov 26, 1991*		Chapman College	W 94–64	2–0	Special Events Center  El Paso, Texas
Nov 30, 1991*		Houston Baptist	W 95–65	3–0	Special Events Center  El Paso, Texas
Dec 3, 1991*		at New Mexico State	W 78–71	4–0	Pan American Center  Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 7, 1991*		New Mexico State	L 61–63	4–1	Special Events Center  El Paso, Texas
Dec 29, 1991*		Texas Sun Bowl Carnival Championship	W 92–88	8–1	Special Events Center  El Paso, Texas
Jan 3, 1992*		at Washington	W 55–50	9–1	Hec Edmundson Pavilion  Seattle, Washington
Mar 7, 1992		New Mexico	W 72–54	23–5 (12–4)	Special Events Center  El Paso, Texas
WAC tournament
Mar 11, 1992*	(2)	at (7) Colorado State Quarterfinals	W 66–65	24–5	Moby Arena  Fort Collins, Colorado
Mar 12, 1992*	(2)	vs. (3) New Mexico Semifinals	W 83–72	25–5	Moby Arena  Fort Collins, Colorado
Mar 13, 1992*	(2)	vs. (1) Brigham Young Championship Game	L 71–73	25–6	Moby Arena  Fort Collins, Colorado
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 1992*	(9 MW)	vs. (8 MW) Evansville First round	W 55–50^[1]	26–6	UD Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Mar 22, 1992*	(9 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Kansas Second Round	W 66–60^[2]	27–6	UD Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Mar 27, 1992*	(9 MW)	vs. (4 MW) No. 12 Cincinnati Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 67–69^[3]	27–7	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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Rankings

Main article: 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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NBA draft

Main article: 1992 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	28	Marlon Maxey	Minnesota Timberwolves

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References

1. "UTEP Outlasts Evansville to Gain a Shot at Kansas". Chicago Tribune. March 21, 1992. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
2. "'66 redux? UTEP stops Kansas: Miners' 66-60 victory recalls NCAA upsets". Baltimore Sun. March 23, 1992. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
3. "Cincinnati 69, Texas-El Paso 67". UPI Archives. March 28, 1992. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
4. "2019–20 UTEP Miners Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UTEP Athletics. p. 154. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
5. *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 987–988. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
6. "1992 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.