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
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
1983–84 record27–4 (13–3 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSpecial Events Center
1983–84 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 UTEP133 .813274  .871
BYU124 .7502011  .645
New Mexico106 .6252411  .686
Wyoming97 .5631713  .567
Colorado State97 .5631614  .533
Hawaii610 .3751216  .429
San Diego State610 .3751513  .536
Utah412 .2501119  .367
Air Force313 .188819  .296
1984 WAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

1983–84 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 10 Luster Goodwin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr  
F 32 Fred Reynolds 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
C 33 Dave Feitl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)230 lb (104 kg) So 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 26, 1983*
    Texas Southern W 91–61  1–0
    Special Events Center 
    El Paso, Texas
    Nov 29, 1983*
    New Mexico State W 62–49  2–0
    Special Events Center 
    El Paso, Texas
    Dec 3, 1983*
    at New Mexico State W 60–59  3–0
    Pan American Center 
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Dec 6, 1983*
    Southern W 83–67  4–0
    Special Events Center 
    El Paso, Texas
    Dec 10, 1983*
    Indiana W 65–61  5–0
    Special Events Center 
    El Paso, Texas
    Dec 16, 1983*
    No. 20 St. Mary's W 64–57  6–0
    Special Events Center 
    El Paso, Texas
    Dec 19, 1983*
    No. 18 Louisiana Tech W 82–70  7–0
    Special Events Center 
    El Paso, Texas
    Dec 22, 1983*
    No. 18 at Arizona State W 60–55  8–0
    Wells Fargo Arena 
    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 
    El Paso, Texas
    Dec 30, 1983*
    No. 16 Alcorn State W 70–57  11–0
    Special Events Center 
    El Paso, Texas
    Jan 5, 1984*
    No. 10 U.S. International W 85–59  12–0
    Special Events Center 
    El Paso, Texas
    WAC Regular Season
    Jan 7, 1984
    No. 10 Air Force W 72–50  13–0
    (1–0)
    Special Events Center 
    El Paso, Texas
    Jan 12, 1984
    No. 8 San Diego State W 75–59  14–0
    (2–0)
    Special Events Center 
    El Paso, Texas
    Jan 14, 1984
    No. 5 Hawaii W 74–54  15–0
    (3–0)
    Special Events Center 
    El Paso, Texas
    Mar 1, 1984
    No. 8 at Brigham Young L 65–83  24–3
    (12–3)
    Marriott Center 
    Provo, Utah
    Mar 3, 1984
    No. 8 at Utah W 55–54  25–3
    (13–3)
    Jon M. Huntsman Center 
    Salt Lake City, Utah
    WAC Tournament
    Mar 9, 1984*
    No. 9 Wyoming
    Semifinals
    W 62–55  26–3
    Special Events Center 
    El Paso, Texas
    Mar 10, 1984*
    No. 9 New Mexico
    Championship game
    W 44–38  27–3
    Special Events Center 
    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 
    Salt Lake City, Utah
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

    [2]

    Rankings

    [3]

    NBA draft

    Round Pick Player NBA club
    244Fred ReynoldsWashington Bullets

    [4]

    References

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