1984–85 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

1984–85 WAC men's basketball standings
	† 1985 WAC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

1984–85 UTEP Miners men's basketball
1984–85 UTEP Miners men's basketball
WAC Regular Season champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1984–85 record	22–10 (12–4 WAC)
Head coach	Don Haskins (24th season);
Assistant coaches	Tim Floyd; Jim Forbes; Rus Bradburd;
Home arena	Special Events Center

The 1984–85 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1984–85 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Don Haskins. The Miners finished 22–10 (12–4 in WAC), lost in the semifinals of the conference tournament, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. As No. 11 seed in the West region, the Miners knocked off No. 6 seed Tulsa in the opening round[2] before losing to NC State in the round of 32.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	Luster Goodwin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Sr
C	33	Dave Feitl	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	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 27, 1984*		at New Mexico State	L 63–66	0–1	Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 3, 1984*		Arizona State	W 68–57	1–1	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 7, 1984*		vs. Western Illinois	W 83–49	2–1	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 8, 1984*		at Southern Illinois	W 77–75	3–1	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 11, 1984*		New Mexico State	W 83–62	4–1	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 15, 1984*		Lamar	W 69–62	5–1	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 22, 1984*		Texas Southern	L 62–63	5–2	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 28, 1984*		Wake Forest Sun Bowl Classic	W 90–75	6–2	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 29, 1984*		Purdue Sun Bowl Classic	L 64–74	6–3	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 31, 1984*		Southern	L 75–84	6–4	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
WAC Regular Season
Jan 3, 1985		at BYU	L 60–62	6–5 (0–1)	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Jan 5, 1985		at Utah	W 78–67	7–5 (1–1)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 7, 1985*		Charleston Southern	W 66–47	8–5	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Jan 10, 1985		Air Force	W 67–56	9–5 (2–1)	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Jan 12, 1985*		Wyoming	W 77–59	10–5 (3–1)	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Jan 18, 1985		Hawaii	W 85–66	11–5 (4–1)	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Jan 19, 1985		San Diego State	W 87–81	12–5 (5–1)	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Jan 24, 1985		Colorado State	W 79–45	13–5 (6–1)	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Jan 26, 1985		New Mexico	W 71–69	14–5 (7–1)	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Feb 23, 1985		at New Mexico	W 79–65	19–7 (12–3)	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mar 2, 1985		at Colorado State	L 69–73	19–8 (12–4)	Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado
WAC Tournament
Mar 6, 1985*		Utah Quarterfinals	W 82–73 ^OT	20–8	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Mar 7, 1985*		San Diego State Semifinals	L 81–87	20–9	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1985*	(11 W)	vs. (6 W) No. 18 Tulsa First round	W 79–75	22–9	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mar 17, 1985*	(11 W)	vs. (3 W) No. 16 NC State Second round	L 73–86	22–10	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Rankings

[4]

References

sports-reference.com 1984-85 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
"UTEP, Oklahoma, Iowa, Pitt Gain Second Round". The Washington Post. March 16, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
"2019–20 UTEP Miners Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UTEP Athletics. p. 153. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 921–922. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1984-85 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary

[2] "UTEP, Oklahoma, Iowa, Pitt Gain Second Round". The Washington Post. March 16, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

[3] "2019–20 UTEP Miners Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UTEP Athletics. p. 153. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

[ESPN-4] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 921–922. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[5] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 921–922. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

UTEP Miners men's basketball
Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1961–1976) Don Haskins Center (1976–present)
Rivalries	New Mexico State
Culture & lore	Paydirt Pete Glory Road "Miners Fight"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA national championship in bold

1984–85 WAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UTEP	12	–	4	.750	22	–	10	.688
San Diego State †	11	–	5	.688	23	–	8	.742
New Mexico	9	–	7	.563	19	–	13	.594
Colorado State	9	–	7	.563	18	–	12	.600
BYU	9	–	7	.563	15	–	14	.517
Utah	8	–	8	.500	15	–	16	.484
Wyoming	7	–	9	.438	15	–	14	.517
Hawaii	5	–	11	.313	10	–	18	.357
Air Force	2	–	14	.125	8	–	20	.286

† 1985 WAC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]