1984–85 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

1984–85 UTEP Miners men's basketball
WAC Regular Season champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record22–10 (12–4 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSpecial Events Center
Seasons
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]

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

1984–85 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
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
G/F Kent Lockhart 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Palo Alto, California
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 27, 1984*
 at New Mexico State L 63–66  0–1
 Pan American Center (13,027)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 3, 1984*
 Arizona State W 68–57  1–1
 Special Events Center (10,941)
El Paso, Texas
Dec 7, 1984*
 vs. Western Illinois W 83–49  2–1
 SIU Arena (2,000)
Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 8, 1984*
 at Southern Illinois W 77–75  3–1
 SIU Arena (8,000)
Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 11, 1984*
 New Mexico State W 83–62  4–1
 Special Events Center (12,222)
El Paso, Texas
Dec 15, 1984*
 Lamar W 69–62  5–1
 Special Events Center (10,822)
El Paso, Texas
Dec 22, 1984*
 Texas Southern L 62–63  5–2
 Special Events Center (9,727)
El Paso, Texas
Dec 28, 1984*
 Wake Forest
Sun Bowl Classic 		W 90–75  6–2
 Special Events Center (10,761)
El Paso, Texas
Dec 29, 1984*
 Purdue
Sun Bowl Classic 		L 64–74  6–3
 Special Events Center (11,497)
El Paso, Texas
Dec 31, 1984*
 Southern L 75–84  6–4
 Special Events Center (8,200)
El Paso, Texas
WAC Regular Season
Jan 3, 1985
 at BYU L 60–62  6–5
(0–1) 		Marriott Center (10,902)
Provo, Utah
Jan 5, 1985
 at Utah W 78–67  7–5
(1–1) 		Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,691)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 7, 1985*
 Charleston Southern W 66–47  8–5
 Special Events Center (8,510)
El Paso, Texas
Jan 10, 1985
 Air Force W 67–56  9–5
(2–1) 		Special Events Center (10,902)
El Paso, Texas
Jan 12, 1985*
 Wyoming W 77–59  10–5
(3–1) 		Special Events Center (5,327)
El Paso, Texas
Jan 18, 1985
 Hawaii W 85–66  11–5
(4–1) 		Special Events Center (11,552)
El Paso, Texas
Jan 19, 1985
 San Diego State W 87–81  12–5
(5–1) 		Special Events Center (12,222)
El Paso, Texas
Jan 24, 1985
 Colorado State W 79–45  13–5
(6–1) 		Special Events Center (11,576)
El Paso, Texas
Jan 26, 1985
 New Mexico W 71–69  14–5
(7–1) 		Special Events Center (12,222)
El Paso, Texas
Feb 28, 1985
 at Wyoming L 62–65  14–6
(7–2) 		Arena-Auditorium (7,488)
Laramie, Wyoming
Feb 2, 1985
 at Air Force W 64–53  15–6
(8–2) 		Clune Arena (2,000)
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Feb 7, 1985
 Utah W 68–56  16–6
(9–2) 		Special Events Center (12,222)
El Paso, Texas
Feb 9, 1985
 Brigham Young W 97–86  17–6
(10–2) 		Special Events Center (12,222)
El Paso, Texas
Feb 14, 1985
 at San Diego State W 71–69  17–7
(10–3) 		San Diego Sports Arena (8,843)
San Diego, California
Feb 16, 1985
 Hawaii W 65–63  18–7
(11–3) 		Neal S. Blaisdell Center (3,129)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Feb 23, 1985
 at New Mexico W 79–65  19–7
(12–3) 		University Arena (18,056)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mar 2, 1985
 at Colorado State L 69–73  19–8
(12–4) 		Moby Arena (7,802)
Fort Collins, Colorado
WAC tournament
Mar 6, 1985*
 Utah
Quarterfinals 		W 82–73 OT 20–8
 Special Events Center (11,551)
El Paso, Texas
Mar 7, 1985*
 San Diego State
Semifinals 		L 81–87  20–9
 Special Events Center (11,728)
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 (12,256)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mar 17, 1985*
 (11 W) vs. (3 W) No. 16 NC State
Second round 		L 73–86  22–10
 University Arena (13,833)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

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Rankings

Main article: 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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References

  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.
  4. ^ "1984-1985 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. 921–922. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.