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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
Record27–4 (13–3 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSpecial Events Center
Seasons← 1982–831984–85 →
1983–84 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 UTEP 13 3   .813 27 4   .871
BYU 12 4   .750 20 11   .645
New Mexico 10 6   .625 24 11   .686
Wyoming 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
Colorado State 9 7   .563 16 14   .533
Hawaii 6 10   .375 12 16   .429
San Diego State 6 10   .375 15 13   .536
Utah 4 12   .250 11 19   .367
Air Force 3 13   .188 8 19   .296
1984 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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.

Roster

1983–84 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) Jr  
G/F 21 Juden Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr New Orleans, Louisiana
F 32 Fred Reynolds 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
PF 31 Kevin Hamilton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Los Angeles, California
C 33 Dave Feitl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Tucson, Arizona
G/F 25 Kent Lockhart 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Palo Alto, California
43 Paul Cunningham 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
F 11 Quinten Gates 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Los Angeles, California
PF 20 Wayne Campbell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So New Orleans, Louisiana
PF 42 Rod Nealy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Detroit, Michigan
SG 24 Anthony Bailey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Los Angeles, California
SF 30 Jeff Roberson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
Lemuel Clanton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr New Orleans, Louisiana
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 (11,127)
El Paso, Texas
Nov 29, 1983*
New Mexico State W 62–49  2–0
Special Events Center (12,222)
El Paso, Texas
Dec 3, 1983*
at New Mexico State W 60–59  3–0
Pan American Center (13,691)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 6, 1983*
Southern W 83–67  4–0
Special Events Center (10,321)
El Paso, Texas
Dec 10, 1983*
Indiana W 65–61  5–0
Special Events Center (12,222)
El Paso, Texas
Dec 16, 1983*
No. 20 St. Mary's W 64–57  6–0
Special Events Center (9,321)
El Paso, Texas
Dec 19, 1983*
No. 18 Louisiana Tech W 82–70  7–0
Special Events Center (11,221)
El Paso, Texas
Dec 22, 1983*
No. 18 at Arizona State W 60–55  8–0
Wells Fargo Arena (5,774)
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  10–0
Special Events Center (11,984)
El Paso, Texas
Dec 30, 1983*
No. 16 Alcorn State W 70–57  11–0
Special Events Center (11,313)
El Paso, Texas
Jan 5, 1984*
No. 10 U.S. International W 85–59  12–0
Special Events Center (9,211)
El Paso, Texas
WAC Regular Season
Jan 7, 1984
No. 10 Air Force W 72–50  13–0
(1–0)
Special Events Center (11,341)
El Paso, Texas
Jan 12, 1984
No. 8 San Diego State W 75–59  14–0
(2–0)
Special Events Center (12,222)
El Paso, Texas
Jan 14, 1984
No. 5 Hawaii W 74–54  15–0
(3–0)
Special Events Center (12,222)
El Paso, Texas
Jan 19, 1984
No. 5 at Colorado State L 51–63  15–1
(3–1)
Moby Arena (6,927)
Fort Collins, Colorado
Jan 21, 1984
No. 8 at Wyoming W 54–46  16–1
(4–1)
Arena-Auditorium (12,436)
Laramie, Wyoming
Jan 23, 1984
No. 8 at Air Force W 65–52  17–1
(5–1)
Clune Arena (2,500)
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jan 28, 1984
No. 7 at New Mexico W 60–59  18–1
(6–1)
The Pit (arena) (18,372)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Feb 2, 1984
No. 7 Utah W 74–54  19–1
(7–1)
Special Events Center (12,222)
El Paso, Texas
Feb 4, 1984
No. 7 Brigham Young W 85–77  20–1
(8–1)
Special Events Center (12,222)
El Paso, Texas
Feb 9, 1984
No. 7 at San Diego State L 62–73  20–2
(8–2)
Peterson Gymnasium (3,866)
San Diego, California
Feb 11, 1984
No. 10 at Hawaii W 77–58  21–2
(9–2)
Neal S. Blaisdell Center (3,574)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Feb 18, 1984
No. 10 Wyoming W 73–66  22–2
(10–2)
Special Events Center (12,222)
El Paso, Texas
Feb 20, 1984
No. 9 Colorado State W 62–55  23–2
(11–2)
Special Events Center (12,222)
El Paso, Texas
Feb 25, 1984
No. 8 New Mexico W 75–66  24–2
(12–2)
Special Events Center (12,222)
El Paso, Texas
Mar 1, 1984
No. 8 at Brigham Young L 65–83  24–3
(12–3)
Marriott Center (22,793)
Provo, Utah
Mar 3, 1984
No. 8 at Utah W 55–54  25–3
(13–3)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,069)
Salt Lake City, Utah
WAC tournament
Mar 9, 1984*
No. 9 Wyoming
Semifinals
W 62–55  26–3
Special Events Center (12,010)
El Paso, Texas
Mar 10, 1984*
No. 9 New Mexico
Championship game
W 44–38  27–3
Special Events Center (12,010)
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 (8,523)
Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

Rankings

Main article: 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

NBA draft

Main article: 1984 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA club
2 44 Fred Reynolds Washington Bullets

References

  1. sports-reference.com 1983-84 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. Mullens, Eddie, ed. (October 1983). "Miner Mag". 1983-84 Men's Basketball Media Guide (1).
  3. "2019–20 UTEP Miners Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UTEP Athletics. p. 153. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  4. "1983-1984 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. 910–911. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
  6. "1984 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
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