1984–85 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1984–85 UTEP Miners men's basketball
WAC Regular Season champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
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
Seasons← 1983–84 1985–86 →

1984–85 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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 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

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 (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	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.

Rankings

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

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.
"1984-1985 UTEP Miners Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
*ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 921–922. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

v t e UTEP Miners men's basketball
Venues	Holliday Hall (1933–1961) 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
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