UTEP Miners men's basketball

The UTEP Miners basketball team plays for University of Texas at El Paso in El Paso, Texas. The team is an NCAA Division I men's college basketball team competing in the Conference USA. Home games are played at Don Haskins Center.

UTEP Miners
2020–21 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Texas at El Paso
Head coachRodney Terry (2nd season)
ConferenceC-USA
LocationEl Paso, Texas
ArenaDon Haskins Center
(Capacity: 11,892)
NicknameMiners
Student sectionMiner Maniacs
ColorsDark Blue, Orange, and Silver Accent[1]
              
Uniforms
Home
Away
Alternate
NCAA Tournament Champions
1966
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1966
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1966
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1964, 1966, 1967, 1992
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1985, 1987, 1989, 1992
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1975, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2004, 2005, 2010
Conference Tournament Champions
1984, 1986, 1989, 1990, 2005
Conference Regular Season Champions
1957, 1959. 1970, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1992, 2004, 2010

History

1966 Texas Western basketball team

As Texas Western, the Miners won the 1966 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The 72–65 victory over Kentucky in College Park, Maryland is considered one of the most important in the history of college basketball, as it marked the first time that a team with five African-American starters won a title game. It came against a Kentucky team that had no African-American players, during the period of the Civil Rights Movement.

The title team has been chronicled throughout the American media, including the book And the Walls Came Tumbling Down by Frank Fitzpatrick in 1999[2] and the 2006 Disney movie Glory Road.

The team was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007.[3]

Postseason

NCAA Tournament results

The Miners have appeared in 17 NCAA Tournaments and were the 1966 National Champions. Their combined record is 14–16.

Year Round Opponent Result
1963First RoundTexasL 47–65
1964First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Regional Third Place Game
Texas A&M
Kansas State
Creighton
W 68–62
L 60–64
W 63–52
1966First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Championship Game
Oklahoma City
Cincinnati
Kansas
Utah
Kentucky
W 89–74
W 78–76
W 81–80
W 85–78
W 72–65
1967First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Regional Third Place Game
Seattle
Pacific
Wyoming
W 62–54
L 63–72
W 69–67
1970First RoundUtah StateL 81–91
1975First RoundIndianaL 53–78
1984*Second RoundUNLVL 60–73
1985First Round
Second Round
Tulsa
NC State
W 79–75
L 73–86
1986First RoundBradleyL 65–83
1987First Round
Second Round
Arizona
Iowa
W 98–91 OT
L 82–84
1988First RoundSeton HallL 64–80
1989First Round
Second Round
LSU
Indiana
W 85–74
L 69–92
1990First RoundMinnesotaL 61–64 OT
1992First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Evansville
Kansas
Cincinnati
W 55–50
W 66–60
L 67–69
2004First RoundMarylandL 83–86
2005First RoundUtahL 54–60
2010First RoundButlerL 59–77
  • Received a first round bye in 1984.

NIT results

The Miners have appeared in ten National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 610.

Year Round Opponent Result
1965First RoundManhattanL 53–71
1972First RoundNiagaraL 57–76
1980First Round
Second Round
Wichita State
Michigan
W 58–56
L 65–75
1981First Round
Second Round
San Jose State
Tulsa
W 57–53
L 72–76
1993First Round
Second Round
Houston
Georgetown
W 67–61
L 44–71
1995First Round
Second Round
Montana
New Mexico State
W 90–60
L 89–92
2001First Round
Second Round
McNeese State
Memphis
W 84–74
L 65–90
2006Opening Round
First Round
Lipscomb
Michigan
W 85–66
L 67–82
2011First RoundNew MexicoL 57–69
2015First RoundMurray StateL 66–81

CBI results

The Miners have appeared in three College Basketball Invitationals. Their combined record is 4–4 and they advanced to the finals in the 2009 tournament.

Year Round Opponent Result
2008First RoundUtahL 69–81
2009First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals Game 1
Finals Game 2
Finals Game 3
Nevada
Northeastern
Richmond
Oregon State
Oregon State
Oregon State
W 79–77
W 75–66
W 81–69
L 69–75
W 70–63
L 73–81
2014First RoundFresno StateL 56–61

Miners in the NBA

Miners in international professional basketball

Retired numbers

Basketball Hall of Fame

Don Haskins Center

The Don Haskins Center (Capacity 11,892), the home of UTEP Miners basketball. With fans seated extremely close to the playing floor and the UTEP student section located near the opponent's bench, "The Don" is so notorious as a tough place for opponents to win that UTEP has historically had difficulty convincing top-rated teams to play there. The Don is the home of the UTEP Miners, who are the only Division 1 Men's National Basketball Champions in the State of Texas (1966).

References

  1. The University of Texas at El Paso Graphic Identity Guide (PDF). Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  2. Fitzpatrick, Frank (March 4, 1999). And the Walls Came Tumbling Down: Kentucky, Texas Western, and the Game That Changed American Sports. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-684-83551-7.
  3. "1966 Texas Western". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
  4. Knight, Bill. "Ex-NBA, UTEP star Tim Hardaway will have jersey retired at game tonight". El Paso Times. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
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