# 1985–86 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

The 1985–86 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 1985–86 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Don Haskins. The Miners finished 26–7 (12–4 in WAC), won the conference tournament title, and reached the NCAA tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 22, 1985* | | vs. Washington Preseason NIT | L 53–82 | 0–1 | McNichols Sports Arena (4,500) Denver, Colorado |
| Nov 27, 1985* | | Appalachian State | W 58–52 | 1–1 | Special Events Center (10,211) El Paso, Texas |
| Nov 29, 1985* | | Morgan State | W 58–39 | 2–1 | Special Events Center (9,524) El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 3, 1985* | | New Mexico State | W 68–59 | 3–1 | Special Events Center (11,524) El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 6, 1985* | | Texas Southern | W 78–54 | 4–1 | Special Events Center (8,521) El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 7, 1985* | | Texas-Pan American | W 64–50 | 5–1 | Special Events Center (9,678) El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 12, 1985* | | at New Mexico State | W 53–52 | 6–1 | Pan American Center (12,752) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Dec 16, 1985* | | Centenary | W 69–63 | 7–1 | Special Events Center (7,093) El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 21, 1985* | | Alcorn State | W 78–47 | 8–1 | Special Events Center (8,126) El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 27, 1985* | | No. 5 Georgetown | W 78–64 | 9–1 | Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 29, 1985* | | Ohio State Sun Carnival Classic Tournament | W 58–57 | 10–1 | Special Events Center (11,561) El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 30, 1985* | | Alabama Sun Carnival Classic Tournament | W 74–62 | 11–1 | Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas |
| WAC Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 2, 1986 | No. 19 | BYU | W 69–64 | 12–1 (1–0) | Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas |
| Jan 4, 1986 | No. 19 | Utah | W 62–52 | 13–1 (2–0) | Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas |
| Jan 10, 1986 | No. 15 | at Air Force | W 68–54 | 14–1 (3–0) | Clune Arena (3,200) Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Jan 11, 1986 | No. 15 | at Wyoming | L 62–63 | 14–2 (3–1) | Arena-Auditorium (6,117) Laramie, Wyoming |
| Jan 16, 1986 | No. 17 | at Hawaii | W 65–63 | 15–2 (4–1) | Neal S. Blaisdell Center (2,315) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Jan 18, 1986 | No. 17 | at San Diego State | L 66–67 | 15–3 (4–2) | Peterson Gymnasium (3,663) San Diego, California |
| Jan 23, 1986 | No. 19 | Colorado State | W 65–57 | 16–3 (5–2) | Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas |
| Jan 25, 1986 | No. 19 | at New Mexico | W 71–70 | 17–3 (6–2) | The Pit (18,219) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Feb 1, 1986 | No. 19 | New Mexico | W 68–54 | 18–3 (7–2) | Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas |
| Feb 4, 1986* | No. 17 | at Oregon State | W 64–49 | 19–3 | Gill Coliseum (7,230) Corvallis, Oregon |
| Feb 6, 1986 | No. 17 | Wyoming | W 72–58 | 20–3 (8–2) | Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas |
| Feb 8, 1986 | No. 17 | Air Force | W 71–47 | 21–3 (9–2) | Special Events Center (11,791) El Paso, Texas |
| Feb 14, 1986 | No. 15 | at Utah | L 67–71 | 21–4 (9–3) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,050) Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Feb 15, 1986 | No. 15 | at BYU | L 69–72 | 21–5 (9–4) | Marriott Center (22,837) Provo, Utah |
| Feb 20, 1986 | | at Colorado State | W 64–61 | 22–5 (10–4) | Moby Arena (4,417) Fort Collins, Colorado |
| Feb 27, 1986 | | San Diego State | W 91–64 | 23–5 (11–4) | Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas |
| Mar 1, 1986* | | Hawaii | W 78–66 | 24–5 (12–4) | Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 1986* | | vs. Colorado State WAC Tournament Quarterfinal | W 58–50 | 25–5 | Arena-Auditorium (6,194) Laramie, Wyoming |
| Mar 7, 1986* | | vs. San Diego State WAC Tournament Semifinal | W 78–76 | 26–5 | Arena-Auditorium (8,138) Laramie, Wyoming |
| Mar 8, 1986* | | at Wyoming | W 65–64 | 27–5 | Arena-Auditorium (12,039) Laramie, Wyoming |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 1986* | (10 W) No. 20 | vs. (7 W) No. 14 Bradley First Round | L 65–83 | 27–6 | Dee Events Center (9,978) Ogden, Utah |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||

## NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2 | 43 | Dave Feitl | Houston Rockets |