# 1988–89 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

The 1988–89 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 1988–89 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Don Haskins. The Miners finished 26–7 (11–5 in WAC), won the WAC tournament championship, and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Senior Tim Hardaway completed his eligibility as the school's career leading in scoring, assists, and steals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 26, 1988* | | Fort Lewis | W 109–47 | 1–0 | Special Events Center (7,559) El Paso, Texas |
| Nov 28, 1988* | | Texas Southern | W 90–82 | 2–0 | Special Events Center (8,119) El Paso, Texas |
| Nov 30, 1988* | | at New Mexico State | W 59–51 | 3–0 | Pan American Center (11,652) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Dec 2, 1988* | | Alcorn State | W 84–53 | 4–0 | Special Events Center (6,691) El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 3, 1988* | | Jackson State | W 85–54 | 5–0 | Special Events Center (9,875) El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 6, 1988* | | Prairie View | W 72–54 | 6–0 | Special Events Center (7,661) El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 13, 1988* | | New Mexico State | W 82–74 | 7–0 | Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 17, 1988* | | at Indiana | L 63–81 | 7–1 | Assembly Hall (14,823) Bloomington, Indiana |
| Dec 21, 1988* | | Mississippi Valley State | W 69–56 | 8–1 | Special Events Center (6,491) El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 27, 1988* | | South Carolina State | W 91–68 | 9–1 | Special Events Center (8,199) El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 29, 1988* | | Cleveland State | W 96–54 | 10–1 | Special Events Center (9,078) El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 30, 1988* | | Maryland | W 69–51 | 11–1 | Special Events Center (11,071) El Paso, Texas |
| Jan 5, 1989 | | Utah | W 82–66 | 12–1 (1–0) | Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas |
| Jan 7, 1989 | | BYU | W 91–76 | 13–1 (2–0) | Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas |
| Jan 12, 1989 | | at Wyoming | L 75–81 | 13–2 (2–1) | Arena-Auditorium (7,842) Laramie, Wyoming |
| Jan 14, 1989 | | at Air Force | W 81–71 | 14–2 (3–1) | Clune Arena (4,469) Fort Collins, Colorado |
| Jan 19, 1989 | | at San Diego State | W 76–65 | 15–2 (4–1) | Peterson Gym (5,675) San Diego, California |
| Jan 21, 1989 | | at Hawaii | L 72–87 | 15–3 (4–2) | Neal S. Blaisdell Center (3,703) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Jan 24, 1989 | | Colorado State | W 69–53 | 16–3 (5–2) | Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas |
| Jan 28, 1989 | | at New Mexico | L 67–70 | 16–4 (5–3) | The Pit (18,100) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Feb 4, 1989 | | New Mexico | W 73–60 | 17–4 (6–3) | Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas |
| Feb 9, 1989 | | Air Force | W 67–62 | 18–4 (7–3) | Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas |
| Feb 11, 1989 | | Wyoming | W 79–72 | 19–4 (8–3) | Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas |
| Feb 16, 1989 | | at BYU | L 76–84 | 19–5 (8–4) | Marriott Center (16,136) Provo, Utah |
| Feb 18, 1989 | | at Utah | W 81–68 | 20–5 (9–4) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,669) Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Feb 23, 1989 | | at Colorado State | L 68–81 | 20–6 (9–5) | Moby Arena (9,314) Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Mar 2, 1989 | | Hawaii | W 65–62 | 21–6 (10–5) | Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas |
| Mar 4, 1989 | | San Diego State | W 93–69 | 22–6 (11–5) | Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 1989* | (2) | vs. (7) Wyoming Quarterfinals | W 88–81 $^{2OT}$ | 23–6 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Mar 9, 1989* | (2) | vs. (3) New Mexico Semifinals | W 89–57 | 24–6 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Mar 11, 1989* | (2) | vs. (1) Colorado State Championship | W 73–60 | 25–6 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 1989* | (7 W) | vs. (10 W) LSU First Round | W 85–74 | 26–6 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Mar 19, 1989* | (7 W) | vs. (2 W) No. 8 Indiana Second Round | L 69–92 | 26–7 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Tim Hardaway – WAC Player of the Year, Honorable Mention AP All-American

## NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 14 | Tim Hardaway | Golden State Warriors |