1983–84 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

1983–84 UTEP Miners men's basketball
1983–84 UTEP Miners men's basketball
WAC Regular Season co-champions; WAC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
Record	27–4 (13–3 WAC)
Head coach	Don Haskins (23rd season);
Assistant coaches	Tim Floyd; Jim Forbes; Rus Bradburd;
Home arena	Special Events Center
	Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

1983–84 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	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^[1]

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 legendary head coach Don Haskins. The Miners finished 27–4 (13–3 in WAC), won the conference tournament title, and reached the NCAA Tournament.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	Luster Goodwin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr
F	32	Fred Reynolds	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Houston, Texas
C	33	Dave Feitl	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Tucson, Arizona

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 26, 1983*		Texas Southern	W 91–61	1–0	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Nov 29, 1983*		New Mexico State	W 62–49	2–0	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 3, 1983*		at New Mexico State	W 60–59	3–0	Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 6, 1983*		Southern	W 83–67	4–0	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 10, 1983*		Indiana	W 65–61	5–0	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 19, 1983*		Louisiana Tech	W 82–70	7–0	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 22, 1983*		at Arizona State	W 60–55	8–0	Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona
Dec 27, 1983*		No. 15 Michigan	W 72–71	9–0	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 28, 1983*		Arizona	W 51–49	10–0	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
WAC Regular Season
Mar 3, 1984		at Utah	W 55–54	25–3 (13–3)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
WAC Tournament
Mar 9, 1984*		Wyoming Semifinals	W 62–55	26–3	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Mar 10, 1984*		New Mexico Championship game	W 44–38	27–3	Special Events Center 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 Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Rankings

NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	44	Fred Reynolds	Washington Bullets

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1983-84 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
^ "2019–20 UTEP Miners Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UTEP Athletics. p. 153. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
^ "1984 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2022.

[1] sports-reference.com 1983-84 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary

[2] "2019–20 UTEP Miners Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UTEP Athletics. p. 153. Retrieved January 16, 2022.

[3] "1984 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2022.

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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
Seasons	List of seasons 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championship in bold