1991–92 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1991–92 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 1991–92 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Don Haskins. The Miners finished 27–7 (12–4 in WAC), reached the finals of the WAC tournament, and gained an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the Midwest region. After defeating Evansville[1] in the opening round, UTEP beat top-seeded Kansas[2] to reach the Sweet Sixteen. The run ended there, as the Miners lost by two points to Cincinnati[3] in the regional semifinal. To date, this is UTEP's deepest NCAA run since they won the national title in 1966 as Texas Western. Indeed, it was only the second time since then that the Miners survived the tournament's opening weekend.
- Don Haskins (31st season)
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WAC Regular season champions | |
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 27–7 (12–4 WAC) |
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| Home arena | Special Events Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU † | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 0 | – | 16 | .000 | 2 | – | 26 | .071 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1992 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov 23, 1991* |
Texas Southern | W 83–56 | 1–0 |
Special Events Center El Paso, Texas | |||||||
| Nov 26, 1991* |
Chapman College | W 94–64 | 2–0 |
Special Events Center El Paso, Texas | |||||||
| Nov 30, 1991* |
Houston Baptist | W 95–65 | 3–0 |
Special Events Center El Paso, Texas | |||||||
| Dec 3, 1991* |
at New Mexico State | W 78–71 | 4–0 |
Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico | |||||||
| Dec 7, 1991* |
New Mexico State | L 61–63 | 4–1 |
Special Events Center El Paso, Texas | |||||||
| Dec 29, 1991* |
Texas Sun Bowl Carnival Championship |
W 92–88 | 8–1 |
Special Events Center El Paso, Texas | |||||||
| Jan 3, 1992* |
at Washington | W 55–50 | 9–1 |
Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington | |||||||
| Mar 7, 1992 |
New Mexico | W 72–54 | 23–5 (12–4) |
Special Events Center El Paso, Texas | |||||||
| WAC tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 11, 1992* |
(2) | at (7) Colorado State Quarterfinals |
W 66–65 | 24–5 |
Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado | ||||||
| Mar 12, 1992* |
(2) | vs. (3) New Mexico Semifinals |
W 83–72 | 25–5 |
Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado | ||||||
| Mar 13, 1992* |
(2) | vs. (1) Brigham Young Championship Game |
L 71–73 | 25–6 |
Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 20, 1992* |
(9 MW) | vs. (8 MW) Evansville First round |
W 55–50[1] | 26–6 |
UD Arena Dayton, Ohio | ||||||
| Mar 22, 1992* |
(9 MW) | vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Kansas Second Round |
W 66–60[2] | 27–6 |
UD Arena Dayton, Ohio | ||||||
| Mar 27, 1992* |
(9 MW) | vs. (4 MW) No. 12 Cincinnati Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen |
L 67–69[3] | 27–7 |
Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||
Rankings
NBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | NBA club |
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| 2 | 28 | Marlon Maxey | Minnesota Timberwolves |