1986–87 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=1986–87
|team=UTEP Miners
|image=
|image_size=170px
|conference=Western Athletic Conference
|division=
|short_conf=WAC
|CoachRank=19
|APRank=
|record=25–7
|conf_record=13–3
|head_coach=Don Haskins
|hc_year=26th
|asst_coach1=Rus Bradburd
|asst_coach2=Nate Archibald
|asst_coach3=
|stadium=Special Events Center
|champion=WAC Regular Season champions
|bowl=NCAA tournament
|bowl_result = second round
}}
{{1986–87 WAC men's basketball standings}}
The 1986–87 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 1986–87 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Don Haskins. The Miners finished 25–7 (13–3 in WAC), won the conference regular season title, and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Antonio|last=Davis|num=34|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=220|class=Fr|link=y|dab=|rs=|home=Oakland, California}}
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Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|UTEP Miners}}| Regular season
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| date = Feb 28, 1987
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| opponent = Wyoming
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| site_stadium = Special Events Center
| site_cityst = El Paso, Texas
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| score = 74–72
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| record = 23–5
| conference = 13–3
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|UTEP Miners}}| WAC tournament
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| date = Mar 6, 1987
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| neutral = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1986|sex=men|team=San Diego State Aztecs|title=San Diego State}}
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| site_stadium = The Pit
| site_cityst = Albuquerque, New Mexico
| gamename = WAC Tournament Quarterfinal
| score = 85–65
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| record = 24–5
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 7, 1987
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| nonconf = yes
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| neutral = yes
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| opponent = Wyoming
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| site_stadium = The Pit
| site_cityst = Albuquerque, New Mexico
| gamename = WAC Tournament Semifinal
| score = 74–77
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| record = 24–6
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|UTEP Miners}}| NCAA tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 13, 1987
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| nonconf = yes
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| neutral = yes
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| seed = 7 W
| opponent = Arizona
| opprank =
| oppseed = 10 W
| site_stadium = McKale Center
| site_cityst = Tucson, Arizona
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| score = 98–91
| overtime = OT
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| record = 25–6
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 15, 1987
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| nonconf = yes
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| seed = 7 W
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank = 6
| oppseed = 2 W
| site_stadium = McKale Center
| site_cityst = Tucson, Arizona
| gamename = Second Round
| score = 82–84{{cite news| newspaper=Chicago Tribune| title=Iowa Uses Bomb Squad To Overcome Texas-El Paso| url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1987/03/16/iowa-uses-bomb-squad-to-overcome-texas-el-paso/| date=March 16, 1987| access-date=April 12, 2020}}
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| record = 25–7
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{{CBB schedule end
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| region = W
| regionname = West
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{{cite web |title=2019–20 UTEP Miners Men's Basketball Media Guide |url=https://utepminers.com/documents/2019/11/8/1920MBB_MediaGuide.pdf |publisher=UTEP Athletics |page=153 |access-date=April 12, 2020}}
Rankings
{{main|1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}
References
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{{UTEP Miners basketball navbox}}
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