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1987–88 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

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1987–88 UTEP Miners men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record23–10 (10–6 WAC)
Head coach
Home arenaSpecial Events Center
Seasons
1987–88 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 BYU 13 3   .813 26 6   .813
No. 13 Wyoming 11 5   .688 26 6   .813
Utah 11 5   .688 19 11   .633
UTEP 10 6   .625 23 10   .697
New Mexico 8 8   .500 22 14   .611
Colorado State 8 8   .500 22 13   .629
San Diego State 5 11   .313 12 17   .414
Air Force 4 12   .250 11 17   .393
Hawaii 2 14   .125 4 25   .138
1988 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 1987–88 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 1987–88 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Don Haskins. The Miners finished 23–10 (10–6 in WAC) and reached the NCAA tournament.

Roster

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1987–88 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Tim Hardaway 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
F 34 Antonio Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Oakland, California
F Chris Sandle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr
G Chris Blocker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr
F Wayne Campbell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr
G Terry Stallworth 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
F Jerry Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So
G Eddie Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
G Prince Stewart 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr
Keith Manuel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
So
G Mark McCall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
Sean Harris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr
G Shelton Boykin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 16, 1987*
Simon Fraser W 88–74  1–0
Special Events Center (7,200)
El Paso, Texas
Nov 28, 1987*
St. Mary's W 59–46  2–0
Special Events Center (7,556)
El Paso, Texas
Dec 4, 1987*
Northern Illinois
UTEP Metromobile Invitational
W 67–55  3–0
Special Events Center (7,251)
El Paso, Texas
Dec 5, 1987*
Howard
UTEP Metromobile Invitational
W 73–56  4–0
Special Events Center (9,524)
El Paso, Texas
Dec 7, 1987*
New Mexico State W 68–63  5–0
Special Events Center (11,193)
El Paso, Texas
Dec 9, 1987*
vs. Morehead State
TCBY Classic
W 83–52  6–0
Barton Coliseum (2,400)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 10, 1987*
at Arkansas-Little Rock
TCBY Classic
L 65–68  6–1
Barton Coliseum (2,800)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 12, 1987*
at New Mexico State L 57–58  6–2
Pan American Center (12,947)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 17, 1987*
Lamar W 87–56  7–2
Special Events Center (9,324)
El Paso, Texas
Dec 21, 1987*
Rider W 84–74  8–2
Special Events Center (8,210)
El Paso, Texas
Dec 28, 1987*
Boston College
Sun Carnival Classic Tournament
W 93–60  9–2
Special Events Center (10,562)
El Paso, Texas
Dec 29, 1987*
Alabama-Birmingham
Sun Carnival Classic Tournament
W 72–58  10–2
Special Events Center (11,287)
El Paso, Texas
Dec 31, 1987*
Texas State W 88–68  11–2
Special Events Center (7,150)
El Paso, Texas
WAC Regular season
Jan 8, 1988
No. 5 Wyoming W 68–62  12–2
(1–0)
Special Events Center (12,222)
El Paso, Texas
Jan 9, 1988
Air Force W 71–45  13–2
(2–0)
Special Events Center (11,821)
El Paso, Texas
Jan 14, 1988
at Hawaii W 69–64  14–2
(3–0)
Neal S. Blaisdell Center (1,473)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 16, 1988
at San Diego State W 75–53  15–2
(4–0)
San Diego Sports Arena (4,077)
San Diego, California
Jan 21, 1988
No. 18 No. 12 BYU L 71–81  15–3
(4–1)
Special Events Center (12,222)
El Paso, Texas
Jan 23, 1988
No. 18 Utah W 56–53  16–3
(5–1)
Special Events Center (12,222)
El Paso, Texas
Jan 28, 1988
No. 18 Colorado State W 53–51  17–3
(6–1)
Special Events Center (11,624)
El Paso, Texas
Jan 30, 1988
No. 18 New Mexico L 69–70  17–4
(6–2)
Special Events Center (12,222)
El Paso, Texas
Feb 4, 1988
at Wyoming L 59–73  17–5
(6–3)
Arena-Auditorium (12,337)
Laramie, Wyoming
Feb 6, 1988
at Colorado State L 63–77  17–6
(6–4)
Moby Arena (7,219)
Fort Collins, Colorado
Feb 12, 1988
Hawaii W 65–48  18–6
(7–4)
Special Events Center (10,349)
El Paso, Texas
Feb 13, 1988
San Diego State W 68–61  19–6
(8–4)
Special Events Center (11,620)
El Paso, Texas
Feb 20, 1988
at Air Force W 72–66  20–6
(9–4)
Clune Arena (3,104)
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Feb 26, 1988
at New Mexico L 63–74  20–7
(9–5)
The Pit (18,100)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mar 3, 1988
at Utah L 55–66  20–8
(9–6)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,105)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 5, 1988
at No. 15 BYU W 83–80 OT 21–8
(10–6)
Marriott Center (22,721)
Provo, Utah
WAC tournament
Mar 10, 1988*
(4) vs. (5) New Mexico
Quarterfinals
W 74–61  22–8
Marriott Center (15,603)
Provo, Utah
Mar 11, 1988*
(4) at (1) No. 17 BYU
Semifinals
W 66–63  23–8
Marriott Center (16,032)
Provo, Utah
Mar 12, 1988*
(4) vs. (2) No. 14 Wyoming
Championship
L 75–79  23–9
Marriott Center (15,174)
Provo, Utah
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1988*
(9 W) vs. (8 W) Seton Hall
First Round
L 64–80  23–10
Pauley Pavilion (10,741)
Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1987-88 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2019–20 UTEP Miners Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UTEP Athletics. p. 153. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "1987-1988 UTEP Miners Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.