The 1991–92 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the

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in the 1991–92

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season. The team was led by head coach

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. 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

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in the opening round, UTEP beat top-seeded

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to reach the Sweet Sixteen. The run ended there, as the Miners lost by two points to

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in the regional semifinal. To date, this is UTEP's deepest NCAA run since they won the national title in

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as Texas Western. Indeed, it was only the second time since then that the Miners survived the tournament's opening weekend.

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

NBA draft

References

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