2004–05 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

2004–05 UTEP Miners men's basketball
2004–05 UTEP Miners men's basketball
WAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	27–8 (14–4 WAC)
Head coach	Doc Sadler (1st season);
Home arena	Don Haskins Center
	Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Nevada	16	–	2	.889	25	–	7	.781
UTEP †	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
Rice	12	–	6	.667	19	–	12	.613
Fresno State	9	–	9	.500	16	–	14	.533
Louisiana Tech	9	–	9	.500	14	–	15	.483
SMU	9	–	9	.500	14	–	14	.500
Hawaii	7	–	11	.389	16	–	13	.552
Boise State	6	–	12	.333	16	–	18	.471
Tulsa	5	–	13	.278	9	–	20	.310
San Jose State	3	–	15	.167	6	–	23	.207

† 2005 WAC tournament winner

The 2004–05 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 2004–05 college basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Doc Sadler and played their home games at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	1	Jason Williams	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	New Orleans, Louisiana
G	21	Filiberto Rivera	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Carolina, Puerto Rico
F	33	Omar Thomas	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
C	40	John Tofi	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	San Francisco, California

Head coach

Doc Sadler

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 21, 2004*		Delaware State	W 83–50	1–0	Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas
Nov 23, 2004*		Jackson State	W 83–57	2–0	Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas
Nov 26, 2004*		vs. Arizona State	W 66–65	3–0	Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 27, 2004*		vs. Southern Illinois	L 62–68	3–1	Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 30, 2004*		Purdue-Fort Wayne	W 67–58	4–1	Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 4, 2004*		Texas Tech	L 57–72	4–2	Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 12, 2004*		Oklahoma Panhandle State	W 69–44	5–2	Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 15, 2004*		at New Mexico State	W 75–64	6–2	Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 18, 2004*		New Mexico State	W 79–61	7–2	Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 21, 2004*		Occidental	W 72–46	8–2	Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 27, 2004*		Alabama State	W 89–57	9–2	Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 28, 2004*		Princeton	W 68–42	10–2	Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas
Jan 1, 2005		at Boise State	W 91–77	11–2 (1–0)	Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho
Jan 6, 2005		Rice	W 96–67	12–2 (2–0)	Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas
Jan 8, 2005		Tulsa	W 105–70	13–2 (3–0)	Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas
Jan 12, 2005		at Nevada	W 83–80 ^OT	14–2 (4–0)	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Jan 15, 2005		at Fresno State	L 63–66	14–3 (4–1)	Save Mart Center Fresno, California
Jan 20, 2005*		Hawaii	W 71–70	15–3 (5–1)	Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas
Jan 22, 2005		San Jose State	W 69–65	16–3 (6–1)	Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas
Jan 27, 2005		at SMU	W 60–55	17–3 (7–1)	Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
Jan 29, 2005		at Louisiana Tech	L 65–80	17–4 (7–2)	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana
Feb 3, 2005		at Tulsa	L 54–65	17–5 (7–3)	Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
WAC tournament
Mar 10, 2005*		vs. Hawaii Quarterfinals	W 80–62	25–7	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Mar 11, 2005*		vs. Rice Semifinals	W 85–77	26–7	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Mar 12, 2005*		vs. Boise State Championship game	W 91–78	27–7	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2005*	(11 ATL)	vs. (6 ATL) No. 18 Utah First round	L 54–60	27–8	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ATL=Atlanta.

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References

^ "2004-05 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Texas at El Paso Athletics. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
^ "2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Texas at El Paso Athletics. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[1] "2004-05 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Texas at El Paso Athletics. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[2] "2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Texas at El Paso Athletics. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

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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