"The Don" is the home of the UTEP Miners, who were the first Division 1 Men's National Basketball Champions in the State of Texas (1966). I’m honored and humbled to be the next head coach at UTEP, Golding said. The highest ranked team (#5) to lose in the Haskins Center which was known at the time as the Special Events Center, was Georgetown (coached by John Thompson), who lost 78–64 in December, 1985. Joe Golding, who led Abilene Christian to the NCAA Tournament in two of the past three seasons and an upset win over third-seed Texas in this year’s March Madness, was appointed the 20th head coach in UTEP men’s basketball history on April 13, 2021. With fans seated extremely close to the playing floor and the UTEP student section located near the opponent's bench, "The Don" is so notorious as a tough place for opponents to win that UTEP has historically had difficulty convincing top-rated teams to play there. The Don Haskins Center (Capacity 11,892), the home of UTEP Miners basketball. EL PASO, Texas Bryen Spriggs (former chief of staff) has been promoted to an assistant coach while Austin Cox (chief of staff), Brandon Decker (strength and conditioning coach) and Rian Stubbs (special assistant to the head coach) are joining the UTEP men’s basketball program, head coach Joe Golding announced Wednesday. UTEP has retired five jersey numbers for seven different players.
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