Here is a deeper look at the Memorial Gym and The Bear regions from the bracket of the best 64 basketball players in the history of Texas Western and UTEP.
Miners fans will have a chance to vote over the next few weeks for the greatest men's basketball player in the history of the Texas Western and UTEP program.
Hall of Fame Coach Don Haskins hosted his own bi-weekly radio show from 2006 to 2008, and these broadcasts are now re-airing weekdays at 6pm on 600 ESPN El Paso.
Through a back-and-forth championship game, UTEP was able to prevail over UC Irvine, 67-61, winning the 58th Annual WestStar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational for the first time in five years.
Texas Western's 1966 National Championship? Yeah, it's referenced just about every single March in El Paso. The championship—still the only men's team in Texas to win the NCAA title—still serves as the cornerstone of the city's athletic history.
North Dakota State outscored UTEP 19-2 over the final 7:35 en route to a 63-51 victory in the WestStar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational championship.