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Don Haskins Center
Home of the UTEP Miners
151 Glory Rd
El Paso, TX 79902
Opened: February 3, 1977
The Don Haskins Center, originally known as the Special Events Center, is the home of UTEP Miners men's and women's basketball. The venue is located in the heart of El Paso, Texas. In addition to hosting sporting events, the Don Haskins Center is also used by many area schools, such as El Paso Community College, for graduation and commencement ceremonies. Due to its large seating capacity, the center is also the city's premier entertainment venue and has hosted big-name acts such as pop star Shakira's Tour of the Mongoose, Oral Fixation Tour and The Sun Comes Out World Tour, Britney Spears during her Circus Tour, comedian George Lopez and rock band KISS.

Built in 1977, as the Special Events Center, the venue replaced Memorial Gym. The Special Events Center was renamed after UTEP's Hall of Fame coach Don Haskins (1930-2008) in 1998. Haskins, who is best known for starting five African-American players in the 1966 NCAA Championship game against Kentucky, was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997 and retired from the university in 1999. The arena was the site of a milestone win during the 1997-1998 season, as coach Haskins notched his 700th career victory against SMU. The arena was also the site of the 1984, 1985, and 1990 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournaments and the 2011 and 2014 Conference USA tournaments. It also hosted NCAA Men's Basketball tournament first- and second-round games in 1981. In September 2008 Don Haskins lay in state there for several days after dying of natural causes. The Haskins Center features a Robbins Bio-Channel Star maple floor, installed in the summer of 2002, as well as two modern locker rooms, training facilities and basketball coaches' offices. The game-day environment for basketball was enhanced in recent years with the addition of four new scoreboards and two video replay boards to the arena. The arena now has a total of seven electronic scoreboards.
Last 10 Games
Date Opponents Result
Mar 7, 2026Jacksonville State @ UTEP 0 - 0
Mar 5, 2026Kennesaw State @ UTEP 0 - 0
Feb 14, 2026Liberty @ UTEP 0 - 0
Feb 7, 2026New Mexico State @ UTEP 0 - 0
Jan 31, 2026Delaware @ UTEP 0 - 0
Jan 28, 2026Louisiana Tech @ UTEP 0 - 0
Jan 24, 2026Missouri State @ UTEP 0 - 0
Jan 22, 2026Florida International @ UTEP 0 - 0
Jan 10, 2026Western Kentucky @ UTEP 0 - 0
Jan 8, 2026Middle Tennessee @ UTEP 0 - 0