The WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational is an annual men's NCAA Division I college basketball tournament held in El Paso, Texas. The tournament was founded in 1961. It is held at the Don Haskins Center. Four teams compete in a two-day, four-game bracketed tournament.
History and format The inaugural tournament took place December 28–29, 1961, at the Memorial Gym on the UTEP campus, featuring Baylor (SWC), New Mexico (Independent), and New Mexico State (Border). UTEP defeated New Mexico to win the championship.
Brackets 2025 The 2025 tournament is set to take place from December 21–22, 2025 at Don Haskins Center in El Paso, featuring the following teams:
2024 The 2024 tournament is set to take place from December 20–21, 2024 at Don Haskins Center in El Paso, featuring the following teams:
Champions + Champions Year Champion 1961 UTEP 1962 UTEP 1963 UTEP 1964 New Mexico 1965 UTEP 1966 SMU 1967 UTEP 1968 UTEP 1969 UTEP 1970 Southern California 1971 UTEP 1972 UTEP 1973 UTEP 1974 UTEP 1975 UTEP 1976 Missouri 1977 Memphis State 1978 Clemson 1979 UTEP 1980 Villanova 1981 UTEP 1982 SMU 1983 UTEP 1984 Purdue 1985 UTEP 1986 UTEP 1987 UTEP 1988 UTEP 1989 South Carolina 1990 UTEP 1991 UTEP 1992 Purdue 1993 UTEP 1994 Texas 1995 UTEP 1996 Princeton 1997 St. Joseph's 1998 Detroit 1999 Kent State 2000 UTEP 2001 Ole Miss 2002 UAB 2003 UTEP 2004 UTEP 2005 Georgetown 2006 Drake 2007 UTEP 2008 No Tournament 2009 UTEP 2010 Sam Houston State 2011 Colorado State 2012 UTEP 2013 UTEP 2014 UTEP 2015 UC Irvine 2016 Akron 2017 North Dakota State 2018 East Tennessee State 2019 UTEP 2021 Bradley 2022 Kent State 2023 UTEP 2024 UTEP 2025 UC Irvine
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