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BY KATRINA VILLARREAL
The Prospector
Jim Forbes, UTEP Hall of Famer
and one of three Olympians in the
history of UTEP’s men’s basketball,
passed away Jan. 21 at the age of 69.
Forbes graduated from Bel Air
high school as a High School All-
American in 1970. Forbes’ jersey
number, 50, was later retired at Bel
Air in 2012. Forbes later decided
to take his talents to UTEP from
1971-1974.
While at UTEP, Forbes appeared
in 61 games where he averaged
10.6 points, 9.1 rebounds, shoot-
ing 49.8 percent from the field
and 75.8 from the line. During his
sophomore season with the Miners,
1971-72, Forbes averaged 10.7
rebounds, the most by a sophomore
in school history. Forbes is tied
for fifth in school history with 20
double-double games and sixth in
rebounds
Forbes was named second team
All-Western Athletic Conference
pick in 1972 and 1973. Forbes
was selected into the National
Association of Basketball Coaches
(NABC) All-District team in 1972
(second team) and 1973-74 (third
team).
As the Miners’ leading rebounder
during his sophomore and senior
year, Forbes recorded a career
average of 9.1; he is the sixth best
in school history. Forbes put up
290 rebounds during the 1971-72
season, which is the sixth-most
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Chicago Bulls in the fourth round
of the 1974 NBA Draft; due to
a knee injury that kept him from
playing, Forbes retired from the
NBA although having not played.
Forbes decided to try his luck
at coaching, where he was an as-
sistant coach at UTEP under Don
Haskins for three seasons, 1981-84.
Forbes later went on to become one
of the greatest high school head
coach in El Paso. During his time at
Riverside high school (1984-2004),
Forbes led the Rangers to the
Texas 5A final four in 1995 along
with multiple appearances in the
Sweet 16 and the Elite 8. In 2018
Riverside renamed their gym after
Jim Forbes. While at Andress High
School, Forbes led the Eagles to a
5 A final four in 2015 along with
multiple appearances in the Sweet
16 and Elite 8.
Over his career as a high school
head coach, Forbes recorded 600
wins; this past year, Nov. 2021,
Forbes amassed 700 wins.
Forbes died in El Paso, Texas after
a prolonged stay at the El Paso
hospital due to health issues as con-
firmed by his former assistant coach
Rodney Lewis. Forbes was an ador-
ing coach to many and helped many
players and coaches advance. Forbes
his survived by his wife, Mary Jane;
one daughter, four grandchildren
and one great-grandchild.
All stats for Jim Forbes courtesy of
UTEP Athletics, utepminers.com
Katrina Villarreal is a staff reporter and may be reached
at kvillarreall@miners.utep.edu
2011, Forbes was inducted into the
UTEP Athletics Hall of Fame.
Forbes was a member of the
United States Olympic basketball
team that faced a controversial loss
to the Soviet Union in the gold
medal match in 1972 that took
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