1965–66 Texas Western Miners basketball team

Texas Western Miners men's basketball
1965–66 Texas Western Miners men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Champions
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
1965–66 record	28–1
Head coach	Don Haskins (5th season)
Assistant coach	Moe Iba
Home arena	Memorial Gym

The 1965–66 Texas Western Miners basketball team represented Texas Western College, now known as the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), and was coached by Hall of Fame coach Don Haskins. The team made history by winning the 1966 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament in 1966, becoming the first team with an all-black starting lineup to win an NCAA basketball national championship. The Miners defeated Kentucky (a team that was all white until 1969) 72–65 in the historic championship game, played at Cole Field House in College Park, Maryland on March 19, 1966.

The team was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007 ^[1] and inspired the book and film Glory Road.

Roster

Name	#	Position	Height	Year	Home Town
Jerry Armstrong	21/52	Forward	6-5	Senior	Eagleville, MO
Orsten Artis	20/23	Guard	6-1	Senior	Gary, IN
Louis Baudoin	22/54	Forward	6-7	Junior	Albuquerque, NM
Willie Cager	10/11	Forward	6-5	Sophomore	New York City, NY
Harry Flournoy	44	Forward	6-5	Senior	Gary, IN
Bobby Joe Hill	14	Guard	5-10	Junior	Detroit, MI
David Lattin	42/43	Center	6-6	Sophomore	Houston, TX
Dick Myers	31/40	Forward	6-4	Junior	Peabody, KS
Dave Palacio	15	Guard	6-2	Sophomore	El Paso, TX
Togo Railey	25/30	Guard	6-0	Junior	El Paso, TX
Nevil Shed	32/33	Center	6-3	Junior	New York City, NY
Willie Worsley	24	Guard	5-6	Sophomore	New York City, NY

After the championship

The 1965-1966 Texas Western basketball team faced many issues because of their color. For example, when they won the championship no one brought out a ladder for them to cut down the net. Nevil Shed had to hoist up Willie Worsley so he could do the honors.^[2] Also, they were never invited on "The Ed Sullivan Show," which was customary for the NCAA Champions. Texas Western (UTEP) winning the championship, started the integration of the Southeastern Conference admitting their first black basketball player in 1967.^[3]

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
1965/12/04*		Eastern New Mexico	W 89-38	1-0	Memorial Gym El Paso, TX
1965/12/09*		East Texas State	W 73-51	2-0	Memorial Gym El Paso, TX
1965/12/11*		Texas–Pan American	W 67-47	3-0	Memorial Gym El Paso, TX
1965/12/14*		Weber State	W 74-63	4-0	Memorial Gym El Paso, TX
1965/12/17*		Fresno State	W 75-73	5-0	Memorial Gym El Paso, TX
1965/12/18*		Fresno State	W 83-65	6-0	Memorial Gym El Paso, TX
1965/12/21*		vs. South Dakota Rock Island Tournament	W 88-42	7-0	Rock Island, IL
1965/12/22*		vs. Nevada Rock Island Tournament	W 86-49	8-0	Rock Island, IL
1965/12/29*		Loyola (New Orleans)	W 93-56	9-0	Memorial Gym El Paso, TX
1965/12/30*		#4 Iowa	W 86-68	10-0	Memorial Gym El Paso, TX
1966/01/03*		Tulsa	W 63-54	11-0	Memorial Gym El Paso, TX
1966/01/06*	No. 9	Seattle	W 76-64	12-0	Memorial Gym El Paso, TX
1966/01/27*	No. 6	at Arizona State	W 84-67	13-0	Tempe, AZ
1966/01/29*	No. 6	West Texas State	W 69-50	14-0	Memorial Gym El Paso, TX
1966/02/01*	No. 6	New Mexico State	W 104-78	15-0	Memorial Gym El Paso, TX
1966/02/04*	No. 6	at Colorado State	W 68-66	16-0	Fort Collins, CO
1966/02/10*	No. 4	at Arizona	W 81-72^OT	17-0	Bear Down Gym Tucson, AZ
1966/02/12*	No. 4	at New Mexico	W 67-64^OT	18-0	Johnson Gymnasium Albuquerque, NM
1966/02/14*	No. 4	Arizona State	W 69-67	19-0	Memorial Gym El Paso, TX
1966/02/19*	No. 3	at Texas–Pan American	W 65-61	20-0	Edinburg, TX
1966/02/24*	No. 3	at West Texas State	W 78-64	21-0	Canyon, TX
1966/02/26*	No. 3	Colorado State	W 72-55	22-0	Memorial Gym El Paso, TX
1966/03/02*	No. 2	at New Mexico State	W 73-56	23-0	Las Cruces High School Las Cruces, NM
1966/03/05*	No. 2	at Seattle	L 72-74	23-1	Seattle, WA
NCAA Tournament
1966/03/06*	No. 2	vs. Oklahoma City NCAA Midwest Regional Quarterfinal	W 89-74	24-1	WSU Fieldhouse Wichita, KS
1966/03/11*	No. 3	vs. Cincinnati NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinal	W 78-76^OT	25-1	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX
1966/03/12*	No. 3	vs. #4 Kansas NCAA Midwest Regional Final	W 81-80^2OT	26-1	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX
1966/03/18*	No. 3	vs. Utah NCAA National Semifinal	W 85-78	27-1	Cole Field House College Park, MD
1966/03/19*	No. 3	vs. #1 Kentucky NCAA National Final	W 72-65	28-1	Cole Field House College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

Race issues throughout the season

The Texas Western Basketball team faced race issues throughout the season, both on and off the court. For example, officials calling the games were often biased against the team because they had an all-black starting lineup; many officials favored those teams that kept at least one white player on the court at all times. In the last game of the regular season, against Seattle, Bobby Joe Hill cut to the basket and was knocked down by a Seattle player when he went up for a shot, but no foul was called; ^[5]

References

↑ "Hall Of Famers - 1966 Texas Western". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
↑ Wetzel, Dan. "The Long and Winding road". Yahoo Sports. Yahoo Sports.
↑ Eagen, Matt. "Breaking the Barrier". Courant staff writer. The Courant.
↑ 1965-66 Statistics and Results Archived 2009-03-26 at the Wayback Machine., University of Texas at El Paso, retrieved 2009-07-09
↑ Haskins, Don (2006). Glory Road. New York: Hyperion. p. 153. ISBN 9781401307912.

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[1] "Hall Of Famers - 1966 Texas Western". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 28 January 2017.

[2] Wetzel, Dan. "The Long and Winding road". Yahoo Sports. Yahoo Sports.

[3] Eagen, Matt. "Breaking the Barrier". Courant staff writer. The Courant.

[4] 1965-66 Statistics and Results Archived 2009-03-26 at the Wayback Machine., University of Texas at El Paso, retrieved 2009-07-09

[5] Haskins, Don (2006). Glory Road. New York: Hyperion. p. 153. ISBN 9781401307912.

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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2007
Coaches	Van Chancellor Pedro Ferrándiz Phil Jackson Mirko Novosel Roy Williams
Referees	Mendy Rudolph
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