1965–66 Texas Western Miners basketball team

1965–66 UTEP Miners men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, National Champions
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	#3
1965–66 record	28-1
Head coach	Don Haskins
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 Men's Division I Basketball Tournament in 1966, becoming the first team with an all-black starting line-up to win an NCAA basketball national championship; a feat that was not favorable by many. 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	6-4	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	6-8	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 collegiate athletics; with the Southeastern Conference admitting their first black basketball player in 1967.^[3]

Schedule

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Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site
1965/12/04*		Eastern New Mexico	W 89-38	1-0	Memorial Gym
1965/12/09*		East Texas State	W 73-51	2-0	Memorial Gym
1965/12/11*		Pan American	W 67-47	3-0	Memorial Gym
1965/12/14*		Weber State	W 74-63	4-0	Memorial Gym
1965/12/17*		Fresno State	W 75-73	5-0	Memorial Gym
1965/12/18*		Fresno State	W 83-65	6-0	Memorial Gym
1965/12/21*		vs. South Dakota (Rock Island Tournament)	W 88-42	7-0
1965/12/22*		vs. Nevada (Rock Island Tournament)	W 86-49	8-0
1965/12/29*		Loyola (New Orleans)	W 93-56	9-0	Memorial Gym
1965/12/30*		#4 Iowa	W 86-68	10-0	Memorial Gym
1966/01/03*		Tulsa	W 63-54	11-0	Memorial Gym
1966/01/06*	#9	Seattle	W 76-64	12-0	Memorial Gym
1966/01/27*	#6	at Arizona State	W 84-67	13-0
1966/01/29*	#6	West Texas State	W 69-50	14-0	Memorial Gym
1966/02/01*	#6	New Mexico State	W 104-78	15-0	Memorial Gym
1966/02/04*	#6	at Colorado State	W 68-66	16-0
1966/02/10*	#4	at Arizona	W 81-72	17-0
1966/02/12*	#4	at New Mexico	W 67-64^OT	18-0	Johnson Gymnasium
1966/02/14*	#4	Arizona State	W 69-67	19-0	Memorial Gym
1966/02/19*	#3	at Texas–Pan American	W 65-61	20-0
1966/02/24*	#3	at West Texas State	W 78-64	21-0
1966/02/26*	#3	Colorado State	W 72-55	22-0	Memorial Gym
1966/03/02*	#2	at New Mexico State	W 73-56	23-0	Las Cruces High School
1966/03/05*	#2	at Seattle	L 72-74	23-1
NCAA Tournament
1966/03/06*	#2	vs. Oklahoma City (NCAA Midwest Regional Quarterfinal)	W 89-74	24-1	WSU Fieldhouse
1966/03/11*	#3	vs. Cincinnati (NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinal)	W 78-76^OT	25-1
1966/03/12*	#3	vs. #4 Kansas (NCAA Midwest Regional Final)	W 81-80^2OT	26-1
1966/03/18*	#3	vs. Utah (NCAA National Semifinal)	W 85-78	27-1	Cole Field House
1966/03/19*	#3	vs. #1 Kentucky (NCAA National Final)	W 72-65	28-1	Cole Field House
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

References

↑ http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/tag/texas-western, Basketball Hall of Fame, retrieved 2009-07-09
↑ 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, University of Texas at El Paso, retrieved 2009-07-09

External links

UTEP Miners basketball

Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (19??–1976) Don Haskins Center (1976–present)

Rivalries	New Mexico State

Culture & lore	Paydirt Pete Glory Road "Miners Fight"

People	Head coaches

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NCAA national championship in bold

Texas Western Miners Basketball 1965–66 NCAA Champions

10/11 Willie Cager 14 Bobby Joe Hill 20/23 Orsten Artis 24 Willie Worsley 32/33 Nevil Shed 42/43 Dave Lattin 44 Harry Flournoy Head Coach Don Haskins Assistant Coach Moe Iba

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2007

Coaches	Van Chancellor Pedro Ferrándiz Phil Jackson Mirko Novosel Roy Williams

Referees	Mendy Rudolph

Teams	1965–66 Texas Western Miners

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

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Members

Coaches (98)

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Teams (10)

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Awards

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NCAA Division I Men's Basketball champions

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