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1965–66 Texas Western Miners men's basketball team

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The 1965–66 Texas Western Miners basketball team represented Texas Western College, now the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), led by Hall of Fame head coach Don Haskins. The team won the national championship in 1966, becoming the first team with an all-black starting lineup to do so.[1] The Miners only lost one game, a road loss to Seattle by two points. They won their games by an average of 15.2 points.

1965–66 Texas Western Miners men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record28–1
Head coach
Assistant coachMoe Iba (4th season)
Home arenaMemorial Gym
Seasons
1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Texas Western– –28–1 .966
No. 6 Loyola Chicago– –22–3 .880
Oklahoma City– –24–5 .828
Providence– –22–5 .815
Boston College– –21–5 .808
Dayton– –23–6 .793
Houston– –23–6 .793
Fairfield– –19–5 .792
VPI– –19–5 .792
Syracuse– –22–6 .786
Hardin–Simmons– –20–6 .769
Penn State– –18–6 .750
Rutgers– –17–7 .708
St. Bonaventure– –16–7 .696
Army– –18–8 .692
DePaul– –18–8 .692
St. John's– –18–8 .692
Detroit– –17–8 .680
Georgetown– –16–8 .667
Colorado State– –14–8 .636
Villanova– –18–11 .621
Butler– –16–10 .615
Seattle– –16–10 .615
Duquesne– –14–9 .609
Miami (FL)– –15–11 .577
Denver– –14–11 .560
Florida State– –14–11 .560
Air Force– –14–12 .538
Crieghton– –14–12 .538
Marquette– –14–12 .538
Georgia Tech– –13–13 .500
Xavier– –13–13 .500
Loyola (LA)– –12–12 .500
Centenary– –12–14 .462
Utah State– –12–14 .462
Niagara– –11–13 .458
Holy Cross– –10–13 .435
Fordham– –10–15 .400
Memphis State– –10–15 .400
Navy– –7–12 .368
Colgate– –8–14 .364
Canisius– –7–15 .318
Saint Francis (PA)– –8–18 .308
West Texas State– –6–17 .261
Portland– –6–19 .240
Pittsburgh– –5–17 .227
Notre Dame– –5–21 .192
Boston University– –4–19 .174
New Mexico State– –4–22 .154
Rankings from AP Poll

The Miners beat Kentucky (an all-white program until 1969) 72–65 in the historic championship game, played on Saturday, March 19, at Cole Field House on the University of Maryland campus in College Park, a suburb of Washington, D.C.[2][3][4]

The team was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007[5] and inspired the book and film Glory Road.

Roster edit

1965–66 Texas Western Miners men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F10Willie Cager6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
SoNew York City, NY
G14Bobby Joe Hill5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
JrDetroit, MI
G15Dave Palacio6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
SoEl Paso, TX
F52Jerry Armstrong6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
SrEagleville, MO
F22Louis Baudoin6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
JrAlbuquerque, NM
G20Orsten Artis6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
SrGary, IN
G24Willie Worsley5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
—
SoNew York City, NY
G25Togo Railey6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
JrEl Paso, TX
F31Dick Myers6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
JrPeabody, KS
C32Nevil Shed6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
JrNew York City, NY
C43David Lattin6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
SoHouston, TX
F44Harry Flournoy6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
SrGary, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

After the championship edit

The 1965–66 Texas Western basketball team faced many issues due to racism. 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.[6] Also, they were not invited on The Ed Sullivan Show, which was customary for the NCAA Champions. Texas Western's (UTEP's) winning the basketball national championship helped promote the desegregation of athletics in the Southeastern Conference which had its first black basketball player in 1967.[7]

Schedule edit

[8]

Date
time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Regular Season
December 4, 1965*
 Eastern New MexicoW 89–38 1–0
Memorial Gym 
El Paso, TX
December 9, 1965*
 East Texas StateW 73–51 2–0
Memorial Gym 
El Paso, TX
December 11, 1965*
 Pan AmericanW 67–47 3–0
Memorial Gym 
El Paso, TX
December 14, 1965*
 Weber StateW 74–63 4–0
Memorial Gym 
El Paso, TX
December 17, 1965*
 Fresno StateW 75–73 5–0
Memorial Gym 
El Paso, TX
December 18, 1965*
 Fresno StateW 83–65 6–0
Memorial Gym (4,601)
El Paso, TX
December 21, 1965*
 vs. South Dakota
Mississippi Valley Cage Classic First round		W 88–42 7–0
Rock Island Fieldhouse 
Rock Island, IL
December 22, 1965*
 vs. Nevada
Mississippi Valley Cage Classic Championship		W 86–49 8–0
Rock Island Fieldhouse (3,600)
Rock Island, IL
December 29, 1965*
 Loyola (LA)
Sun Bowl Tournament		W 93–56 9–0
Memorial Gym 
El Paso, TX
December 30, 1965*
 No. 4 Iowa
Sun Bowl Tournament		W 86–68 10–0
Memorial Gym 
El Paso, TX
January 3, 1966*
 TulsaW 63–54 11–0
Memorial Gym 
El Paso, TX
January 6, 1966*
 No. 9 SeattleW 76–64 12–0
Memorial Gym 
El Paso, TX
January 27, 1966*
 No. 6 at Arizona StateW 84–67 13–0
Sun Devil Gym 
Tempe, AZ
January 29, 1966*
 No. 6 West Texas StateW 69–50 14–0
Memorial Gym 
El Paso, TX
February 1, 1966*
 No. 6 New Mexico StateW 104–78 15–0
Memorial Gym 
El Paso, TX
February 4, 1966*
 No. 6 at Colorado StateW 68–66 16–0
South College Gymnasium 
Fort Collins, CO
February 10, 1966*
 No. 4 at ArizonaW 81–72 17–0
Bear Down Gym 
Tucson, AZ
February 12, 1966*
 No. 4 at New MexicoW 67–64 OT18–0
Johnson Gymnasium 
Albuquerque, NM
February 14, 1966*
 No. 4 Arizona StateW 69–67 19–0
Memorial Gym 
El Paso, TX
February 19, 1966*
 No. 3 at Pan AmericanW 65–61 20–0
 
Edinburg, TX
February 24, 1966*
 No. 3 at West Texas StateW 78–64 21–0
 
Canyon, TX
February 26, 1966*
 No. 3 Colorado StateW 72–55 22–0
Memorial Gym 
El Paso, TX
March 2, 1966*
 No. 2 at New Mexico StateW 73–56 23–0
Las Cruces High School 
Las Cruces, NM
March 5, 1966*
 No. 2 at SeattleL 72–74 23–1
Seattle Center Coliseum 
Seattle, WA
NCAA Tournament
March 6, 1966*
 No. 2 vs. Oklahoma City
Regional quarterfinal		W 89–74 24–1
WSU Fieldhouse 
Wichita, KS
March 11, 1966*
 No. 3 vs. Cincinnati
Regional semifinal		W 78–76 OT25–1
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, TX
March 12, 1966*
 No. 3 vs. No. 4 Kansas
Elite Eight		W 81–80 2OT26–1
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, TX
March 18, 1966*
 No. 3 vs. Utah
National semifinal		W 85–78 27–1
Cole Field House (14,253)
College Park, MD
March 19, 1966*
 No. 3 vs. No. 1 Kentucky
National Championship		W 72–65 28–1
Cole Field House (14,253)
College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain time.

References edit

  1. ^ "Texas Western defeats Kentucky in NCAA final". History.com. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Texas Western shocks Kentucky in final". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 20, 1966. p. 1B.
  3. ^ "Hill and friends flummox favored Kentucky by 72-65". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 20, 1966. p. 1, sports.
  4. ^ Buttram, Bill (March 21, 1966). "Texas Western's 'game' beats Kentucky". Free Lance-Star. (Fredericksburg, Virginia). p. 12.
  5. ^ "Hall Of Famers – 1966 Texas Western". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  6. ^ Wetzel, Dan. "The Long and Winding road". Yahoo Sports.
  7. ^ Eagen, Matt. "Breaking the Barrier". Courant staff writer. The Courant.
  8. ^ 1965–66 Statistics and Results Archived 2009-03-26 at the Wayback Machine, University of Texas at El Paso, retrieved 2009-07-09

Further reading edit

  • Fitzpatrick, Frank. And the Walls Came Tumbling Down: The Basketball Game That Changed American Sports (2000)
  • Haskins, Don with Dan Wetzel. Glory Road: My Story of the 1966 NCAA Basketball Championship and How One Team Triumphed Against the Odds and Changed America Forever. New York:Hyperion, 2006. 254 pp. No index. ISBN 1-4013-0791-4.
  • Hutchison, Phillip. "The legend of Texas Western: journalism and the epic sports spectacle that wasn’t." Critical Studies in Media Communication 33.2 (2016): 154-167.
  • Sanchez, Ramon. Basketball's Biggest Upset: Texas Western Changed The Sport With A Win Over Kentucky In 1966 (1991) excerpt, game by game details—and play-by-play for championship game.
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