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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 1966 season marked the twentieth NCAA baseball tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Ohio State claiming their first championship with an 8–2 win over Oklahoma State in the final. [1]
Thus, the Texas Western Miners finish the 1966 regular season with a 23–1 record, entering the 1966 NCAA tournament ranked second in the nation. Going on to the NCAA final , played at College Park, Maryland , they take on the top-ranked University of Kentucky under legendary coach Adolph Rupp .
The 2006 film Glory Road is based on the story of the 1966 Texas Western team. Their tournament games against fourth-ranked Kansas and Kentucky are depicted in the film. The tournament is also significant in that it was the last tournament until 2021 , and one of two since the league's official founding, that the Ivy League did not send a ...
1 Baseball. Toggle Baseball subsection. 1.1 Regular season. ... 1966 – Texas advanced to NCAA tournament based on coin flip amongst Texas, Texas A&M, Baylor, and TCU.
George W. Bush-signed White House 1966 team dinner invitation, Coach Don Haskins' signed poster, variety of other sports items for sale. El Paso collector selling Texas Western 1966 championship ...
The 1966 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1966 NCAA University Division baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its twentieth year. Eight regional districts ...
Glory Road, a Walt Disney Pictures film about the then-Texas Western 1966 championship season, was released on January 13, 2006. Haskins is portrayed in the film by actor Josh Lucas . On November 29, 2005, the City of El Paso renamed the street between its two basketball arenas "Glory Road."