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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 NCAA University Division basketball tournament involved 22 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national men's basketball champion of the NCAA University Division, now Division I. It began on March 7 and ended with the championship game on March 19 in College Park, Maryland. A total of 26 games were played ...
The Miners repeated twice in 1986 against Auburn, 87-83. This happened in the Sun Bowl Basketball Tournament. UTEP did this for the third straight year with a win over #5 Wyoming in 1988. "The Don" is the home of the UTEP Miners, who were the first Division I Men's National Basketball Champions in the state of Texas (1966).
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UTEP basketball vs. Western Kentucky in CUSA Tournament start time. Date: Saturday, ... UTEP basketball schedule 2023-24. Record: 18-15. Date. Day. ... March 16 Saturday 6:30 p.m. UTEP vs. Western ...
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 Miners were defeated by Pacific in their second NCAA tournament game and finished at 22–6. [23] That year, the school was renamed to the University of Texas at El Paso, its current name. [9] It took three seasons for UTEP to return to the NCAA Tournament; Haskins coached the Miners through the 1998–99 season. [18]
UTEP's Tae Hardy dunks the ball against Florida International University at their last game of the season at Don Haskins Center in El Paso on March 7, 2024. More: CUSA Championships men's bracket