50th Anniversary of NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - 2016

50th Anniversary of NCAA Men's Basketball Championship On March 19, 1966, coach Don Haskins’ Texas Western Miners scored a groundbreaking 72-65 victory over Kentucky to capture what remains, to this day, the only national championship won by a Division I men’s basketball team in the state of Texas. On that day future Hall of Famer Haskins became the first coach to start five African American players in the title game, in stark contrast to Kentucky’s all-white lineup.

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50th Anniversary of NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - 2016

Dr. Diana Natalicio who was named president of UTEP in 1988 - at the ceremony to honor the 50th Anniversary of NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. On March 19, 1966, coach Don Haskins’ Texas Western Miners scored a groundbreaking 72-65 victory over Kentucky to capture what remains, to this day, the only national championship won by a Division I men’s basketball team in the state of Texas. On that day future Hall of Famer Haskins became the first coach to start five African American players in the title game, in stark contrast to Kentucky’s all-white lineup.

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Source: UTEP Communications

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50th Anniversary of NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - 2016

On March 19, 1966, coach Don Haskins’ Texas Western Miners scored a groundbreaking 72-65 victory over Kentucky to capture what remains, to this day, the only national championship won by a Division I men’s basketball team in the state of Texas. On that day future Hall of Famer Haskins became the first coach to start five African American players in the title game, in stark contrast to Kentucky’s all-white lineup.

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Source: UTEP Communications

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History

50th Anniversary of NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - 2016

Photograph: Overhead photograph during the ceremony to honor the 50th Anniversary of NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. On March 19, 1966, coach Don Haskins’ Texas Western Miners scored a groundbreaking 72-65 victory over Kentucky to capture what remains, to this day, the only national championship won by a Division I men’s basketball team in the state of Texas. On that day future Hall of Famer Haskins became the first coach to start five African American players in the title game, in stark contrast to Kentucky’s all-white lineup.

Area: Central / University

Source: UTEP Communications

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History

50th Anniversary of NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - 2016

50th Anniversary of NCAA Men's Basketball Championship On March 19, 1966, coach Don Haskins’ Texas Western Miners scored a groundbreaking 72-65 victory over Kentucky to capture what remains, to this day, the only national championship won by a Division I men’s basketball team in the state of Texas. On that day future Hall of Famer Haskins became the first coach to start five African American players in the title game, in stark contrast to Kentucky’s all-white lineup.

Area: Central / University

Source: UTEP Communications

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History

50th Anniversary of NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - 2016

Photograph of the ceremony honoring 1965-66 Miners on Feb 6, 2016 in the Don Haskins Center. On March 19, 1966, coach Don Haskins’ Texas Western Miners scored a groundbreaking 72-65 victory over Kentucky to capture what remains, to this day, the only national championship won by a Division I men’s basketball team in the state of Texas. On that day future Hall of Famer Haskins became the first coach to start five African American players in the title game, in stark contrast to Kentucky’s all-white lineup.

Area: Central / University

Source: UTEP Communications

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History

50th Anniversary of NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - 2016

50th Anniversary of NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Fifty years ago, a small school in West Texas quietly climbed the national collegiate basketball rankings. Against all odds, the team achieved the impossible: an NCAA title after starting five African-American players in the championship game. The win has been a point of pride for The University of Texas at El Paso ever since.

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Source: UTEP Communications

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50th Anniversary of NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - 2016

Fifty years ago, a small school in West Texas quietly climbed the national collegiate basketball rankings. Against all odds, the team achieved the impossible: an NCAA title after starting five African-American players in the championship game. The win has been a point of pride for The University of Texas at El Paso ever since.

Area: Central / University

Source: UTEP Communications

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History

50th Anniversary of NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - 2016

50th Anniversary of NCAA Men's Basketball Championship

Area: Central / University

Source: UTEP Communications

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History

50th Anniversary of NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - 2016

50th Anniversary of NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - 2016 - Mary Haskins in the center of the image.

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Source: UTEP Communications

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50th Anniversary of NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - 2016

50th Anniversary of NCAA Men's Basketball Championship

Area: Central / University

Source: UTEP Communications

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50th Anniversary of NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - 2016

50th Anniversary of NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Students celebrate the 50th Anniversary of NCAA Men's Basketball Championship.

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Source: UTEP Communications

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