Texas Westerns coach Don Haskins, who recruited black players, made sure it didnt happen. all black. There was no all-tournament team selected. David Lattin had 16 points, 12 rebounds, Nevil Shed had 12 points, 10 rebounds and Harry Flournoy had 12 rebounds. Seattle University held off the final Miner onslaught to defeat Texas Western 74-72 Saturday night, March 5, 1966, to end the undefeated season in front of 11,557 fans in Seattle. Make history. Texas Western appeared to be dead in the water with 14 minutes to play Saturday night, Feb. 12, 1966, trailing New Mexico by 20 points. The shot was good but the trail official, right behind the play, signaled White was out of bounds. The Disney movie took liberties. "There was a certain style of play whites expected from blacks," said Perry Nevada edged Creighton 97-96 in double overtime in the other semifinal game. championship. "They didn't know what to write. Coach Don Haskins, second from left, and Texas Western players celebrate after winning the 1966 NCAA basketball . For the first time that night, on the edge of the Mason-Dixon Line, a major And three years before Rupp told reporters five Black players couldn't beat five white players, the Alabama National Guard forced Gov. The Miners roster consisted of seven African-Americans. David Lattin led the Miners with 29 points. But then the Miners' full-court pressure kept the Aggies from getting the ball across mid-court for the next two minutes. and an Hispanic, none of whom played that night -- four graduated. Hopelessly outclassed (by Rupp's pristine Kentucky program)." Adolph Rupp's teams, they ran at every opportunity. The Miners shot 50.8 percent from the field and held the Aggies to just 34.1 percent. Mullens, then Texas Western's sports-information director. Fifty years ago, Texas Western started . The blacks own the game today and that game paved the way, Vaccaro said. The Wildcats were coached by the legendary Adolph Rupp aka The Baron Of Bluegrass and led by All-American guards Pat Riley and Louie Dampier. Orsten Artis had 15 points, eight rebounds. The movie erroneously paints a picture of a team of new recruits that takes a while to gel during that 1966 season. Otherwise, Miners players said there was no racial tension. Theydid it againstKentucky's all-white squad. ", 1966: TWC rallies to rout Oklahoma City, 89-74. Title. Seattle led 39-36 at the half. 4 Iowa, were ranked ninth in the nation on that first Monday of 1966. Tulsa, which came into this game with a 10-1 record, kept the game close early on. 3 of 13. But it was not to be. It was like they just sat there, 'What are we going to write about?'". Riley worked his way into the Texas Western locker room on his own and remembers seeing pure joy,as USA Today details. Led by Don Haskins, a gruff, straight-talking coach known as "The Bear," the Texas Western Miners lit up the 1965-66 regular season with a 23-1 record. Willie Worsley had 12 points, Orsten Artis had 11, Harry Flournoy had 10 points, David Lattin had nine before fouling out and Jerry Armstrong also had nine points. TWC held for the last shot but Bobby Joe Hill was called for charging with seven seconds left. Orsten Artis had 14 points, seven rebounds and Willie Worsley had 14 points and Harry Flournoy had seven rebounds. That game has been sold out for weeks. characterized the game as "one of the most wretched (stories) in the history In 1966, Texas Western Changed the Face of College Athletics Five minutes into the game, the Miners led 17-4. Haskins contends he doesn't recall the incident, but Ray spoke of their In this March 19, 1966, file photo, Texas Western basketball coach Don Haskins, second from left, and players celebrate after winning the NCAA basketball championship in College Park, Md..
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