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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Photo taken in El Paso, TX.

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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March is Women's History Month annually in the USA. Dr. Natalicio was the president of UTEP for a very long time.

Mary Haskins(at left of trophy, and Diane Natalicio (UTEP President) deserve recognition during March Women's History Month.

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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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.

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Photo taken in El Paso, TX circa 2016 in arena named for Coach Haskins.

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

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.

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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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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.

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

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More info on Mary Haskins in book 100 Years of Women at UTEP published by Texas Western Press

Mary Haskins, wife of coach Don Haskins, was accompanied by her two sons at the 2016 Fiftieth anniversary of the NCAA Men's Basketball championship. Location was at the Gymnasium named for Don Haskins of the University of Texas at El Paso.

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50th Anniversary of NCAA Men's Basketball Championship

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

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