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The UTEP Miners basketball team plays for University of Texas at El Paso in El Paso, Texas. The team is an NCAA Division I men's college basketball team competing in the Conference USA. Home games are played at Don Haskins Center. History 1966 Texas Western basketball team As Texas Western, the Miners won the 1966 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The 72–65 victory over Kentucky in College Park, Maryland is considered one of the most important in the history of college basketball, as it marked the first time that a team with five African-American starters won a title game. It came against a Kentucky team that had no African-American players, during the period of the Civil Rights Movement. The title team has been chronicled throughout the American media, including the book ''And the Walls Came Tumbling Down'' by Frank Fitzpatrick in 1999 and the 2006 Disney movie '' Glory Road''. The team was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007. ...
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Conference USA
Conference USA (C-USA or CUSA) is an intercollegiate athletic conference whose current member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports. C-USA's offices are located in Dallas, Texas. History C-USA was founded in 1995 by the merger of the Metro Conference and Great Midwest Conference, two Division I conferences that did not sponsor football. However, the merger did not include either Great Midwest member Dayton or Metro members VCU and Virginia Tech. Since this left an uneven number of schools in the conference, Houston of the dissolving Southwest Conference was extended an invitation and agreed to join following the SWC's disbanding at the end of the 1995–96 academic year. The conference immediately started competition in all sports, except football which started in 1996. Being the result of a merger, C-USA was originally a sprawling, large league that stretched from Florida to Missou ...
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1963–64 Kansas State Wildcats Men's Basketball Team
The 1963–64 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big 8 Conference during the 1963–64 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The head coach was Tex Winter, innovator of the Triangle offense and future member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, who was in his 11th year at the helm. The Wildcats, powered by a 13-game winning streak, finished with a record of 22–7 (12–2 Big 8), and reached the Final Four. The team played its home games at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas. Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=6 style=, Non-conference Regular season , - !colspan=6 style=, Big Eight Regular season , - !colspan=6 style=, NCAA Tournament Rankings * References {{DEFAULTSORT:1963-64 Kansas State Wildcats Men's Basketball Team Kansas State Kansas State Kansas State University (KSU, Kansas State, or K-State) is a public land-grant research univers ...
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1986 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1986, and ended with the championship game on March 31 in Dallas, Texas. A total of 63 games were played. Louisville, coached by Denny Crum, won the national title with a 72–69 victory in the final game over Duke, coached by Mike Krzyzewski. Pervis Ellison of Louisville was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Louisville became the first team from outside a power conference to win the championship since the expansion to 64 teams, and remains one of only two teams to do so (the other team was UNLV in 1990). The 1986 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament was the first tournament to use a shot clock limiting the amount of time for any one offensive possession by a team prior to taking a shot at the basket. Beginning with the 1986 tournament, the sho ...
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1984–85 NC State Wolfpack Men's Basketball Team
The 1984–85 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 1984–85 men's college basketball season. It was Jim Valvano's 5th season as head coach. Two years after cutting down the nets in Albuquerque as NCAA champions, the Wolfpack returned to " The Pit" for first and second round action as No. 3 seed in the West region. NC State reached the Elite Eight before falling to St. John's, 75–67. Roster Schedule , - !colspan=12 style=, Regular season , - !colspan=12 style=, , - !colspan=12 style=, Rankings References {{DEFAULTSORT:1984-85 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team NC State Wolfpack men's basketball seasons Nc State Nc State NC State Wolfpack men's basketball NC State Wolfpack men's basketball The NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represents North Carolina State University in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. N.C. State is one o ...
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1984–85 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Men's Basketball Team
The 1984–85 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1984–85 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Tulsa Convention Center. Led by head coach Nolan Richardson, serving in his final season at the school, they finished the season 23–8 overall and 12–4 in conference play to finish tied atop the MVC standings. The Golden Hurricane lost to Wichita State in overtime in the championship game of the MVC tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the West region. Tulsa lost to No. 11 seed UTEP in the opening round. Guard Steve Harris ended his career as the all-time scoring leader (2,272) in program history and first Golden Hurricane player to exceed 2,000 career points. Harris's mark would stand for 12 seasons before Shea Seals finished his career with a total only 16 points greater (2,288). Roste ...
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1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. This was the first year the field was expanded to 64 teams, from 53 in the previous year's tournament. It began on March 14, 1985, and ended with the championship game on April 1 in Lexington, Kentucky. A total of 63 games were played. Eighth-seed Villanova, coached by Rollie Massimino, won their first national title with a 66–64 victory in the final game over Georgetown, coached by John Thompson. Ed Pinckney of Villanova was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The game, often cited as "The Perfect Game", is widely considered among the greatest upsets in college basketball history, and is the second biggest point-spread upset in Championship Game history. This Villanova team remains the lowest-seeded team to win the tournament. The Wildcats are also notable as the last Divi ...
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1983–84 UNLV Runnin' Rebels Basketball Team
The 1983–84 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada Las Vegas in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1983–84 season under head coach Jerry Tarkanian. The team played its home games in the Thomas & Mack Center, and was a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA), now known as the Big West Conference. The Rebels won the regular season conference title, but fell to Fresno State in the championship game of the PCAA Tournament. The team finished with a record of 29–6 (16–2 PCAA). Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=12 style=, Regular Season , - !colspan=12 style=, , - !colspan=12 style=, : Rankings * Awards and honors *Richie Adams – PCAA Player of the Year See also *UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball *1984 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament References {{DEFAULTSORT:1983-84 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team Unlv UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball ...
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1984 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 53 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1984, and ended with the championship game on April 2 in Seattle. A total of 52 games were played. This was the last tournament in which some teams earned first-round byes as the field expanded to 64 teams beginning in the 1985 tournament when each team played in the first round. It was also the second year with a preliminary round; preliminary games would not be played again until 2001. Georgetown, coached by John Thompson, won the national title with an 84–75 victory in the final game over Houston, coached by Guy Lewis. Patrick Ewing of Georgetown was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Thompson became the first African-American head coach to lead his team to any NCAA Division I title. Georgetown reached the Final Four for the third time in school h ...
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1974–75 Indiana Hoosiers Men's Basketball Team
The 1974–75 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University, led by fourth-year head coach Bobby Knight. The team played its home games on campus in Bloomington at Assembly Hall, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers finished the regular season with a 29–0 record, and won the Big Ten Conference by six games at They began the season third in the polls and were top-ranked since January 7. When combined with the following year, Indiana won 37 consecutive Big Ten games. The Hoosiers won their conference games by an average of 22.8 points. However, in an 83–82 win against Purdue on February 22, they lost consensus All-American forward Scott May to a broken left arm. The Hoosiers were so dominant that four starters – Scott May, Steve Green, Kent Benson, and Quinn Buckner – were named to the five-man All-Big Ten team following the regular season. With May's injury keeping him to seven minutes of play, the No. 1 Hoosiers lost to Ke ...
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1975 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1975 NCAA Division I basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 15, 1975, and ended with the championship game on March 31 at the San Diego Sports Arena, now known as Pechanga Arena San Diego, in San Diego, California. A total of 36 games were played, including a third-place game in each region and a national third-place game. This was the first 32-team tournament. UCLA, coached by John Wooden, won his 10th national title and last with a 92–85 victory in the final game over Kentucky, coached by Joe B. Hall. Richard Washington of UCLA was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The Bruins again had an advantage by playing the Final Four in their home state. It was the last time a team won the national championship playing in its home state. Tournament notes *The bracket expanded to 32 teams; the previous six editions had 25 tea ...
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1970 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament
The 1970 NCAA University Division basketball tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 7, 1970, and ended with the championship game on March 21 in College Park, Maryland. A total of 29 games were played, including a third-place game in each region and a national third-place game. This tournament was notable for the number of small schools that reached the Sweet 16, Elite 8, Final 4, and championship Game. Another notable aspect of the tournament was that Marquette became the first team to turn down an announced NCAA Tournament bid for the National Invitation Tournament. Coach Al McGuire took issue with being seeded in the Midwest regional instead of the geographically closer Mideast. They were replaced in the field by Dayton. As a result of this action, the NCAA forbid its members from playing in other postseason tournaments if offered an NCAA bid. UCLA, ...
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1967 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament
The 1967 NCAA University Division basketball tournament involved 23 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on Saturday, March 11, and ended two weeks later with the championship game on March 25 in Louisville, Kentucky. A total of 27 games were played, including a third-place game in each region and a national third-place game. UCLA, coached by John Wooden, won the national title with a 79–64 victory in the final game over Dayton, coached by Don Donoher. Sophomore center Lew Alcindor (later named Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) of UCLA was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. This was the first of seven consecutive NCAA titles for UCLA and the first of three consecutive Most Outstanding Player awards for Alcindor. Locations For the fifth time, Louisville and Freedom Hall would host the final Four. Once again all the venues used were either on college campuses or, in the case of Fr ...
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