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Post by bobheckler Thu Mar 19, 2020 10:41 pm

On this day in 1966 the Texas Western Miners defeated the heavily favored Kentucky Wildcats 72-65 to win the NCAA Championship in College Park, Maryland.  What made this game especially noteworthy was that Texas Western became the first basketball team to start 5 black players in a national title game as it faced an all-white Kentucky squad.

And the rest is history.


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Post by swish Fri Mar 20, 2020 10:07 am

A monumental event - as it was a signal of future black dominance in the NBA.

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