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@Shanny4055 @SamGuzmanTV I agree with that part of it. New Mexico started a white PG and four blacks in those days.

U missed point. Train left station by 1966. Tex Western contrast but not tipping point. Story Disneyfied b/c Adolph Rupp was perfect villain. Even Utah --UTAH!-- which lost to Tex Western in Final 4 had two Black stars, Jerry Chambers and Mervin Jackson. Chambers averaged 28.8 a game.

#OTD in 1966, Texas Western beat Kentucky 72-65 in the NCAA tournament championship game. Don Haskins started an all-Black lineup for the first time in an NCAA title game, and the Miners upset Kentucky. That legendary squad broke barriers and changed basketball forever. 📷: AP

@jjmid04 Michigan 102 Auburn 72 Michigan 101 Gonzaga 61 Michigan 94 San Diego State 54

Anyone hating on Miami/their season after getting blown out by an objectively talented Tennessee team (and a program that spent over $23 million) should not be taken seriously. Akron lost to Texas Tech by 20. Both teams belonged in the tournament. It’s not hard. #RiseUpRedHawks

@BradenTClark Tough assignment winning those games…kudos to the Aggies…represent the conference well…good luck vs Arizona.

Utah State has played New Mexico, UNLV, Nevada, San Diego State, and Villanova the last five games and beat all five of them by +58. An incredible run that we may ever see from Utah State.

@_does_this_work Michigan 102 Auburn 72 Michigan 101 Gonzaga 61 Michigan 94 San Diego State 54

Everyone who argued that Miami of Ohio belonged after they won their first four game. Today’s game proves they actually do not belong.

@dino525457 @UTEPMBB Names? Who was the white starter? Who replaced him? Let’s see if you know your history.

@UTEPMBB Start* Does it count when you take out the white starter for the 3rd stringer?

60 years ago today, the Miners made history and broke down barriers. On March 19, 1966, Don Haskins' squad defeated Kentucky, 72-65, becoming the first team ever to start five black players and win the national championship. #PicksUp

@Shanny4055 @SamGuzmanTV Nobody said Texas Western was the first school to play black players. They were the first to start five in the national title game.

@Shanny4055 @SamGuzmanTV Western basketball was the equal of the eastern & southern schools in those days. The WAC allstar team of the 60’s were as good if not better than most conferences east of the Mississippi. Don’t denigrate Texas Western of the day when they had to go against very good competition.

@GoBlueMO @Super70sSports Wasn’t that Michigan team stained with controversy?

@Super70sSports 1989 Michigan. Glen Rice went on a scoring spree that still holds tournament records today.

What’s your all-time favorite college basketball team? I’ve got 1983 NC State. If you remember the ultimate Cinderella run those kids went on, you damn sure know why. Jimmy V forever.

@ThisNarrowWay @Super70sSports Was shocking for Houston, for sure.

@Super70sSports Will people please stop bringing up NC State and 1983. Signed, Native Houstonian

@holly___xxx___ @KatieMiller @MariaBartiromo @MorningsMaria Nobody could possibly be stupid enough to believe these numbers!

@KatieMiller @MariaBartiromo @MorningsMaria The Heritage Foundation disagrees with you

The reality is there's mass amounts of cheating in our elections. Just because there's an engineered lack of data, does not mean there isn't data to the contrary. The new CBS/YouGov poll shows that 80% of Americans support Voter ID including 80% of black Americans & 77% of Hispanic Americans. Yet why is it that Congress seems so intractable to wanting to pass a such a popular policy?

Refs do not call a blatant traveling call allowing Kentucky to go from 3 up to 6 up…difference maker.

Another bad ref call favoring Kentucky…easily traveling not called.

@j_fishback Easy…$200 billion to rid Iran of the mass murdering regime.

Would you rather spend $200 billion to bomb Iran or…? A: give every teacher in America a $62,500 bonus B: provide downpayment assistance for 20 million young families C: build 1,300 rural hospitals

@dino525457 @MarchMadnessMBB What?

@MarchMadnessMBB They did bench the 2 White guys. Who was the 1st real team? Cheating shouldn't take away from others.

On this day in 1966, Texas Western's "Glory Road" squad upset Kentucky to win the National Championship 👏 The Miners were the first team to start an all-black starting five in a Championship Game. #MarchMadness

@CoachDoty In the P4, two teams play and the NET goes up for both teams regardless of outcome . In the other conferences, a winner might move up a little but the loser of a game always drops in the NET. Not always but the degrees of change most always favor the P4’s. Lack of G6 respect.

The driver of interest in March Madness are the mid-major programs like High Point, Miami (OH), St. Louis, Prairie View A&M, VCU, McNeese, Siena, South Florida, and others. These teams make the tournament special.. they maximize their talent, they play together, have elite chemistry, and they show that toughness and execution can level the playing field against programs with 5–15x the resources, recruiting budgets, and NIL/revenue share money. The mid-majors, their stories and their upsets drive viewership and revenue. They are the reason for the early round interest in the tournament. Why is High Point Coach Flynn Clayman and many others frustrated? It is because the system and selection process treats elite mid-majors like second-class citizens. It should be noted that no one wants to flood the field with potential Cinderellas and dilute the tournament. However, there’s a clear case for a handful more deserving mid-majors earning at-large spots each year. As it stands today, the metrics and criteria create almost no realistic path for 99% of non-power programs unless they win their conference tournament outright. There are mid-major leagues that are strong enough on a given year that their second-best team (or their best team who gets upset in their conference tournament) would win games if they were in the field. How do we get them in the NCAA tournament in the future?

@coachmosser The other was the out of bounds review.

@coachmosser Now I remember the other. Player was gathering to shoot under the basket and the defender wrapped his arms around him. Called a common foul non shooting. Should have been in the act of shooting and flagrant for non basketball play by wrapping his arms around the player.

UNC-VCU might be the worst overtime I’ve ever watched

@gwilleynews @Steven_Wright_ The point is how many P4’s refuse to play them.

@Steven_Wright_ What’s the point? We’ve seen upsets every tournament. You arguing Miami would run the table in th ACC because they beat SMU once?

Miami OH's strength of schedule: 260 High Point's strength of schedule: 341 Siena's strength of schedule: 348

@DanWetzel Texas Western was not a southern school. Two things about Haskins. The coaching box should be named after him. I remember a game versus New Mexico in THE PIT when Haskins during play went and sat on the Lobo bench saying he liked the view better there.

60 years ago today Texas Western won the national title in a groundbreaking game. Don Haskins’ Miners were the first team to start five African American players, busting the color barrier among southern schools.

@Alinavisooo No, I can separate the politics from the entertainment. Everyday, you interact with people of different views, including in business.

🚨 BE HONEST: Do an actor’s personal views influence whether you continue watching their movies—specifically in the case of Robert De Niro? A. YES B. NO