On this day in 1966, Texas Western, the first NCAA championship basketball team to have five Black starters, defeated University of Kentucky.
On this day in 1966 by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today March 19, 2024 March 19, 1966 The 2006 movie, “Glory Road” recreated events leading up to and including the famous game, where five Black starting players defeated the top-ranked, all-white University of Kentucky team. Texas Western, the first NCAA championship basketball team to have five Black starters, defeated the top-ranked, all-white University of Kentucky team.
” The victory helped to end racist stereotypes in basketball and change the game for good. Nolan Richardson, who played for Texas Western under coach Dan Haskins, said of the game: “What a piece of history. If basketball ever took a turn, that was it.” Soon, schools that had long closed the door to Black athletes began to offer sports scholarships. Over the next two decades, the average number of Black players on college teams nearly doubled.
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