Texas Western became the first team to begin an NCAA tournament final game with an all-African American starting lineup, and the first team with an all-African American starting line-up to win the NCAA championship.
Able to sustain himself financially only by working outside of basketball to supplement the low salary of Georgetown's head coaching position, and lacking the time to recruit players properly while coaching only part-time, O'Keefe resigned after the season to devote himself full-time to his business concerns. His resignation prompted Georgetown to commit to hiring a full-time coach beginning with the following season.[11][12]
^2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section, Southern Conference, retrieved February 9, 2009
^2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved February 9, 2009
^. Archived from the original on May 27, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
^. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
January 01, 1970
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The 1965 66 NCAA University Division men s basketball season began in December 1965 progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments and concluded with the 1966 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 19 1966 at Cole Field House in College Park Maryland The Texas Western Miners won their first NCAA national championship with a 72 65 victory over the Kentucky Wildcats 1965 66 NCAA Division I men s basketball seasonPreseason AP No 1UCLA 1 2 NCAA Tournament1966Tournament datesMarch 7 19 1966 National ChampionshipCole Field HouseCollege Park MarylandNCAA ChampionsTexas WesternHelms National ChampionsTexas WesternOther championsBYU NIT Player of the Year Helms Cazzie Russell Michigan 1964 651966 67 Contents 1 Season headlines 2 Season outlook 2 1 Pre season polls 3 Conference membership changes 4 Regular season 4 1 Conference winners and tournaments 4 2 Informal championships 4 3 Statistical leaders 5 Post season tournaments 5 1 NCAA tournament 5 1 1 Final Four 5 2 National Invitation tournament 5 2 1 Semi finals and Finals 6 Awards 6 1 Consensus All American teams 6 2 Major player of the year awards 6 3 Major coach of the year awards 6 4 Other major awards 7 Coaching changes 8 ReferencesSeason headlines editAfter introducing a preseason Top 20 the previous season the Associated Press AP Poll contracted its preseason poll to a Top 10 aligning with the Top 10 format for in season polls it had used since the 1961 62 season 3 The NCAA tournament contracted from 23 to 22 teams Texas Western became the first team to begin an NCAA tournament final game with an all African American starting lineup and the first team with an all African American starting line up to win the NCAA championship The Metropolitan Collegiate Conference consisting of schools in the New York City New Jersey area began play Season outlook editPre season polls edit Main article 1965 66 NCAA University Division men s basketball rankings The Top 10 from the AP Poll and Top 20 from the Coaches Poll during the pre season 4 5 Associated Press Ranking Team 1 UCLA 2 Michigan 3 Duke 4 Saint Joseph s 5 Vanderbilt 6 Providence 7 Minnesota 8 Kansas 9 Bradley 10 Kansas State UPI Coaches Ranking Team 1 UCLA 2 Michigan 3 Minnesota 4 Saint Joseph s 5 Duke 6 Vanderbilt 7 Providence 8 Kansas 9 Bradley 10 BYU 11 San Francisco 12 Kansas State 13 NC State 14 Dayton 15 tie Boston College St John s 17 tie Louisville Tennessee West Virginia 20 tie Iowa New Mexico PrincetonConference membership changes editSchool Former conference New conference East Carolina Pirates non NCAA University Division Southern Conference Fairleigh Dickinson Knights non NCAA University Division Metropolitan Collegiate Conference Hofstra Flying Dutchmen non NCAA University Division Metropolitan Collegiate Conference Iona Gaels University Division independent Metropolitan Collegiate Conference Long Island Blackbirds non NCAA University Division Metropolitan Collegiate Conference Manhattan Jaspers University Division independent Metropolitan Collegiate Conference NYU Violets University Division independent Metropolitan Collegiate Conference Saint Peter s Peacocks University Division independent Metropolitan Collegiate Conference St Francis Terriers University Division independent Metropolitan Collegiate Conference Seton Hall Pirates University Division independent Metropolitan Collegiate Conference Virginia Tech Hokies Southern Conference University Division independent Wagner Seahawks non NCAA University Division Metropolitan Collegiate Conference NOTES East Carolina did not begin University Division play until the 1966 1967 season Fairleigh Dickinson did not begin University Division play until the 1967 1968 season Hofstra did not begin University Division play until the 1966 1967 season Long Island did not begin University Division play until the 1968 1969 season Regular season editConference winners and tournaments edit Conference Regular season winner 6 Conference player of the year Conference tournament Tournament venue City Tournament winner Athletic Association of Western Universities Oregon State None selected No Tournament Atlantic Coast Conference Duke Steve Vacendak Duke 7 1966 ACC men s basketball tournament Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh North Carolina Duke Big Eight Conference Kansas None selected No Tournament Big Sky Conference Gonzaga amp Weber State None selected No Tournament Big Ten Conference Michigan None selected No Tournament Ivy League Penn None selected No Tournament Metropolitan Collegiate Conference Manhattan No Tournament Mid American Conference Miami OH None selected No Tournament Middle Atlantic Conference Saint Joseph s No Tournament Missouri Valley Conference Cincinnati None selected No Tournament Ohio Valley Conference Western Kentucky State Clem Haskins Western Kentucky State 1966 Ohio Valley Conference men s basketball tournament Jefferson County Armory Louisville Kentucky Western Kentucky State Southeastern Conference Kentucky Clyde Lee Vanderbilt UPI selection amp Pat Riley Kentucky AP selection 8 No Tournament Southern Conference Davidson Dick Snyder Davidson 9 1966 Southern Conference men s basketball tournament Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte North Carolina Davidson 10 Southwest Conference SMU John Beasley Texas A amp M No Tournament West Coast Athletic Conference Pacific Keith Swagerty Pacific No Tournament Western Athletic Conference Utah None selected No Tournament Yankee Conference Connecticut amp Rhode Island None selected No Tournament Informal championships edit Conference Regular season winner Conference player of the year Conference tournament Tournament venue City Tournament winner Philadelphia Big 5 St Joseph s None selected No Tournament Statistical leaders edit This section is empty You can help by adding to it April 2021 Post season tournaments editNCAA tournament edit Main articles 1966 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and 1966 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game Final Four edit National Semi finalsNational finals EDuke79MEKentucky83MEKentucky65MWTexas Western72MWTexas Western85WUtah78 Third place Duke 79 Utah 77 National Invitation tournament edit Main article 1966 National Invitation Tournament Semi finals and Finals edit Semi finalsFinals BYU66 Army60 BYU97NYU84 NYU69 Villanova63 Third place Villanova 76 Army 65Awards editConsensus All American teams edit Main article 1966 NCAA Men s Basketball All Americans Consensus First Team Player Position Class Team Dave Bing G Senior Syracuse Clyde Lee F Senior Vanderbilt Cazzie Russell F Senior Michigan Dave Schellhase G F Senior Purdue Jimmy Walker G Junior Providence Consensus Second Team Player Position Class Team Louie Dampier G Junior Kentucky Matt Guokas G Junior St Joseph s Jack Marin F Senior Duke Dick Snyder F Senior Davidson Bob Verga G Senior Duke Walt Wesley C Senior Kansas Major player of the year awards edit Helms Player of the Year Cazzie Russell Michigan Associated Press Player of the Year Cazzie Russell Michigan UPI Player of the Year Cazzie Russell Michigan Oscar Robertson Trophy USBWA Cazzie Russell Michigan Sporting News Player of the Year Cazzie Russell Michigan Major coach of the year awards edit Henry Iba Award Adolph Rupp Kentucky NABC Coach of the Year Adolph Rupp Kentucky UPI Coach of the Year Adolph Rupp Kentucky Sporting News Coach of the Year Adolph Rupp Kentucky Other major awards edit Robert V Geasey Trophy Top player in Philadelphia Big 5 Bill Melchionni Villanova NIT Haggerty Award Top player in New York City metro area Albie Grant LIU BrooklynCoaching changes editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it April 2021 A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended Team FormerCoach InterimCoach NewCoach Reason Georgetown Tommy O Keefe Jack Magee Able to sustain himself financially only by working outside of basketball to supplement the low salary of Georgetown s head coaching position and lacking the time to recruit players properly while coaching only part time O Keefe resigned after the season to devote himself full time to his business concerns His resignation prompted Georgetown to commit to hiring a full time coach beginning with the following season 11 12 Hardin Simmons Lou Henson Paul Lambert Loyola LA Bill Gardiner Ron Greene New Mexico State Lou Henson Jim McGregorReferences edit ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia Random House 2009 p 846 ISBN 978 0 345 51392 2 1978 Preseason AP Men s Basketball Poll College Poll Archive Retrieved August 8 2020 sports reference com Matchup Finder ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia Random House 2009 p 836 ISBN 978 0 345 51392 2 1977 Preseason AP Men s Basketball Poll College Poll Archive Retrieved August 8 2020 2009 NCAA Men s Basketball Record Book Conferences Section PDF NCAA 2009 Retrieved February 14 2009 2008 09 ACC Men s Basketball Media Guide Year by Year section Archived March 3 2016 at the Wayback Machine retrieved February 14 2009 2008 09 SEC Men s Basketball Record Book Southeastern Conference retrieved February 6 2009 2008 09 SoCon Men s Basketball Media Guide Honors Section Southern Conference retrieved February 9 2009 2008 09 SoCon Men s Basketball Media Guide Postseason Section Southern Conference retrieved February 9 2009 The Georgetown Basketball History Project Head Coaches Archived from the original on May 27 2017 Retrieved December 22 2013 The Georgetown Basketball History Project The Top 100 46 Tom O Keefe Archived from the original on September 24 2015 Retrieved February 5 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1965 66 NCAA University Division men 27s basketball season amp oldid 1205068535, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
