1965–66 Utah Redskins men's basketball team

The 1965–66 Utah Redskins men's basketball team represented the University of Utah in the 1965-66 season. Head coach Jack Gardner and senior star Jerry Chambers would lead the Utes to a Western Athletic Conference championship and the Final Four of the NCAA tournament. The team finished with an overall record of 23–8 (7–3 WAC).

1965–66 Utah Redskins men's basketball
WAC Champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
Record	23–8 (7–3 WAC)
Head coach	Jack Gardner (13th season)
Home arena	Nielsen Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 1964–65 1966–67 →

1965–66 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Utah	7	–	3		.700			23	–	8		.742
BYU	6	–	4		.600			20	–	5		.800
Wyoming	5	–	5		.500			17	–	9		.654
Arizona	5	–	5		.500			15	–	11		.577
New Mexico	4	–	6		.400			16	–	8		.667
Arizona State	3	–	7		.300			12	–	14		.462
Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

1965–66 Utah Redskins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 40 Jerry Chambers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Washington, D.C.	Head coach Jack Gardner (USC) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Dec 2, 1965*		Montana State	W 121–71	1–0	Nielsen Fieldhouse  Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 4, 1965*		Loyola Marymount	W 113–81	2–0	Nielsen Fieldhouse  Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 6, 1965*		Centenary	W 98–81	3–0	Nielsen Fieldhouse  Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 11, 1965*		Saint Mary's	W 95–52	4–0	Nielsen Fieldhouse  Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 16, 1965*		Morehead State	W 128–91	5–0	Nielsen Fieldhouse  Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 18, 1965*		San Jose State	W 86–57	6–0	Nielsen Fieldhouse  Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 23, 1965*		Air Force	W 108–57	7–0	Nielsen Fieldhouse  Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 28, 1965*		at Cincinnati	L 66–84	7–1	Armory Fieldhouse  Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 30, 1965*		vs. North Carolina Triangle Doubleheader	L 85–90	7–2	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 31, 1965*		at North Carolina State Triangle Doubleheader	W 85–72	8–2	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 3, 1966*		at Miami (FL)	L 87–88	8–3	Miami Beach Convention Center  Miami, Florida
Jan 7, 1966		Arizona	W 87–78	9–3 (1–0)	Nielsen Fieldhouse  Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 8, 1966		Arizona State	W 102–83	10–3 (2–0)	Nielsen Fieldhouse  Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 13, 1966		at Wyoming	W 93–91	11–3 (3–0)	War Memorial Fieldhouse  Laramie, Wyoming
Jan 15, 1966		at New Mexico	W 57–55	12–3 (4–0)	Johnson Gymnasium  Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jan 19, 1966*		at Hawaii	W 122–67	13–3	Neal S. Blaisdell Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 29, 1966*		at Utah State	W 94–79	14–3	Nelson Fieldhouse  Logan, Utah
Feb 4, 1966		Brigham Young	L 93–94	14–4 (4–1)	Nielsen Fieldhouse  Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 7, 1966*		Hawaii	W 88–50	15–4	Nielsen Fieldhouse  Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 8, 1966*		New Mexico State	W 131–94	16–4	Nielsen Fieldhouse  Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 12, 1966*		Utah State	W 127–88	17–4	Nielsen Fieldhouse  Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 18, 1966		at Arizona	L 68–71	17–5 (4–2)	Bear Down Gym  Tucson, Arizona
Feb 19, 1966		at Arizona State	W 92–76	18–5 (5–2)	Sun Devil Gym  Tempe, Arizona
Feb 25, 1966		Wyoming	W 107–103	19–5 (6–2)	Nielsen Fieldhouse  Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 26, 1966		New Mexico	W 97–85	20–5 (7–2)	Nielsen Fieldhouse  Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 28, 1966*		Seattle	W 116–103	21–5	Nielsen Fieldhouse  Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 5, 1966		at Brigham Young	L 100–115	21–6 (7–3)	George Albert Smith Fieldhouse  Provo, Utah
NCAA Tournament
Mar 11, 1966*		vs. Pacific Regional Final – Sweet Sixteen	W 83–74	20–6	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
Mar 12, 1966*		vs. Oregon State Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 70–64	21–6	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
Mar 18, 1966*		vs. No. 3 Texas Western National Semifinal – Final Four	L 78–85	21–7	Cole Fieldhouse (14,253) College Park, Maryland
Mar 19, 1966*		vs. No. 2 Duke Consolation	L 77–79	21–8	Cole Fieldhouse  College Park, Maryland
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

Main article: 1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

NBA Draft

Main article: 1966 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	7	Jerry Chambers	Los Angeles Lakers

Source:^[5]

References

1. sports-reference.com 1965-66 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
2. "1965–66 Utah Utes Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
3. "1980-81 Utah Utes Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
4. "2021-22 Utah Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
5. "1966 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 22, 2021.