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Wreck ‘em Tech Raiders may be next team in Texas to win a championship

Wreck ‘em Tech Raiders may be next team in Texas to win a championship

Daniel Mendez, Web Editor April 8, 2019

On Monday night the national championship for men’s basketball will be crowned when No. 1 seed Virginia Cavaliers take on No. 3 Texas Tech Red Raiders. This is the first time in school history that Tech and Virginia will be competing for a national...

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Jerry Harkness, 77, was the captain of the 1963 National championship team for Loyola Chicago.

Loyola Chicago relives pristine history in wake of Final Four

Adrian Broaddus, Copy Editor March 30, 2018

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS—Beyond Sister Jean-Dolores Schmidt creating massive buzz and the Cinderella team of Loyola-Chicago climbing its way into the Final Four rests a deep-rooted history of basketball and triumph for the program of the Ramblers. Sitting...

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Texas Westerns 1966 championship team captain Orsten Artis passes away

Texas Western’s 1966 championship team captain Orsten Artis passes away

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor December 26, 2017

Orsten Artis, team captain on Texas Western’s 1966 national championship team, passed away at his home in Merrillville, Ind. on Tuesday. He was 74 years old. The Miners have lost both captains from the 28-1 squad that won the only Division I men’s...

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Free events celebrate 50th anniversary of the the 1966 NCAA championship

Free events celebrate 50th anniversary of the the 1966 NCAA championship

February 2, 2016

The Road To Glory Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the 1966 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship A Union Gallery Exhibition January 19-February 26 Reception: Wednesday, Feb. 3, 5 p.m. Union Gallery, Union Bldg. East, 2nd Floor "And the Wheels...

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The legacy of ‘66 50 years later

The legacy of ‘66 50 years later

Luis Gonzalez, Editor in Chief November 3, 2015

Even if it wasn’t clear to everybody at the time, there would be a before and after to March 19, 1966. At a time when the NCAA Tournament was nowhere near the national spectacle it is today, Texas Western’s (now UTEP) victory over Kentucky to claim...

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