Forward - Harry Flournoy, Sr. (8.3 ppg, 10.7 rpg)
Forward - Nevil Shed, Jr. (10.6 ppg, 7.9 rpg)
Center - David Lattin, So. (14.0 ppg, 8.6 rpg)
Guard - Bobby Joe Hill, Jr. (15.0 ppg)
Guard - Orsten Artis, Sr. (12.6 ppg)
Key Reserves
Willie Worsley, So. (8.0 ppg)
Willie Cager, So. (6.6 ppg, 4.0 rpg)
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Don Haskins
Texas Western College
One - Texas Western in 1966.
The name of the only Hispanic basketball player on the Texas Western team in 1966 was David Lattin.
Texas Across the River, 1966.
During the 1966 NCAA tournament, which Texas Western won, seeding was not used. The process of seeding teams didn't begin until the 1978 NCAA tournament.
11on the active roster. 18 on the 40 man roster
Click on the '1952 Texas A&M Football Roster' link below to see a listing of players.
Willie Cager was born to a very poor family in the Bronx, New York. In 1966 he was part of the Texas Western basketball team that won the college National Championship. Texas Western is now the University of Texas at El Paso.
In 1966 Texas Western (now UTEP) won the championship by beating Kentucky, 72-65.
Western Texas College is located in Snyder, Texas.
November 24, 1966: Texas 22, Texas A&M 14