1966 Texas Western NCAA tourney champs to be recognized during 2016 FF weekend

On the 50th anniversary of Texas Western’s groundbreaking NCAA men’s basketball tournament championship, the team will be recognized during halftime of the Orange Cheaters vs the Blue Cheaters semi-final game.

UTEPathletics.com: 1966 CHAMPIONS TO BE RECOGNIZED DURING NCAA FINAL FOUR

And an encore presentation of the game will be aired on Sunday by ESPN2 as well.

UTEPathletics.com: ESPN TO AIR 1966 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

ESPN.com: A Beautiful Burden: Khadeem Lattin’s grandfather and his Texas Western teammates helped changed the course of college basketball. Now the Oklahoma sophomore is continuing the family legacy.