Historically, the Western Miners Team was the school team of Texas Western University. At that time, the head coach was Don Haskins. In the 65-66 season, the team won the NCAA basketball championship with five black players as the starting point, which was also a powerful counterattack against the apartheid system in the United States at that time.

In the NCAA 1965- 1966 regular season, the team won 23 wins 1 losses, of which the first 23 won in a row.

Beat Oklahoma City University at 89:74 in the first round of the playoffs;

Beat the University of Cincinnati at 78:76 in the second round;

Beat the University of Kansas at 8 1:80 in the third round;

Beat the University of Utah at 85:78 in the semi-final;

Beat the University of Kentucky 72:65 in the final.

1966 season player list:

1, Jerry Armstrong, striker?

2. Oskon Addis, Defender

3. Louis bardo, striker

4. Willie cagle, striker

5. Harry Fraineau, striker

6. Bobby Joe Hill, defender

7. Dave Lattin, middle

8.dick mills, forward

9. David Palacio, defender

10, togriley, defender

1 1, Neville Sid, defender

12, Willie Worsley, defender