University of Texas El Paso - Flowsheet Yearbook (El Paso, TX)

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KETB LL TE Under the guidance of Coach Don Haskins and his assist- ant, Henry lMoej lba, Texas Western College's basketball team made record-breaking history for the college and El Paso. Led by All-American center Jim Bad News Barnes, the Miner team became the ninth ranked team in the coun- try. Meeting all opposition. they combined a superbly coached conference with a back-breaking offense to end the season with a 25-3 record. They were second in the na- tion in defense allowing their opponents a mere 55.3 points per game to the 72.5 points they earned for themselves. Nationally, the Miners put the basketball world on its feet and Texas lvestern College on the map when they beat Texas AM in the NCAA district tournament. When the Miners went to the NCAA regional tourney in Kansas City, they gave Kansas State the scare of its life before fin- ally bowing to the eventual tournament winner. Out of the tournament hut still in the running for third place, the Miners came back the following night to smash highly- rated Creighton. The Miners also created a sensation when during the reg- ular season they defeated the fourth and seventh ranked teams in the nation. Wichita and Arizona State. Considered a rebuilding year for Coach Haskins, the 1964 season was a masterpiece in coaching annals. Coach Has- kins had a big start by having Jim Barnes as the nucleus of the team. He took the finest athlete in the history of Tex- as Westerii College and added forwards Andy Hlumping- Jack Stoglin, Harry Flournoy and Charlie Banks to make up the powerful scoring and rebounding combination that broke opponents all season. The playmakers of the team, guards Orsten Little or Artis, Bob Dibler and Steve Tredennick, made life miser- able for opponents throughout the season, their ball-hawlo ing abilities saving point after point for the Miners. Their adept passes and quick thinking set up many a score for their team-mates up front. Also assisting, but not in the headlines as much, were the upcoming stars of the team, Jerry Armstrong, ,lim Holmes, Togo Hailey and Ron Schockley. V X pas. arg, Vw '- --ezswwfeve vs- ffftx' X .....? ,W -lfk2-hi.'7zfTfT78W?.'-:':N7liiiiiT'i'. 7V '4C 'f ' IWW' 'mi' L.. .. his

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Head Coach Don Haskins and Assistant Coach Henry lba. Coach Haskins has led the Miners to their third straight successful season under his guidance, and this year were consistently rated in the top twenty teams by beating such schools as the Uni- versity of Wichita and Arizona State. Also. for the third year, the Miners were the winners of the annual Sun Bowl Tournament held here at the Memorial Gymnasium to sell-out crowds. 284 -sf

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