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Texas Western's 1966 National Championship? Yeah, it's referenced just about every single March in El Paso. The championship—still the only men's team in Texas to win the NCAA title—still serves as the cornerstone of the city's athletic history.

The first 400 fans at the UTEP-FAU game will receive a commemorative white Texas Western shirt to celebrate the themed "Texas Western Night" at the Don Haskins Center.

A new rap has been written and recorded based on the book The Baron and the Bear that celebrates Texas Western's 1966 National Championship over Kentucky.

Remember the time Don Haskins "The Bear" was the first to win NCAA title with 5 African American starters?

Aaron Jones is expected to be the first Miner since 2008 selected in the NFL Draft. Here is a list of all Texas Western and UTEP players drafted by the NFL.

Over the years, much has been written about the 1966 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Game between Texas Western and Kentucky. Ray Sanchez's book Basketball's Biggest Upset remains a local favorite years after it was first published while Frank Fitzpatrick's And The Walls Came Tumbling Down took a look at the social significance of the Miners' win...

Willie Cager is a Miner hoops legend, a National Champion, and a Basketball Hall of Famer. How about Mayor? The former Texas Western star and longtime El Paso resident told the El Paso Times today that he is planning to run for mayor next May...

The 1966 Texas Western Miners were honored this past weekend at the Final Four in Houston for the 50th anniversary of their National Championship. The NCAA held various activities with members of the '66 team including a youth clinic, Q&A session, appearance at the 2016 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announcement, and autograph session...

We learned yesterday that ESPN was planning a special retrospective on the 50th anniversary of the 1966 Texas Western championship. When ESPN first issued their media release on the rebroadcast, they claimed that Making History: The 1966 NCAA Championship - Texas Western vs...

CBS Sports Network announced that they will air a one hour special documentary to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Texas Western College National Championship. 1966 Texas Western: Champions of Change will debut Sunday, February 28th at 10am MT on CBS Sports Network...