The starters were Bobby Joe Hill, Orsten Artis, Willie Worsley, Harry Flournoy and David Lattin. Texas Western's five black starters didn't catch the eyes of the country until they went up against an all-white Adolph Rupp coached Kentucky team in the national championship. Nationally televised college basketball games were rare in the 1960s, Wetzel said. Pirates pull out dramatic win over Rustlers. He just said, 'I'm playing my best players and that's all there's going to be.'' Pirates end home schedule in style with 84-71 win over Rustlers. 'He certainly heard about it on the road and all that, but there was nothing that was going to change his thing. 196667 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team No Name Pos Year Height Pts Reb 11 John Gorman G SR 511 1.0 1.0 12 John Bailey G JR 60 8.0 2.5 13 Edward 'Ted' Cary F ST 65 2.1 2.2 14 Richie Jordan G SO 57 2.2 1.1 15 Steven Rymal G JR 61 11.4 4.7 21 James O'Brien G JR 63 0.6 22 Richard Chappel G SO 510 0.0 0. 'He had an all-black starting five for the entire year,' Wetzel said. Johnny Robinson and Bobby Hunt each picked off 10 opponent throws. The ball-hawking defense led the way with 41 turnovers. Chris Burford grabbed 58 passes, while Otis Taylor added 1,297 receiving yards. BLUE G W L AVE District Regional State Allen Park Inter-City Baptist Chargers 126 87 39. Mike Garrett carried the ball for a team-leading 801 yards for the Chiefs. Haskins grew up playing basketball in Oklahoma with best friend Herman Carr, an African-American kid from the same town. JRepository:Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, 101. MICHIGAN ATHLETIC LEAGUE G W L AVE District Regional State Pontiac Academy for Excellence Eagles 8 0 8.000 0 0 0 2008 TOURNAMENT-RECORD TITLES MICHIGAN INDEPENDENT ATHLETIC CONF. '(There was) nothing in the south, no African-American players.' 'Back in that era, there were teams that had African-Americans playing, but there was none in the Southwestern conference, which is basically all of Texas and Oklahoma, none in the SEC and none in the ACC,' Wetzel said. This week's episode also includes interviews with former Princeton point guard Mitch Henderson, BYU great Danny Ainge, former Nevada head coach Eric Musselman and former Illinois player Roger Powell Jr. Wetzel's interview with Andy Katz begins about 40 minutes into the podcast. The news made the headlines across the world, reaching an audience far beyond the basketball world and reminded everyone about the the fight against AIDS.

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