Goodbye Don Haskins

Posted at September 8, 2008

Don Haskins, former coach of the UTEP Miners men’s basketball team has passed away. Haskins’ team won the NCAA finals in 1966 (the college was called Texas Western then). Haskins’ life was portrayed in the 1996 movie Glory Road, which was based on his biography. The team was the first NCAA team to have 5 black starters on the court.