1965–66 Utah Redskins men's basketball team
Appearance
1965–66 Utah Redskins men's basketball | |
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WAC Champions | |
NCAA tournament, Final Four | |
Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 12 |
Record | 23–8 (7–3 WAC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Nielsen Fieldhouse |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 7 | – | 3 | .700 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 20 | – | 5 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 4 | – | 6 | .400 | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1965–66 Utah Redskins men's basketball team represented the University of Utah in the 1965-66 season. Head coach Jack Gardner and senior star Jerry Chambers would lead the Utes to a Western Athletic Conference championship and the Final Four of the NCAA tournament. The team finished with an overall record of 23–8 (7–3 WAC).
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Dec 2, 1965* |
Montana State | W 121–71 | 1–0 |
Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Dec 4, 1965* |
Loyola Marymount | W 113–81 | 2–0 |
Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Dec 6, 1965* |
Centenary | W 98–81 | 3–0 |
Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Dec 11, 1965* |
Saint Mary's | W 95–52 | 4–0 |
Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Dec 16, 1965* |
Morehead State | W 128–91 | 5–0 |
Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Dec 18, 1965* |
San Jose State | W 86–57 | 6–0 |
Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Dec 23, 1965* |
Air Force | W 108–57 | 7–0 |
Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Dec 28, 1965* |
at Cincinnati | L 66–84 | 7–1 |
Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Dec 30, 1965* |
vs. North Carolina Triangle Doubleheader |
L 85–90 | 7–2 |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina | |||||||
Dec 31, 1965* |
at North Carolina State Triangle Doubleheader |
W 85–72 | 8–2 |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina | |||||||
Jan 3, 1966* |
at Miami (FL) | L 87–88 | 8–3 |
Miami Beach Convention Center Miami, Florida | |||||||
Jan 7, 1966 |
Arizona | W 87–78 | 9–3 (1–0) |
Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Jan 8, 1966 |
Arizona State | W 102–83 | 10–3 (2–0) |
Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Jan 13, 1966 |
at Wyoming | W 93–91 | 11–3 (3–0) |
War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
Jan 15, 1966 |
at New Mexico | W 57–55 | 12–3 (4–0) |
Johnson Gymnasium Albuquerque, New Mexico | |||||||
Jan 19, 1966* |
at Hawaii | W 122–67 | 13–3 |
Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
Jan 29, 1966* |
at Utah State | W 94–79 | 14–3 |
Nelson Fieldhouse Logan, Utah | |||||||
Feb 4, 1966 |
Brigham Young | L 93–94 | 14–4 (4–1) |
Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Feb 7, 1966* |
Hawaii | W 88–50 | 15–4 |
Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Feb 8, 1966* |
New Mexico State | W 131–94 | 16–4 |
Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Feb 12, 1966* |
Utah State | W 127–88 | 17–4 |
Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Feb 18, 1966 |
at Arizona | L 68–71 | 17–5 (4–2) |
Bear Down Gym Tucson, Arizona | |||||||
Feb 19, 1966 |
at Arizona State | W 92–76 | 18–5 (5–2) |
Sun Devil Gym Tempe, Arizona | |||||||
Feb 25, 1966 |
Wyoming | W 107–103 | 19–5 (6–2) |
Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Feb 26, 1966 |
New Mexico | W 97–85 | 20–5 (7–2) |
Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Feb 28, 1966* |
Seattle | W 116–103 | 21–5 |
Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Mar 5, 1966 |
at Brigham Young | L 100–115 | 21–6 (7–3) |
George Albert Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 11, 1966* |
vs. Pacific Regional Final – Sweet Sixteen |
W 83–74 | 20–6 |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California | |||||||
Mar 12, 1966* |
vs. Oregon State Regional Final – Elite Eight |
W 70–64 | 21–6 |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California | |||||||
Mar 18, 1966* |
vs. No. 3 Texas Western National Semifinal – Final Four |
L 78–85 | 21–7 |
Cole Fieldhouse (14,253) College Park, Maryland | |||||||
Mar 19, 1966* |
vs. No. 2 Duke Consolation |
L 77–79 | 21–8 |
Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Rankings
NBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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1 | 7 | Jerry Chambers | Los Angeles Lakers |
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References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1965-66 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
- ^ "1965–66 Utah Utes Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ "1980-81 Utah Utes Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "2021-22 Utah Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ "1966 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 22, 2021.