1965–66_Utah_Redskins_men's_basketball_team
1965–66 Utah Redskins men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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).
Quick Facts Utah Redskins men's basketball, WAC Champions ...
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) |
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Home arena | Nielsen Fieldhouse |
Seasons ← 1964–65 1966–67 → |
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More information Players, Coaches ...
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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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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Main article: 1966 NBA draft
More information Round, Pick ...
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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1 | 7 | Jerry Chambers | Los Angeles Lakers |
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- "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.