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Sam Williams (basketball, Born 1924)
Walter "Sam" Williams (June 29, 1924 – October 15, 2012) was an American college basketball coach. He is considered an early pioneer of racial integration in the college game and is the University of Texas–Pan American's all-time leader in wins (244), including its only men's basketball national championship in 1962–63. Williams is referred to as the "Father of Broncs Basketball" at Texas Pan–American. He oversaw the school's transition from a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) program into an NCAA Division I program. During his 15 year tenure, he had 11 winning seasons, 4 20-win seasons, and 244 total victories. He also coached the baseball team for one season. The UTPA Fieldhouse, where the team plays their home games, had its center court rededicated to Williams on November 20, 2010. He was also named head coach emeritus, becoming just the second former coach at Texas Pan–American to earn that honor (baseball coach Al Ogletree Alfred H. Ogletre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daingerfield, Texas
Daingerfield is a city and the county seat of Morris County, Texas, Morris County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,560 at the 2010 census. The bluegrass instrumental tune Old Dangerfield by Bill Monroe was named after the town of Daingerfield. Geography Daingerfield is located at (33.030721, –94.724451). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,522 people, 1,035 households, and 674 families residing in the city. 2000 census At the 2000 United States Census, 2000 census there were 2,517 people, 957 households, and 694 families living in the town. The population density was 1,043.0 people per square mile (403.2/km). There were 1,119 housing units at an average density of 463.7 per square mile (179.3/km). The Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census, racial makeup of the town was 67.5% White, 26.1% African American, 0. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1964 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 27th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. It was the first time the leading rebounder was also the leading scorer, Lucious Jackson of runner-up Pan American (Texas). Lucious was also named tournament Most Valuable Player, which made him the third player to receive the award back to back. Awards and honors *Leading scorer: ''Lucious Jackson'', Pan American; 5 games, 54 field goals, 16 free throws, 124 total points (24.8 points per game) *Leading rebounder: ''Lucious Jackson'', Pan American; 5 games, 67 rebounds (13.4 rebounds per game) *Player of the Year: est. 1994 *Most rebounds; career ends: ''180'', Lucious Jackson, Pan American, (1962,63,64) *All-time leading scorer; final appearance: ''Lucious Jackson, 7th'' Pan American (1962,63,64); 12 games, 117 field goals, 67 free throws, 301 total points, 25.0 average ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From McAllen, Texas
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People From Daingerfield, Texas
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High School Basketball Coaches In The United States
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Basketball Coaches From Texas
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2012 Deaths
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1924 Births
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Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros Baseball
The Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros baseball team, or the UTRGV Vaqueros, is the varsity intercollegiate baseball team of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, an NCAA Division I institution with several campuses in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, United States. UTRGV was formally founded in 2013 with the announced merger of the University of Texas–Pan American (UTPA), with its main campus in Edinburg, and the University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB) in Brownsville, with the merged university beginning operation in the 2015–16 school year. The Vaqueros compete in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), play home games at UTRGV Baseball Stadium in Edinburg, and are coached by Derek Matlock. Prior to the merger, UTPA competed in Division I as the Texas–Pan American Broncs, while UTB, a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, had no baseball program. In 2014, the University of Texas System announced that UTRGV would directly inherit the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972–73 NCAA University Division Men's Basketball Season
The 1972–73 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in November 1972, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1973 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 26, 1973, at St. Louis Arena in St. Louis, Missouri. The UCLA Bruins won their ninth NCAA national championship with an 87–66 victory over the Memphis State Tigers. Rule changes * Freshmen became eligible to play on varsity teams. Previously, they had played on separate freshman teams. * The free throw on a common foul for the first six personal fouls in a half was eliminated. Instead, the team that was fouled threw the ball in from out of bounds after each such foul. * A "flop" — an unnecessary fall to the floor to get a charging call against a player dribbling the ball — was deemed a form of unsportsmanlike conduct. Season headlines * UCLA went undefeated (30–0) for the second straight season and won its seventh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971–72 NCAA University Division Men's Basketball Season
The 1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1971, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1972 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 25, 1972, at Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. The 1971–72 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, UCLA Bruins won their eighth NCAA national championship with an 81–76 victory over the Florida State Seminoles men's basketball, Florida State Seminoles. Season headlines * 1971–72 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, UCLA went undefeated (30–0) and won its sixth NCAA championship in a row, eighth overall, and eighth in nine seasons. In the Pac-12 Conference, Pacific 8 Conference, it also won its sixth of what ultimately would be 13 consecutive conference titles. * The national championship game was played on Saturday for the last time. It moved to Monday night in 1973 NCAA University Division basketbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970–71 NCAA University Division Men's Basketball Season
The 1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1970, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1971 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 27, 1971, at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. The UCLA Bruins won their seventh NCAA national championship with a 68–62 victory over the Villanova Wildcats. Season headlines * The NCAA introduced a new rule prohibiting any team which turned down an invitation to the NCAA tournament from playing in any other postseason tournament. The effect of the rule is to prevent NCAA Tournament invitees from accepting a National Invitation Tournament instead, diminishing the quality of the pool of teams eligible to play in the NIT. * UCLA won its fifth NCAA championship in a row, seventh overall, and seventh in eight seasons. In the Pacific 8 Conference, it also won its fifth of what ultimately would be 13 consecutive conference titles. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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