1965–66 Utah Redskins men's basketball team

1965–66 Utah Redskins men's basketball
1965–66 Utah Redskins men's basketball
WAC Champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
Record	23–8 (7–3 WAC)
Head coach	Jack Gardner (13th season);
Home arena	Nielsen Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1964–65 1966–67 →

1965–66 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	40	Jerry Chambers	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Washington, D.C.

Head coach

Jack Gardner (USC)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
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
1	7	Jerry Chambers	Los Angeles Lakers

Source:^[5]

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.

[1] sports-reference.com 1965-66 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary

[2] "1965–66 Utah Utes Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 22, 2021.

[3] "1980-81 Utah Utes Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[4] "2021-22 Utah Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2021.

[5] "1966 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 22, 2021.

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