NCAA BASKETBALL
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Memorial Gymnasium
El Paso, TX
Opened: December 1, 1961
Memorial Gym is a 5,200 seat multi-purpose arena in El Paso, Texas. It opened in December 1961, replacing Holliday Hall, and was home to the Texas Western College Miners basketball teams, until the Don Haskins Center, then known as the Special Events Center, opened in 1977, by which time Texas Western had changed its name to the current University of Texas at El Paso. Memorial Gym was the home court of the 1966 Texas Western basketball team that won the NCAA title, using five black starters to defeat Adolph Rupp's all-white Kentucky squad. Since 1974 Memorial Gym has been home to UTEP women's volleyball. Memorial Gym hosted the first and second rounds of the 2011 Conference USA Women's basketball tournament.
Last 10 Games
Date Opponents Result
Feb 26, 1966Colorado State @ Texas Western 55 - 72
Feb 14, 1966Arizona State @ Texas Western 67 - 69
Feb 1, 1966New Mexico State @ Texas Western 78 - 104
Jan 29, 1966West Texas St. @ Texas Western 50 - 69
Jan 6, 1966Seattle @ Texas Western 64 - 76
Jan 3, 1966Tulsa @ Texas Western 54 - 63
Dec 30, 1965Iowa @ Texas Western 68 - 86
Dec 29, 1965Loyola NO @ Texas Western 56 - 93
Dec 18, 1965Fresno State @ Texas Western 65 - 83
Dec 17, 1965Fresno State @ Texas Western 73 - 75