Nevil Shed, 81, of San Antonio, is making a trip up the interstate to speak about his experience on a Miners team that was the first program to start an all-African American lineup in the ...

All Nevil Shed needs is the time, day and place to tell his story. Shed, the tallest member of the historic 1966 Texas Western College men’s basketball national championship team, poured out his ...

Funeral services were held on Wednesday to honor Mary Haskins, wife to legendary basketball head coach Don Haskins. Mary passed at the end of April at the age of 93. The two met back in 1950 ...

Nevil Shed, Cager’s lifelong friend and member of the 1966 team, said Cager always remained positive despite being faced with health issues. "Nothing could kill his spirit, and that's how you ...

TEXAS, USA — On Sunday, the basketball world celebrated the 57th anniversary of the Texas Western Miners 1966 National Championship team. Led by coach Don Haskins, Texas Western became the first ...

University Parks Drive. The keynote speaker will be Nevil Shed, a member of the first racially diverse basketball team in the country to win an NCAA championship, in 1966. He will recount life ...

I have done worse. On Feb. 20, 1967, I threw an egg at UTEP’s Nevil Shed. It hit him in the knee at the moment the defending national champions beat my beloved Utah State Aggies in double ...