[cj2561]

Not only your jealousy but you lack of knowledge about Uk's basketball program is showing. Coach Rupp did in fact recruit black players. Wesley Unseld, Butch Beard, Mike Redd and Jim McDaniel were recruited very hard by Rupp and Lancaster. They happen to choose another school because they would have been the first black player to ever play at UK. Coach Rupp always wanted a kid that could play, no matter what color skin, and these guys could really play. Rupp would never settle for the run of the mill player like so many coaches today end up with. So dont try playing the RACE card here.
Last time I checked 7 national NCAA titles are second to only UCLA's 11 I believe. The 66 team that lost to Texas Western just got beat ba a more talented team, no shame in that. Do some research before you start running off at the fingers.

UTEP have alot more on that game then UK did. Back then they say that a black kids is not basketball smart, and that there is no way that 5 black kids can beat 5 white kids. If Rupp could win without black kids, do you really think someone like Rupp would have a black kid on his team. Until you do the research don't run your mouth on something that you don't know. The paper i wrote about Rupp in college, i know what i am talking about. His wife and close friends, will tell you the same thing. After that 66 title game, he know that basketball will changes.....