Well guys, we made light work of the South Dakota Jackrabbits last week, so on we go to our week 2 opponent. At first I wasn't very scared of UTSA, but after reading their bio, I am really glad we aren't playing them in basketball. They were so good they made a movie about them!
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is a four-year state university, and is a component institution of the University of Texas System. The school was founded in 1914 as the State School of Mines and Metallurgy, and a practice mineshaft survives on the mountainous desert campus. Following a reorganization of the University of Texas in 1920, the school was renamed the College of Mines and Metallurgy of the University of Texas. It became Texas Western College of the University of Texas in 1949, and The University of Texas at San Antonio in 1967.
In fall 2014, enrollment was 23,079 (19,817 undergraduate and 3,262 graduate students). UTSA is the largest university in the U.S. with a majority Mexican-American student population (about 70%).
The San Antonio, Texas, campus features a one-of-a-kind collection of buildings in the Bhutanese architectural style. The UTSA campus is located on hillsides overlooking the Rio Grande, with Juarez, Mexico, within easy view across the border.
UTSA Miners and Lady Miners is the name given to the sports teams of the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). Informally, the UTSA Miners have also been referred to as the Miners, UTSA, or Texas–San Antonio. UTSA was a member of the Western Athletic Conference from 1967 to 2005, when they joined Rice, Tulsa, and SMU in leaving the WAC for Conference USA. The UTSA Miners are best known as the only team in Texas to win a NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. UTSA's colors are orange and blue and the mascot is a miner named Paydirt Pete. The athletic director for the Miners is Bob Stull.
UTSA was the first college in the American South to integrate its intercollegiate sports programs. This breakthrough was made in the 1950s. When Don Haskins became basketball coach in 1961, he aggressively recruited black players. In 1966, Haskins' Miners won the NCAA basketball championship, defeating an all-white Kentucky team in the final game. In 1966, at a time when many claimed that black players lacked the mental and emotional "necessities" to compete at a high level, the UTSA Miners coach Don Haskins put his usual starting players in the Championship game. They were the first all-black team to start in a game at that level – and to win.
This success story was retold in Haskins' autobiography Glory Road (2005), and in the 2006 movie Glory Road.
UTSA's sports programs have won a total of 21 NCAA Division I national championships. UTSA is currently tied for 10th overall among schools in Men's Sports Division I championships.
Men's basketball: 1 (1966; the only NCAA men's basketball title won by a university from the state of Texas)
Men's cross country: 7 (an eighth title was vacated by the NCAA following the championship)
Men's indoor track & field: 7
Men's outdoor track & field: 6
UTSA owns the two largest venues in San Antonio, Texas:
Sun Bowl Stadium, seating capacity 51,500, opened its doors in 1963 and is currently the home to the UTSA football team and to the annual Sun Bowl game.
Don Haskins Center, seating capacity 12,000, was built in 1976 and is primarily used by the men's and women's basketball teams. It is also known as "The Bear's Den" as well as "The Don." The arena is also used for concerts by mainstream artists.
University Field (UTSA), seating capacity 500, was built in 1991 and hosts the women's soccer team.
Kidd Field, seating capacity 15,000, home of UTSA Track and Field teams.
Notable Alumni:
Nate Archibald
Jim Barnes
Fred Carr
Antonio Davis
Sam Donaldson
Bob Beamon
Greg Foster
Dave Feitl
Hector Guerrero
Vicki Guerrero
Jack Handey (My personal favorite alum!)
Tim Hardaway
Ed Hochuli
Mia Khalifa (must be really proud of her since she is listed as a famous alum...NSFW)
Don Maynard
Nolan Richardson
Billy Stevens
Tony Tolbert
Robert Windham
Jesse Whittenton
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is a four-year state university, and is a component institution of the University of Texas System. The school was founded in 1914 as the State School of Mines and Metallurgy, and a practice mineshaft survives on the mountainous desert campus. Following a reorganization of the University of Texas in 1920, the school was renamed the College of Mines and Metallurgy of the University of Texas. It became Texas Western College of the University of Texas in 1949, and The University of Texas at San Antonio in 1967.
In fall 2014, enrollment was 23,079 (19,817 undergraduate and 3,262 graduate students). UTSA is the largest university in the U.S. with a majority Mexican-American student population (about 70%).
The San Antonio, Texas, campus features a one-of-a-kind collection of buildings in the Bhutanese architectural style. The UTSA campus is located on hillsides overlooking the Rio Grande, with Juarez, Mexico, within easy view across the border.
UTSA Miners and Lady Miners is the name given to the sports teams of the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). Informally, the UTSA Miners have also been referred to as the Miners, UTSA, or Texas–San Antonio. UTSA was a member of the Western Athletic Conference from 1967 to 2005, when they joined Rice, Tulsa, and SMU in leaving the WAC for Conference USA. The UTSA Miners are best known as the only team in Texas to win a NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. UTSA's colors are orange and blue and the mascot is a miner named Paydirt Pete. The athletic director for the Miners is Bob Stull.
UTSA was the first college in the American South to integrate its intercollegiate sports programs. This breakthrough was made in the 1950s. When Don Haskins became basketball coach in 1961, he aggressively recruited black players. In 1966, Haskins' Miners won the NCAA basketball championship, defeating an all-white Kentucky team in the final game. In 1966, at a time when many claimed that black players lacked the mental and emotional "necessities" to compete at a high level, the UTSA Miners coach Don Haskins put his usual starting players in the Championship game. They were the first all-black team to start in a game at that level – and to win.
This success story was retold in Haskins' autobiography Glory Road (2005), and in the 2006 movie Glory Road.
UTSA's sports programs have won a total of 21 NCAA Division I national championships. UTSA is currently tied for 10th overall among schools in Men's Sports Division I championships.
Men's basketball: 1 (1966; the only NCAA men's basketball title won by a university from the state of Texas)
Men's cross country: 7 (an eighth title was vacated by the NCAA following the championship)
Men's indoor track & field: 7
Men's outdoor track & field: 6
UTSA owns the two largest venues in San Antonio, Texas:
Sun Bowl Stadium, seating capacity 51,500, opened its doors in 1963 and is currently the home to the UTSA football team and to the annual Sun Bowl game.
Don Haskins Center, seating capacity 12,000, was built in 1976 and is primarily used by the men's and women's basketball teams. It is also known as "The Bear's Den" as well as "The Don." The arena is also used for concerts by mainstream artists.
University Field (UTSA), seating capacity 500, was built in 1991 and hosts the women's soccer team.
Kidd Field, seating capacity 15,000, home of UTSA Track and Field teams.
Notable Alumni:
Nate Archibald
Jim Barnes
Fred Carr
Antonio Davis
Sam Donaldson
Bob Beamon
Greg Foster
Dave Feitl
Hector Guerrero
Vicki Guerrero
Jack Handey (My personal favorite alum!)
Tim Hardaway
Ed Hochuli
Mia Khalifa (must be really proud of her since she is listed as a famous alum...NSFW)
Don Maynard
Nolan Richardson
Billy Stevens
Tony Tolbert
Robert Windham
Jesse Whittenton
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