Reply to thread

Message: [QUOTE="superjohn, post: 4946178, member: 1522"] There wasn't intergration until 1947-48 and Texas Western was the first with an all black starting 5 to win the national championship, that was in 1966. That's my demarcation for when we saw true integration. It was still just 22 teams then in the tournament. Mid to late 50's was when the NCAA took over as the premier tournament and the true national champion. I would say anything after the mid to late 50's when the NCAA tournament was the premier tournament counts even though there were so few teams participating and there wasn't true integration. 1985 and on is the modern era of college basketball and the tournament. I don't think there's any disputing that. Any NCAA or NIT title before the mid to late 50's has the same value as a Yale or Princeton football national championship in my view. [/QUOTE]