# 1965–66 Utah Redskins men's basketball team

The 1965–66 Utah Redskins men's basketball team represented the University of Utah in the 1965-66 season. Head coach Jack Gardner and senior star Jerry Chambers would lead the Utes to a Western Athletic Conference championship and the Final Four of the NCAA tournament. The team finished with an overall record of 23–8 (7–3 WAC).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Dec 2, 1965* | Montana State | W 121–71 | 1–0 | Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Dec 4, 1965* | Loyola Marymount | W 113–81 | 2–0 | Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Dec 6, 1965* | Centenary | W 98–81 | 3–0 | Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Dec 11, 1965* | Saint Mary's | W 95–52 | 4–0 | Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Dec 16, 1965* | Morehead State | W 128–91 | 5–0 | Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Dec 18, 1965* | San Jose State | W 86–57 | 6–0 | Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Dec 23, 1965* | Air Force | W 108–57 | 7–0 | Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Dec 28, 1965* | at Cincinnati | L 66–84 | 7–1 | Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 30, 1965* | vs. North Carolina Triangle Doubleheader | L 85–90 | 7–2 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Dec 31, 1965* | at North Carolina State Triangle Doubleheader | W 85–72 | 8–2 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 3, 1966* | at Miami (FL) | L 87–88 | 8–3 | Miami Beach Convention Center Miami, Florida |
| Jan 7, 1966 | Arizona | W 87–78 | 9–3 (1–0) | Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Jan 8, 1966 | Arizona State | W 102–83 | 10–3 (2–0) | Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Jan 13, 1966 | at Wyoming | W 93–91 | 11–3 (3–0) | War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming |
| Jan 15, 1966 | at New Mexico | W 57–55 | 12–3 (4–0) | Johnson Gymnasium Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Jan 19, 1966* | at Hawaii | W 122–67 | 13–3 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Jan 29, 1966* | at Utah State | W 94–79 | 14–3 | Nelson Fieldhouse Logan, Utah |
| Feb 4, 1966 | Brigham Young | L 93–94 | 14–4 (4–1) | Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Feb 7, 1966* | Hawaii | W 88–50 | 15–4 | Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Feb 8, 1966* | New Mexico State | W 131–94 | 16–4 | Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Feb 12, 1966* | Utah State | W 127–88 | 17–4 | Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Feb 18, 1966 | at Arizona | L 68–71 | 17–5 (4–2) | Bear Down Gym Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb 19, 1966 | at Arizona State | W 92–76 | 18–5 (5–2) | Sun Devil Gym Tempe, Arizona |
| Feb 25, 1966 | Wyoming | W 107–103 | 19–5 (6–2) | Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Feb 26, 1966 | New Mexico | W 97–85 | 20–5 (7–2) | Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Feb 28, 1966* | Seattle | W 116–103 | 21–5 | Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Mar 5, 1966 | at Brigham Young | L 100–115 | 21–6 (7–3) | George Albert Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 1966* | vs. Pacific Regional Final – Sweet Sixteen | W 83–74 | 20–6 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Mar 12, 1966* | vs. Oregon State Regional Final – Elite Eight | W 70–64 | 21–6 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Mar 18, 1966* | vs. No. 3 Texas Western National Semifinal – Final Four | L 78–85 | 21–7 | Cole Fieldhouse (14,253) College Park, Maryland |
| Mar 19, 1966* | vs. No. 2 Duke Consolation | L 77–79 | 21–8 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 7 | Jerry Chambers | Los Angeles Lakers |
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