Don Haskins, who was known as "The Bear" is one of the best coaches in collage basketball history. He started off by playing college basketball at Oklahoma A&M. After he was done playing college ball he went to coach the boy's and girl's at Benjamin High. He also leaded the basketball programs at Hedley and Dumas high schools which are both located in Texas. In 1961, Haskins took over the UTEP program. His first two teams both had winning seasons and made a few apperances in the NCAA Tournement He was doing pretty good in El Paso. When his 1966 team won the NCAA Championship, he was known as the first coach to ever start a black lineup in the major college level. This event was captured in an 2006 motion picture called "Glory