50 years later, TV hoops legacy of Eddie Einhorn and UCLA-Houston looms large

Posted Jan 20, 2018
Considering all that transpired in 1968, what occurred 50 years ago Saturday may represent the most benign sort of upheaval. But there’s no denying it too changed the world. Everything that major college basketball would become began Jan. 20, 1968, when UCLA met Houston at the Astrodome before an unprecedented crowd of 52,693 and a national television audience. (Chicago Tribune)

Related: Other News

UNC Basketball Transfer Tracker: Jalen Washington scores career-high 22; big games for Nickel, Tyson
Elliot Cadeau’s floor leadership has No. 2 Michigan poised to be the No. 1 team in the country, days after former UNC teammate Jalen Washington...
Sun Feb 15, 2026

College basketball Saturday scores, winners and losers
Providence and No. 17 St. John's spent part of Valentine's Day exchanging punches in place of pleasantries. The two Big East rivals had an old-fashioned...
Sun Feb 15, 2026

Illinois freshman Keaton Wagler's monster first year on pace with Magic Johnson
This freshman is the person that the Underwood Family Business has chosen to build everything around. Coach Brad Underwood is pursuing Illinois' first trip to...
Sun Feb 15, 2026

College Basketball Games of the Week
A non-conference showdown in Nashville. Three ranked vs. ranked matchups in women's basketball. Both No. 1 overall teams in action. The big college basketball games...
Sat Feb 14, 2026