's "50 Years in 50 Weeks" - 1964-65

(FAYETTEVILLE, NC) - The 2013-14 season serves as the 50th for the USA South Athletic Conference. In an effort to relive 50 Years of League memories, the USA South has produced "50 Years in 50 Weeks", a weekly chronicle of some of the great moments in Conference history.

Each week, a year of moments will be released on the USA South's website. To view previous entries, click the appropriate year at the bottom of the screen.

1964 - 1965

  • Track is first offered as a Conference sport and Lynchburg wins the first of many league meet championships.
  • In a 1965 Men’s Basketball Tournament game versus UNC Charlotte, Lynchburg hits every free throw attempted.
  • In the 1965 Men’s Basketball Tournament, Benny Brockwell of St. Andrews attempts 71 field goals, a record that still stands today.
  • Wayne Proffitt of Lynchburg makes 15 free throws in a 1965 Men’s Basketball Tournament game versus Methodist. The 15 makes are tied for the most-ever in a Conference tournament game.

 
Don Hines of N.C. Wesleyan is the first to earn Men’s Basketball Tournament MVP honors from a team that did not win the championship. Only six players in league history have earned that distinction.


Conference Champions

Sport Regular Season Champion Tournament/Meet Champion
Bowling UNC-Charlotte UNC-Charlotte
Golf*   Lynchburg
Men's Basketball UNC-Charlotte Lynchburg
Men's Cross Country*   Lynchburg
Men's Tennis** College of Charleston  
Men's Track & Field*   Lynchburg
*-no regular season championship awarded
**-no tournament was held until the 2005-06 season


Previous Years

To view more ways the USA South is celebrating its 50th year, please click HERE!