The 1954–55 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco in NCAA competition in the 1954–55 season. The Dons, a member of the California Basketball Association (now known as the West Coast Conference), finished the season ranked #1 in the nation.
1954–55 San Francisco Dons men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament National champions CBA regular season champions | |
Conference | California Basketball Association |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 1 |
AP | No. 1 |
Record | 28–1 (12–0 CBA) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Ross Giudice |
Home arena | Kezar Pavilion |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 San Francisco | 12 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 28 | – | 1 | .966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 16 | – | 9 | .640 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's | 1 | – | 11 | .083 | 6 | – | 19 | .240 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site city, state | |||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Dec 2, 1955* |
Cal State-Chico | W 70–39 | 1–0 |
– | – | – | Kezar Pavilion San Francisco, California | ||||
Dec 10, 1954* |
at Loyola (Los Angeles) | W 54–45 | 2–0 |
– | – | – | Alumni Memorial Gymnasium Los Angeles, California | ||||
Dec 11, 1954* |
at No. 13 UCLA | L 40–47 | 2–1 |
– | – | – | UCLA Men's Gymnasium Los Angeles, California | ||||
Dec 17, 1954* |
Oregon State | W 60–34 | 3–1 |
– | – | – | Cow Palace Daly City, California | ||||
Dec 18, 1954* |
No. 8 UCLA | W 56–44 | 4–1 |
– | – | – | Cow Palace Daly City, California | ||||
Dec 20, 1954* |
vs. No. 17 Wichita State All-College Tournament |
W 94–75 | 5–1 |
– | – | – | Oklahoma City Municipal Auditorium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | ||||
Dec 21, 1954* |
No. 17 | at Oklahoma City All-College Tournament |
W 75–51 | 6–1 |
– | – | – | Oklahoma City Municipal Auditorium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |||
Dec 22, 1954* |
No. 17 | vs. No. 8 George Washington All-College Tournament |
W 73–57 | 7–1 |
– | – | – | Oklahoma City Municipal Auditorium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |||
Dec 29, 1954* |
No. 5 | San Diego State | W 70–56 | 8–1 |
– | – | – | Kezar Pavilion San Francisco, California | |||
Jan 4, 1955 |
No. 5 | at Saint Mary's | W 51–37 | 9–1 (1–0) |
– | – | – | Madigan Gymnasium Moraga, California | |||
Jan 10, 1955 |
No. 5 | San Jose State | W 56–30 | 10–1 (2–0) |
– | – | – | Kezar Pavilion San Francisco, California | |||
Jan 12, 1955 |
No. 5 | at Santa Clara | W 54–44 | 11–1 (3–0) |
– | – | – | Oakland, California | |||
Jan 14, 1955 |
No. 5 | Pacific | W 62–49 | 12–1 (4–0) |
12 – Tied | – | – | Kezar Pavilion San Francisco, California | |||
Jan 28, 1955* |
No. 2 | Stanford | W 76–60 | 13–1 |
– | – | – | Kezar Pavilion San Francisco, California | |||
Jan 29, 1955* |
No. 2 | California | W 84–62 | 14–1 |
– | – | – | Kezar Pavilion San Francisco, California | |||
Feb 4, 1955* |
No. 2 | Loyola (Los Angeles) | W 65–55 | 15–1 |
– | – | – | Kezar Pavilion San Francisco, California | |||
Feb 5, 1955 |
No. 2 | Saint Mary's | W 69–48 | 16–1 (5–0) |
– | – | – | Kezar Pavilion San Francisco, California | |||
Feb 9, 1955 |
No. 1 | at Pacific | W 72–52 | 17–1 (6–0) |
– | – | – | Pacific Pavilion Stockton, California | |||
Feb 11, 1955 |
No. 1 | at San Jose State | W 59–49 | 18–1 (7–0) |
– | – | – | Spartan Gym San Jose, California | |||
Feb 14, 1955 |
No. 1 | at Santa Clara | W 66–52 | 19–1 (8–0) |
31 – Russell | – | – | San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California | |||
Feb 16, 1955 |
No. 1 | at Saint Mary's | W 65–57 | 20–1 (9–0) |
– | – | – | Madigan Gymnasium Moraga, California | |||
Feb 23, 1955 |
No. 1 | at San Jose State | W 64–40 | 21–1 (10–0) |
– | – | – | Spartan Gym San Jose, California | |||
Feb 26, 1955 |
No. 1 | Pacific | W 67–57 | 22–1 (11–0) |
– | – | – | Kezar Pavilion San Francisco, California | |||
Mar 2, 1955 |
No. 1 | Santa Clara | W 73–61 | 23–1 (12–0) |
– | – | – | Kezar Pavilion San Francisco, California | |||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 8, 1955* |
No. 1 | vs. West Texas A&M First round |
W 89–66 | 24–1 |
29 – Russell | 11 – Tied | – | Cow Palace Daly City, California | |||
Mar 11, 1955* |
No. 1 | vs. No. 7 Utah West Regional semifinal |
W 78–59 | 25–1 |
24 – Mullen | 9 – Russell | – | Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon | |||
Mar 12, 1955* |
No. 1 | vs. No. 10 Oregon State West Regional Final |
W 57–56 | 26–1 |
29 – Russell | 16 – Russell | – | Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon | |||
Mar 18, 1955* |
No. 1 | vs. No. 15 Colorado National semifinal |
W 62–50 | 27–1 |
24 – Russell | 9 – Russell | – | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | |||
Mar 19, 1955* |
No. 1 | vs. No. 3 La Salle National Championship Game |
W 77–63 | 28–1 |
24 – Jones | 25 – Russell | – | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Rankings
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
AP | — | — | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Coaches | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Awards and honors
edit- Bill Russell, First Team All-America selection
Team players drafted into the NBA
editRound | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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2 | 11 | Jerry Mullen | New York Knicks |
10 | 76 | K. C. Jones | Minneapolis Lakers |
References
edit- ^ sports-reference.com 1954-55 California Basketball Association Season Summary
- ^ "Men's Basketball Yearly Results (1950-60) - University of San Francisco Athletics". University of San Francisco Athletics. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 634–635. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "1954-55 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "1955 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 20, 2020.