1954–55 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1954–55 San Francisco Dons Basketball San Francisco Dons 1954–55 team photo.jpg 300 California Basketball Association CBA 1 1 28–1 12–0 Phil Woolpert 5th Ross Giudice Kezar Pavilion NCAA tournament National championsNCAA regular season championsCBA regular season champions National Championship Game W Won 77–63 vs. La Salle 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. Roster 1954 San Francisco Dons y K. C. Jones 4 G 6 1 195 Jr San Francisco, California y Bill Russell 6 C 6 9 210 Jr Oakland, California y Jerry Mullen 14 F 6 5 195 Sr Berkeley, California y Hal Perry 23 G 5 10 Jr Ukiah, California y basketball Phil Woolpert (Loyola Marymount) Ross Giudice (San Francisco) Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=San Francisco Dons| Regular Season Dec 2, 1955 yes 1955 men Chico State Wildcats Chico State Kezar Pavilion San Francisco, California 70–39             1–0 Dec 10, 1954 yes yes 1954 men Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola (Los Angeles) Alumni Memorial Gymnasium Los Angeles, California 54–45             2–0 Dec 11, 1954 yes yes UCLA 13 UCLA Men's Gymnasium Los Angeles, California 40–47             2–1 Dec 17, 1954 yes 1954 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Cow Palace Daly City, California 60–34             3–1 Dec 18, 1954 yes UCLA 8 Cow Palace Daly City, California 56–44             4–1 Dec 20, 1954 yes yes 1954 men Wichita State Shockers Wichita State 17 Oklahoma City Municipal Auditorium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma All-College Tournament 94–75             5–1 Dec 21, 1954 yes yes 17 1954 men Oklahoma City Chiefs Oklahoma City Oklahoma City Municipal Auditorium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma All-College Tournament 75–51             6–1 Dec 22, 1954 yes yes 17 1954 men George Washington Colonials George Washington 8 Oklahoma City Municipal Auditorium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma All-College Tournament 73–57             7–1 Dec 29, 1954 yes 5 1954 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Kezar Pavilion San Francisco, California 70–56             8–1 Jan 4, 1955 yes 5 1954 men Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's Madigan Gymnasium Moraga, California 51–37             9–1 1–0 Jan 10, 1955 5 1954 men San Jose State Spartans San Jose State Kezar Pavilion San Francisco, California 56–30             10–1 2–0 Jan 12, 1955 yes 5 1954 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Oakland, California 54–44             11–1 3–0 Jan 14, 1955 5 1954 men Pacific Tigers Pacific Kezar Pavilion San Francisco, California 62–49 Tied 12         12–1 4–0 Jan 28, 1955 yes 2 1954 men Stanford Cardinal Stanford Kezar Pavilion San Francisco, California 76–60             13–1 Jan 29, 1955 yes 2 1954 men California Golden Bears California Kezar Pavilion San Francisco, California 84–62             14–1 Feb 4, 1955 yes 2 Loyola (Los Angeles) Kezar Pavilion San Francisco, California 65–55             15–1 Feb 5, 1955 2 Saint Mary's Kezar Pavilion San Francisco, California 69–48             16–1 5–0 Feb 9, 1955 yes 1 Pacific Pacific Pavilion Stockton, California 72–52             17–1 6–0 Feb 11, 1955 yes 1 San Jose State Spartan Gym San Jose, California 59–49             18–1 7–0 Feb 14, 1955 yes 1 Santa Clara San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California 66–52 Russell 31         19–1 8–0 Feb 16, 1955 yes 1 Saint Mary's Madigan Gymnasium Moraga, California 65–57             20–1 9–0 Feb 23, 1955 yes 1 San Jose State Spartan Gym San Jose, California 64–40             21–1 10–0 Feb 26, 1955 1 Pacific Kezar Pavilion San Francisco, California 67–57             22–1 11–0 Mar 2, 1955 1 Santa Clara Kezar Pavilion San Francisco, California 73–61             23–1 12–0 |- !colspan=9 style=San Francisco Dons| NCAA Tournament Mar 8, 1955 yes yes 1 1954 men West Texas A&M Buffaloes West Texas A&M Cow Palace Daly City, California First round 89–66 Russell 29 Tied 11     24–1 Mar 11, 1955 yes yes 1 1954 men Utah Utes Utah 7 Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon West Regional semifinal 78–59 Mullen 24 Russell 9     25–1 Mar 12, 1955 yes yes 1 1954 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State 10 Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon West Regional Final 57–56 Russell 29 Russell 16     26–1 Mar 18, 1955 yes yes 1 Colorado 15 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri National semifinal 62–50 Russell 24 Russell 9     27–1 Mar 19, 1955 yes yes 1 La Salle 3 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri National Championship Game 77–63 Jones 24 Russell 25     28–1 1 AP Poll Pacific Time W West Men's Basketball Yearly Results (1950-60) - University of San Francisco Athletics https://usfdons.com/sports/2014/8/7/MBB_0807145833.aspx#1954-55 University of San Francisco Athletics June 20, 2020 Rankings 1954–55 NCAA men's basketball rankings AP 1 14 NR NR 17 5 5 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 Coaches 1 14 NR NR NR 6 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 634–635 2009 978-0-345-51392-2https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/seasons/1955-polls.html 1954-55 College Basketball Polls Sports Reference June 20, 2020 Awards and honors Bill Russell, First Team All-America selection Team players drafted into the NBA 1955 NBA draft San Francisco Dons Round Pick Player NBA club 2 11 Jerry Mullen New York Knicks 10 76 K. C. Jones Minneapolis Lakers https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1955.html 1955 NBA Draft basketball-reference.com June 20, 2020 References San Francisco Category:San Francisco Dons men's basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons San Francisco Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons San Francisco Dons San Francisco Dons Category:1950s in San Francisco Category:1955 in San Francisco