1954–55 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1954–55 La Salle Explorers Basketball Independent 3 3 26–5 Ken Loeffler NCAA tournament, Runner-up National Championship Game L Lost 63-77 vs. San Francisco Season summary Robert Ames, later a CIA official killed in the 1983 bombing of the United States embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, was a member of the 1954–55 Explorers.http://articles.philly.com/2004-01-23/news/25366581_1_cia-agent-tom-gola-yasir-arafat https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061826/http://articles.philly.com/2004-01-23/news/25366581_1_cia-agent-tom-gola-yasir-arafat dead March 4, 2016 NCAA champ became CIA legend. Historic La Salle team produced unsung hero - Philly.com Articles.philly.com 2004-01-23 2014-05-07 NCAA tournament East La Salle 95, West Virginia 61 La Salle 73, Princeton 46 La Salle 99, Canisius College 64 Final Four La Salle 76, Iowa 73 San Francisco 77, La Salle 63 http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1955 RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More Rankings 1954–55 NCAA men's basketball rankings Team players drafted into the NBA Round Pick Player NBA club 1 3 Tom Gola Philadelphia Warriorshttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1955&lg=N 1955 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com 2013-01-18 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20130105194153/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1955&lg=N 2013-01-05 References Category:La Salle Explorers men's basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons La Salle Explorers La Salle La Salle La Salle