1954–55 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

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
CBA Season Champions
ConferenceCalifornia Basketball Association
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
1954–55 record28–1 (12–0 CBA)
Head coach
Assistant coachRoss Giudice
Home arenaKezar Pavilion
1954–55 California Basketball Association men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 San Francisco120 1.000  281  .966
San Jose State75 .583  169  .640
Santa Clara66 .500  1311  .542
Pacific48 .333  1115  .423
Saint Mary's111 .083  619  .240
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

1954–55 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 4 K. C. Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr San Francisco, California
C 6 Bill Russell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Oakland, California
F 14 Jerry Mullen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Berkeley, California
G 23 Hal Perry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr Ukiah, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site
city, state
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 Pavillion 
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 Pavillion 
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 Pavillion 
San Francisco, California
Jan 28, 1955*
No. 2 Stanford W 76–60  13–1
                   Kezar Pavillion 
San Francisco, California
Jan 29, 1955*
No. 2 California W 84–62  14–1
                   Kezar Pavillion 
San Francisco, California
Feb 4, 1955*
No. 2 Loyola (Los Angeles) W 65–55  15–1
                   Kezar Pavillion 
San Francisco, California
Feb 5, 1955
No. 2 Saint Mary's W 69–48  16–1
(5–0)
                   Kezar Pavillion 
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 Pavillion 
San Francisco, California
Mar 2, 1955
No. 1 Santa Clara W 73–61  23–1
(12–0)
                   Kezar Pavillion 
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.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final 
AP Not released NR NR 17 5 5 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 
Coaches Not released NR NR NR 6 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1

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Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
211Jerry MullenNew York Knicks
1076K. C. JonesMinneapolis Lakers

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References

  1. sports-reference.com 1954-55 California Basketball Association Season Summary
  2. "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.
  3. "1954-55 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  4. "1955 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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