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1954–55 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
year	1954–55
team	La Salle Explorers
sport	Basketball
conference	Independent
CoachRank	3
APRank	3
record	26–5
head_coach	Ken Loeffler
champion	[NCAA tournament](1955-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament), Runner-up
tourney	[National Championship Game](1955-ncaa-basketball-championship-game)
tourney_result
L 63-77 vs. [San Francisco](1954-55-san-francisco-dons-men-s-basketball-team)

L 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.

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

Rankings

Main article: 1954–55 NCAA men's basketball rankings

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA club
1	3	Tom Gola	Philadelphia Warriors

References

(2004-01-23). "NCAA champ became CIA legend. Historic La Salle team produced unsung hero - Philly.com". Articles.philly.com.
"RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
"1955 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com".

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