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1954–55 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
year	1954–55
team	San Francisco Dons
sport	Basketball
image	San Francisco Dons 1954–55 team photo.jpg
image_size	300
conference	California Basketball Association
short_conf	CBA
CoachRank	1
APRank	1
record	28–1
conf_record	12–0
head_coach	Phil Woolpert
hc_year	5th
asst_coach1	Ross Giudice
stadium	Kezar Pavilion
champion	[NCAA tournament](1955-ncaa-basketball-tournament) National champions
CBA regular season champions
tourney	[National Championship Game](1955-ncaa-basketball-championship-game)
tourney_result
W 77–63 vs. [La Salle](1954-55-la-salle-explorers-men-s-basketball-team)

CBA regular season champions W 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

Phil Woolpert ()
Ross Giudice ()

Schedule and results

|- !colspan=9 style=| Regular Season |- !colspan=9 style=| NCAA Tournament

NCAA basketball tournament

West
- San Francisco 89, West Texas A&M 66
- San Francisco 57, Oregon State 56
Final Four
- San Francisco 62, Colorado 50
- San Francisco 77, La Salle 63 --

Rankings

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

Awards and honors

Bill Russell, First Team All-America selection

Team players drafted into the NBA

Main article: 1955 NBA draft

References

"Men's Basketball Yearly Results (1950-60) - University of San Francisco Athletics". [[San Francisco Dons.
(May 2022)
(2009). "ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game". [[Random House]].
"1954-55 College Basketball Polls". [[Sports Reference]].
"Archived copy".
"1955 NBA Draft". [[Sports Reference.

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