1954–55 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1954–55 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
National Championship Game, L 63-77 vs. San Francisco
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	26–5
Head coach	Ken Loeffler
Seasons← 1953–54 1955–56 →

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

Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	3	Tom Gola	Philadelphia Warriors

References

"NCAA champ became CIA legend. Historic La Salle team produced unsung hero - Philly.com". Articles.philly.com. January 23, 2004. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
"RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
"1955 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2013.

v t e La Salle Explorers men's basketball
Venues	Wister Hall (19??–1955) Palestra (1955–1989) Civic Center (1989–1996) First Union Spectrum (1996–1998) John Glaser Arena (1998–present) TruMark Financial Center (facilities)
Culture & lore	City 6 Gambling scandal Philadelphia Big 5 Big 5 Classic Robert V. Geasey Trophy Rape scandal
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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