1954–55 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

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.^[1]

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

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Rankings

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

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	3	Tom Gola	Philadelphia Warriors

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