1954–55 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

1954-55 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Runner up
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	#3
AP	#3
1954-55 record	26-5
Head coach	Ken Loeffler

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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Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	3	Tom Gola	Philadelphia Warriors

^[3]

References

↑ "NCAA champ became CIA legend. Historic La Salle team produced unsung hero - Philly.com". Articles.philly.com. 2004-01-23. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
↑ http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1955
↑ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1955&lg=N

La Salle Explorers men's basketball

Venues	Wister Hall (19??–1955) Palestra (1955–1989) Civic Center (1989–1996) First Union Spectrum (1996–1998) Tom Gola Arena (1998–present) Hayman Center (facilities)

Culture & lore	"Fight On, Explorers" City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Scandal

People	Head coaches

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 1999–00 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

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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