1954–55 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=1954–55
|team= La Salle Explorers
|sport=Basketball
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|conference=Independent
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|CoachRank=3
|APRank =3
|record= 26–5
|conf_record=
|head_coach= Ken Loeffler
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|arena =
|champion=NCAA tournament, Runner-up
|tourney=National Championship Game
|tourney_result=
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.{{cite web|url=http://articles.philly.com/2004-01-23/news/25366581_1_cia-agent-tom-gola-yasir-arafat |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061826/http://articles.philly.com/2004-01-23/news/25366581_1_cia-agent-tom-gola-yasir-arafat |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |title=NCAA champ became CIA legend. Historic La Salle team produced unsung hero - Philly.com |publisher=Articles.philly.com |date=2004-01-23 |accessdate=2014-05-07}}
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|1954–55 NCAA men's basketball rankings}}
Awards and honors
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Team players drafted into the NBA
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| 1 | 3 | Tom Gola | Philadelphia Warriors |
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References
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