1955 NCAA men's basketball championship
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The 1955 NCAA men's basketball championship was the national title game in which the University of San Francisco Dons, led by Bill Russell, captured their first NCAA basketball crown.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 1955 NCAA University Division men's basketball championship game ⓘ |
| attendance | 12377 ⓘ |
| champion | San Francisco Dons men's basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championNickname | Dons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championSchool | University of San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championTitleCount | 1 ⓘ |
| city | Kansas City, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfChampion | Phil Woolpert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfRunnerUp | Ken Loeffler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferenceOfChampion | West Coast Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| date | March 19, 1955 ⓘ |
| division | University Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1950s college basketball ⓘ |
| featuredPlayer |
Bill Russell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hal Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ K. C. Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Gola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalScore | San Francisco 77–63 La Salle ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1956 NCAA men's basketball championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | men's ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| level | college ⓘ |
| loser | La Salle Explorers men's basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostOutstandingPlayer | Bill Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Bill Russell's dominant defensive play
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beginning of San Francisco's back-to-back NCAA titles ⓘ |
| pointDifference | 14 ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1954 NCAA men's basketball championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | La Salle Explorers men's basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpNickname | Explorers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpSchool | La Salle University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1954–55 NCAA men's basketball season ⓘ |
| significance | first NCAA basketball championship for the University of San Francisco ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| televisionAnnouncer | Curt Gowdy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionNetwork | DuMont Television Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournament | 1955 NCAA University Division basketball tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| venue | Municipal Auditorium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner | San Francisco Dons men's basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1955 ⓘ |
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