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The 1954–55 Colorado Buffaloes Men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado in the 1954–55 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bebe Lee, the Buffaloes were Big Seven Conference champions and made a run to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament. In the National semifinals, Colorado lost to Bill Russell and San Francisco by a respectable 62–50 margin. The Buffaloes bounced back in the consolation game to defeat Iowa to finish the season with a 19–6 record (11–1 Big Seven).
1954–55 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball | |
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Big 7 Conference champion | |
NCAA tournament, Final Four | |
Conference | Big 7 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 11 |
AP | No. 15 |
Record | 19–6 (11–1 Big 7) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Balch Fieldhouse |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Colorado | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | 19 | – | 6 | .760 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 16 | – | 5 | .762 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 11 | – | 10 | .524 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 9 | – | 12 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 11 | – | 10 | .524 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 11 | – | 10 | .524 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 1 | – | 11 | .083 | 3 | – | 18 | .143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 4, 1954* |
Brigham Young | W 88–66 | 1–0 |
Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado | |||||||
Dec 5, 1954* |
Brigham Young | W 65–46 | 2–0 |
Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado | |||||||
Dec 11, 1954* |
Colorado State | W 66–47 | 3–0 |
Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado | |||||||
Dec 17, 1954* |
at California | L 44–57 | 3–1 |
Men's Gym Berkeley, California | |||||||
Dec 18, 1954* |
at California | L 46–59 | 3–2 |
Men's Gym Berkeley, California | |||||||
Dec 21, 1954* |
at No. 17 UCLA | L 62–65 | 3–3 |
Men's Gym Los Angeles, California | |||||||
Dec 27, 1954* |
vs. Oklahoma Big Seven Holiday Tournament |
L 71–73 OT | 3–4 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | |||||||
Dec 29, 1954* |
vs. Nebraska Big Seven Holiday Tournament |
W 89–47 | 4–4 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | |||||||
Dec 30, 1954* |
vs. California Big Seven Holiday Tournament |
W 69–60 | 5–4 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | |||||||
Big 7 Regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 8, 1955 |
at Oklahoma | W 61–55 | 6–4 (1–0) |
McCasland Field House Norman, Oklahoma | |||||||
Jan 10, 1955 |
at Kansas | W 65–54 | 7–4 (2–0) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, Kansas | |||||||
Jan 17, 1955 |
Oklahoma | W 91–82 | 8–4 (3–0) |
Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado | |||||||
Jan 24, 1955 |
Iowa State | W 78–71 | 9–4 (4–0) |
Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado | |||||||
Feb 5, 1955 |
at Iowa State | W 86–70 | 10–4 (5–0) |
Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa | |||||||
Feb 7, 1955 |
at Nebraska | L 77–84 | 10–5 (5–1) |
Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
Feb 12, 1955 |
No. 14 Missouri | W 80–71 | 11–5 (6–1) |
Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado | |||||||
Feb 19, 1955 |
Kansas State | W 61–53 | 12–5 (7–1) |
Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado | |||||||
Feb 22, 1955 |
Kansas | W 80–69 | 13–5 (8–1) |
Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado | |||||||
Feb 26, 1955 |
at Kansas State | W 63–60 | 14–5 (9–1) |
Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas | |||||||
Feb 28, 1955 |
at No. 20 Missouri | W 66–57 | 15–5 (10–1) |
Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri | |||||||
Mar 5, 1955 |
Nebraska | W 77–66 | 16–5 (11–1) |
Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 11, 1955* |
No. 15 | vs. No. 16 Tulsa Midwest Regional semifinal |
W 69–59 | 17–5 |
Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas | ||||||
Mar 12, 1955* |
No. 15 | vs. Bradley Midwest Regional final |
W 93–81 | 18–5 |
Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas | ||||||
Mar 18, 1955* |
No. 15 | vs. No. 1 San Francisco National semifinal – Final Four |
L 50–62 | 18–6 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||
Mar 19, 1955* |
No. 15 | vs. No. 5 Iowa Consolation |
W 75–54 | 19–6 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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4 | 23 | Burdette Haldorson | St. Louis Hawks |
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