1956–57 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

1956–57 San Francisco Dons men's basketball
West Coast Athletic Conference champions
ConferenceWest Coast Athletic Conference
Record21–7 (12–2 WCAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachRoss Giudice
Home arenaKezar Pavilion
Seasons
← 1955–56
1957–58 →
1956–57 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
San Francisco 12 – 2   .857 21 – 7   .750
Santa Clara 10 – 4   .714 15 – 7   .682
Saint Mary's 10 – 4   .714 17 – 9   .654
Fresno State 7 – 7   .500 16 – 10   .615
San Jose State 7 – 7   .500 13 – 12   .520
Loyola (Calif.) 5 – 9   .357 11 – 16   .407
Pacific 3 – 11   .214 9 – 17   .346
Pepperdine 2 – 12   .143 7 – 18   .280
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1956–57 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco as a member of the West Coast Athletic Conference during the 1956–57 NCAA men's basketball season. The Dons carried a 55-game unbeaten streak into the season, extending it to a then NCAA record 60-game winning streak. After falling out of the rankings, San Francisco battled back to finish the season with a 21–7 record (12–2 CBA) and reach their third consecutive Final Four. After losing to Kansas in the national semifinals, USF defeated Michigan State in the third-place game.

Roster

1956–57 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 15 Gene Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Jr San Francisco, California
F 17 Mike Farmer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Richmond, California
F 18 Mike Preaseau 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Redding, California
F 19 Carl Boldt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Sr Tujunga, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 30, 1956*
 at Cal State-Chico W 63–34  1–0
  
Chico, California
Dec 1, 1956*
 at California W 70–56  2–0
 Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Dec 7, 1956*
 San Francisco State W 63–34  3–0
 Kezar Pavilion 
San Francisco, California
Dec 8, 1956*
 Seattle W 57–52  4–0
 Kezar Pavilion 
San Francisco, California
Dec 14, 1956*
 No. 2 at Loyola (Chicago) W 67–48  5–0
 Alumni Gym 
Chicago, Illinois
Dec 17, 1956*
 No. 2 at No. 7 Illinois L 33–62  5–1
 Huff Hall (6,912)
Champaign, Illinois
Dec 19, 1956*
 No. 2 vs. No. 20 Western Kentucky L 57–61  5–2
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 21, 1956*
 No. 2 at Washington (MO) W 56–53  6–2
 Francis Field House 
St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 28, 1956*
 No. 19 at Oregon State L 40–62  6–3
 Oregon State Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Dec 29, 1956*
 No. 19 vs. USC L 52–58  6–4
 Oregon State Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Jan 4, 1957
 San Jose State W 66–51  7–4
(1–0) 		Kezar Pavilion 
San Francisco, California
Jan 8, 1957
 at Santa Clara L 47–51  7–5
(1–1) 		San Jose Civic Auditorium 
San Jose, California
Jan 12, 1957
 Fresno State W 68–56  8–5
(2–1) 		Kezar Pavilion 
San Francisco, California
Feb 1, 1957
 Pepperdine W 78–67  9–5
(3–1) 		Kezar Pavilion 
San Francisco, California
Feb 2, 1957
 Loyola (Los Angeles) W 66–45  10–5
(4–1) 		Kezar Pavilion 
San Francisco, California
Feb 7, 1957
 at Pacific W 67–51  11–5
(5–1) 		Pacific Pavilion 
Stockton, California
Feb 8, 1957
 Saint Mary's W 70–60  12–5
(6–1) 		Kezar Pavilion 
San Francisco, California
Feb 12, 1957*
 Santa Clara W 58–47  13–5
(7–1) 		Kezar Pavilion 
San Francisco, California
Feb 15, 1957
 Pacific W 67–56  14–5
(8–1) 		Kezar Pavilion 
San Francisco, California
Feb 16, 1957
 at Fresno State L 51–56  14–6
(8–2) 		North Gym 
Fresno, California
Feb 22, 1957
 at Pepperdine W 88–66  15–6
(9–2) 		Campus Gym 
Malibu, California
Feb 23, 1957
 at Loyola (Los Angeles) W 75–65  16–6
(10–2) 		Loyola Memorial Gymnasium 
Los Angeles, California
Mar 1, 1957
 at San Jose State W 76–65  17–6
(11–2) 		Spartan Gym 
San Jose, California
Mar 5, 1957
 Saint Mary's W 62–41  18–6
(12–2) 		Kezar Pavilion 
San Francisco, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1957*
 vs. No. 16 Idaho State
West Regional semifinal 		W 66–51  19–6
 Oregon State Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Mar 16, 1957*
 vs. No. 13 California
West Regional final 		W 50–46  20–6
 Oregon State Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Mar 22, 1957*
 vs. No. 2 Kansas
National semifinal – Final Four 		L 56–80  20–7
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 23, 1957*
 vs. No. 11 Michigan State
National consolation – Third Place 		W 67–60  21–7
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Pacific Time.

[2]

Rankings

Main article: 1956–57 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
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Coaches85417—19—————————Not released

[3][4]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Main article: 1957 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Club
7 50 Carl Boldt Detroit Pistons

[5]

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1956-57 West Coast Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball Yearly Results (1950-60) - University of San Francisco Athletics". University of San Francisco Athletics. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 652–653. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. ^ "1956-57 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "1957 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 20, 2020.

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