The "one-and-one" free throw was introduced, allowing a player to attempt a second free throw after a foul if he made the first free throw. Previously, a player shot only one free throw after a foul.[1]
Games once again are divided into two 20-minute halves, as had been the practice through the 1950–51 season. From the 1951–52 season though the 1953–54 season, games had been divided into four 10-minute quarters.[1]
Kansas began playing at Allen Fieldhouse late in the season on March 1. The arena was named for their coach at the time Phog Allen. Allen Fieldhouse would eventually become one of the top college basketball home court advantages in the country.[4]
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The 1954 55 NCAA men s basketball season began in December 1954 progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments and concluded with the 1955 NCAA basketball tournament championship game on March 19 1955 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City Missouri The San Francisco Dons won their first NCAA national championship with a 77 63 victory over the La Salle Explorers 1954 55 NCAA Division I men s basketball seasonPreseason AP No 1NoneNCAA Tournament1955Tournament datesMarch 8 19 1955National ChampionshipMunicipal AuditoriumKansas City MissouriNCAA ChampionsSan FranciscoHelms National ChampionsSan FranciscoOther championsDuquesne NIT Player of the Year Helms Bill Russell San Francisco 1953 541955 56 Contents 1 Rule changes 2 Season headlines 3 Season outlook 3 1 Pre season polls 4 Arenas 5 Regular season 5 1 Conference winners and tournaments 5 2 Statistical leaders 6 Post season tournaments 6 1 NCAA tournament 6 1 1 Final Four 6 2 National Invitation tournament 6 2 1 Semifinals amp finals 7 Awards 7 1 Consensus All American teams 7 2 Major player of the year awards 7 3 Major coach of the year awards 7 4 Other major awards 8 Coaching changes 9 ReferencesRule changes EditThe one and one free throw was introduced allowing a player to attempt a second free throw after a foul if he made the first free throw Previously a player shot only one free throw after a foul 1 Games once again are divided into two 20 minute halves as had been the practice through the 1950 51 season From the 1951 52 season though the 1953 54 season games had been divided into four 10 minute quarters 1 Season headlines EditThe Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League was disbanded at the end of the season Its teams history and heritage were absorbed into the Ivy League the following season Season outlook EditPre season polls Edit Main article 1954 55 NCAA men s basketball rankings The Top 20 from the AP Poll and the UP Coaches Poll during the pre season 2 3 Associated PressRanking Team1 La Salle2 Kentucky3 Duquesne4 Iowa5 Holy Cross6 Indiana7 Dayton8 Niagara9 Notre Dame10 NC State11 Oklahoma A amp M12 Saint Louis13 UCLA14 Illinois15 Wichita16 Utah17 tie DukeWake Forest19 Penn State20 Western Kentucky State UP CoachesRanking Team1 La Salle2 Iowa3 Duquesne4 Kentucky5 Indiana6 Illinois7 NC State8 Holy Cross9 UCLA10 Niagara11 Notre Dame12 Dayton13 tie Saint LouisUtah15 USC16 DePaul17 tie Oklahoma A amp MOregon State19 Cincinnati20 WichitaArenas EditKansas began playing at Allen Fieldhouse late in the season on March 1 The arena was named for their coach at the time Phog Allen Allen Fieldhouse would eventually become one of the top college basketball home court advantages in the country 4 Regular season EditConference winners and tournaments Edit Conference Regular season winner 5 Conference player of the year Conference tournament Tournament venue City Tournament winnerAtlantic Coast Conference NC State Dickie Hemric Wake Forest 6 1955 ACC men s basketball tournament Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh North Carolina NC StateBig Seven Conference Colorado None selected No TournamentBig Ten Conference Iowa None selected No TournamentBorder Conference Texas Tech amp West Texas A amp M No TournamentCalifornia Basketball Association San Francisco Ken Sears Santa Clara No TournamentEastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Princeton None selected No TournamentMetropolitan New York Conference Manhattan No TournamentMid American Conference Miami OH None selected No TournamentMissouri Valley Conference Saint Louis amp Tulsa None selected No TournamentOhio Valley Conference Western Kentucky State None selected 1955 Ohio Valley Conference men s basketball tournament Jefferson County Armory Louisville Kentucky Eastern Kentucky StatePacific Coast Conference Oregon State North UCLA South No Tournament Oregon State defeated UCLA in best of three conference playoff seriesSkyline Conference Utah No TournamentSoutheastern Conference Kentucky None selected No TournamentSouthern Conference West Virginia Darrell Floyd Furman 7 1955 Southern Conference men s basketball tournament Richmond Arena Richmond Virginia West Virginia 8 Southwest Conference SMU None selected No TournamentWestern New York Little Three Conference Niagara No TournamentYankee Conference Connecticut None selected No TournamentStatistical leaders Edit This section is empty You can help by adding to it April 2021 Post season tournaments EditNCAA tournament Edit Main articles 1955 NCAA basketball tournament and 1955 NCAA Basketball Championship Game Final Four Edit National semifinalsNational finals Iowa73La Salle76La Salle63San Francisco77Colorado50San Francisco62Third Place Colorado 75 Iowa 54National Invitation tournament Edit Main article 1955 National Invitation Tournament Semifinals amp finals Edit SemifinalsFinals Duquesne65 Cincinnati61 Duquesne70 Dayton58 St Francis Pa 73 Dayton79Third Place Cincinnati 96 St Francis Pa 91Awards EditConsensus All American teams Edit Main article 1955 NCAA Men s Basketball All Americans Consensus First Team Player Position Class TeamDick Garmaker G Senior MinnesotaTom Gola F Senior La SalleSihugo Green G Junior DuquesneDick Ricketts F C Senior DuquesneBill Russell C Junior San Francisco Consensus Second Team Player Position Class TeamDarrell Floyd G Junior FurmanRobin Freeman G Junior Ohio StateDickie Hemric C Senior Wake ForestDon Schlundt C Senior IndianaRonnie Shavlik F C Junior North Carolina StateMajor player of the year awards Edit Helms Player of the Year Bill Russell San Francisco UP Player of the Year Tom Gola La SalleMajor coach of the year awards Edit UP Coach of the Year Phil Woolpert San FranciscoOther major awards Edit NIT Haggerty Award Top player in New York City metro area Ed Conlin FordhamCoaching changes EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it April 2021 A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended Team FormerCoach InterimCoach NewCoach ReasonLa Salle Ken Loeffler Jim PollardOklahoma Bruce Drake Doyle ParrackOklahoma City Doyle Parrack Abe LemonsTexas A amp M John Floyd Ken LoefflerReferences Edit a b orangehoops org History of NCAA Basketball Rule Changes ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia Random House 2009 p 836 ISBN 978 0 345 51392 2 1977 Preseason AP Men s Basketball Poll College Poll Archive Retrieved August 8 2020 King s Court Home sweet home ESPN com January 16 2013 2009 NCAA Men s Basketball Record Book Conferences Section PDF NCAA 2009 Retrieved February 14 2009 2008 09 ACC Men s Basketball Media Guide Year by Year section Archived 2016 03 03 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 2009 02 14 2008 09 SoCon Men s Basketball Media Guide Honors Section Southern Conference retrieved 2009 02 09 2008 09 SoCon Men s Basketball Media Guide Postseason Section Southern Conference retrieved 2009 02 09 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1954 55 NCAA men 27s basketball season amp oldid 1170442462, wikipedia, wiki, 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