1955–56 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team
1955–56 SMU Mustangs men's basketball | |
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Southwest Conference champion | |
NCAA Tournament, Final Four | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 6 |
AP | No. 7 |
1955–56 record | 25–4 (12–0 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Bob Prewitt (7th season) |
Home arena | Perkins Gymnasium |
1955–56 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 SMU | 12 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 25 | – | 4 | .862 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 11 | – | 12 | .478 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 19 | – | 5 | .792 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 12 | – | 10 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 6 | – | 17 | .261 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 6 | – | 18 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 4 | – | 20 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1955–56 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University as a member of the Southwest Conference during the 1955–56 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Doc Hayes and played their home games at Perkins Gymnasium in Dallas, Texas for the final season (SMU Coliseum opened in December 1956). Playing out of the Midwest region, the Mustangs made a run to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament – the first, and only, in program history. In the National semifinals, SMU lost to the eventual National champions, San Francisco, 86–68, in what was the Dons 54th consecutive victory.[1] The Mustangs closed out the season with a loss to Temple in the consolation game to finish with a record of 25–4 (12–0). Three of the team’s four losses came to Final Four participants.
Roster[]
1955–56 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team | |||||||||||||||||
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Schedule and results[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Dec 1, 1955* |
North Texas State | W 82–67 | 1–0 |
Perkins Gym Dallas, Texas | |||||||
Dec 3, 1955* |
Austin College | W 94–56 | 2–0 |
Perkins Gym Dallas, Texas | |||||||
Dec 6, 1955* |
Texas Wesleyan | W 65–42 | 3–0 |
Perkins Gym Dallas, Texas | |||||||
Dec 9, 1955* |
at No. 4 Iowa | L 62–80 | 3–1 |
Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa | |||||||
Dec 10, 1955* |
at No. 20 Minnesota | W 82–81 OT | 4–1 |
Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||||||
Dec 12, 1955* |
at Wisconsin | W 75–62 | 5–1 |
Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin | |||||||
Dec 17, 1955* |
No. 18 Kansas | W 81–61 | 6–1 |
Perkins Gym Dallas, Texas | |||||||
Dec 21, 1955* |
at Kansas | L 58–62 | 6–2 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas | |||||||
Dec 22, 1955* |
at Wichita | W 85–67 | 7–2 |
University of Wichita Field House Wichita, Kansas | |||||||
Dec 28, 1955* |
vs. Arkansas SWC Christmas Tournament |
W 67–62 | 8–2 |
Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas | |||||||
Dec 29, 1955* |
vs. Southern California SWC Christmas Tournament |
W 70–64 | 9–2 |
Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas | |||||||
Dec 30, 1955* |
at No. 17 Rice SWC Christmas Tournament |
W 76–73 OT | 10–2 |
Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas | |||||||
Jan 4, 1956 |
No. 18 Rice | W 87–65 | 11–2 (1–0) |
Perkins Gym Dallas, Texas | |||||||
Jan 7, 1956 |
at Texas | W 66–63 | 12–2 (2–0) |
Gregory Gym Austin, Texas | |||||||
Jan 10, 1956 |
Texas A&M | W 97–68 | 13–2 (3–0) |
Perkins Gym Dallas, Texas | |||||||
Jan 28, 1956 |
No. 18 | Texas Christian | W 105–64 | 14–2 (4–0) |
Perkins Gym Dallas, Texas | ||||||
Jan 31, 1956 |
No. 17 | at Baylor | W 92–72 | 15–2 (5–0) |
Heart O' Texas Fair Complex Waco, Texas | ||||||
Feb 4, 1956 |
No. 17 | at Arkansas | W 58–53 | 16–2 (6–0) |
Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas | ||||||
Feb 7, 1956 |
No. 15 | Texas | W 109–96 | 17–2 (7–0) |
Perkins Gym Dallas, Texas | ||||||
Feb 28, 1956 |
No. 9 | Rice | W 89–75 | 22–2 (12–0) |
Perkins Gym Dallas, Texas | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 13, 1956* |
No. 7 | vs. Texas Tech First round |
W 68–67 | 23–2 |
University of Wichita Field House Wichita, Kansas | ||||||
Mar 16, 1956* |
No. 7 | vs. Houston Midwest Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen |
W 89–74 | 24–2 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas | ||||||
Mar 17, 1956* |
No. 7 | vs. No. 11 Oklahoma City Midwest Regional Final – Elite Eight |
W 84–63 | 25–2 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas | ||||||
Mar 22, 1956* |
No. 7 | vs. No. 1 San Francisco National Semifinal – Final Four |
L 68–86[1] | 25–3 |
McGaw Hall Evanston, Illinois | ||||||
Mar 23, 1956* |
No. 7 | vs. No. 15 Temple Consolation |
L 81–90 | 25–4 |
McGaw Hall Evanston, Illinois | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Standard Time. |
Rankings[]
Week | ||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Coaches | 18 т | — | — | 12 | 19 т | 10 т | 7 | 8 т | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | Not released |
Awards and honors[]
References[]
- ^ a b "54TH IN ROW WON BY SAN FRANCISCO; Dons Beat S.M.U., 86 to 68". The New York Times. March 23, 1956. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "1957–58 SMU Mustangs Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "2021-22 SMU Mustangs Men's Basketball Almanac – Results" (PDF). Southern Methodist University Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 643–644. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "1955-56 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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