GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL

Gopher Basketball 1955-1956 Season

1955-1956 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score
12/03/1955 DePaul W 82-78
12/10/1955 Southern Methodist L 81-82 OT
12/16/1955 Notre Dame W 83-75
12/20/1955 Kentucky Invitational
@ Kentucky		 L 65-72
12/21/1955 Kentucky Invitational
vs. Utah		 W 90-77
12/29/1955 Dixie Classic
vs. Wake Forest		 L 83-87 OT
12/30/1955 Dixie Classic
vs. Oregon State		 W 64-60
12/31/1955 Dixie Classic
vs. Wyoming		 W 70-66
01/07/1956 Michigan L 79-81 OT
01/09/1956 Indiana W 77-71
01/14/1956 @ Iowa L 62-84
01/21/1956 @ Michigan State L 69-80
01/28/1956 Northwestern W 83-67
01/30/1956 Illinois L 84-95
02/04/1956 @ Purdue L 67-75
02/11/1956 @ Wisconsin W 77-71
02/13/1956 Michigan State W 77-73
02/18/1956 @ Ohio State L 80-91
02/25/1956 Iowa L 73-83 OT
02/27/1956 @ Illinois L 81-97
03/03/1956 @ Michigan W 86-72
03/05/1956 Ohio State W 95-89

1955-1956 Big Ten Standings

Team Conference Overall
W L PCT W L PCT
Iowa 13 1 .929 20 6 .769
Illinois 11 3 .786 18 4 .818
Ohio State 9 5 .643 16 6 .727
Purdue 9 5 .643 16 6 .727
Michigan State 7 7 .500 13 9 .591
Minnesota 6 8 .429 11 11 .500
Indiana 6 8 .429 13 9 .591
Michigan 4 10 .286 9 13 .409
Wisconsin 4 10 .286 6 16 .273
Northwestern 1 13 .071 2 20 .091

Season notes:

Coached by O.B. Cowles (8th season). Dave Noack was team captain. The Kentucky Invitational took place in Lexington, Kentucky and the Dixie Classic took place in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Team Roster:

By Name By Number By Position By Eligibility

1955-1956 Poll Results

Associated Press United Press
1. San Francisco
2. North Carolina State
3. Dayton
4. Iowa
5. Alabama
6. Louisville
7. Southern Methodist
8. UCLA
9. Kentucky
10. Illinois
11. Oklahoma City
12. Vanderbilt
13. North Carolina
14. Holy Cross
15. Temple
16. Wake Forest
17. Duke
18. Utah
19. Oklahoma State
20. West Virginia
1. San Francisco
2. North Carolina State
3. Dayton
4. Iowa
5. Alabama
6. Southern Methodist
7. Louisville
8. Illinois
9. UCLA
10. Vanderbilt
11. North Carolina
12. Kentucky
13. Utah
14. Temple
15. Holy Cross
16. Oklahoma State
16. St. Louis
18. Seattle
18. Duke
18. Canisius


1955-1956 National Invitation Tournament


First Round
St. Francis (NY) 85, Lafayette 74
Duquesne 69, Oklahoma A&M 61 		Seton Hall 96, Marquette 78
Xavier (OH) 84, St. Louis 80


Quarterfinals
Louisville 84, Duquesne 72
St. Francis (NY) 74, Niagara 72 		St. Joseph's (PA) 74, Seton Hall 65
Dayton 72, Xavier (OH) 68


NIT Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Dayton 89, St. Francis (NY) 58
Louisville 89, St. Joseph's (PA) 79 		Louisville 93, Dayton 80


1955-1956 NCAA Tournament


First Round
East Midwest
Connecticut 84, Manhattan 75
Temple 74, Holy Cross 72
Dartmouth 61, West Virginia 59
Canisius 79, North Carolina State 78 (4OT) 		Wayne State (MI) 72, DePaul 63
Morehead State 107, Marshall 92
West Far West
Southern Methodist 68, Texas Tech 67
Oklahoma City 97, Memphis State 81 		Seattle 68, Idaho State 66


Sweet Sixteen
East Midwest
Canisius 66, Dartmouth 58
Temple 65, Connecticut 59 		Iowa 97, Morehead State 83
Kentucky 84, Wayne State (MI) 64
West Far West
Southern Methodist 89, Houston 84
Oklahoma City 97, Kansas State 93 		San Francisco 72, UCLA 61
Utah 81, Seattle 72


Elite Eight
East Midwest
Temple 60, Canisius 58 Iowa 89, Kentucky 77
West Far West
Southern Methodist 84, Oklahoma City 63 San Francisco 92, Utah 77


Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Iowa 83, Temple 76
San Francisco 86, Southern Methodist 68 		San Francisco 83, Iowa 71

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