1955–56 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

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.

1955–56 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
Southwest Conference champion
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 7
Record25–4 (12–0 SWC)
Head coach
Assistant coachBob Prewitt (7th season)
Home arenaPerkins Gymnasium
1955–56 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 SMU120 1.000254  .862
Arkansas93 .7501112  .478
Rice84 .667195  .792
Texas57 .4171210  .545
Baylor39 .250617  .261
Texas A&M39 .250618  .250
TCU210 .167420  .167
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1955–56 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C 32 Jim Krebs 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrWebster Groves HS Webster Groves, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Bob Prewitt


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
December 1, 1955*
North Texas State W 82–67  1–0
Perkins Gym 
Dallas, TX
December 3, 1955*
Austin College W 94–56  2–0
Perkins Gym 
Dallas, TX
December 6, 1955*
Texas Wesleyan W 65–42  3–0
Perkins Gym 
Dallas, TX
December 9, 1955*
at No. 4 Iowa L 62–80  3–1
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
December 10, 1955*
at No. 20 Minnesota W 82–81 OT 4–1
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
December 12, 1955*
at Wisconsin W 75–62  5–1
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
December 17, 1955*
No. 18 Kansas W 81–61  6–1
Perkins Gym 
Dallas, TX
December 21, 1955*
at Kansas L 58–62  6–2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 22, 1955*
at Wichita W 85–67  7–2
University of Wichita Field House 
Wichita, KS
December 28, 1955*
vs. Arkansas
SWC Christmas Tournament
W 67–62  8–2
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
December 29, 1955*
vs. Southern California
SWC Christmas Tournament
W 70–64  9–2
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
Dec 30, 1955*
at No. 17 Rice
SWC Christmas Tournament
W 76–73 OT 10–2
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
Jan 4, 1956
No. 18 Rice W 87–65  11–2
(1–0)
Perkins Gym 
Dallas, TX
Jan 7, 1956
at Texas W 66–63  12–2
(2–0)
Gregory Gym 
Austin, TX
January 10, 1956
Texas A&M W 97–68  13–2
(3–0)
Perkins Gym 
Dallas, Texas
January 28, 1956
No. 18 Texas Christian W 105–64  14–2
(4–0)
Perkins Gym 
Dallas, Texas
January 31, 1956
No. 17 at Baylor W 92–72  15–2
(5–0)
Heart O' Texas Fair Complex 
Waco, Texas
February 4, 1956
No. 17 at Arkansas W 58–53  16–2
(6–0)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Feb 7, 1956
No. 15 Texas W 109–96  17–2
(7–0)
Perkins Gym 
Dallas, TX
Feb 28, 1956
No. 9 Rice W 89–75  22–2
(12–0)
Perkins Gym 
Dallas, TX
NCAA Tournament
March 13, 1956*
No. 7 vs. Texas Tech
First round
W 68–67  23–2
University of Wichita Field House 
Wichita, KS
March 16, 1956*
No. 7 vs. Houston
Midwest Regional semifinal Sweet Sixteen
W 89–74  24–2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 17, 1956*
No. 7 vs. No. 11 Oklahoma City
Midwest Regional final Elite Eight
W 84–63  25–2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 22, 1956*
No. 7 vs. No. 1 San Francisco
National semifinal Final Four
L 68–86[1]  25–3
McGaw Hall 
Evanston, IL
March 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.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. т = Tied with team above or below.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APNot released191817151212987
Coaches18 т1219 т10 т78 т91098776Not released

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Awards and honors

References

  1. "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.
  2. "1957–58 SMU Mustangs Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  3. "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.
  4. "1955-56 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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