1955–56 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

1955–56 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

1955–56 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
1955–56 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
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	Doc Hayes (9th season);
Assistant coach	Bob Prewitt (7th season)
Home arena	Perkins Gymnasium

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	32	Jim Krebs	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Webster Groves HS	Webster Groves, Missouri

Head coach

Doc Hayes

Assistant coach(es)

Bob Prewitt

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
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.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. т = Tied with team above or below.
	Week
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

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Awards and honors

Jim Krebs – All-American

References

"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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[ncaa-sf-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-4] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 643–644. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[5] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 643–644. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[5] "1955-56 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2021.

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