# 1954–55 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

The 1954–55 Colorado Buffaloes Men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado in the 1954–55 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bebe Lee, the Buffaloes were Big Seven Conference champions and made a run to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament. In the National semifinals, Colorado lost to Bill Russell and San Francisco by a respectable 62–50 margin. The Buffaloes bounced back in the consolation game to defeat Iowa to finish the season with a 19–6 record (11–1 Big Seven).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Dec 4, 1954* | | Brigham Young | W 88–66 | 1–0 | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado |
| Dec 5, 1954* | | Brigham Young | W 65–46 | 2–0 | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado |
| Dec 11, 1954* | | Colorado State | W 66–47 | 3–0 | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado |
| Dec 17, 1954* | | at California | L 44–57 | 3–1 | Men's Gym Berkeley, California |
| Dec 18, 1954* | | at California | L 46–59 | 3–2 | Men's Gym Berkeley, California |
| Dec 21, 1954* | | at No. 17 UCLA | L 62–65 | 3–3 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 27, 1954* | | vs. Oklahoma Big Seven Holiday Tournament | L 71–73 $^{OT}$ | 3–4 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| Dec 29, 1954* | | vs. Nebraska Big Seven Holiday Tournament | W 89–47 | 4–4 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| Dec 30, 1954* | | vs. California Big Seven Holiday Tournament | W 69–60 | 5–4 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| Big 7 Regular season ||||||
| Jan 8, 1955 | | at Oklahoma | W 61–55 | 6–4 (1–0) | McCasland Field House Norman, Oklahoma |
| Jan 10, 1955 | | at Kansas | W 65–54 | 7–4 (2–0) | Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, Kansas |
| Jan 17, 1955 | | Oklahoma | W 91–82 | 8–4 (3–0) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado |
| Jan 24, 1955 | | Iowa State | W 78–71 | 9–4 (4–0) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado |
| Feb 5, 1955 | | at Iowa State | W 86–70 | 10–4 (5–0) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| Feb 7, 1955 | | at Nebraska | L 77–84 | 10–5 (5–1) | Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Feb 12, 1955 | | No. 14 Missouri | W 80–71 | 11–5 (6–1) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado |
| Feb 19, 1955 | | Kansas State | W 61–53 | 12–5 (7–1) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado |
| Feb 22, 1955 | | Kansas | W 80–69 | 13–5 (8–1) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado |
| Feb 26, 1955 | | at Kansas State | W 63–60 | 14–5 (9–1) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Feb 28, 1955 | | at No. 20 Missouri | W 66–57 | 15–5 (10–1) | Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri |
| Mar 5, 1955 | | Nebraska | W 77–66 | 16–5 (11–1) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 1955* | No. 15 | vs. No. 16 Tulsa Midwest Regional semifinal | W 69–59 | 17–5 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Mar 12, 1955* | No. 15 | vs. Bradley Midwest Regional final | W 93–81 | 18–5 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Mar 18, 1955* | No. 15 | vs. No. 1 San Francisco National semifinal – Final Four | L 50–62 | 18–6 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 19, 1955* | No. 15 | vs. No. 5 Iowa Consolation | W 75–54 | 19–6 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||

## NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 4 | 23 | Burdette Haldorson | St. Louis Hawks |