The Bay Area has rarely been the center of the basketball world. Since the Warriors arrived from Philadelphia in 1962, the franchise has won a grand total of two NBA titles, separated by 39 years. And though hopes of an impending dynasty led by Steph Curry run high, the Oklahoma City Thunder seem inclined to have a say in all that.
But once upon a time, back in the 1950s, another Bay Area team revolutionized the game: Bill Russell's University of San Francisco Dons, a juggernaut of a squad that eventually reached a then-record 60 straight wins, won two NCAA championships and set a new racial precedent in college basketball.