University of San Francisco Athletics

Michael A. Preaseau was born on January 3, 1936 in Powers, Michigan. He graduated from Shasta High School in Redding, CA and enrolled at Menlo College, where he played basketball for one year. He led in scoring and the team earned a Conference Championship. The next year, Preaseau enrolled at the University of San Francisco (USF). It was during his sophomore season that the Dons went 29–0 and won the NCAA Tournament, led by future Hall of Famers Bill Russell and K. C. Jones. Preaseau was a starting forward on the squad who averaged 4.1 points and 3.1 rebounds per game, and in the national championship game against Iowa he scored seven points.

Preaseau played two more seasons at USF before graduating in 1959. In 1957, USF won a third straight Conference Championship and advanced to the Final Four before losing to the Kansas Jayhawks squad. In the Final Four match, Preaseau caught two rebounds to go along with 12 points.

After graduating in 1959, Preaseau never played professionally. He went into the private contracting industry and owned the Cooking Gallery in Truckee, CA.