University of San Francisco Athletics

Athlete All-American

David Lillevand

Honors:
Men's Basketball (1956-1959)

Played basketball for three seasons at USF from 1956-1959…scored 4.0 points per game as a reserve guard on USF’s 1957 Final Four team…averaged 2.7 points as a junior and 5.8 points as a senior…noted for having the only two-handed set shot on the 1957-1958 team…native of Oakland. His brother Peter Lillevand played for Santa Clara, and the two played each other in the USF vs. Santa Clara University game in 1959. After USF, David Lillevand graduated from law school in 1963.

The Dons trailed the fast breaking Broncos throughout the first three quarters by ten points. Then with explosive fury, Lillevand stole the ball from a surprised Bronco and raced half the court to score his "tide-turning," over the head hook. A few moments later Lillevand sunk his 16th point of the game and USF cut the lead to 45-42. The rest of the final period was a hectic display of basketball talent. The Broncos desperately tried to stay in the ball game, which they once dominated so thoroughly, while the Dons played like inspired demons. Bud Backman, a smooth working forward, sank his first field goal of the evening and the score was tied, 52-52. He then added four more points to the cause and USF took the lead for the first time, and were never headed again. But Santa Clara wanted to win, and fought right down to the buzzer, matching point for point. Only after Schneider, driving hard all night, sank his six free throws was the game finally decided. Schneider's last two points came with less than a minute left to play and the fans went wild. After the game, Coach Ross Giudice had nothing but praise for his players: "We found ourselves, at last. Now I know they have what it takes, and it goes without saying that I'm proud of them. Robinson played his best game to date, and Schneider's six free throws definitely helped us. Lillevand was outstanding. Tonight they showed that they are varsity material (TheFoghorn)."

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