Michael A. Preaseau Sr. (January 3, 1936 – April 25, 2022)[1] was an American college basketball player who was a member of the University of San Francisco's national championship team in 1955–56.
[3] Preaseau led the team in scoring as a freshman and guided them to a conference championship.
[3] 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.
In his junior season in 1956–57, USF surprised the college basketball world by winning a third straight conference championship and advanced to the Final Four before losing to a Wilt Chamberlain-led Kansas Jayhawks squad.