This site is dedicated to the Buchan Bakers, the dominant amateur basketball team of the Pacific Northwest of the 1950s.  The Buchan Bakers, sponsored by the Buchan Baking Co. of Seattle, won the National AAU Tournament in 1956.

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This is the story of the Buchan Bakers, a team of homegrown heroes from the Pacific Northwest who dared to compete with the biggest programs in amateur basketball.  Against all odds, the Bakers from Seattle defeated the legendary Phillips Oilers for the National AAU Championship in 1956, earning its place among the elite of amateur basketball. This book follows the Buchan Bakers from the team's beginnings, the championship season, goodwill tours through Asia and behind the Iron Curtain, and entry into the National Industrial Basketball League. Information about ordering this book is on this website.