2016–17 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team
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Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Record | 15–15 (9–9 A-10) |
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Home arena | Tom Gola Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Bonaventure | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Mason | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Salle | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2017 A10 Tournament winner |
The 2016–17 La Salle Explorers basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by 13th-year head coach John Giannini, played their home games at Tom Gola Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 9–9 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 8 seed in the A-10 tournament, they lost to Davidson in the first round.
Previous season
[edit]The Explorers finished the 2015–16 season 9–22, 4–14 in A-10 play to finish in last place. They defeated Duquesne in the first round of the A-10 tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Davidson.
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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O. J. Lewis | 11 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Senior | Mitchellville, MD | Walk-on; graduated |
Karl Harris | 14 | G | 6'5" | 170 | Freshman | Hazel Crest, IL | Transferred to Indian Hills CC |
Dusan Majstorovic | 23 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Freshman | Novi Sad, Serbia | Transferred to Maine |
Rohan Brown | 35 | G/F | 6'6" | 215 | Senior | Hartford, CT | Graduated |
2016 recruiting class
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Saul Phiri #56 SF | Bradford, MA | Worcester Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Feb 12, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73 | ||||||
Cian Sullivan C | Barrington, RI | St. Andrew's School | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Nov 6, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 55 | ||||||
Isiah Deas G | Brooklyn, NY | Coastal Academy (NJ) | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 28, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
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Preseason
[edit]La Salle was picked to finish in seventh place in the Preseason A-10 poll.[1] Jordan Price was named to the Preseason All-Conference Second Team.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/05/2016* 2:00 pm | Carleton | W 79–73 | Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA | ||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPNews | at Temple Philadelphia Big 5 | L 92–97 OT | 0-1 | Liacouras Center (7,768) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | Delaware | W 74–68 | 1–1 | Tom Gola Arena (1,888) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
11/19/2016* 3:00 pm | Texas Southern Homecoming | L 76–77 | 1–2 | Tom Gola Arena (2,622) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
11/27/2016* 4:00 pm | at Drexel | W 89–78 | 2–2 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (931) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | Lehigh | W 89–81 | 3–2 | Tom Gola Arena (1,695) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
12/03/2016* 2:00 pm | Bucknell | W 83–73 | 4–2 | Tom Gola Arena (1,732) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
12/06/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. No. 1 Villanova Philadelphia Big 5 | L 79–89 | 4–3 | Palestra (7,120) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
12/10/2016* 2:10 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Georgetown HoopHall Miami Invitational | L 78–93 | 4–4 | American Airlines Arena (2,152) Miami, FL | |||||||
12/17/2016* 2:00 pm | Florida Gulf Coast | W 84–80 | 5–4 | Tom Gola Arena (1,220) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
12/22/2016* 7:00 pm | at Mercer | W 98–96 3OT | 6–4 | Hawkins Arena (3,272) Macon, GA | |||||||
12/30/2016 6:00 pm, CBSSN | at Dayton | L 55–66 | 6–5 (0–1) | UD Arena (12,963) Dayton, OH | |||||||
01/04/2017 7:00 pm | Saint Louis | W 75–54 | 7–5 (1–1) | Tom Gola Arena (1,303) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
01/07/2017 8:00 pm, ASN | Duquesne | W 88–81 | 8–5 (2–1) | Tom Gola Arena (1,258) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
01/12/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN | at Rhode Island | W 87–75 | 9–5 (3–1) | Ryan Center (3,753) Kingston, RI | |||||||
01/15/2017 4:30 pm, NBCSN | George Washington | W 79–69 | 10–5 (4–1) | Tom Gola Arena (2,763) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
01/19/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN | Davidson | W 91–83 | 11–5 (5–1) | Tom Gola Arena (1,852) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
01/22/2017 2:00 pm, NBCSN | at VCU | L 52–90 | 11–6 (5–2) | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA | |||||||
01/25/2017* 7:00 pm | Penn Philadelphia Big 5 | L 74–77 | 11–7 | Tom Gola Arena (1,984) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
01/28/2017 6:00 pm, ASN | at Saint Joseph's Philadelphia Big 5 | W 73–72 | 11–8 (5–3) | Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
02/01/2017 7:00 pm | Massachusetts | W 88–78 | 12–8 (6–3) | Tom Gola Arena (1,361) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
02/04/2017 7:00 pm | at George Mason | L 75–95 | 12–9 (6–4) | EagleBank Arena (5,003) Fairfax, VA | |||||||
02/08/2017 7:00 pm | at Fordham | W 67–52 | 13–9 (7–4) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,156) Bronx, NY | |||||||
02/11/2017 2:00 pm | Richmond | L 52–64 | 13–10 (7–5) | Tom Gola Arena (3,400) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
02/15/2017 7:00 pm | at St. Bonaventure | L 65–83 | 13–11 (7–6) | Reilly Center (3,512) Olean, NY | |||||||
02/18/2017 4:00 pm, CBSSN | Saint Joseph's | W 83–68 | 14–11 (8–6) | Tom Gola Arena (3,400) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
02/21/2017 6:00 pm, CBSSN | Rhode Island | L 56–67 | 14–12 (8–7) | Tom Gola Arena (1,522) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
02/26/2017 1:00 pm, ASN | at Massachusetts | L 71–84 | 14–13 (8–8) | Mullins Center (2,811) Amherst, MA | |||||||
03/01/2017 8:00 pm | at Saint Louis | L 55–70 | 14–14 (8–9) | Chaifetz Arena (5,932) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
03/04/2017 7:00 pm | Fordham | W 66–54 | 15–14 (9–9) | Tom Gola Arena (1,412) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Atlantic 10 tournament | |||||||||||
03/09/2017 12:00 pm, NBCSN | (8) | vs. (9) Davidson Second round | W 82–73 | 15–15 | PPG Paints Arena (7,509) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Flyers Picked to Win 2016-17 Men's Basketball". Atlantic10.com. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ^ "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule". goexplorers.com. La Salle University.