La Salle Explorers men's basketball

La Salle Explorers Basketball
2024–25 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team
UniversityLa Salle University
Head coachFran Dunphy (3rd season)
ConferenceAtlantic 10
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
ArenaJohn Glaser Arena
(capacity: 3,000)
NicknameExplorers
Student sectionExplorer Entourage (Formerly) Olney Outlaws (2024-Present)
ColorsBlue and gold[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Alternate
NCAA tournament champions
1954
NCAA tournament runner-up
1955
NCAA tournament Final Four
1954, 1955
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1954, 1955
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1954, 1955, 2013
NCAA tournament round of 32
1975, 1978, 1983, 1990, 2013
NCAA tournament appearances
1954, 1955, 1968, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2013
Conference tournament champions
East Coast: 1975, 1978, 1980, 1983
MAAC: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992
Conference regular season champions
1968, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1983 (ECC)
1984, 1988, 1989 (MAAC)

The La Salle Explorers men's basketball program represents La Salle University in college basketball.

Rivalries

The Explorers, a member of the Big 5, have long-standing rivalries with multiple institutions including Temple University, University of Pennsylvania, Saint Joseph's University, and Villanova University. La Salle also has a rivalry with Drexel University who were previously a member of the now defunct City 6, and who were added to the Big 5 in 2023.

History

The program has been rated the 53rd "Greatest College Basketball Program of All-Time" by Street & Smith's magazine and 71st by the ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia.

La Salle has won one National Championship, one National Invitation Tournament Championship, and advanced to two Final Fours. The Explorers have also made 12 NCAA Tournament appearances, won eight Philadelphia Big 5 city championships, and four Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships. The program is one of only two schools (with Houston) to have two players in the top 25 in all-time NCAA scoring – Lionel Simmons and Michael Brooks. It's also had three National Players of the Year.[2]

Brother Edward J. Sheehy, FSC, Ph.D., '68

Brother Edward J. Sheehy, FSC, Ph.D., ’68 was a history faculty member, alumni, Christian Brother, and the chaplain for the men's basketball team from 1992-2022. La Salle is a Catholic university affiliated with the De La Salle Brothers. Brother Ed led the team in prayers before, during, and after games. Men's basketball coach Dr. John Giannini would spend 15 minutes talking to Brother Ed prior to games. On January 21, 2012, Brother Ed bobbleheads were distributed to the first 750 fans to attend the men's basketball game against Rhode Island.[3] In 2013, Brother Ed was featured in a New York Times article while the men's basketball team advanced to the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament. Brother Ed passed away on December 22, 2022, at the age of 76.[4]

Coaches

Main article: List of La Salle Explorers men's basketball head coaches

Previous head coach Dr. John Giannini previously coached at Rowan College, where he won the NCAA Division III national championship in 1996, and the University of Maine, where he left with the Black Bears' best winning percentage in school history.

Fran Dunphy, the head men's basketball coach at La Salle

On April 8, 2018, La Salle announced Ashley Howard as the next head coach of the Explorers.[5] Howard previously served as an assistant coach under Jay Wright at Villanova University. As assistant coach, he helped lead the Wildcats to two NCAA Division 1 basketball championships. After four losing seasons at La Salle, Howard was fired.

On April 5, 2022, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that the La Salle would hire Fran Dunphy to be the Explorer's next men's basketball coach.[6]

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Explorers have appeared in the NCAA tournament 12 times. Their combined record is 14–11. They were National Champions in 1954 and National Finalists in 1955.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1954 First round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		 Fordham
NC State
Navy
Penn State
Bradley		 W 76–74OT
W 88–81
W 64–48
W 69–54
W 92–76
1955 First round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		 West Virginia
Princeton
Canisius
Iowa
San Francisco		 W 95–61
W 73–46
W 99–64
W 73–76
L 63–77
1968 First round Columbia L 69–83
1975 First round Syracuse L 83–87OT
1978 First round Villanova L 97–103
1980 No. 11 First round No. 6 Purdue L 82–90
1983 No. 12 Preliminary Round
First Round		 No. 12 Boston University
#5 VCU		 W 70–58
L 67–76
1988 No. 13 First round No. 4 Kansas State L 53–66
1989 No. 9 First round No. 8 Louisiana Tech L 74–83
1990 No. 4 First round
Second Round		 No. 13 Southern Miss
#5 Clemson		 W 79–63
L 75–79
1992 No. 13 First round No. 4 Seton Hall L 76–78
2013 No. 13 First Four
Second Round
Third Round
Sweet Sixteen		 No. 13 Boise State
#4 Kansas State
#12 Ole Miss
#9 Wichita State		 W 80–71
W 63–61
W 76–74
L 58–72

NIT results

The Explorers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 12 times. Their combined record is 9–11. They were NIT champions in 1952, when the tournament was considered an elite event.

Year Round Opponent Result
1948 Quarter-finals WKU L 61–68
1950 First round
Quarterfinals		 Arizona
Duquesne		 W 72–66
L 47–49
1951 First round Saint Louis L 61–73
1952 First round
Quarterfinals
Semi-finals
Finals		 Seton Hall
St. John's
Duquesne
Dayton		 W 80–76
W 51–45
W 59–46
W 75–64
1953 Quarter-finals St. John's L 74–75
1963 First round Saint Louis L 61–63
1965 First round Detroit L 86–93
1971 First round Georgia Tech L 67–70
1984 First round Pittsburgh L 91–95
1987 First round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semi-finals
Finals		 Villanova
Niagara
Illinois State
Arkansas–Little Rock
Southern Miss		 W 86–84
W 89–81
W 70–50
W 92–73
L 80–84
1991 First round Massachusetts L 90–93
2012 First round Minnesota L 61–70

Explorers in the NBA

La Salle has an extensive history of players who played professional basketball, including:

Explorers in international leagues

Retired numbers

Main article: List of NCAA men's basketball retired numbers

La Salle has retired five jersey numbers:[7]

La Salle Explorers retired numbers
No. Player Pos. Career
15 Tom Gola SF/G 1951–1955
22 Lionel Simmons SF 1986–1990
20 Larry Cannon G 1966–1969
32 Michael Brooks PF 1976–1980
33 Ken Durrett PF 1968–1971
La Salle Explorers vs. Penn Quakers at Tom Gola Arena.

Year-by-Year Records

La Salle has held membership in five conferences throughout its existence. After being an independent for several years they officially joined the Middle Atlantic Conference in 1958, before the larger schools in the conference created the East Coast Conference in 1974. In 1983 the team switched to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), staying until joining the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now known as the Horizon League) in 1992. In 1995 the team joined fellow Philadelphia Big 5 teams Temple and Saint Joseph's in the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Season Record Conference Record Postseason
1931–32 15–8
1932–33 13–3
1933–34 14–3
1934–35 15–6
1935–36 4–13
1936–37 12–7
1937–38 13–6
1938–39 13–6
1939–40 12–8
1940–41 11–8
1941–42 12–11
1942–43 13–10
1943–44 8–8
1944–45 11–8
1945–46 9–14
1946–47 20–6
1947–48 20–4 NIT
1948–49 11–8 Cincinnati Invitational Tournament
1949–50 21–4 NIT
1950–51 22–7 NIT
1951–52 25–7 NIT champion
1952–53 25–3 NIT
1953–54 26–4 NCAA champion
1954–55 26–5 NCAA finalist
1955–56 15–10
1956–57 17–9
1957–58 16–9
1958–59 16–7 5–2
1959–60 16–6 6–1
1960–61 15–7 7–2
1961–62 16–9 5–3
1962–63 16–8 7–1 NIT
1963–64 16–9 5–1
1964–65 15–8 4–1 NIT
1965–66 10–15 3–2
1966–67 14–12 2–3
1967–68 20–8 8–0 NCAA tournament
1968–69 23–1 7–0 *Suspended from Postseason
1969–70 14–12 3–2
1970–71 20–7 5–1 NIT
1971–72 6–19 2–4
1972–73 15–10 3–3
1973–74 18–10 5–1
1974–75 22–7 5–1 NCAA tournament
1975–76 11–15 1–4
1976–77 17–12 3–2
1977–78 18–12 5–0 NCAA tournament
1978–79 15–13 10–3
1979–80 22–9 7–4 NCAA tournament
1980–81 14–13 8–3
1981–82 16–13 7–4
1982–83 18–14 7–2 NCAA tournament
1983–84 20–11 11–3 NIT
1984–85 15–13 8–6
1985–86 14–14 8–6
1986–87 20–13 10–4 NIT Finalist
1987–88 24–10 14–0 NCAA tournament
1988–89 26–6 13–1 NCAA tournament
1989–90 30–2 16–0 NCAA tournament
1990–91 19–10 12–4 NIT
1991–92 20–11 12–4 NCAA tournament
1992–93 14–13 9–5
1993–94 11–16 4–6
1994–95 13–14 7–7
1995–96 6–24 3–13
1996–97 10–17 5–11
1997–98 9–18 5–11
1998–99 13–15 8–8
1999-00 11–17 5–11
2000–01 12–17 5–11
2001–02 15–17 6–10
2002–03 13–16 6–10
2003–04 10–20 5–11
2004–05 10–19 5–11
2005–06 18–10 10–6
2006–07 10–20 3–13
2007–08 15–17 8–8
2008–09 18–13 9–7
2009–10 12–18 4–12
2010–11 14–16 6–10
2011–12 21–12 9–7 NIT
2012–13 23–9 11–5 NCAA round of 16
2013–14 15–16 7–9
2014–15 17–16 8–10
2015–16 9–22 4–14
2016–17 15–15 9–9
2017–18 13–19 7–11
2018–19 10–21 8–10
2019–20 15–15 6–12
2020–21 9–16 6–11
2021–22 11–19 5–13
2022–23 15–19 7–11
2023–24 16–17 6–12

References

  1. ^ La Salle Brand Standards Manual (PDF). July 29, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Did You Know?! :: A Few Things You Should Know About Explorer Athletics". Archived from the original on 2007-07-14. Retrieved 2007-03-06.
  3. ^ "Brother Ed Sheehy Bobblehead To Be Given Away To Students At January 21 Men's Basketball Game". La Salle University Athletics. 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  4. ^ Lebowitz, Liora (2022-12-23). "Brother Edward J. Sheehy, longtime history professor and basketball chaplain, passes at 76". La Salle University. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  5. ^ [1][dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Sources: La Salle to hire Fran Dunphy as men's basketball coach". The Philadelphia Inquirer. April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  7. ^ "Exploreres never stop" on La Salle Magazine

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