| La Salle Explorers Basketball | ||||
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| University | La Salle University | |||
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| Conference | Atlantic Ten | |||
| Location | Philadelphia, PA | |||
| Head coach | John Giannini (5th year) | |||
| Arena | Tom Gola Arena (Capacity: 4,000) |
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| Nickname | Explorers | |||
| Colors | Blue and Gold
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| Uniforms | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament second round | ||||
| 1954, 1955, 1983, 1990 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | ||||
| 1954, 1955, 1968, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992 | ||||
| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992 (MAAC) | ||||
| Conference regular season champions | ||||
| 1984, 1988, 1989 (MAAC) | ||||
The La Salle Explorers Men's Basketball Team is the college basketball program representing La Salle University. 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 won eight Philadelphia Big 5 city championships and four Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships. The program is one of only two schools (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 - only Duke University and Ohio State have had more.[1]
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Explorers in the NBA
La Salle has a rich history of players who played professional basketball, including:
- Michael Brooks, 1980 College Player of the Year
- "Jellybean" Joe Bryant, father of current pro Kobe Bryant
- Rasual Butler, currently playing with the New Orleans Hornets
- Ken Durrett
- Tom Gola, NBA Hall of Famer, 1955 College Player of the Year
- Tim Legler, current basketball analyst for ESPN, 4th all-time in NBA three-point shooting percentage
- Doug Overton
- Jim Phelan
- Lionel Simmons, 1990 College Player of the Year
- Randy Woods
- Larry Cannon
- Steven Smith, currently playing in the A1 Ethniki
- Bobby Fields
- Fatty Taylor
- Bernie Williams
Retired Numbers
#15 Tom Gola, Class of 1955
#22 Lionel Simmons, Class of 1990
#32 Michael Brooks, Class of 1980
#33 Ken Durrett, Class of 1971
Coaches
Current 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.
Coaching Staff:
- Walt Fuller
- Horace Owens
- Harris Adler
Past Head Coaches
| Name | Years | Won-Lost | Pct. |
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| James J. Henry | 1931 | 15-4 | .789 |
| Thomas Conley | 1932-33 | 28-11 | .718 |
| Leonard Tanseer | 1934-41 | 90-59 | .604 |
| Obie O'Brien | 1942-43 | 25-21 | .543 |
| Joe Meehan | 1944-46 | 28-30 | .483 |
| Charles McGlone | 1947-49 | 61-17 | .782 |
| Ken Loeffler | 1950-55 | 145-30 | .829 |
| Jim Pollard | 1956-58 | 48-28 | .632 |
| Dudey Moore | 1959-63 | 79-37 | .681 |
| Bob Walters | 1964-65 | 31-17 | .646 |
| Joe Heyer | 1966-67 | 24-27 | .471 |
| Jim Harding | 1968 | 20-8 | .714 |
| Tom Gola | 1969-70 | 37-13 | .740 |
| Paul Westhead | 1971-79 | 142-105 | .575 |
| Lefty Ervin | 1980-86 | 119-87 | .578 |
| Speedy Morris | 1987-01 | 238-203 | .540 |
| Billy Hahn | 2002-04 | 38-53 | .418 |
| John Giannini | 2005- | 61-71 | .462 |
Year-by-Year Records
| Season | Overall Record | Conference Record | Postseason |
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| 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 Champions | |
| 1952-53 | 25-3 | NIT | |
| 1953-54 | 26-4 | NCAA Champions | |
| 1954-55 | 26-5 | NCAA Finalist | |
| 1955-56 | 15-10 | ||
| 1956-57 | 17-9 | ||
| 1957-58 | 16-9 | ||
| 1958-59 | 16-7 | ||
| 1959-60 | 16-6 | ||
| 1950-51 | 22-7 | ||
| 1960-61 | 15-7 | ||
| 1961-62 | 16-9 | ||
| 1962-63 | 16-8 | NIT | |
| 1963-64 | 16-9 | ||
| 1964-65 | 15-8 | NIT | |
| 1965-66 | 10-15 | ||
| 1966-67 | 14-12 | MAC Tournament | |
| 1967-68 | 20-8 | NCAA Tournament | |
| 1968-69 | 23-1 | *Suspended from Postseason | |
| 1969-70 | 14-12 | ||
| 1970-71 | 20-7 | NIT | |
| 1971-72 | 6-19 | ||
| 1972-73 | 15-10 | ||
| 1973-74 | 18-10 | MAC Tournament | |
| 1974-75 | 22-7 | NCAA Tournament | |
| 1975-76 | 11-15 | ||
| 1976-77 | 17-12 | ECC Tournament | |
| 1977-78 | 18-12 | NCAA Tournament | |
| 1978-79 | 15-13 | ECC Tournament | |
| 1979-80 | 22-9 | NCAA Tournament | |
| 1980-81 | 14-13 | ECC Tournament | |
| 1981-82 | 16-13 | ECC Tournament | |
| 1982-83 | 18-14 | NCAA Tournament | |
| 1983-84 | 20-11 | 11-3 | NIT |
| 1984-85 | 15-13 | 8-6 | MAAC Tournament |
| 1985-86 | 14-14 | 8-6 | ECC Tournament |
| 1986-87 | 20-13 | 10-4 | NIT |
| 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 | MCC Tournament |
| 1993-94 | 11-16 | 4-6 | MCC Tournament |
| 1994-95 | 13-14 | 7-7 | MCC Tournament |
| 1995-96 | 6-24 | 3-13 | A10 Tournament |
| 1996-97 | 10-17 | 5-11 | A10 Tournament |
| 1997-98 | 9-18 | 5-11 | A10 Tournament |
| 1998-99 | 13-15 | 8-8 | A10 Tournament |
| 1999-00 | 11-17 | 5-11 | A10 Tournament |
| 2000-01 | 12-17 | 5-11 | A10 Tournament |
| 2001-02 | 15-17 | 6-10 | A10 Tournament |
| 2002-03 | 13-16 | 6-10 | A10 Tournament |
| 2003-04 | 10-20 | 5-11 | A10 Tournament |
| 2004-05 | 10-19 | 5-11 | A10 Tournament |
| 2005-06 | 18-10 | 10-6 | A10 Tournament |
| 2006-07 | 10-20 | 3-13 | |
| 2007-08 | 15-17 | 8-8 | A10 Tournament |
| 2008-09 | 18-13 | 9-7 | A10 Tournament |
| 2009-10 | 6-2 |
See also
- 2004 La Salle University men's basketball scandal
- Former La Salle Head Coach Ken Loeffler
- NCAA Men's Division I Final Four appearances by coaches
- NCAA Men's Division I Final Four appearances by school
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