2021–22 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team
Appearance
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Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Record | 5-5 (0–0 A-10) |
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Home arena | Tom Gola Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 12 | – | 5 | .706 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond † | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 24 | – | 13 | .649 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Mason | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 5 | – | 12 | .294 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Salle | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 1 | – | 16 | .059 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2022 A-10 tournament winner |
The 2021–22 La Salle Explorers basketball team represents La Salle University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by fourth-year head coach Ashley Howard, play their home games at Tom Gola Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.
Previous season
The Explorers finished the 2020–21 season 9–16, 6–11 in A-10 play to finish in twelfth place. They lost in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament to Saint Joseph's.[1]
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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David Beatty | 1 | G | 6'2" | 200 | Senior | Philadelphia, PA | Graduate transferred to North Carolina A&T |
Scott Spencer | 2 | G | 6'6" | 210 | RS Senior | Suffolk, VA | Graduate transferred to Tulane |
Derrius Ward | 10 | G | 6'6" | 185 | Freshman | Philadelphia, PA | Transferred to Harcum College |
Jared Kimbrough | 24 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Junior | Neptune, NJ | Transferred to Hartford[2] |
Incoming Transfers
Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Josh Nickelberry | 10 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Junior | Fayetteville, NC | Louisville |
Mamadou Doucoure | 14 | F | 6'9" | 250 | RS Senior | Bamako, Mali | Rutgers[3] |
2021 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Daeshon Shepherd SG |
Philadelphia, PA | Archbishop Wood High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||
Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Andrés Marrero SG |
Caracas, Venezuela | Upper Room Christian School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jun 26, 2019 | |
Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Khalil Brantley PG |
Charlotte, NC | Our Saviour Lutheran School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Jun 26, 2021 | |
Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Sacred Heart | L 81–86 OT | 0–1 |
Tom Gola Arena (1,637) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
November 13, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Albany | W 67–64 | 1–1 |
Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
November 17, 2021* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops |
at Delaware | L 82–85 OT | 1–2 |
Bob Carpenter Center (2,032) Newark, DE | |||||||
November 20, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Army | W 61–58 | 2–2 |
Tom Gola Arena (1,712) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
November 28, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. No. 7 Villanova Philadelphia Big 5 |
L 46–72 | 2–3 |
Palestra (5,841) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Temple Philadelphia Big 5 |
L 57-73 | 2–4 |
Liacouras Center (4,025) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
December 4, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Holy Cross | W 84–65 | 3–4 |
Tom Gola Arena (1,326) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
December 7, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Fairleigh Dickinson | W 81–55 | 4–4 |
Tom Gola Arena (1,172) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
December 11, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Penn Philadelphia Big 5 |
W 76-74 | 5–4 |
Tom Gola Arena (2,617) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
December 18, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Bucknell | L 70-82 | 5–5 |
Sojka Pavilion (1,230) Lewisburg, PA | |||||||
December 21, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Drexel | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA | ||||||||
Atlantic 10 regular season | |||||||||||
December 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Fordham | Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
January 2, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Rhode Island | Ryan Center Kingston, RI | |||||||||
January 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Saint Louis | Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO | |||||||||
January 8, 2022 2:00 p.m., USA |
VCU | Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
January 11, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
St. Bonaventure | Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
January 17, 2022 4:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Saint Joseph's | Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
January 22, 2022 4:30 p.m., USA |
Richmond | Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
January 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UMass | Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
January 29, 2022 12:00 p.m., USA |
at Davidson | John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC | |||||||||
February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at George Washington | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. | |||||||||
February 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
George Mason | Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
February 8, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Saint Louis | Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
February 12, 2022 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Richmond | Robins Center Richmond, VA | |||||||||
February 19, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UMass | Mullins Center Amherst, MA | |||||||||
February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Fordham | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY | |||||||||
February 26, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Dayton | Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
March 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Saint Joseph's | Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
March 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Duquesne | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||||
Atlantic 10 Tournament | |||||||||||
March 9–13, 2022 |
vs. | Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
References
- ^ "Saint Joseph's vs. La Salle - Game Summary - March 3, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
- ^ "Jared Kimbrough - 2021-22 - University of Hartford". www.hartfordhawks.com. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Announces Additions to 2021-22 Roster". La Salle University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
- ^ "2020-21 La Salle Explorers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
- ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". The Official Athletics Website of La Salle University Athletics.
- ^ "2020-21 La Salle Explorers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
- ^ "2021-22 La Salle Explorers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2021-11-29.