2014–15 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

2014–15 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
2014–15 record 17–16 (8–10 A-10)
Head coach John Giannini (11th year)
Assistant coach Horace Owens
Assistant coach Harris Adler
Assistant coach Will Bailey
Home arena Tom Gola Arena
201415 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Davidson 14 4   .778     24 8   .750
Dayton 13 5   .722     27 9   .750
Rhode Island 13 5   .722     23 10   .697
VCU 12 6   .667     26 10   .722
Richmond 12 6   .667     21 14   .600
George Washington 10 8   .556     22 13   .629
St. Bonaventure 10 8   .556     18 13   .581
UMass 10 8   .556     17 15   .531
La Salle 8 10   .444     17 16   .515
Saint Joseph's 7 11   .389     13 18   .419
Duquesne 6 12   .333     12 19   .387
Fordham 4 14   .222     10 21   .323
George Mason 4 14   .222     9 22   .290
Saint Louis 3 15   .167     11 21   .344
2015 A10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 La Salle Explorers basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by eleventh year head coach John Giannini, played their home games at Tom Gola Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 8–10 in A-10 play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 Tournament where they lost to Davidson.

Previous Season

The Explorers finished the season with an overall record of 15–16, with a record of 7–9 in the Atlantic 10 regular season to finish in eighth place. In the 2014 Atlantic 10 Tournament the Exploers lost to St. Bonaventure in the second round.

Off season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Tyreek Duren 3 G 6'0" 190 Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduated
Taylor Dunn 5 G 6'2" 205 RS Senior State College, PA Graduated
Sam Mills 10 G 6'2" 200 Senior Sunrise, FL Graduated
Tyrone Garland 21 G 6'1" 185 Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduated

Recruiting

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Johnnie Shuler
PG
Washington, D.C. Roosevelt HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Nov 5, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2014–15 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 0 Zack, SteveSteve Zack 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr New Cumberland, PA
G 1 Peterson, D. J.D. J. Peterson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Burnsville, MN
G 2 Stukes, AmarAmar Stukes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Philadelphia, PA
G 3 Roberts, CleonCleon Roberts 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Miami, FL
G 4 Davis, HankHank Davis (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Cherry Hill, NJ
F/C 5 Washington, TonyTony Washington 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Detroit, MI
G 10 Shuler, JohnnieJohnnie Shuler 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Washington, D.C.
G 11 Lewis, O. J.O. J. Lewis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Mitchellville, MD
F 12 Sakhniuk, YevgenYevgen Sakhniuk 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Kiev, Ukraine
G 21 Price, JordanJordan Price 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Decatur, GA
G 23 Lewis, KhalidKhalid Lewis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Trenton, NJ
F 25 Wright, JerrellJerrell Wright 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Philadelphia, PA
C 30 Davis, JermaineJermaine Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 295 lb (134 kg) RS So Garfield Heights, OH
G/F 35 Brown, RohanRohan Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Hartford, CT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/10/2014*
7:00 PM
Philadelphia W 79–61 
Tom Gola Arena
Philadelphia, PA
Non-conference regular season
11/15/2014*
3:00 PM
Colgate W 57–52  1–0
Tom Gola Arena (3,400)
Philadelphia, PA
11/18/2014*
7:30 PM
at Quinnipiac W 60–58  2–0
TD Bank Sports Center (1,362)
Hamden, CT
11/22/2014*
12:30 PM
Saint Peter's
Barclays Center Classic
W 59–50  3–0
Tom Gola Arena (1,607)
Philadelphia, PA
11/25/2014*
7:00 PM
St. Francis Brooklyn
Barclays Center Classic
W 73–60  4–0
Tom Gola Arena (1,239)
Philadelphia, PA
11/28/2014*
9:30 PM, NBCSN
vs. #8 Virginia
Barclays Center Classic semifinals
L 56–64  4–1
Barclays Center (4,118)
Brooklyn, NY
11/29/2014*
7:00 PM, NBCSN
vs. Vanderbilt
Barclays Center Classic
L 55–68  4–2
Barclays Center (4,105)
Brooklyn, NY
12/03/2014*
8:30 PM, CBSSN
#10 Villanova L 70–84  4–3
Tom Gola Arena (3,400)
Philadelphia, PA
12/06/2014*
12:00 PM, ESPNews
vs. Temple L 57–58  4–4
Palestra (7,445)
Philadelphia, PA
12/13/2014*
1:00 PM
at Drexel W 65–55  5–4
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,613)
Philadelphia, PA
12/16/2014*
7:00 PM
American L 66–68 OT 5–5
Tom Gola Arena (1,204)
Philadelphia, PA
12/20/2014*
7:00 PM
at Towson W 67–53  6–5
SECU Arena (2,104)
Towson, MD
12/23/2014*
4:00 PM
at Hofstra W 83–74  7–5
Hofstra Arena (1,184)
Hempstead, NY
12/30/2014*
7:00 PM
Penn W 84–67  8–5
Tom Gola Arena (2,273)
Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/03/2015
7:00 PM
at George Mason L 62–70  8–6 (0–1)
Patriot Center (3,376)
Fairfax, VA
01/07/2015
7:00 PM
Massachusetts L 65–71  8–7 (0–2)
Tom Gola Arena (1,379)
Philadelphia, PA
01/10/2015
12:30 PM, NBCSN
George Washington W 63–50  9–7 (1–2)
Tom Gola Arena (2,041)
Philadelphia, PA
01/14/2015
7:00 PM
at Dayton L 50–61  9–8 (1–3)
UD Arena (12,300)
Dayton, OH
01/17/2015
2:00 PM
Fordham W 60–49  10–8 (2–3)
Tom Gola Arena (2,311)
Philadelphia, PA
01/22/2015
7:00 PM, CSN
at Rhode Island L 47–59  10–9 (2–4)
Ryan Center (4,481)
Kingston, RI
01/27/2015
7:00 PM
Saint Joseph's W 53–48  11–9 (3–4)
Tom Gola Arena (2,449)
Philadelphia, PA
01/31/2015
7:00 PM
at St. Bonaventure W 66–56  12–9 (4–4)
Reilly Center (4,769)
Olean, NY
02/05/2015
6:30 PM, NBCSN
Richmond W 64–62  13–9 (5–4)
Tom Gola Arena (2,011)
Philadelphia, PA
02/08/2015
4:00 PM, CBSSN
at Massachusetts L 59–66  13-10 (5-5)
Mullins Center (4,673)
Amherst, MA
02/11/2015
7:00 PM, CBSSN
at #20 VCU W 74–69 2OT 14–10 (6–5)
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
02/14/2015
2:00 PM
Davidson L 69–77  14–11 (6–6)
Tom Gola Arena (2,738)
Philadelphia, PA
02/18/2015
7:00 PM
Duquesne W 87–72  15–11 (7–6)
Tom Gola Arena (1,721)
Philadelphia, PA
02/22/2015
2:30 PM, NBCSN
at Saint Louis L 64–68 OT 15–12 (7–7)
Chaifetz Arena (7,980)
St. Louis, MO
02/25/2015
7:00 PM
at Fordham L 48–63  15–13 (7–8)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,586)
Bronx, NY
02/28/2015
12:30 PM, NBCSN
Rhode Island L 56–59  15–14 (7–9)
Tom Gola Arena (2,286)
Philadelphia, PA
03/04/2015
7:00 PM, CBSSN
at Saint Joseph's L 50–55  15–15 (7–10)
Hagan Arena (3,743)
Philadelphia, PA
03/07/2015
6:00 PM, CBSSN
Dayton W 55–53  16–15 (8–10)
Tom Gola Arena (2,305)
Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 Tournament
03/12/2015
12:00 PM, NBCSN
vs. Massachusetts
Second Round
W 76–69  17–15
Barclays Center
Brooklyn, NY
03/13/2015
12:00 PM, NBCSN
vs. Davidson
Quarterfinals
L 66–67  17–16
Barclays Center
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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See also

References

  1. "2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster". goexplorers.com. La Salle University. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  2. "2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule". goexplorers.com. La Salle University. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
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