La Salle Explorers
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| University | La Salle University |
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| Conference(s) | A-10 |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletics director | Dr. Thomas Brennan |
| Location | Philadelphia, PA |
| Varsity teams | 23 |
| Football stadium | McCarthy Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Tom Gola Arena |
| Baseball stadium | Hank DeVincent Field |
| Mascot | The Explorer |
| Nickname | The Explorers |
| Fight song | Fight On, Explorers |
| Colors | Blue and Gold
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| Homepage | GOEXPLORERS.com |
La Salle Explorers is the name of the athletic teams from La Salle University, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school's 22 varsity sports teams compete in the NCAA's Division I and are a member of the Atlantic Ten Conference. The men's and women's basketball teams are also part of the Philadelphia Big 5. The Explorers nickname derives from a famous mistake made by a local Philadelphia sportswriter. The writer thought the university was named after the French explorer Sieur de La Salle, when in fact it is named after St. Jean-Baptiste de la Salle. The nickname caught on, however, and has remained ever since.
La Salle's teams have won two national championships: The 1954 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and the 1980 AIAW Field Hockey Championship. The school also won the 1952 National Invitation Tournament before the tournament became considered "second rate". La Salle's major historic rival has been the Hawks of the Saint Joseph's University, especially in men's basketball. Not only are both schools situated in Philadelphia, but they are also both Catholic, private institutions and are both in the Atlantic 10.
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The men's basketball team has won eight City Championships (four were shared) and only Duke (7) has had more National Players of the Year than La Salle (3 – Lionel Simmons, Michael Brooks, and Tom Gola)[citation needed]. Tom Gola was listed on "ESPN's Countdown to the Greatest" College basketball players as #17. In addition to the National Championship and NIT Championship, La Salle was also a national finalist in the 1955 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and was named the 53rd "Greatest College Basketball Program of All-Time" by Street & Smith's in January 2005.
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