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2011–12 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

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2011–12 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record21–13 (9–7 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTom Gola Arena
Seasons
2011–12 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Temple 13 3   .813 24 8   .750
Saint Louis 12 4   .750 26 8   .765
Xavier 10 6   .625 23 13   .639
St. Bonaventure 10 6   .625 20 12   .625
UMass 9 7   .563 26 11   .703
La Salle 9 7   .563 21 13   .618
Dayton 9 7   .563 20 13   .606
Saint Joseph's 9 7   .563 20 14   .588
Duquesne 7 9   .438 16 15   .516
Richmond 7 9   .438 16 16   .500
Charlotte 5 11   .313 13 17   .433
George Washington 5 11   .313 10 21   .323
Rhode Island 4 12   .250 7 24   .226
Fordham 3 13   .188 10 19   .345
2012 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
As of March 13, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 La Salle Explorers basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by eighth year head coach John Giannini, played their home games at Tom Gola Arena and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 9–7 in A-10 to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 Basketball tournament to Saint Louis. They were invited to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Minnesota.[1]

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 D. J. Peterson Guard 6–5 185 Freshman Burnsville, Minnesota
3 Tyreek Duren Guard 6–0 180 Sophomore Philadelphia
5 Taylor Dunn Guard 6–2 200 Junior State College, Pennsylvania
10 Sam Mills Guard 6–2 180 Sophomore Sunrise, Florida
14 Devon White Forward 6–8 240 Senior Philadelphia
21 Stephen Zack Center 6–11 240 Freshman New Cumberland, Pennsylvania
23 Earl Pettis Guard 6–5 215 Freshman Philadelphia
25 Jerrell Wright Forward 6–8 230 Freshman Philadelphia
35 Rohan Brown Guard/Forward 6–6 205 Freshman Hartford, Connecticut
42 Matt Sheehan Forward 6–4 245 Senior Havertown, Pennsylvania
55 Ramon Galloway Guard 6–3 175 Junior Philadelphia
Tyrone Garland Guard 6–1 180 Sophomore Philadelphia

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2011*
7:00 pm
Carleton W 74–56 
Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
Regular season
11/11/2011*
7:00 pm
Lafayette W 79–53  1–0
Tom Gola Center (2,322)
Philadelphia, PA
11/15/2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Villanova
Big 5 Game
L 69–76  1–1
The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, Pennsylvania
11/19/2011*
3:00 pm
James Madison
Philly Hoop Group Classic, Homecoming
W 92–83  2–1
Tom Gola Center (2,951)
Philadelphia, PA
11/22/2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 17 Pittsburgh
Philly Hoop Group Classic
L 69–73  2–2
Petersen Events Center (8,375)
Pittsburgh, PA
11/25/2011*
4:30 pm, TCN
vs. Robert Morris
Philly Hoop Group Classic
L 44–51  2–3
The Palestra (1,211)
Philadelphia, PA
11/26/2011*
4:30 pm, TCN
vs. Rider
Philly Hoop Group Classic
W 82–70  3–3
The Palestra (2,824)
Philadelphia, PA
11/30/2011*
7:00 pm
Northeastern W 68–51  4–3
Tom Gola Center (1,511)
Philadelphia, PA
12/03/2011*
4:00 pm
Bucknell W 78–52  5–3
Tom Gola Arena (1,823)
Philadelphia, PA
12/07/2011*
7:00 pm
at Towson W 89–51  6–3
Towson Center (648)
Towson, MD
12/10/2011*
2:00 pm
Army W 76–64  7–3
Tom Gola Center (1,562)
Philadelphia, PA
12/19/2011*
7:00 pm
at Delaware L 66–70  7–4
Bob Carpenter Center (2,345)
Newark, DE
12/22/2011*
7:00 pm
at Central Connecticut W 85–59  8–4
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,612)
New Britain, CT
12/29/2011*
2:00 pm
Boston University W 70–53  9–4
Tom Gola Center (1,547)
Philadelphia, PA
12/31/2011*
2:00 pm
Hartford W 73–55  10–4
Tom Gola Center (1,233)
Philadelphia, PA
01/04/2012
6:00 pm, TCN
Xavier W 80–70  11–4
(1–0)
Tom Gola Arena (2,075)
Philadelphia, PA
01/08/2012
2:00 pm, CSN
Massachusetts W 82–75  12–4
(2–0)
Tom Gola Arena (2,395)
Philadelphia, PA
01/10/2012*
7:00 pm
at Penn
Big 5 Game
W 68–57  13–4
The Palestra (4,480)
Philadelphia, PA
01/14/2012
7:00 pm
at Dayton L 75–79  13–5
(2–1)
UD Arena (12,580)
Dayton, OH
01/18/2012
7:00 pm
at Temple
Big 5 Game
L 70–76  13–6
(2–2)
Liacouras Center (8,068)
Philadelphia, PA
01/21/2012
4:00 pm
Rhode Island W 80–66  14–6
(3–2)
Tom Gola Arena (2,622)
Philadelphia, PA
01/25/2012
7:00 pm
George Washington W 78–63  15–6
(4–2)
Tom Gola Arena (2,085)
Philadelphia, PA
01/28/2012
7:00 pm
at Duquesne W 71–68  16–6
(5–2)
Palumbo Center (3,531)
Pittsburgh, PA
02/01/2012
7:00 pm
Charlotte W 85–72  17–6
(6–2)
Tom Gola Arena (1,778)
Philadelphia
02/04/2012
12:00 pm, TCN
vs. Saint Joseph's
Big 5 Game
L 66–70  17–7
(6–3)
The Palestra (8,722)
Philadelphia, PA
02/08/2012
7:00 pm
at Richmond L 76–78  17–8
(6–4)
Robins Center (4,028)
Richmond, VA
02/11/2012
2:00 pm
Saint Louis L 51–59  17–9
(6–5)
Tom Gola Arena (2,903)
Philadelphia, PA
02/18/2012
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at Massachusetts W 72–71  18–9
(7–5)
William D. Mullins Memorial Center (6,283)
Amherst, MA
02/22/2012
7:00 pm
No. 22 Temple
Big 5 Game
L 79–80 OT 18–10
(7–6)
Tom Gola Arena (3,400)
Philadelphia, PA
02/25/2012
1:00 pm, YES
at Fordham L 62–67  18–11
(7–7)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,796)
Bronx, NY
02/29/2012
7:00 pm
at George Washington W 60–56  19–11
(8–7)
Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (2,216)
Washington, D.C.
03/03/2012
2:00 pm
St. Bonaventure W 71–61  20–11
(9–7)
Tom Gola Arena (2,616)
Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/06/2012
7:00 pm
Richmond
First Round
W 80–72  21–11
Tom Gola Arena (1,702)
Philadelphia, PA
03/09/2012
6:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Saint Louis
Quarterfinals
L 71–78  21–12
Boardwalk Hall (5,955)
Atlantic City, NJ
NIT
03/14/2012*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Minnesota
First Round
L 61–70  21–13
Tom Gola Arena (3,023)
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Minnesota 70, La Salle 61". ESPN. March 14, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2024.[dead link]