2020–21 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team
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Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Record | 7–10 (4–6 A-10) |
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Home arena | Tom Gola Arena |
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St. Bonaventure† | 11 | – | 4 | .733 | 16 | – | 5 | .762 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 19 | – | 7 | .731 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | 13 | – | 9 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 14 | – | 7 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Mason | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 13 | – | 9 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | 14 | – | 9 | .609 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 7 | – | 10 | .412 | 10 | – | 15 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 3 | – | 5 | .375 | 5 | – | 12 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Salle | 6 | – | 11 | .353 | 9 | – | 16 | .360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 2 | – | 11 | .154 | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 A10 Tournament winner |
The 2020–21 La Salle Explorers basketball team represents La Salle University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by third-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 2019–20 season 15–15, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in tenth place. Their season ended when the A-10 Tournament and all other postseason tournaments were canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Ayinde Hakim | 0 | G | 5'11" | 165 | Sophomore | Washington, D.C. | Midseason transfer to UMass Lowell |
Isaiah Deas | 10 | G | 6'6" | 200 | Senior | Brooklyn, NY | Graduated |
Ed Croswell | 11 | F | 6'8" | 250 | Sophomore | Philadelphia, PA | Transferred to Providence |
Saul Phiri | 13 | G | 6'4" | 215 | Senior | Haverhill, MA | Graduated |
Brandon Stone | 23 | F | 6'11" | 200 | Sophomore | Alverton, PA | Midseason transfer to Robert Morris |
Moustapha Diagne | 35 | F | 6'9" | 230 | RS Senior | Rufisque, Senegal | Graduated |
2020 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Anwar Gill SG |
Washington, DC | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Oct 5, 2019 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69 | ||||||
Jhamir Brickus PG |
Coatesville, PA | Coatesville Area High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Mar 18, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Tegray Izay C |
Montreal, Canada | Archbishop Carroll High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | Mar 21, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Derrius Ward SG |
Philadelphia, PA | St. Thomas More School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Apr 5, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A 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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Regular season | |||||||||||
November 26, 2020* 2:00 p.m., FS1 |
at St. John's Joe Lapchick Tournament |
L 65–82 | 0–1 |
Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY | |||||||
November 27, 2020* 4:00 p.m. |
vs. Saint Peter's Joe Lapchick Tournament |
L 51–62 | 0–2 |
Carnessecca Arena Queens, NY | |||||||
December 6, 2020* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Army | L 59–63 | 0–3 |
Christl Arena West Point, NY | |||||||
December 8, 2020* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Lincoln (PA.) | W 80–62 | 1–3 |
Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
December 12, 2020* 2:00 p.m. |
at Drexel | W 58–48 | 2–3 |
Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
December 16, 2020 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UMass | L 66–85 | 2–4 (0–1) |
Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
December 19, 2020* 4:30 p.m. |
Delaware | W 71–61 | 3–4 |
Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
December 22, 2020* 7:00 p.m. |
at Maryland | L 71–84 | 3–5 |
Xfinity Center College Park, MD | |||||||
December 30, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Dayton | W 67–65 | 4–5 (1–1) |
UD Arena Dayton, OH | |||||||
January 2, 2021 6:30 p.m. |
Fordham | W 89–52 | 5–5 (2–1) |
Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
January 6, 2021 5:00 p.m. |
No. 23 Saint Louis | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA | ||||||||
January 9, 2021 7:00 pm, NBCSN |
at UMass | L 67–83 | 5–6 (2–2) |
Mullins Center Amherst, MA | |||||||
January 13, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
George Mason | L 42–75 | 5–7 (2–3) |
EagleBank Arena (250) Fairfax, VA | |||||||
January 16, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Davidson | L 53–77 | 5–8 (2–4) |
Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
January 18, 2021 4:00 pm, CBSSN |
Saint Joseph's | W 90–83 | 6–8 (3–4) |
Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
January 23, 2021 2:30 pm, NBCSN |
at Richmond | W 84–78 | 7–8 (4–4) |
Robins Center Richmond, VA | |||||||
January 27, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Rhode Island | L 60–73 | 7–9 (4–5) |
Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
January 30, 2021 1:00 pm, NBCSN |
at VCU | L 62–73 | 7–10 (4–6) |
Siegel Center (250) Richmond, VA | |||||||
February 3, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Saint Louis | W 82–75 | 8–10 (5–6) |
Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
February 6, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Saint Joseph's | Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
February 13, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
George Washington | Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
February 16, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Saint Louis | Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO | |||||||||
February 20, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Richmond | Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
February 24, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at St. Bonaventure | Reilly Center Olean, NY | |||||||||
February 27, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Duquesne | Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
March 3, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Fordham | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY | |||||||||
Atlantic 10 Tournament | |||||||||||
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
Source[1]
References
- ^ "2019–20 Men's Basketball Schedule". The Official Athletics Website of La Salle University Athletics.