2011–12 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

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.

2011–12 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2011–12 record21–13 (9–7 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTom Gola Arena
2011–12 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Temple133 .813  248  .750
Saint Louis124 .750  268  .765
Xavier106 .625  2313  .639
St. Bonaventure106 .625  2012  .625
UMass97 .563  2611  .703
La Salle97 .563  2113  .618
Dayton97 .563  2013  .606
Saint Joseph's97 .563  2014  .588
Duquesne79 .438  1615  .516
Richmond79 .438  1616  .500
Charlotte511 .313  1317  .433
George Washington511 .313  1021  .323
Rhode Island412 .250  724  .226
Fordham313 .188  1019  .345
2012 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
As of March 13, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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

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
Regular Season
11/11/2011*
7:00 pm
Lafayette W 79–53  1–0
Tom Gola Center (2,322)
Philadelphia
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
W 92–83  2–1
Tom Gola Arena (2,951)
Philadelphia
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
11/25/2011*
4:30 pm, TCN
vs. Robert Morris
Philly Hoop Group Classic
L 44–51  2–3
The Palestra (1,211)
Philadelphia
11/26/2011*
4:30 pm, TCN
vs. Rider
Philly Hoop Group Classic
W 82–70  3–3
The Palestra (2,824)
Philadelphia
11/30/2011*
7:00 pm
Northeastern W 68–51  4–3
Tom Gola Arena (1,511)
Philadelphia
12/03/2011*
4:00 pm
Bucknell W 78–52  5–3
Tom Gola Arena (1,823)
Philadelphia
12/07/2011*
7:00 pm
at Towson W 89–51  6–3
Towson Center (648)
Towson, Maryland
12/10/2011*
2:00 pm
Army W 76–64  7–3
Tom Gola Arena (1,562)
Philadelphia
12/19/2011*
7:00 pm
at Delaware L 66–70  7–4
Bob Carpenter Center (2,345)
Newark, Delaware
12/22/2011*
7:00 pm
at Central Connecticut W 85–59  8–4
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,612)
New Britain, Connecticut
12/29/2011*
2:00 pm
Boston University W 70–53  9–4
Tom Gola Arena (1,547)
Philadelphia
12/31/2011*
2:00 pm
Hartford W 73–55  10–4
Tom Gola Arena (1,233)
Philadelphia
01/04/2012
6:00 pm, TCN
Xavier W 80–70  11–4 (1–0)
Tom Gola Arena (2,075)
Philadelphia
01/08/2012
2:00 pm, CSN
Massachusetts W 82–75  12–4 (2–0)
Tom Gola Arena (2,395)
Philadelphia
01/10/2012*
7:00 pm
at Penn
Big 5 Game
W 68–57  13–4
The Palestra (4,480)
Philadelphia
01/14/2012
7:00 pm
at Dayton L 75–79  13–5 (2–1)
UD Arena (12,580)
Dayton, Ohio
01/18/2012
7:00 pm
at Temple
Big 5 Game
L 70–76  13–6 (2–2)
Liacouras Center (8,068)
Philadelphia
01/21/2012
4:00 pm
Rhode Island W 80–66  14–6 (3–2)
Tom Gola Arena (2,622)
Philadelphia
01/25/2012
7:00 pm
George Washington W 78–63  15–6 (4–2)
Tom Gola Arena (2,085)
Philadelphia
01/28/2012
7:00 pm
at Duquesne W 71–68  16–6 (5–2)
Palumbo Center (3,531)
Pittsburgh
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 Palastra (8,722)
Philadelphia
02/08/2012
7:00 pm
at Richmond L 76–78  17–8 (6–4)
Robins Center (4,028)
Richmond, Virginia
02/11/2012
2:00 pm
Saint Louis L 51–59  17–9 (6–5)
Tom Gola Arena (2,903)
Philadelphia
02/18/2012
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at Massachusetts W 72–71  18–9 (7–5)
William D. Mullins Memorial Center (6,283)
Amherst, Massachusetts
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
02/25/2012
1:00 pm, YES
at Fordham L 62–67  18–11 (7–7)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,796)
Bronx, New York
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
2012 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
03/06/2012
7:00 pm
Richmond
First Round
W 80–72  21–11
Tom Gola Arena (1,702)
Philadelphia
03/09/2012
6:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Saint Louis
Quarterfinals
L 71–78  21–12
Boardwalk Hall (5,955)
Atlantic City, New Jersey
2012 NIT
03/14/2012*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Minnesota
First Round
L 61–70  21–13
Tom Gola Arena (3,023)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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