2012–13 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

The 2012–13 La Salle Explorers basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by ninth 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 24–10, 11–5 in A-10 play to finish in a three way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament to Butler. They received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament, their first NCAA bid in 21 years. They defeated Boise State in the First Four, Kansas State in the Round of 64, and Ole Miss in the Round of 32 to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Wichita State.

2012–13 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
2012–13 record24–10 (11–5 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTom Gola Arena
2012–13 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 16 Saint Louis133 .813  287  .800
No. 25 VCU124 .750  279  .750
Butler115 .688  279  .750
La Salle115 .688  2410  .706
Temple115 .688  2410  .706
UMass97 .563  2112  .636
Xavier97 .563  1714  .548
Charlotte88 .500  2112  .636
Saint Joseph's88 .500  1814  .563
Richmond88 .500  1915  .559
Dayton79 .438  1714  .548
St. Bonaventure79 .438  1415  .483
George Washington79 .438  1317  .433
Rhode Island313 .188  821  .276
Fordham313 .188  724  .226
Duquesne115 .063  822  .267
2013 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2012–13 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C 0 Stephen Zack 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg) So New Cumberland, PA
G 1 D.J. Peterson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Burnsville, MN
G 3 Tyreek Duren 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Philadelphia, PA
G 5 Taylor Dunn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr State College, PA
G 10 Sam Mills 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Sunrise, FL
C 13 Garvin Hunt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Freeport, BAH
G 21 Tyrone Garland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Philadelphia, PA
F 25 Jerrell Wright 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) So Philadelphia, PA
C 30 Jermaine Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)280 lb (127 kg) Fr Garfield Heights, OH
G/F 35 Rohan Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Hartford, CT
G 55 Ramon Galloway 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Philadelphia, PA
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 High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 02*
7:00 pm
Carleton W 61–58 
 28  Galloway  6  Zack  6  Mills  Tom Gola Arena (N/A)
Philadelphia, PA
Regular Season
Nov. 10*
3:00 pm
Delaware W 73–66  1–0
 19  Zack  10  Wright  4  Galloway  Tom Gola Arena (3,400)
Philadelphia, PA
Nov. 18*
2:00 pm
Central Connecticut L 74–81  1–1
 18  Wright  6  2 tied  4  2 tied  Tom Gola Arena (1,512)
Philadelphia, PA
Nov. 20*
7:00 pm
at Hartford W 64–51  2–1
 15  Duren  12  Brown  2  3 tied  Chase Arena (819)
West Hartford, CT
Nov. 25*
1:00 pm, CBSSN
Villanova W 77–74 OT 3–1
 26  Galloway  14  Zack  5  Duren  Tom Gola Arena (3,091)
Philadelphia, PA
Nov. 29*
7:00 pm
at Rider W 63–52  4–1
 20  Duren  8  Wright  6  Duren  Alumni Gymnasium (1,529)
Lawrenceville, NJ
Dec. 05*
7:00 pm, NBCSN
vs. Penn State W 82–57  5–1
 29  Duren  8  Zack  4  2 tied  The Palestra (4,382)
Philadelphia, PA
Dec. 08*
7:00 pm
at Northeastern W 66–64  6–1
 24  Galloway  6  Zack  4  Mills  Matthews Arena (1,839)
Boston, MA
Dec. 15*
7:00 pm
at Bucknell L 66–74  6–2
 21  Galloway  7  Galloway  1  3 tied  Sojka Pavilion (3,402)
Lewisburg, PA
Dec. 20*
7:00 pm
Iona W 88–74  7–2
 26  Garland  10  Zack  10  Galloway  Tom Gola Arena (1,402)
Philadelphia, PA
Dec. 22*
2:00 pm
Sacred Heart W 100–71  8–2
 22  Galloway  8  Zack  7  Galloway  Tom Gola Arena (1,211)
Philadelphia, PA
Dec. 29*
7:00 pm
at Siena W 80–52  9–2
 22  Galloway  7  Garland  4  4 tied  Times Union Center (5,907)
Loudonville, NY
Jan. 02*
9:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3
at Miami (FL) L 59–76  9–3
 20  Garland  8  2 tied  4  Galloway  BankUnited Center (3,259)
Coral Gables, FL
Jan. 05*
2:00 pm
Penn W 74–57  10–3
 17  Galloway, Duren  11  Wright  6  Garland  Tom Gola Arena (2,422)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 09
7:30 pm
at Charlotte L 65–74  10–4
(0–1)
 23  Galloway  9  2 tied  5  Duren  Dale F. Halton Arena (5,754)
Charlotte, NC
Jan. 12
2:00 pm
Richmond W 71–59  11–4
(1–1)
 17  Garland  7  Duren  7  Duren  Tom Gola Arena (2,282)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 16
7:00 pm
Dayton W 72–70  12–4
(2–1)
 18  Galloway  5  Wright  5  Galloway  Tom Gola Arena (2,012)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 19
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at Xavier L 63–70  12–5
(2–2)
 16  Garland  8  Wright  2  3 tied  Cintas Center (10,039)
Cincinnati, OH
Jan. 23
7:00 pm
No. 9 Butler W 54–53  13–5
(3–2)
 16  Duren  5  2 tied  6  Duren  Tom Gola Arena (3,400)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 26
8:00 pm
at No. 19 VCU W 69–61  14–5
(4–2)
 31  Galloway  11  Zack  3  3 tied  Siegel Center (7,693)
Richmond, VA
Jan. 30
7:00 pm
Massachusetts L 60–61  14–6
(4–3)
 16  Galloway, Wright  9  Zack  6  Galloway  Tom Gola Arena (2,723)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 02
2:00 pm
George Washington W 80–71  15–6
(5–3)
 15  Galloway, Peterson  8  Wright  5  Duren  Smith Center (3,347)
Washington, D.C.
Feb. 09
2:00 pm
Fordham W 89–53  16–6
(6–3)
 21  Mills  7  2 tied  8  Duren  Tom Gola Arena (2,246)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 13
7:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure W 69–66 OT 17–6
(7–3)
 23  Galloway  10  Zack  5  Galloway  Reilly Center (3,521)
St. Bonaventure, NY
Feb. 16
1:00 pm, NBCSN
vs. Saint Joseph's W 76–64  18–6
(8–3)
 29  Duren  7  Wright  12  Galloway  The Palestra (8,722)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 21
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Temple L 74–82  18–7
(8–4)
 18  Galloway  10  Galloway  4  Galloway  Liacouras Center (10,206)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 24
2:00 pm
at Rhode Island W 72–65  19–7
(9–4)
 21  Duren  15  Wright  6  Garland  Ryan Center (5,180)
Kingston, RI
Mar. 02
2:00 pm
Duquesne W 97–64  20–7
(10–4)
 23  Galloway  8  Wright  6  2 tied  Tom Gola Arena (3,015)
Philadelphia, PA
Mar. 06
7:00 pm
at George Washington W 84–70  21–7
(11–4)
 29  Galloway  7  Wright  7  Duren  Tom Gola Arena (1,833)
Philadelphia, PA
Mar. 09
1:30 pm, NBCSN
at No. 16 Saint Louis L 54–78  21–8
(11–5)
 15  Garland  9  Wright  3  Mills  Chaifetz Arena (10,272)
Saint Louis, MO
2013 Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar. 15
2:40 pm
vs. Butler
Quarterfinals
L 58–69  21–9
 17  Garland  11  Wright  6  Galloway  Barclays Center (N/A)
Brooklyn, NY
2013 NCAA Tournament
Mar. 20*
9:10 pm, truTV
No. (13 W) vs. No. (13 W) Boise State
First Four
W 80–71  22–9
 22  Garland  6  Wright  5  Duren  UD Arena (12,218)
Dayton, OH
Mar. 22*
3:15 pm, truTV
No. (13 W) vs. No. 12 (4 W) Kansas State
Second Round
W 63–61  23–9
 21  Wright  8  Wright  4  Galloway  Sprint Center (18,301)
Kansas City, MO
Mar. 24*
8:09 pm, truTV
No. (13 W) vs. (12 W) Ole Miss
Third Round
W 76–74  24–9
 24  Galloway  4  5 tied  4  Peterson  Sprint Center (18,498)
Kansas City, MO
Mar. 28*
10:34 pm, TBS
No. (13 W) vs. (9 W) Wichita State
Sweet Sixteen
L 58–72  24–10
 16  Wright, Garland  8  Galloway  4  Duren  Staples Center (18,232)
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region W=West.

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References

  1. "2012-13 Men's Basketball Roster". goexplorers.com. La Salle University. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  2. "2012-13 Men's Basketball Schedule". goexplorers.com. La Salle University. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
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