2014–15 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

The 2014–15 La Salle Explorers basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by eleventh 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 17–16, 8–10 in A-10 play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 Tournament where they lost to Davidson.

2014–15 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2014–15 record17–16 (8–10 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTom Gola Arena
201415 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Davidson144 .778  248  .750
Dayton135 .722  279  .750
Rhode Island135 .722  2310  .697
VCU126 .667  2610  .722
Richmond126 .667  2114  .600
George Washington108 .556  2213  .629
St. Bonaventure108 .556  1813  .581
UMass108 .556  1715  .531
La Salle810 .444  1716  .515
Saint Joseph's711 .389  1318  .419
Duquesne612 .333  1219  .387
Fordham414 .222  1021  .323
George Mason414 .222  922  .290
Saint Louis315 .167  1121  .344
2015 A10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Explorers finished the season with an overall record of 15–16, with a record of 7–9 in the Atlantic 10 regular season to finish in eighth place. In the 2014 Atlantic 10 Tournament the Explorers lost to St. Bonaventure in the second round.

Off season

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Tyreek Duren3G6'0"190SeniorPhiladelphia, PAGraduated
Taylor Dunn5G6'2"205RS SeniorState College, PAGraduated
Sam Mills10G6'2"200SeniorSunrise, FLGraduated
Tyrone Garland21G6'1"185SeniorPhiladelphia, PAGraduated

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Johnnie Shuler
PG
Washington, D.C. Roosevelt HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Nov 5, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 9, 2014.

    Roster

    2014–15 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    C 0 Stephen Zack 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) Sr New Cumberland, PA
    G 1 D. J. Peterson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Burnsville, MN
    G 2 Amar Stukes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Philadelphia, PA
    G 3 Cleon Roberts 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS So Miami, FL
    G 4 Hank Davis (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg) So Cherry Hill, NJ
    F/C 5 Tony Washington 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Detroit, MI
    G 10 Johnnie Shuler 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) Fr Washington, D.C.
    G 11 O. J. Lewis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Mitchellville, MD
    F 12 Yevgen Sakhniuk 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) Fr Kiev, Ukraine
    G 21 Jordan Price 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS So Decatur, GA
    G 23 Khalid Lewis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Trenton, NJ
    F 25 Jerrell Wright 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) Sr Philadelphia, PA
    C 30 Jermaine Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)295 lb (134 kg) RS So Garfield Heights, OH
    G/F 35 Rohan Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Hartford, CT
    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 Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/10/2014*
    7:00 pm
    Philadelphia W 79–61 
    Tom Gola Arena 
    Philadelphia, PA
    Non-conference regular season
    11/15/2014*
    3:00 pm
    Colgate W 57–52  1–0
    Tom Gola Arena (3,400)
    Philadelphia, PA
    11/18/2014*
    7:30 pm
    at Quinnipiac W 60–58  2–0
    TD Bank Sports Center (1,362)
    Hamden, CT
    11/22/2014*
    12:30 pm
    Saint Peter's
    Barclays Center Classic
    W 59–50  3–0
    Tom Gola Arena (1,607)
    Philadelphia, PA
    11/25/2014*
    7:00 pm
    St. Francis Brooklyn
    Barclays Center Classic
    W 73–60  4–0
    Tom Gola Arena (1,239)
    Philadelphia, PA
    11/28/2014*
    9:30 pm, NBCSN
    vs. No. 8 Virginia
    Barclays Center Classic semifinals
    L 56–64  4–1
    Barclays Center (4,118)
    Brooklyn, NY
    11/29/2014*
    7:00 pm, NBCSN
    vs. Vanderbilt
    Barclays Center Classic
    L 55–68  4–2
    Barclays Center (4,105)
    Brooklyn, NY
    12/03/2014*
    8:30 pm, CBSSN
    No. 10 Villanova L 70–84  4–3
    Tom Gola Arena (3,400)
    Philadelphia, PA
    12/06/2014*
    12:00 pm, ESPNews
    vs. Temple L 57–58  4–4
    Palestra (7,445)
    Philadelphia, PA
    12/13/2014*
    1:00 pm
    at Drexel W 65–55  5–4
    Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,613)
    Philadelphia, PA
    12/16/2014*
    7:00 pm
    American L 66–68 OT 5–5
    Tom Gola Arena (1,204)
    Philadelphia, PA
    12/20/2014*
    7:00 pm
    at Towson W 67–53  6–5
    SECU Arena (2,104)
    Towson, MD
    12/23/2014*
    4:00 pm
    at Hofstra W 83–74  7–5
    Hofstra Arena (1,184)
    Hempstead, NY
    12/30/2014*
    7:00 pm
    Penn W 84–67  8–5
    Tom Gola Arena (2,273)
    Philadelphia, PA
    Atlantic 10 regular season
    01/03/2015
    7:00 pm
    at George Mason L 62–70  8–6 (0–1)
    Patriot Center (3,376)
    Fairfax, VA
    01/07/2015
    7:00 pm
    Massachusetts L 65–71  8–7 (0–2)
    Tom Gola Arena (1,379)
    Philadelphia, PA
    01/10/2015
    12:30 pm, NBCSN
    George Washington W 63–50  9–7 (1–2)
    Tom Gola Arena (2,041)
    Philadelphia, PA
    01/14/2015
    7:00 pm
    at Dayton L 50–61  9–8 (1–3)
    UD Arena (12,300)
    Dayton, OH
    01/17/2015
    2:00 pm
    Fordham W 60–49  10–8 (2–3)
    Tom Gola Arena (2,311)
    Philadelphia, PA
    01/22/2015
    7:00 pm, CSN
    at Rhode Island L 47–59  10–9 (2–4)
    Ryan Center (4,481)
    Kingston, RI
    01/27/2015
    7:00 pm
    Saint Joseph's W 53–48  11–9 (3–4)
    Tom Gola Arena (2,449)
    Philadelphia, PA
    01/31/2015
    7:00 pm
    at St. Bonaventure W 66–56  12–9 (4–4)
    Reilly Center (4,769)
    Olean, NY
    02/05/2015
    6:30 pm, NBCSN
    Richmond W 64–62  13–9 (5–4)
    Tom Gola Arena (2,011)
    Philadelphia, PA
    02/08/2015
    4:00 pm, CBSSN
    at Massachusetts L 59–66  13-10 (5-5)
    Mullins Center (4,673)
    Amherst, MA
    02/11/2015
    7:00 pm, CBSSN
    at No. 20 VCU W 74–69 2OT 14–10 (6–5)
    Siegel Center (7,637)
    Richmond, VA
    02/14/2015
    2:00 pm
    Davidson L 69–77  14–11 (6–6)
    Tom Gola Arena (2,738)
    Philadelphia, PA
    02/18/2015
    7:00 pm
    Duquesne W 87–72  15–11 (7–6)
    Tom Gola Arena (1,721)
    Philadelphia, PA
    02/22/2015
    2:30 pm, NBCSN
    at Saint Louis L 64–68 OT 15–12 (7–7)
    Chaifetz Arena (7,980)
    St. Louis, MO
    02/25/2015
    7:00 pm
    at Fordham L 48–63  15–13 (7–8)
    Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,586)
    Bronx, NY
    02/28/2015
    12:30 pm, NBCSN
    Rhode Island L 56–59  15–14 (7–9)
    Tom Gola Arena (2,286)
    Philadelphia, PA
    03/04/2015
    7:00 pm, CBSSN
    at Saint Joseph's L 50–55  15–15 (7–10)
    Hagan Arena (3,743)
    Philadelphia, PA
    03/07/2015
    6:00 pm, CBSSN
    Dayton W 55–53  16–15 (8–10)
    Tom Gola Arena (2,305)
    Philadelphia, PA
    Atlantic 10 Tournament
    03/12/2015
    12:00 pm, NBCSN
    vs. Massachusetts
    Second Round
    W 76–69  17–15
    Barclays Center 
    Brooklyn, NY
    03/13/2015
    12:00 pm, NBCSN
    vs. Davidson
    Quarterfinals
    L 66–67  17–16
    Barclays Center 
    Brooklyn, NY
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

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    See also

    References

    1. "2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster". goexplorers.com. La Salle University. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
    2. "2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule". goexplorers.com. La Salle University. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
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