1938–39 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

1938–39 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
1938–39 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	13–6
Head coach	Leonard Tanseer (6th season);
Captain	Frank Hoerst
Home arena	Wister Hall
	Seasons ← 1937–38 1939–40 →

The 1938–39 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team represented La Salle University during the 1938–39 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Leonard Tanseer, coaching the explorers in his sixth season. The team finished with an overall record of 13–6.^[1]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Dec 2, 1938	Roanoke	L 30–31	0–1	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Dec. 6, 1938	Alumni	W 34–24	1–1	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Dec 9, 1938	Seton Hall	W 34–32 ^ot	2–1	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Dec. 14, 1938	at Illinois Wesleyan	W 25–23	3–1	Bloomington, IL
Dec. 20, 1938	at Millersville	W 31–30	4–1	Millersville, PA
Jan. 6, 1939	Temple	W 38–27	5–1	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Jan 10, 1939	at West Chester	W 46–31	6–1	West Chester, PA
Jan. 12, 1939	at Scranton	L 25–33	6–2	Scranton, PA
Jan. 19, 1939	Mount St. Mary's	W 34–26	7–2	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 21, 1939	at P.M.C.	L 31–36	7–3
Jan. 24, 1939	Millersville	W 40–29	8–3	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 28, 1939	St. Francis (NY)	W 36–26	9–3	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 3, 1937	Saint Joseph's	W 32–31	10–3	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 8, 1939	Lebanon Valley	W 49–41	11–3	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 11, 1939	at C.C.N.Y.	L 39–43	11–4	New York, NY
Feb. 14, 1939	West Chester	W 48–40	12–4	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 17, 1939	P.M.C.	W 46–28	13–4	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 23, 1939	at Catholic	L 40–45	13–5	Washington, D.C.
Mar. 3, 1939	Long Island	L 21–28	13–6	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "1938–39 La Salle Explorers men's basketball results". College-Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
^ "2016–17 La Salle Explorers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[1] "1938–39 La Salle Explorers men's basketball results". College-Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 26, 2019.

[2] "2016–17 La Salle Explorers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved September 25, 2019.

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v t e La Salle Explorers men's basketball
Venues	Wister Hall (19??–1955) Palestra (1955–1989) Civic Center (1989–1996) First Union Spectrum (1996–1998) Tom Gola Arena (1998–2024) John Glaser Arena (2024–present) TruMark Financial Center (facilities)
Culture & lore	"Fight On, Explorers" City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Gambling scandal Rape scandal
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics