1941–42 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

1941–42 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
1941–42 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	12–11
Head coach	Obie O'Brien (1st season);
Captain	Charles McGlone
Home arena	Wister Hall
	Seasons ← 1940–41 1942–43 →

The 1941–42 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team represented La Salle University during the 1941–42 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Obie O'Brien, coaching the explorers in his first season. The team finished with an overall record of 12–11.^[1]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Dec 5, 1941	Alumni	W 48–26	1–0	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Dec. 10, 1941	Morris–Harvey	W 39–27	2–0	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Dec 12, 1941	Washington College	W 32–16	3–0	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Dec. 16, 1941	Millersville	W 54–44	4–0	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Dec. 20, 1941	Niagara	L 37–40	4–1	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Dec. 29, 1941	Rice	L 41–51	4–2	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 2, 1942	Davis-Elkins	W 44–33	5–2	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 10, 1942	Scranton	W 44–35	6–2	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 13, 1942	Newark	W 67–20	7–2	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 17, 1942	at Saint Joseph's	L 53–58	7–3	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 28, 1942	St. Francis (NY)	L 34–50	7–4	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 30, 1942	at Scranton	W 34–29	8–4	Scranton, PA
Feb. 2, 1942	at Columbus	L 45–47	8–5
Feb. 3, 1942	at Loyola (MD)	W 46–26	9–5	Evergreen Gymnasium Baltimore, MD
Feb. 7, 1942	C.C.N.Y.	L 45–48	9–6	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 10, 1942	at Rider	W 43–22	10–6	Lawrenceville, NJ
Feb. 14, 1942	Temple	L 38–48	10–7	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 24, 1942	Moravian	W 60–50	11–7	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 27, 1942	Long Island	L 37–61	11–8	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Mar. 3, 1942	at Seton Hall	L 37–40	11–9	Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
Mar. 6, 1942	Toledo	L 37–65	11–10	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Mar. 11, 1942	Muhlenberg	W 39–37	12–10	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Mar. 16, 1942	Yale & Towne	L 43–48	12–11	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "1941–42 La Salle Explorers men's basketball results". College-Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
^ "2016–17 La Salle Explorers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved October 22, 2019.

[1] "1941–42 La Salle Explorers men's basketball results". College-Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 22, 2019.

[2] "2016–17 La Salle Explorers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved October 22, 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–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