1942–43 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

1942–43 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
1942–43 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	13–10
Head coach	Obie O'Brien (2nd season);
Captain	Irc Reichman
Home arena	Wister Hall
	Seasons ← 1941–42 1943–44 →

The 1942–43 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team represented La Salle University during the 1942–43 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Obie O'Brien, coaching the Explorers in his second season. The team finished with an overall record of 13–10.^[1]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Dec. 4, 1942	Loyola (MD)	W 51–31	1–0	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Dec. 8, 1942	Fort Dix	W 43–31	2–0	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Dec 11, 1942	Millersville	W 50–34	3–0	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Dec. 16, 1942	Rider	W 60–33	4–0	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Dec. 20, 1942	Marshall	L 32–56	4–1	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Dec. 26, 1942	Wyoming	L 32–56	4–2	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 2, 1943	NC Aviat.	W 58–37	5–2	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 6, 1943	at Moravian	W 59–54	6–2	Bethlehem, PA
Jan. 8, 1943	at Aberdeen	L 33–42	6–3
Jan. 13, 1943	Aberdeen	L 40–54	6–4	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 16, 1943	Saint Joseph's	L 45–48	6–5	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 20, 1943	Coast Guard	W 58–37	7–5	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 23, 1943	at Rider	W 42–38	8–5	Lawrence, NJ
Jan. 28, 1943	St. Francis (NY)	L 41–47	8–6	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 2, 1943	Arnold	W 83–48	9–6	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 6, 1943	Western Kentucky	L 44–52	9–7	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 9, 1942	Alumni	W 63–43	10–7	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 12, 1943	at Scranton	W 51–38	11–7	Scranton, PA
Feb. 20, 1943	Temple	L 43–47	11–8	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 23, 1943	at Seton Hall	L 27–38	11–9	Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
Feb. 24, 1943	at Newark	W 50–35	12–9
Feb. 27, 1943	Long Island	W 51–46	13–9	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Mar. 6, 1943	Toledo	L 46–68	13–10	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "1942–43 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] "1942–43 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