2014–15 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

2014–15 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
2014–15 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	17–16 (8–10 A-10)
Head coach	John Giannini (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Horace Owens; Harris Adler; Will Bailey;
Home arena	Tom Gola Arena
	Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Davidson	14	–	4	.778	24	–	8	.750
Dayton	13	–	5	.722	27	–	9	.750
Rhode Island	13	–	5	.722	23	–	10	.697
VCU †	12	–	6	.667	26	–	10	.722
Richmond	12	–	6	.667	21	–	14	.600
George Washington	10	–	8	.556	22	–	13	.629
St. Bonaventure	10	–	8	.556	18	–	13	.581
UMass	10	–	8	.556	17	–	15	.531
La Salle	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Saint Joseph's	7	–	11	.389	13	–	18	.419
Duquesne	6	–	12	.333	12	–	19	.387
Fordham	4	–	14	.222	10	–	21	.323
George Mason	4	–	14	.222	9	–	22	.290
Saint Louis	3	–	15	.167	11	–	21	.344


† 2015 A10 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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.

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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Tyreek Duren	3	G	6'0"	190	Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Graduated
Taylor Dunn	5	G	6'2"	205	RS Senior	State College, PA	Graduated
Sam Mills	10	G	6'2"	200	Senior	Sunrise, FL	Graduated
Tyrone Garland	21	G	6'1"	185	Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Graduated

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
Johnnie Shuler PG	Recruiting star ratings: 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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
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	Kyiv, 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

John Giannini (North Central (IL))

Assistant coach(es)

Horace Owens (Rhode Island)
Harris Adler (USciences)
Will Bailey (UAB)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule

Date time, TV	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	Mack Sports Complex (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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References

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

[1] "2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster". goexplorers.com. La Salle University. Retrieved May 9, 2014.

[2] "2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule". goexplorers.com. La Salle University. Retrieved August 27, 2014.

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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