1940–41 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1940–41 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team represented La Salle University during the 1940–41 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Leonard Tanseer, coaching the explorers in his eighth season. The team finished with an overall record of 11–8.[ 1]
Schedule
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Site
Dec 1, 1940 Loyola (MD) W 53–44 1–0
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Dec. 3, 1940 at Wyomissing P.I.
W 54–41 2–0
Dec 5, 1940 Morris–Harvey W 34–28 3–0
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Dec. 17, 1940 Washington College W 51–22 4–0
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Dec. 24, 1940 Rice L 45–51 4–1
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 3, 1941 Santa Clara W 41–37 5–1
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 8, 1941 Davis-Elkins W 44–43 6–1
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 12, 1941 Moravian W 48–22 7–1
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 17, 1941 Temple L 22–27 7–2
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 26, 1941 at Akron
W 43–37 8–2
Buffalo, NY
Jan. 28, 1941 at Scranton
L 45–47 8–3
Scranton, PA
Feb. 4, 1941 West Chester W 43–31 9–3
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 12, 1941 Manhattan L 44–53 9–4
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 14, 1941 Saint Joseph's L 40–48 9–5
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 20, 1941 Long Island L 41–42 9–6
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 24, 1941 at Muhlenberg
L 49–51 9–7
Allentown, PA
Feb. 26, 1941 LSC Faculty W 50–35 10–7
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 28, 1941 Alumni W 43–36 11–7
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
Mar. 2, 1941 Toledo L 43–56 11–8
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
[ 2]
References
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics