2012–13 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2012–13 La Salle Explorers basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Explorers, led by ninth 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 24–10, 11–5 in A-10 play to finish in a three way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament to Butler. They received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament , their first NCAA bid in 21 years. They defeated Boise State in the First Four , Kansas State in the Round of 64, and Ole Miss in the Round of 32 to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Wichita State.
Roster
2012–13 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)
245 lb (111 kg)
So
New Cumberland, PA
G
1
D.J. Peterson
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Burnsville, MN
G
3
Tyreek Duren
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Philadelphia, PA
G
5
Taylor Dunn
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
RS Jr
State College, PA
G
10
Sam Mills
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Sunrise, FL
C
13
Garvin Hunt
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
RS Sr
Freeport, BAH
G
21
Tyrone Garland
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Philadelphia, PA
F
25
Jerrell Wright
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
So
Philadelphia, PA
C
30
Jermaine Davis
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
280 lb (127 kg)
Fr
Garfield Heights, OH
G/F
35
Rohan Brown
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
RS Fr
Hartford, CT
G
55
Ramon Galloway
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Philadelphia, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
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Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 02 *7:00 pm
Carleton
W 61–58
28 – Galloway
6 – Zack
6 – Mills
Tom Gola Arena (N/A)Philadelphia, PA
Regular season
Nov. 10 *3:00 pm
Delaware
W 73–66
1–0
19 – Zack
10 – Wright
4 – Galloway
Tom Gola Arena (3,400)Philadelphia, PA
Nov. 18 *2:00 pm
Central Connecticut
L 74–81
1–1
18 – Wright
6 – 2 tied
4 – 2 tied
Tom Gola Arena (1,512)Philadelphia, PA
Nov. 20 *7:00 pm
at Hartford
W 64–51
2–1
15 – Duren
12 – Brown
2 – 3 tied
Chase Arena (819)West Hartford, CT
Nov. 25 *1:00 pm, CBSSN
Villanova
W 77–74 OT
3–1
26 – Galloway
14 – Zack
5 – Duren
Tom Gola Arena (3,091)Philadelphia, PA
Nov. 29 *7:00 pm
at Rider
W 63–52
4–1
20 – Duren
8 – Wright
6 – Duren
Alumni Gymnasium (1,529)Lawrenceville, NJ
Dec. 05 *7:00 pm, NBCSN
vs. Penn State
W 82–57
5–1
29 – Duren
8 – Zack
4 – 2 tied
The Palestra (4,382)Philadelphia, PA
Dec. 08 *7:00 pm
at Northeastern
W 66–64
6–1
24 – Galloway
6 – Zack
4 – Mills
Matthews Arena (1,839)Boston, MA
Dec. 15 *7:00 pm
at Bucknell
L 66–74
6–2
21 – Galloway
7 – Galloway
1 – 3 tied
Sojka Pavilion (3,402)Lewisburg, PA
Dec. 20 *7:00 pm
Iona
W 88–74
7–2
26 – Garland
10 – Zack
10 – Galloway
Tom Gola Arena (1,402)Philadelphia, PA
Dec. 22 *2:00 pm
Sacred Heart
W 100–71
8–2
22 – Galloway
8 – Zack
7 – Galloway
Tom Gola Arena (1,211)Philadelphia, PA
Dec. 29 *7:00 pm
at Siena
W 80–52
9–2
22 – Galloway
7 – Garland
4 – 4 tied
Times Union Center (5,907)Loudonville, NY
Jan. 02 *9:00 pm, ACCN /ESPN3
at Miami (FL)
L 59–76
9–3
20 – Garland
8 – 2 tied
4 – Galloway
BankUnited Center (3,259)Coral Gables, FL
Jan. 05 *2:00 pm
Penn
W 74–57
10–3
17 – Galloway, Duren
11 – Wright
6 – Garland
Tom Gola Arena (2,422)Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 09 7:30 pm
at Charlotte
L 65–74
10–4 (0–1)
23 – Galloway
9 – 2 tied
5 – Duren
Dale F. Halton Arena (5,754)Charlotte, NC
Jan. 12 2:00 pm
Richmond
W 71–59
11–4 (1–1)
17 – Garland
7 – Duren
7 – Duren
Tom Gola Arena (2,282)Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 16 7:00 pm
Dayton
W 72–70
12–4 (2–1)
18 – Galloway
5 – Wright
5 – Galloway
Tom Gola Arena (2,012)Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 19 2:00 pm, CBSSN
at Xavier
L 63–70
12–5 (2–2)
16 – Garland
8 – Wright
2 – 3 tied
Cintas Center (10,039)Cincinnati , OH
Jan. 23 7:00 pm
No. 9 Butler
W 54–53
13–5 (3–2)
16 – Duren
5 – 2 tied
6 – Duren
Tom Gola Arena (3,400)Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 26 8:00 pm
at No. 19 VCU
W 69–61
14–5 (4–2)
31 – Galloway
11 – Zack
3 – 3 tied
Siegel Center (7,693)Richmond, VA
Jan. 30 7:00 pm
Massachusetts
L 60–61
14–6 (4–3)
16 – Galloway, Wright
9 – Zack
6 – Galloway
Tom Gola Arena (2,723)Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 02 2:00 pm
George Washington
W 80–71
15–6 (5–3)
15 – Galloway, Peterson
8 – Wright
5 – Duren
Smith Center (3,347)Washington, D.C.
Feb. 09 2:00 pm
Fordham
W 89–53
16–6 (6–3)
21 – Mills
7 – 2 tied
8 – Duren
Tom Gola Arena (2,246)Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 13 7:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure
W 69–66 OT
17–6 (7–3)
23 – Galloway
10 – Zack
5 – Galloway
Reilly Center (3,521)St. Bonaventure, NY
Feb. 16 1:00 pm, NBCSN
vs. Saint Joseph's
W 76–64
18–6 (8–3)
29 – Duren
7 – Wright
12 – Galloway
The Palestra (8,722)Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 21 7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Temple
L 74–82
18–7 (8–4)
18 – Galloway
10 – Galloway
4 – Galloway
Liacouras Center (10,206)Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 24 2:00 pm
at Rhode Island
W 72–65
19–7 (9–4)
21 – Duren
15 – Wright
6 – Garland
Ryan Center (5,180)Kingston, RI
Mar. 02 2:00 pm
Duquesne
W 97–64
20–7 (10–4)
23 – Galloway
8 – Wright
6 – 2 tied
Tom Gola Arena (3,015)Philadelphia, PA
Mar. 06 7:00 pm
at George Washington
W 84–70
21–7 (11–4)
29 – Galloway
7 – Wright
7 – Duren
Tom Gola Arena (1,833)Philadelphia, PA
Mar. 09 1:30 pm, NBCSN
at No. 16 Saint Louis
L 54–78
21–8 (11–5)
15 – Garland
9 – Wright
3 – Mills
Chaifetz Arena (10,272)Saint Louis, MO
2013 Atlantic 10 tournament
Mar. 15 2:40 pm
(4)
vs. (5) Butler Quarterfinals
L 58–69
21–9
17 – Garland
11 – Wright
6 – Galloway
Barclays Center (N/A)Brooklyn, NY
2013 NCAA tournament
Mar. 20 *9:10 pm, truTV
(13 W)
vs. (13 W) Boise State First Four
W 80–71
22–9
22 – Garland
6 – Wright
5 – Duren
UD Arena (12,218)Dayton, OH
Mar. 22 *3:15 pm, truTV
(13 W)
vs. (4 W) No. 12 Kansas State Second Round
W 63–61
23–9
21 – Wright
8 – Wright
4 – Galloway
Sprint Center (18,301)Kansas City, MO
Mar. 24 *8:09 pm, truTV
(13 W)
vs. (12 W) Ole Miss Third Round
W 76–74
24–9
24 – Galloway
4 – 5 tied
4 – Peterson
Sprint Center (18,498)Kansas City, MO
Mar. 28 *10:34 pm, TBS
(13 W)
vs. (9 W) Wichita State Sweet Sixteen
L 58–72
24–10
16 – Wright, Garland
8 – Galloway
4 – Duren
Staples Center (18,232)Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll /
Coaches' Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time . (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region W=West.
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References
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics