2012–13 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

2012–13 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
Philadelphia Big 5 co-champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
Record24–10 (11–5 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTom Gola Arena
Seasons
2012–13 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Saint Louis 13 3   .813 28 7   .800
No. 25 VCU 12 4   .750 27 9   .750
Butler 11 5   .688 27 9   .750
La Salle 11 5   .688 24 10   .706
Temple 11 5   .688 24 10   .706
UMass 9 7   .563 21 12   .636
Xavier 9 7   .563 17 14   .548
Charlotte 8 8   .500 21 12   .636
Saint Joseph's 8 8   .500 18 14   .563
Richmond 8 8   .500 19 15   .559
Dayton 7 9   .438 17 14   .548
St. Bonaventure 7 9   .438 14 15   .483
George Washington 7 9   .438 13 17   .433
Rhode Island 3 13   .188 8 21   .276
Fordham 3 13   .188 7 24   .226
Duquesne 1 15   .063 8 22   .267
2013 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll


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

  1. ^ "2012-13 Men's Basketball Roster". goexplorers.com. La Salle University. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  2. ^ "2012-13 Men's Basketball Schedule". goexplorers.com. La Salle University. Retrieved August 23, 2012.