2015–16 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

2015–16 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record9–22 (4–14 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTom Gola Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dayton 14 – 4   .778 25 – 8   .758
VCU 14 – 4   .778 25 – 11   .694
St. Bonaventure 14 – 4   .778 22 – 9   .710
Saint Joseph's † 13 – 5   .722 28 – 8   .778
George Washington 11 – 7   .611 28 – 10   .737
Davidson 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606
Rhode Island 9 – 9   .500 17 – 15   .531
Fordham 8 – 10   .444 17 – 14   .548
Richmond 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
UMass 6 – 12   .333 14 – 18   .438
Duquesne 6 – 12   .333 17 – 17   .500
George Mason 5 – 13   .278 11 – 21   .344
Saint Louis 5 – 13   .278 11 – 21   .344
La Salle 4 – 14   .222 9 – 22   .290
† 2016 A10 Tournament winner

The 2015–16 La Salle Explorers basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by 12th 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 9–22, 4–14 in A-10 play to finish in last place. They defeated Duquesne in the first round of the A-10 tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Davidson.

Previous season

The Explorers 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.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Stephen Zack 0 C 6'11" 240 Senior New Cumberland, PA Graduated
D. J. Peterson 1 G 6'6" 195 Senior Burnsville, MN Graduated
Khalid Lewis 23 G 6'3" 185 RS Junior Trenton, NJ Transferred to Illinois
Jerrell Wright 25 F 6'8" 245 Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduated
Jermaine Davis 30 C 6'9" 295 RS Sophomore Garfield Heights, OH Transferred to Texas Southern

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Demetrius Henry F/C 6'9" 227 Junior Miami, FL South Carolina.
B. J. Johnson F 6'6" 175 Junior Ardmore, PA Syracuse.
Pookie Powell G 6'1" 180 Sophomore Orlando, FL Memphis.
  • Under NCAA transfer rules, Henry, Johnson and Powell will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Henry and Johnson will have two years of remaining eligibility entering the 2016–17 season, and Powell will have three.

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Karl Harris
SG 		Hazel Crest, IL De La Salle Institute 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 18, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Rokas Ulvydas
PG 		Baltimore, MD Mount Zion Baptist Christian School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Mar 18, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 14, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Johnnie Shuler 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Washington, D.C.
G 2 Amar Stukes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Philadelphia, PA
G 3 Cleon Roberts 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Miami, FL
G 4 Hank Davis (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Cherry Hill, NJ
F/C 5 Tony Washington 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Detroit, MI
G 11 O. J. Lewis (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Mitchellville, MD
F 12 Yevgen Sakhniuk 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Kyiv, Ukraine
G 14 Karl Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Hazel Crest, IL
G 21 Jordan Price 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Decatur, GA
G 23 Dusan Majstorovic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Novi Sad, Serbia
G/F 35 Rohan Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Hartford, CT
F/C Demetrius Henry (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Miami, FL
G/F B. J. Johnson (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Philadelphia, PA
G Pookie Powell (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Orlando, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 7, 2015*
2:00 pm 		Philadelphia L 78–79  0–1
 Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
Non-conference regular season
November 14, 2015*
3:00 pm 		Towson W 78–76  1–0
 Tom Gola Arena (3,400)
Philadelphia, PA
November 17, 2015*
7:00 pm 		Rider W 73–60  2–0
 Tom Gola Arena (1,611)
Philadelphia, PA
November 23, 2015*
7:00 pm 		Lafayette W 83–75  3–0
 Tom Gola Arena (1,678)
Philadelphia, PA
November 25, 2015*
7:00 pm 		at Penn L 64–80  3–1
 The Palestra (3,122)
Philadelphia, PA
November 28, 2015*
3:00 pm 		at Rowan W 81–51  4–1
 Esbjornson Gymnasium (1,150)
Glassboro, NJ
December 2, 2015*
7:00 pm 		Hofstra L 80–84  4–2
 Tom Gola Arena (1,712)
Philadelphia, PA
December 5, 2015*
2:00 pm 		Drexel L 53–66  4–3
 Tom Gola Arena (2,004)
Philadelphia, PA
December 13, 2015*
5:00 pm, FS1 		at No. 9 Villanova L 47–76  4–4
 The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
December 22, 2015*
5:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. No. 13 Miami (FL) L 49–95  4–5
 Palestra (3,582)
Philadelphia, PA
December 31, 2015*
1:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Florida Gulf Coast L 77–86  4–6
 Alico Arena (3,084)
Fort Myers, FL
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 3, 2016
5:00 pm, NBCSN 		Massachusetts L 67–74  4–7
(0–1) 		Tom Gola Arena (1,525)
Philadelphia, PA
January 6, 2016
7:00 pm 		at Fordham L 61–66  4–8
(0–2) 		Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,024)
Bronx, NY
January 9, 2016
2:00 pm 		No. 25 Dayton W 61–57  5–8
(1–2) 		Tom Gola Arena (2,711)
Philadelphia, PA
January 13, 2016
7:00 pm 		at Richmond L 61–83  5–9
(1–3) 		Robins Center (5,257)
Richmond, VA
January 16, 2016
2:30 pm, NBCSN 		at Rhode Island L 62–73  5–10
(1–4) 		Ryan Center (3,872)
Kingston, RI
January 20, 2016*
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Temple L 59–62  5–11
 The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
January 23, 2016
4:00 pm, ASN 		Saint Joseph's L 48–69  5–12
(1–5) 		Tom Gola Arena (3,021)
Philadelphia, PA
January 26, 2016
7:00 pm, ASN 		at Duquesne L 60–87  5–13
(1–6) 		Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
January 30, 2016
2:00 pm, NBCSN 		at Dayton L 44–59  5–14
(1–7) 		UD Arena (13,455)
Dayton, OH
February 3, 2016
7:00 pm 		VCU L 70–88  5–15
(1–8) 		Tom Gola Arena (1,711)
Philadelphia, PA
February 6, 2016
8:00 pm, ASN 		Rhode Island L 62–79  5–16
(1–9) 		Tom Gola Arena (1,889)
Philadelphia, PA
February 10, 2016
7:00 pm 		at Davidson L 66–79  5–17
(1–10) 		John M. Belk Arena (3,585)
Davidson, NC
February 13, 2016
8:00 pm, ASN 		at Saint Joseph's L 62–88  5–18
(1–11) 		Hagan Arena (4,200)
Philadelphia, PA
February 17, 2016
7:00 pm 		St. Bonaventure W 71–64  6–18
(2–11) 		Tom Gola Arena (1,329)
Philadelphia, PA
February 21, 2016
12:00 pm, NBCSN 		at George Washington L 50–90  6–19
(2–12) 		Charles E. Smith Center (3,002)
Washington, D.C.
February 24, 2016
7:00 pm 		Fordham L 53–56  6–20
(2–13) 		Tom Gola Arena (1,350)
Philadelphia, PA
February 27, 2016
2:00 pm 		George Mason W 76–68  7–20
(3–13) 		Tom Gola Arena (2,721)
Philadelphia, PA
March 2, 2016
7:00 pm 		Saint Louis W 76–68  8–20
(4–13) 		Tom Gola Arena (1,612)
Philadelphia, PA
March 5, 2016
3:00 pm 		at Massachusetts L 52–69  8–21
(4–14) 		Mullins Center (3,096)
Amherst, MA
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 9, 2016
9:00 pm, ASN 		(14) vs. (11) Duquesne
First round 		W 88–73  9–21
 Barclays Center (5,523)
Brooklyn, NY
March 10, 2016
9:00 pm, NBCSN 		(14) vs. (6) Davidson
Second round 		L 63–78  9–22
 Barclays Center (5,507)
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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See also

References

  1. ^ "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule". goexplorers.com. La Salle University.