2018–19 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

2018–19 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
Battle at the Boardwalk Champions
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record10–21 (8–10 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTom Gola Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
VCU 16 – 2   .889 25 – 8   .758
Davidson 14 – 4   .778 24 – 10   .706
Dayton 13 – 5   .722 21 – 12   .636
St. Bonaventure 12 – 6   .667 18 – 16   .529
George Mason 11 – 7   .611 18 – 15   .545
Saint Louis † 10 – 8   .556 23 – 13   .639
Duquesne 10 – 8   .556 19 – 13   .594
Rhode Island 9 – 9   .500 18 – 15   .545
La Salle 8 – 10   .444 10 – 21   .323
Saint Joseph's 6 – 12   .333 14 – 19   .424
Richmond 6 – 12   .333 13 – 20   .394
George Washington 4 – 14   .222 9 – 24   .273
Massachusetts 4 – 14   .222 11 – 21   .344
Fordham 3 – 15   .167 12 – 20   .375
† 2019 Atlantic 10 tournament winner

The 2018–19 La Salle Explorers basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by first-year head coach Ashley Howard, played their home games at Tom Gola Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 10–21, 8–10 in A-10 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 tournament to Rhode Island.

Previous season

The Explorers finished the 2017–18 season 13–19, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in a three-way tie for 10th place. As the No. 12 seed in the A-10 tournament, they lost in the first round to Massachusetts.[1]

On March 23, 2018, head coach John Giannini and the school mutually agreed to part ways after 14 seasons.[2] Giannini left with a 212–226 record at La Salle. On April 8, the school hired Villanova assistant Ashley Howard as head coach.[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Johnnie Shuler 1 G 5'11" 175 Senior Washington, D.C. Graduated
Amar Stukes 2 G 6'2" 190 RS Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduated
Tony Washington 5 C 6'10" 230 RS Senior Detroit, MI Graduated
B. J. Johnson 20 G/F 6'7" 200 RS Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduated
Dajour Joseph 23 G/F 6'6" 207 Freshman Haverhill, MA Transferred to South Plains College

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
David Beatty 1 G 6'2" 205 Sophomore Philadelphia, PA Transferred from South Carolina. Under NCAA transfer rules, Beatty would have sat out the 2018–19 season, but was granted a waiver to play immediately.
Scott Spencer 2 G 6'6" 190 Junior Suffolk, VA Transferred from South Carolina. Under NCAA transfer rules, Spencer will sit out the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Cheddi Mosely 12 G 6'3" 195 RS Senior Jersey City, NJ Transferred from Boston University. Will be eligible to play immediately since Mosley graduated from Boston.

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jack Clark
#71 SF 		Wyncote, PA Cheltenham High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 5, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jared Kimbrough
#66 C 		Neptune, NJ Neptune High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A Sep 9, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Ed Croswell
PF 		Philadelphia, PA St. Joseph's Prep School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A  
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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 26, 2017.

Roster

2018–19 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Pookie Powell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Dr. Philips
Memphis 		Orlando, FL
G 1 David Beatty 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Imhotep Institute Charter
South Carolina 		Philadelphia, PA
G 2 Scott Spencer Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Blue Ridge
Clemson 		Suffolk, VA
G 3 Jamir Moultrie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Bishop McNamara Washington, D.C.
F/C 4 Miles Brookins 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Mater Dei Cypress, CA
G 5 Jack Clark 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Cheltenham Wyncote, PA
G 10 Isiah Deas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Coastal Academy (NJ) Brooklyn, NY
F 11 Ed Croswell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr St. Joseph's Prep Philadelphia, PA
G 12 Cheddi Mosely 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr St. Anthony
Boston University 		Jersey City, NJ
G 13 Saul Phiri 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Putnam Science Academy (CT) Haverhill, MA
F 24 Jared Kimbrough 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Neptune Neptune, NJ
G 25 Traci Carter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Life Center Academy (NJ)
Marquette 		Philadelphia, PA
C 31 Cian Sullivan 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So St. Andrews Prep (RI) Tralee, Ireland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Temple
Big 5 		L 67–75  0–1
 Liacouras Center (6,011)
Philadelphia, PA
November 10, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lafayette L 76–77  0–2
 Tom Gola Arena (3,400)
Philadelphia, PA
November 14, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Florida L 69–82  0–3
 O'Connell Center (8,450)
Gainesville, FL
November 17, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Drexel
City 6/A10–CAA Challenge 		L 84–89  0–4
 Tom Gola Arena (1,410)
Philadelphia, PA
November 22, 2018*
2:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Miami (FL)
Wooden Legacy Quarterfinals 		L 49–85  0–5
 Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
November 23, 2018*
4:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Northwestern
Wooden Legacy consolation 2nd round 		L 74–91  0–6
 Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
November 25, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Grand Canyon
Wooden Legacy 7th place game 		L 70–82  0–7
 Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
December 1, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. No. 23 Villanova L 78–85  0–8
 Palestra (6,522)
Philadelphia, PA
December 4, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Bucknell L 79–92  0–9
 Tom Gola Arena (1,321)
Philadelphia, PA
December 8, 2018*
4:00 pm 		Penn L 65–83  0–10
 Tom Gola Arena (1,203)
Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2018*
7:30 pm, FloSports 		vs. Alabama A&M
Battle at the Boardwalk semifinals 		W 80–57  1–10
 Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
December 22, 2018*
2:30 pm, FloSports 		vs. Towson
Battle at the Boardwalk final 		W 57–51  2–10
 Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 5, 2019
12:30 pm, NBCSN 		at Massachusetts W 69–60  3–10
(1–0) 		Mullins Center (4,154)
Amherst, MA
January 9, 2019
7:00 pm 		at VCU L 63–69  3–11
(1–1) 		Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
January 12, 2019
6:00 pm, NBCSN 		Saint Louis L 64–71  3–12
(1–2) 		Tom Gola Arena (1,821)
Philadelphia, PA
January 16, 2019
8:00 pm 		George Washington L 56–59  3–13
(1–3) 		Tom Gola Arena (1,245)
Philadelphia, PA
January 19, 2019
2:30 pm, NBCSN 		Rhode Island L 67–78  3–14
(1–4) 		Tom Gola Arena (2,147)
Philadelphia, PA
January 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Fordham W 73–71  4–14
(2–4) 		Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,731)
Bronx, NY
January 30, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Massachusetts W 60–51  5–14
(3–4) 		Tom Gola Arena (1,302)
Philadelphia, PA
February 2, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Richmond W 66–58  6–14
(4–4) 		Robins Center (6,644)
Richmond, VA
February 5, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Saint Joseph's W 83–69  7–14
(5–4) 		Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
February 10, 2019
2:00 pm, Stadium 		at George Mason L 76–84  7–15
(5–5) 		EagleBank Arena 
Fairfax, VA
February 13, 2019
7:00 pm 		Duquesne W 73–72  8–15
(6–5) 		Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
February 16, 2019
5:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Saint Louis L 49–62  8–16
(6–6) 		Chaifetz Arena (7,531)
St. Louis, MO
February 20, 2019
7:00 pm 		at St. Bonaventure L 60–62  8–17
(6–7) 		Reilly Center (5,480)
Olean, NY
February 23, 2019
4:00 pm 		Richmond L 75–84  8–18
(6–8) 		Tom Gola Arena (2,653)
Philadelphia, PA
February 27, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Davidson W 79–69  9–18
(7–8) 		Tom Gola Arena (1,536)
Philadelphia, PA
March 2, 2019
5:00 pm, NBCSN 		at Saint Joseph's L 62–72  9–19
(7–9) 		Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
March 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Dayton L 39–70  9–20
(7–10) 		UD Arena (13,147)
Dayton, OH
March 9, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Fordham W 72–57  10–20
(8–10) 		Tom Gola Arena (1,652)
Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 14, 2019
12:00 pm, NBCSN 		(9) vs. (8) Rhode Island
Second Round 		L 57–76  10–21
 Barclays Center (6,802)
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[4]

References

  1. ^ "UMass holds off La Salle 69-67 in A10 Tournament first round". FOX Sports. March 7, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  2. ^ "La Salle splits with coach John Giannini after 14 years". lancasteronline.com. Associated Press. March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Ashley Howard will be next La Salle basketball coach - Philly". Philly.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  4. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". The Official Athletics Website of La Salle University Athletics.