2018–19 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

2018–19 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
2018–19 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
Battle at the Boardwalk Champions
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	10–21 (8–10 A-10)
Head coach	Ashley Howard (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Kenny Johnson; Donnie Carr; Kyle Griffin;
Home arena	Tom Gola Arena
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	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[edit]

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[edit]

Departures[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Jack Clark #71 SF	Recruiting 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
Jared Kimbrough #66 C	Recruiting 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
Ed Croswell PF	Recruiting 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[edit]

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	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

Ashley Howard (Drexel)

Assistant coach(es)

Kenny Johnson (Maryland)
Donnie Carr (La Salle)
Kyle Griffin (Siena)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

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[edit]

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

[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.

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v t e La Salle Explorers men's basketball
Venues	Wister Hall (19??–1955) Palestra (1955–1989) Civic Center (1989–1996) First Union Spectrum (1996–1998) Tom Gola Arena (1998–present) TruMark Financial Center (facilities)
Culture & lore	"Fight On, Explorers" City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Scandal
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics