2015–16 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2015–16
Team:La Salle Explorers
Conference:Atlantic 10 Conference
Short Conf:A-10
Record:9–22
Conf Record:4–14
Hc Year:12th
Asst Coach2:Harris Adler
Asst Coach3:Will Bailey

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
0 C 6'11" 240 Senior Graduated
D. J. Peterson 1 G 6'6" 195 Senior Graduated
Khalid Lewis 23 G 6'3" 185 RS Junior Transferred to Illinois
Jerrell Wright 25 F 6'8" 245 Senior Graduated
Jermaine Davis 30 C 6'9" 295 RS Sophomore Transferred to Texas Southern

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Demetrius Henry F/C 6'9" 227 Junior South Carolina.
B. J. Johnson F 6'6" 175 Junior Syracuse.
Pookie Powell G 6'1" 180 Sophomore Memphis.

Schedule

|-!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:#;"| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:#;"| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#;"|Atlantic 10 regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#;"|Atlantic 10 tournament[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule. goexplorers.com. La Salle University.