| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2017–18 |
| Team: | La Salle Explorers |
| Conference: | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | A-10 |
| Record: | 13–19 |
| Conf Record: | 7–11 |
| Hc Year: | 14th |
| Asst Coach1: | Horace Owens |
| Asst Coach2: | Sean Neal |
| Asst Coach3: | Donnie Carr |
The 2017–18 La Salle Explorers basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by 14th-year head coach John Giannini, played their home games at Tom Gola Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the 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]
The Explorers finished the 2016–17 season 15–15, 9–9 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 8 seed in the A-10 tournament, they lost to Davidson in the first round.[4]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleon Roberts | 3 | G | 6'6" | 190 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Hank Davis | 4 | G | 5'11" | 170 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Yevgen Sakhniuk | 12 | F | 6'7" | 235 | Junior | Transferred to Philadelphia | ||
| Jordan Price | 21 | G | 6'5" | 220 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Demetrius Henry | 24 | F/C | 6'9" | 225 | RS Junior | Left the program[5] |
In a poll of the league’s head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Hawks were picked to finish in ninth place in the A-10.[6] Senior forward B.J. Johnson was named to the conference's preseason second team.
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