# 2019–20 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

The 2019–20 La Salle Explorers basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by second-year head coach Ashley Howard, played their home games at Tom Gola Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 (A-10) Conference.

## Previous season

The Explorers finished the 2018–19 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.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Pookie Powell | 0 | G | 6'0" | 185 | RS Senior | Orlando, FL | Graduated |
| Jamir Moultrie | 3 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Sophomore | Washington, D.C. | Transferred to North Carolina Central |
| Miles Brookins | 4 | F/C | 6'10" | 220 | Sophomore | Cypress, CA | Transferred to Cal State Northridge |
| Cheddi Mosely | 12 | G | 6'3" | 185 | RS Senior | Jersey City, NJ | Graduated |
| Traci Carter | 25 | G | 6'1" | 175 | RS Junior | Philadelphia, PA | Graduate transferred to Hartford |
| Cian Sullivan | 31 | C | 7'2" | 215 | RS Sophomore | Tralee, Ireland | Transferred to Hartford |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Kyle Thompson | 12 | G | 5'10" | 175 | Sophomore | Philadelphia, PA | Transferred from West Chester. Under NCAA transfer rules, Thompson will sit out the 2019–20 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Will join the team as a walk-on. |
| Clifton Moore | 21 | F | 6'10" | 230 | Junior | Horsham, PA | Transferred from Indiana. Under NCAA transfer rules, Moore will sit out the 2019–20 season; will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Moustapha Diagne | 35 | F | 6'9" | 230 | RS Senior | Rufisque, Senegal | Transferred from Western Kentucky. Diagne will be eligible to play immediately since he graduated from Western Kentucky. |

### 2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Sherif Kenney PG | Upper Marlboro, MD | Rock Creek Christian Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Ayinde Hikim PG | Washington, D.C. | Mount Zion Baptist Christian School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Dec 15, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 ||||||
| Brandon Stone PF | Raleigh, NC | Christ School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 7, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 ||||||
| Christian Ray SG | Atglen, PA | The Haverford School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Aug 29, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019. ||||||

### 2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Anwar Gill SG | Washington, D.C. | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Oct 5, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69 |||||||
| 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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2019* 4:00 pm | | West Chester | W 70–63 | | Tom Gola Arena (874) Philadelphia, PA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2019* 4:00 pm, NBCSN | | Iona | W 70–64 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | Tom Gola Arena (3,135) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 13, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Penn Big 5 | L 59–75 | 1–1 | Palestra (2,426) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 16, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Temple Big 5 | L 65–70 | 1–2 | Tom Gola Arena (2,941) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 25, 2019* 7:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Murray State Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals | W 75–64 | 2–2 | Hertz Arena (1,112) Estero, FL |
| November 26, 2019* 7:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Wright State Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals | W 72–70 | 3–2 | Hertz Arena (738) Estero, FL |
| November 27, 2019* 7:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. South Alabama Gulf Coast Showcase championship | W 81–76 $^{OT}$ | 4–2 | Hertz Arena (413) Estero, FL |
| December 1, 2019* 6:30 pm, FS1 | | at No. 22 Villanova Big 5 | L 72–83 | 4–3 | Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA |
| December 7, 2019* 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Drexel City 6 | W 71–63 | 5–3 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,066) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 14, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Morgan State | W 85–68 | 6–3 | Tom Gola Arena (1,236) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wagner | W 74–60 | 7–3 | Tom Gola Arena (1,074) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 21, 2019* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 66–58 | 8–3 | Tom Gola Arena (1,411) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 28, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bucknell | W 71–59 | 9–3 | Palestra (2,558) Philadelphia, PA |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2020 8:30 pm, CBSSN | | No. 20 Dayton | L 58–84 | 9–4 (0–1) | Tom Gola Arena (2,241) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 5, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fordham | W 66–60 | 10–4 (1–1) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,583) The Bronx, NY |
| January 8, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Massachusetts | L 69–77 | 10–5 (1–2) | Mullins Center (1,894) Amherst, MA |
| January 11, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | George Mason | L 63–76 | 10–6 (1–3) | Tom Gola Arena (1,784) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 18, 2020 12:30 pm, NBCSN | | at Rhode Island | L 63–66 | 10–7 (1–4) | Ryan Center (6,323) Kingston, RI |
| January 22, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Richmond | L 57–73 | 10–8 (1–5) | Robins Center (5,073) Richmond, VA |
| January 25, 2020 12:00 pm, NBCSN | | VCU | L 65–76 | 10–9 (1–6) | Tom Gola Arena (2,841) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 29, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Louis | L 76–77 $^{OT}$ | 10–10 (1–7) | Tom Gola Arena (1,311) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 2, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Duquesne | L 69–71 | 10–11 (1–8) | PPG Paints Arena (2,450) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 8, 2020 5:00 pm, NBCSN | | Saint Joseph's Big 5 | W 83–66 | 11–11 (2–8) | Tom Gola Arena (2,917) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 12, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Richmond | L 47–74 | 11–12 (2–9) | Tom Gola Arena (1,271) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 15, 2020 2:30 pm, NBCSN | | at Saint Louis | L 69–84 | 11–13 (2–10) | Chaifetz Arena (7,862) St. Louis, MO |
| February 19, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Fordham | W 58–49 | 12–13 (3–10) | Tom Gola Arena (1,311) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 22, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at George Washington | W 72–62 | 13–13 (4–10) | Charles E. Smith Center (4,019) Washington, D.C. |
| February 25, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Davidson | L 49–74 | 13–14 (4–11) | John M. Belk Arena (2,888) Davidson, NC |
| February 29, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | St. Bonaventure | W 73–65 | 14–14 (5–11) | Tom Gola Arena (2,374) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 4, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Massachusetts | L 64–75 | 14–15 (5–12) | Tom Gola Arena (1,352) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 7, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Joseph's | W 78-77 | 15-15 (6-12) | Hagan Arena (2,390) Philadelphia, PA |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2020 6:00 pm, NBCSN | (10) | vs. (7) Davidson Second round | A-10 tournament canceled | A-10 tournament canceled | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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