# 2022–23 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

The 2022–23 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by first-year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at Tom Gola Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

## Previous season

The Explorers finished the 2021–22 season 11–19, 5–13 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for 12th place. As the No. 12 seed in the A-10 tournament, they defeated Saint Joseph's in the first round before losing to Saint Louis in the second round.
On March 21, 2022, the school fired head coach Ashley Howard. On April 5, the school announced former Penn and Temple head coach, Fran Dunphy, would be the team's new head coach.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Sherif Kenney | 4 | G | 6'4" | 215 | Junior | Washington, D.C. | Transferred to Bryant |
| Jack Clark | 5 | G | 6'8" | 200 | RS Junior | Wyncote, PA | Transferred to NC State |
| Tegra Izay | 11 | C | 6'10" | 265 | Sophomore | Montreal, QC | Transferred to Harcum College |
| Kyle Thompson | 12 | G | 5'10" | 200 | RS Junior | Horsham, PA | Graduate transferred |
| Clifton Moore | 21 | F/C | 6'10" | 240 | RS Senior | Horsham, PA | Graduate transferred to Providence |
| Chrisitan Ray | 24 | G | 6'6" | 215 | Junior | Gap, PA | Transferred to Delaware |
| Andrew Lafond | 25 | G | 5'10" | 150 | Senior | Philadelphia, PA | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| Brandon Dwyer | 30 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Freshman | Newark, DE | Walk-on; transferred to Florida Gulf Coast |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Hassan Drame | 4 | F | 6'7" | 200 | Senior | Bamako, Mali | Saint Peter's |
| Fousseyni Drame | 11 | F | 6'7" | 200 | Senior | Bamako, Mali | Saint Peter's |
| Tommy Gardler | 12 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Sophomore | Broomall, PA | Walk-on; USciences |

### 2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jorge Sánchez-Ramos PG | Spain | Get Better Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | Jul 17, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Lucas Mercandino SF | Córdoba, Argentina | Club Comunicaciones | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | Jun 22, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Ryan Zan PF | Somerset, NJ | Rutgers Prep School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A | Jul 27, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Rokas Jocius C | Kaunas, Lithuania | BC Rytas Vilnius | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | N/A | Apr 23, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| 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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 29, 2021. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 16 Villanova Philadelphia Big 5 | L 68–81 | 0–1 | Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA |
| November 12, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wagner | W 77–69 | 1–1 | Tom Gola Arena (2,517) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 15, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Queens (NC) Jamaica Classic campus site game | W 72–60 | 2–1 | Tom Gola Arena (1,027) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 18, 2022* 2:00 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. Wake Forest Jamaica Classic Semifinal | L 63–75 | 2–2 | Montego Bay Convention Centre Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| November 20, 2022* 12:00 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. Georgetown Jamaica Classic Consolation | L 62–69 | 2–3 | Montego Bay Convention Centre Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| November 26, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Binghamton | W 65–62 | 3–3 | Tom Gola Arena (1,247) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 30, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Temple Philadelphia Big 5 | L 51–67 | 3–4 | Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| December 3, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Penn Philadelphia Big 5 | W 84–81 $^{OT}$ | 4–4 | Palestra (1,739) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 6, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bucknell | W 82–72 | 5–4 | Tom Gola Arena (1,362) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 10, 2022* 12:00 p.m., USA | | Drexel City 6 | L 58–65 $^{OT}$ | 5–5 | Tom Gola Arena (1,781) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 17, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cincinnati | L 60–78 | 5–6 | Fifth Third Arena (8,869) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 21, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lafayette | L 65–90 | 5–7 | Tom Gola Arena (1,071) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 29, 2022* 2:00 p.m. | | at Howard | W 80–76 | 6–7 | Burr Gymnasium (539) Washington, D.C. |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at VCU | L 67–80 | 6–8 (0–1) | Siegel Center (7,323) Richmond, VA |
| January 7, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Rhode Island | W 77–75 $^{OT}$ | 7–8 (1–1) | Tom Gola Arena (1,571) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMass | W 78–77 | 8–8 (2–1) | Mullins Center (2,853) Amherst, MA |
| January 14, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Fordham | L 64–66 | 8–9 (2–2) | Tom Gola Arena (1,611) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 16, 2023 2:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Saint Joseph's | L 59–71 | 8–10 (2–3) | Tom Gola Arena (2,134) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 21, 2023 2:30 p.m., USA | | at Saint Louis | L 71–84 | 8–11 (2–4) | Chaifetz Arena (7,523) St. Louis, MO |
| January 24, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Davidson | L 57–64 | 8–12 (2–5) | Tom Gola Arena (1,184) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 28, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Rhode Island | L 70–72 | 8–13 (2–6) | Ryan Center (6,530) Kingston, RI |
| February 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | George Washington | W 75–64 | 9–13 (3–6) | Tom Gola Arena (1,176) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 5, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Saint Joseph's | W 73–65 | 10–13 (4–6) | Hagan Arena (2,213) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at St. Bonaventure | W 76–70 | 11–13 (5–6) | Reilly Center (3,798) Olean, NY |
| February 11, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UMass | W 86–72 | 12–13 (6–6) | Tom Gola Arena (2,019) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Richmond | W 68–62 | 13–13 (7–6) | Tom Gola Arena (1,352) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 18, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Mason | L 66–70 | 13–14 (7–7) | EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA |
| February 22, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Duquesne | L 74–91 | 13–15 (7–8) | Tom Gola Arena (1,473) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 25, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Washington | L 85–92 | 13–16 (7–9) | Charles E. Smith Center (1,457) Washington, D.C. |
| February 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., NBC Digital | | at Dayton | L 53–77 | 13–17 (7–10) | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| March 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Loyola Chicago | L 73–76 | 13–18 (7–11) | Tom Gola Arena (2,176) Philadelphia, PA |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2023 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (11) | vs. (14) Rhode Island First round | W 73–56 | 14–18 | Barclays Center (5,119) Brooklyn, NY |
| March 8, 2023 7:30 p.m., USA | (11) | vs. (6) Duquesne Second round | W 81–70 | 15–18 | Barclays Center (4,201) Brooklyn, NY |
| March 9, 2023 7:30 p.m., USA | (11) | vs. (3) Fordham Quarterfinals | L 61–69 | 15–19 | Barclays Center (8,595) Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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