# 2011–12 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

The 2011–12 La Salle Explorers basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by eighth year head coach John Giannini, played their home games at Tom Gola Arena and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 9–7 in A-10 to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 Basketball tournament to Saint Louis. They were invited to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Minnesota.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | D. J. Peterson | Guard | 6–5 | 185 | Freshman | Burnsville, Minnesota |
| 3 | Tyreek Duren | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Sophomore | Philadelphia |
| 5 | Taylor Dunn | Guard | 6–2 | 200 | Junior | State College, Pennsylvania |
| 10 | Sam Mills | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Sophomore | Sunrise, Florida |
| 14 | Devon White | Forward | 6–8 | 240 | Senior | Philadelphia |
| 21 | Stephen Zack | Center | 6–11 | 240 | Freshman | New Cumberland, Pennsylvania |
| 23 | Earl Pettis | Guard | 6–5 | 215 | Freshman | Philadelphia |
| 25 | Jerrell Wright | Forward | 6–8 | 230 | Freshman | Philadelphia |
| 35 | Rohan Brown | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 205 | Freshman | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 42 | Matt Sheehan | Forward | 6–4 | 245 | Senior | Havertown, Pennsylvania |
| 55 | Ramon Galloway | Guard | 6–3 | 175 | Junior | Philadelphia |
| | Tyrone Garland | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Sophomore | Philadelphia |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2011* 7:00 pm | Carleton | W 74–56 | — | Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2011* 7:00 pm | Lafayette | W 79–53 | 1–0 | Tom Gola Center (2,322) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/15/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Villanova Big 5 Game | L 69–76 | 1–1 | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania |
| 11/19/2011* 3:00 pm | James Madison Philly Hoop Group Classic, Homecoming | W 92–83 | 2–1 | Tom Gola Center (2,951) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/22/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 17 Pittsburgh Philly Hoop Group Classic | L 69–73 | 2–2 | Petersen Events Center (8,375) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11/25/2011* 4:30 pm, TCN | vs. Robert Morris Philly Hoop Group Classic | L 44–51 | 2–3 | The Palestra (1,211) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/26/2011* 4:30 pm, TCN | vs. Rider Philly Hoop Group Classic | W 82–70 | 3–3 | The Palestra (2,824) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/30/2011* 7:00 pm | Northeastern | W 68–51 | 4–3 | Tom Gola Center (1,511) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/03/2011* 4:00 pm | Bucknell | W 78–52 | 5–3 | Tom Gola Arena (1,823) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/07/2011* 7:00 pm | at Towson | W 89–51 | 6–3 | Towson Center (648) Towson, MD |
| 12/10/2011* 2:00 pm | Army | W 76–64 | 7–3 | Tom Gola Center (1,562) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/19/2011* 7:00 pm | at Delaware | L 66–70 | 7–4 | Bob Carpenter Center (2,345) Newark, DE |
| 12/22/2011* 7:00 pm | at Central Connecticut | W 85–59 | 8–4 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,612) New Britain, CT |
| 12/29/2011* 2:00 pm | Boston University | W 70–53 | 9–4 | Tom Gola Center (1,547) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/31/2011* 2:00 pm | Hartford | W 73–55 | 10–4 | Tom Gola Center (1,233) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/04/2012 6:00 pm, TCN | Xavier | W 80–70 | 11–4 (1–0) | Tom Gola Arena (2,075) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/08/2012 2:00 pm, CSN | Massachusetts | W 82–75 | 12–4 (2–0) | Tom Gola Arena (2,395) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/10/2012* 7:00 pm | at Penn Big 5 Game | W 68–57 | 13–4 | The Palestra (4,480) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/14/2012 7:00 pm | at Dayton | L 75–79 | 13–5 (2–1) | UD Arena (12,580) Dayton, OH |
| 01/18/2012 7:00 pm | at Temple Big 5 Game | L 70–76 | 13–6 (2–2) | Liacouras Center (8,068) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/21/2012 4:00 pm | Rhode Island | W 80–66 | 14–6 (3–2) | Tom Gola Arena (2,622) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/25/2012 7:00 pm | George Washington | W 78–63 | 15–6 (4–2) | Tom Gola Arena (2,085) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/28/2012 7:00 pm | at Duquesne | W 71–68 | 16–6 (5–2) | Palumbo Center (3,531) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/01/2012 7:00 pm | Charlotte | W 85–72 | 17–6 (6–2) | Tom Gola Arena (1,778) Philadelphia |
| 02/04/2012 12:00 pm, TCN | vs. Saint Joseph's Big 5 Game | L 66–70 | 17–7 (6–3) | The Palestra (8,722) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/08/2012 7:00 pm | at Richmond | L 76–78 | 17–8 (6–4) | Robins Center (4,028) Richmond, VA |
| 02/11/2012 2:00 pm | Saint Louis | L 51–59 | 17–9 (6–5) | Tom Gola Arena (2,903) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/18/2012 6:00 pm, CBSSN | at Massachusetts | W 72–71 | 18–9 (7–5) | William D. Mullins Memorial Center (6,283) Amherst, MA |
| 02/22/2012 7:00 pm | No. 22 Temple Big 5 Game | L 79–80 $^{OT}$ | 18–10 (7–6) | Tom Gola Arena (3,400) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/25/2012 1:00 pm, YES | at Fordham | L 62–67 | 18–11 (7–7) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,796) Bronx, NY |
| 02/29/2012 7:00 pm | at George Washington | W 60–56 | 19–11 (8–7) | Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (2,216) Washington, D.C. |
| 03/03/2012 2:00 pm | St. Bonaventure | W 71–61 | 20–11 (9–7) | Tom Gola Arena (2,616) Philadelphia, PA |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2012 7:00 pm | Richmond First Round | W 80–72 | 21–11 | Tom Gola Arena (1,702) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/09/2012 6:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. Saint Louis Quarterfinals | L 71–78 | 21–12 | Boardwalk Hall (5,955) Atlantic City, NJ |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/14/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | Minnesota First Round | L 61–70 | 21–13 | Tom Gola Arena (3,023) Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||