# 2024–25 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

The 2024–25 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team represented La Salle University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by third-year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at John Glaser Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.
On February 20, 2025, head coach Fran Dunphy announced his decision to retire at the conclusion of the 2024–25 season. On March 11, La Salle named Radford head coach Darris Nichols as the school's 21st head men's basketball coach.

## Previous season

The Explorers finished the 2023–24 season 16–17, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in a 3-way tie for 10th place. As the No. 10 seed in the A-10 tournament, they defeated George Washington in the first round before losing to St. Bonaventure in the second round.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jhamir Brickus | 2 | G | 5'11" | 205 | Senior | Coatesville, PA | Graduate transferred to Villanova |
| Anwar Gill | 3 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Senior | Washington, D.C. | Graduate transferred to Howard |
| Khalil Brantley | 5 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Junior | Bronx, NY | Transferred to Oklahoma State |
| Tommy Gardler | 12 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Junior | Broomall, PA | Walk-on; transferred |
| Efe Tahmaz | 14 | F | 6'8" | 210 | Freshman | Istanbul, Turkey | Transferred to Eastern Florida State College |
| Rokas Jocius | 35 | F | 6'10" | 260 | Sophomore | Kaunas, Lithuania | Transferred to UCF |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Jahlil White | 1 | G | 6'7" | 210 | Senior | Whitesboro, NJ | Temple |
| Corey McKeithan | 2 | G | 6'0" | 175 | GS Senior | Windsor, CT | Rider |
| Eric Acker | 3 | G | 6'2" | 160 | Sophomore | East New York, NY | LIU |
| Demetrius Lilley | 14 | F | 6'10" | 245 | Junior | Philadelphia, PA | Penn State |
| Mac Etienne | 21 | F | 6'10" | 235 | Junior | New York, NY | DePaul |

### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Deuce Jones #51 PG | Hamilton, NJ | Trenton Catholic Academy | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Nov 8, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| 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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 7, 2024. ||||||

### 2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2024) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jahmare Memphis PG | Somerset, NJ | Westtown School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jul 21, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: 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: "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 7, 2024. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | American | W 65–52 | 1–0 | 16 – McKeithan | 8 – Etienne | 3 – McKeithan | John Glaser Arena (2,385) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 9, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lafayette | W 81–60 | 2–0 | 18 – Marrero | 13 – Tied | 5 – McKeithan | John Glaser Arena (3,001) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 12, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cornell | W 93–77 | 3–0 | 25 – McKeithan | 8 – Jones | 4 – Jones | John Glaser Arena Philadelphia, PA |
| November 16, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Drexel Big 5 Classic Pod 1 On-Campus | W 71–68 | 4–0 | 19 – White | 11 – Lilley | 6 – McKeithan | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,948) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 21, 2024* 1:30 p.m., BallerTV | | vs. UC San Diego Boardwalk Battle Quarterfinal | L 67–72 | 4–1 | 21 – McKeithan | 12 – Lilley | 3 – Vahlberg Fasasi | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 22, 2024* 11:00 a.m., BallerTV | | vs. UIC Boardwalk Battle Consolation Semifinal | L 83–96 | 4–2 | 21 – Jones | 4 – Tied | 4 – Jones | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 23, 2024* 11:00 a.m., BallerTV | | vs. Stetson Boardwalk Battle Seventth Place | W 92–77 | 5–2 | 27 – McKeithan | 9 – Etienne | 5 – White | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 30, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Temple Big 5 Classic Pod 1 On-Campus | W 83–75 | 6–2 | 28 – McKeithan | 12 – White | 6 – Marrero | John Glaser Arena (3,001) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Northeastern | L 68–82 | 6–3 | 21 – McKeithan | 9 – Lilley | 3 – Tied | Matthews Arena (687) Boston, MA |
| December 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., NBCSPHI | | vs. Saint Joseph's Big 5 Classic Championship | L 68–82 | 6–4 | 19 – Jones | 8 – Etienne | 4 – Jones | Wells Fargo Center (14,108) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 14, 2024* 4:00 p.m., The CW | | at North Carolina | L 67–93 | 6–5 | 16 – Lilley | 6 – Lilley | 3 – Tied | Dean Smith Center (18,420) Chapel Hill, NC |
| December 18, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 77–72 | 7–5 | 24 – Shepherd | 9 – Jones | 3 – White | John Glaser Arena (978) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Immaculata | W 108–48 | 8–5 | 21 – Vahlberg Fasasi | 8 – Tied | 8 – Acker | John Glaser Arena (682) Philadelphia, PA |
| Atlantic 10 regular season |||||||||
| December 31, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Dayton | L 70–84 | 8–6 (0–1) | 19 – McKeithan | 9 – White | 4 – Tied | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| January 8, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Loyola Chicago | L 68–79 | 8–7 (0–2) | 24 – McKeithan | 11 – Lilley | 4 – Acker | John Glaser Arena (1,082) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 11, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at St. Bonaventure | W 83–82 $^{OT}$ | 9–7 (1–2) | 16 – Tied | 8 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Reilly Center (3,988) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| January 15, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Davidson | W 79–76 | 10–7 (2–2) | 23 – Jones | 14 – Etienne | 5 – Jones | John Glaser Arena (1,305) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 19, 2025 2:00 p.m., USA | | at UMass | L 60–82 | 10–8 (2–3) | 17 – Jones | 8 – Shepherd | 6 – McKeithan | Mullins Center (3,515) Amherst, MA |
| January 22, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Louis | L 52–64 | 10–9 (2–4) | 10 – Jones | 8 – White | 3 – Jones | Chaifetz Arena (5,547) St. Louis, MO |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Rhode Island | W 70–64 | 11–9 (3–4) | 20 – McKeithan | 10 – Shepherd | 3 – Jones | John Glaser Arena (1,780) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock | | Fordham | L 72–88 | 11–10 (3–5) | 24 – Jones | 9 – White | 3 – Tied | John Glaser Arena (1,435) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 1, 2025 2:30 p.m., USA | | George Washington | W 73–67 | 12–10 (4–5) | 19 – Tied | 8 – Etienne | 6 – Jones | John Glaser Arena (2,005) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at VCU | L 66–96 | 12–11 (4–6) | 11 – Vahlberg Fasasi | 7 – Etienne | 3 – Tied | Siegel Center (7,132) Richmond, VA |
| February 9, 2025 2:30 p.m., USA | | UMass | L 55–78 | 12–12 (4–7) | 17 – McKeithan | 7 – Shepherd | 2 – Tied | John Glaser Arena (1,405) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Joseph's | L 63–75 | 12–13 (4–8) | 22 – Jones | 9 – Jones | 2 – Tied | Hagan Arena (2,103) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Rhode Island | L 71–86 | 12–14 (4–9) | 20 – Jones | 11 – Jones | 5 – McKeithan | Ryan Center (4,845) Kingston, RI |
| February 19, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Richmond | L 58–63 | 12–15 (4–10) | 16 – Jones | 13 – White | 7 – Jones | John Glaser Arena (1,435) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 26, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Duquesne | L 62–67 | 12–16 (4–11) | 14 – Tied | 6 – White | 4 – White | John Glaser Arena (1,322) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Washington | L 60–71 | 12–17 (4–12) | 20 – McKeithan | 8 – White | 5 – Jones | Charles E. Smith Center (2,554) Washington, D.C. |
| March 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Mason | L 62–69 | 12–18 (4–13) | 13 – White | 13 – White | 4 – McKeithan | EagleBank Arena (3,778) Fairfax, VA |
| March 8, 2025 2:30 p.m., USA | | Saint Joseph's | W 81–74 | 13–18 (5–13) | 27 – Jones | 11 – Etienne | 3 – Jones | John Glaser Arena (3,000) Philadelphia, PA |
| Atlantic 10 tournament |||||||||
| March 12, 2025 4:30 p.m., USA | (14) | vs. (11) UMass First round | W 78–71 | 14–18 | 30 – McKeithan | 9 – Etienne | 5 – Jones | Capital One Arena (4,735) Washington, D.C. |
| March 13, 2025 7:30 p.m., USA | (14) | vs. (6) Saint Joseph's Second round | L 70–75 | 14–19 | 29 – McKeithan | 8 – Etienne | 5 – Jones | Capital One Arena (7,134) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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