# 2014–15 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

The 2014–15 La Salle Explorers basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by eleventh year head coach John Giannini, played their home games at Tom Gola Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 8–10 in A-10 play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament where they lost to Davidson.

## Previous season

The Explorers finished the season with an overall record of 15–16, with a record of 7–9 in the Atlantic 10 regular season to finish in eighth place. In the 2014 Atlantic 10 tournament the Explorers lost to St. Bonaventure in the second round.

## Off season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Tyreek Duren | 3 | G | 6'0" | 190 | Senior | Philadelphia, PA | Graduated |
| Taylor Dunn | 5 | G | 6'2" | 205 | RS Senior | State College, PA | Graduated |
| Sam Mills | 10 | G | 6'2" | 200 | Senior | Sunrise, FL | Graduated |
| Tyrone Garland | 21 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Senior | Philadelphia, PA | Graduated |

### Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Johnnie Shuler PG | Washington, D.C. | Roosevelt HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Nov 5, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 9, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/10/2014* 7:00 pm | Philadelphia | W 79–61 | | Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/15/2014* 3:00 pm | Colgate | W 57–52 | 1–0 | Tom Gola Arena (3,400) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/18/2014* 7:30 pm | at Quinnipiac | W 60–58 | 2–0 | TD Bank Sports Center (1,362) Hamden, CT |
| 11/22/2014* 12:30 pm | Saint Peter's Barclays Center Classic | W 59–50 | 3–0 | Tom Gola Arena (1,607) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/25/2014* 7:00 pm | St. Francis Brooklyn Barclays Center Classic | W 73–60 | 4–0 | Tom Gola Arena (1,239) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/28/2014* 9:30 pm, NBCSN | vs. No. 8 Virginia Barclays Center Classic semifinals | L 56–64 | 4–1 | Barclays Center (4,118) Brooklyn, NY |
| 11/29/2014* 7:00 pm, NBCSN | vs. Vanderbilt Barclays Center Classic | L 55–68 | 4–2 | Barclays Center (4,105) Brooklyn, NY |
| 12/03/2014* 8:30 pm, CBSSN | No. 10 Villanova | L 70–84 | 4–3 | Tom Gola Arena (3,400) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/06/2014* 12:00 pm, ESPNews | vs. Temple | L 57–58 | 4–4 | Palestra (7,445) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/13/2014* 1:00 pm | at Drexel | W 65–55 | 5–4 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,613) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/16/2014* 7:00 pm | American | L 66–68 $^{OT}$ | 5–5 | Tom Gola Arena (1,204) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/20/2014* 7:00 pm | at Towson | W 67–53 | 6–5 | SECU Arena (2,104) Towson, MD |
| 12/23/2014* 4:00 pm | at Hofstra | W 83–74 | 7–5 | Mack Sports Complex (1,184) Hempstead, NY |
| 12/30/2014* 7:00 pm | Penn | W 84–67 | 8–5 | Tom Gola Arena (2,273) Philadelphia, PA |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| 01/03/2015 7:00 pm | at George Mason | L 62–70 | 8–6 (0–1) | Patriot Center (3,376) Fairfax, VA |
| 01/07/2015 7:00 pm | Massachusetts | L 65–71 | 8–7 (0–2) | Tom Gola Arena (1,379) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/10/2015 12:30 pm, NBCSN | George Washington | W 63–50 | 9–7 (1–2) | Tom Gola Arena (2,041) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 pm | at Dayton | L 50–61 | 9–8 (1–3) | UD Arena (12,300) Dayton, OH |
| 01/17/2015 2:00 pm | Fordham | W 60–49 | 10–8 (2–3) | Tom Gola Arena (2,311) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm, CSN | at Rhode Island | L 47–59 | 10–9 (2–4) | Ryan Center (4,481) Kingston, RI |
| 01/27/2015 7:00 pm | Saint Joseph's | W 53–48 | 11–9 (3–4) | Tom Gola Arena (2,449) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/31/2015 7:00 pm | at St. Bonaventure | W 66–56 | 12–9 (4–4) | Reilly Center (4,769) Olean, NY |
| 02/05/2015 6:30 pm, NBCSN | Richmond | W 64–62 | 13–9 (5–4) | Tom Gola Arena (2,011) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/08/2015 4:00 pm, CBSSN | at Massachusetts | L 59–66 | 13-10 (5-5) | Mullins Center (4,673) Amherst, MA |
| 02/11/2015 7:00 pm, CBSSN | at No. 20 VCU | W 74–69 $^{2OT}$ | 14–10 (6–5) | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| 02/14/2015 2:00 pm | Davidson | L 69–77 | 14–11 (6–6) | Tom Gola Arena (2,738) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/18/2015 7:00 pm | Duquesne | W 87–72 | 15–11 (7–6) | Tom Gola Arena (1,721) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/22/2015 2:30 pm, NBCSN | at Saint Louis | L 64–68 $^{OT}$ | 15–12 (7–7) | Chaifetz Arena (7,980) St. Louis, MO |
| 02/25/2015 7:00 pm | at Fordham | L 48–63 | 15–13 (7–8) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,586) Bronx, NY |
| 02/28/2015 12:30 pm, NBCSN | Rhode Island | L 56–59 | 15–14 (7–9) | Tom Gola Arena (2,286) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/04/2015 7:00 pm, CBSSN | at Saint Joseph's | L 50–55 | 15–15 (7–10) | Hagan Arena (3,743) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/07/2015 6:00 pm, CBSSN | Dayton | W 55–53 | 16–15 (8–10) | Tom Gola Arena (2,305) Philadelphia, PA |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| 03/12/2015 12:00 pm, NBCSN | vs. Massachusetts Second Round | W 76–69 | 17–15 | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| 03/13/2015 12:00 pm, NBCSN | vs. Davidson Quarterfinals | L 66–67 | 17–16 | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||