# 2018–19 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 La Salle Explorers basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by first-year head coach Ashley Howard, played their home games at Tom Gola Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the 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.

## Previous season

The Explorers finished the 2017–18 season 13–19, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in a three-way tie for 10th place. As the No. 12 seed in the A-10 tournament, they lost in the first round to Massachusetts.
On March 23, 2018, head coach John Giannini and the school mutually agreed to part ways after 14 seasons. Giannini left with a 212–226 record at La Salle. On April 8, the school hired Villanova assistant Ashley Howard as head coach.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Johnnie Shuler | 1 | G | 5'11" | 175 | Senior | Washington, D.C. | Graduated |
| Amar Stukes | 2 | G | 6'2" | 190 | RS Senior | Philadelphia, PA | Graduated |
| Tony Washington | 5 | C | 6'10" | 230 | RS Senior | Detroit, MI | Graduated |
| B. J. Johnson | 20 | G/F | 6'7" | 200 | RS Senior | Philadelphia, PA | Graduated |
| Dajour Joseph | 23 | G/F | 6'6" | 207 | Freshman | Haverhill, MA | Transferred to South Plains College |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| David Beatty | 1 | G | 6'2" | 205 | Sophomore | Philadelphia, PA | Transferred from South Carolina. Under NCAA transfer rules, Beatty would have sat out the 2018–19 season, but was granted a waiver to play immediately. |
| Scott Spencer | 2 | G | 6'6" | 190 | Junior | Suffolk, VA | Transferred from South Carolina. Under NCAA transfer rules, Spencer will sit out the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Cheddi Mosely | 12 | G | 6'3" | 195 | RS Senior | Jersey City, NJ | Transferred from Boston University. Will be eligible to play immediately since Mosley graduated from Boston. |

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jack Clark #71 SF | Wyncote, PA | Cheltenham High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Oct 5, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jared Kimbrough #66 C | Neptune, NJ | Neptune High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A | Sep 9, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| Ed Croswell PF | Philadelphia, PA | St. Joseph's Prep School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | N/A | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 26, 2017. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2018* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Temple Big 5 | L 67–75 | 0–1 | Liacouras Center (6,011) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 10, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lafayette | L 76–77 | 0–2 | Tom Gola Arena (3,400) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Florida | L 69–82 | 0–3 | O'Connell Center (8,450) Gainesville, FL |
| November 17, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Drexel City 6/A10–CAA Challenge | L 84–89 | 0–4 | Tom Gola Arena (1,410) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 22, 2018* 2:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Miami (FL) Wooden Legacy Quarterfinals | L 49–85 | 0–5 | Titan Gym Fullerton, CA |
| November 23, 2018* 4:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Northwestern Wooden Legacy consolation 2nd round | L 74–91 | 0–6 | Titan Gym Fullerton, CA |
| November 25, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Grand Canyon Wooden Legacy 7th place game | L 70–82 | 0–7 | Titan Gym Fullerton, CA |
| December 1, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 23 Villanova | L 78–85 | 0–8 | Palestra (6,522) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 4, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Bucknell | L 79–92 | 0–9 | Tom Gola Arena (1,321) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 8, 2018* 4:00 pm | | Penn | L 65–83 | 0–10 | Tom Gola Arena (1,203) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 21, 2018* 7:30 pm, FloSports | | vs. Alabama A&M Battle at the Boardwalk semifinals | W 80–57 | 1–10 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| December 22, 2018* 2:30 pm, FloSports | | vs. Towson Battle at the Boardwalk final | W 57–51 | 2–10 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| January 5, 2019 12:30 pm, NBCSN | | at Massachusetts | W 69–60 | 3–10 (1–0) | Mullins Center (4,154) Amherst, MA |
| January 9, 2019 7:00 pm | | at VCU | L 63–69 | 3–11 (1–1) | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| January 12, 2019 6:00 pm, NBCSN | | Saint Louis | L 64–71 | 3–12 (1–2) | Tom Gola Arena (1,821) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 16, 2019 8:00 pm | | George Washington | L 56–59 | 3–13 (1–3) | Tom Gola Arena (1,245) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 19, 2019 2:30 pm, NBCSN | | Rhode Island | L 67–78 | 3–14 (1–4) | Tom Gola Arena (2,147) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fordham | W 73–71 | 4–14 (2–4) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,731) Bronx, NY |
| January 30, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Massachusetts | W 60–51 | 5–14 (3–4) | Tom Gola Arena (1,302) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 2, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Richmond | W 66–58 | 6–14 (4–4) | Robins Center (6,644) Richmond, VA |
| February 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Joseph's | W 83–69 | 7–14 (5–4) | Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA |
| February 10, 2019 2:00 pm, Stadium | | at George Mason | L 76–84 | 7–15 (5–5) | EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA |
| February 13, 2019 7:00 pm | | Duquesne | W 73–72 | 8–15 (6–5) | Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA |
| February 16, 2019 5:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Saint Louis | L 49–62 | 8–16 (6–6) | Chaifetz Arena (7,531) St. Louis, MO |
| February 20, 2019 7:00 pm | | at St. Bonaventure | L 60–62 | 8–17 (6–7) | Reilly Center (5,480) Olean, NY |
| February 23, 2019 4:00 pm | | Richmond | L 75–84 | 8–18 (6–8) | Tom Gola Arena (2,653) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Davidson | W 79–69 | 9–18 (7–8) | Tom Gola Arena (1,536) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 2, 2019 5:00 pm, NBCSN | | at Saint Joseph's | L 62–72 | 9–19 (7–9) | Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA |
| March 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Dayton | L 39–70 | 9–20 (7–10) | UD Arena (13,147) Dayton, OH |
| March 9, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Fordham | W 72–57 | 10–20 (8–10) | Tom Gola Arena (1,652) Philadelphia, PA |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2019 12:00 pm, NBCSN | (9) | vs. (8) Rhode Island Second Round | L 57–76 | 10–21 | Barclays Center (6,802) Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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