# 2016–17 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 La Salle Explorers basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by 13th-year head coach John Giannini, played their home games at Tom Gola Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 9–9 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 8 seed in the A-10 tournament, they lost to Davidson in the first round.

## Previous season

The Explorers finished the 2015–16 season 9–22, 4–14 in A-10 play to finish in last place. They defeated Duquesne in the first round of the A-10 tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Davidson.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| O. J. Lewis | 11 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Senior | Mitchellville, MD | Walk-on; graduated |
| Karl Harris | 14 | G | 6'5" | 170 | Freshman | Hazel Crest, IL | Transferred to Indian Hills CC |
| Dusan Majstorovic | 23 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Freshman | Novi Sad, Serbia | Transferred to Maine |
| Rohan Brown | 35 | G/F | 6'6" | 215 | Senior | Hartford, CT | Graduated |

### 2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Saul Phiri #56 SF | Bradford, MA | Worcester Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Feb 12, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73 ||||||
| Cian Sullivan C | Barrington, RI | St. Andrew's School | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Nov 6, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 55 ||||||
| Isiah Deas G | Brooklyn, NY | Coastal Academy (NJ) | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 28, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016. ||||||

## Preseason

La Salle was picked to finish in seventh place in the Preseason A-10 poll. Jordan Price was named to the Preseason All-Conference Second Team.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2016* 2:00 pm | | Carleton | W 79–73 | | Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPNews | | at Temple Philadelphia Big 5 | L 92–97 $^{OT}$ | 0-1 | Liacouras Center (7,768) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | Delaware | W 74–68 | 1–1 | Tom Gola Arena (1,888) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/19/2016* 3:00 pm | | Texas Southern Homecoming | L 76–77 | 1–2 | Tom Gola Arena (2,622) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/27/2016* 4:00 pm | | at Drexel | W 89–78 | 2–2 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (931) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | Lehigh | W 89–81 | 3–2 | Tom Gola Arena (1,695) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/03/2016* 2:00 pm | | Bucknell | W 83–73 | 4–2 | Tom Gola Arena (1,732) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/06/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 1 Villanova Philadelphia Big 5 | L 79–89 | 4–3 | Palestra (7,120) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/10/2016* 2:10 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Georgetown HoopHall Miami Invitational | L 78–93 | 4–4 | American Airlines Arena (2,152) Miami, FL |
| 12/17/2016* 2:00 pm | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 84–80 | 5–4 | Tom Gola Arena (1,220) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/22/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Mercer | W 98–96 $^{3OT}$ | 6–4 | Hawkins Arena (3,272) Macon, GA |
| 12/30/2016 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Dayton | L 55–66 | 6–5 (0–1) | UD Arena (12,963) Dayton, OH |
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm | | Saint Louis | W 75–54 | 7–5 (1–1) | Tom Gola Arena (1,303) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/07/2017 8:00 pm, ASN | | Duquesne | W 88–81 | 8–5 (2–1) | Tom Gola Arena (1,258) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Rhode Island | W 87–75 | 9–5 (3–1) | Ryan Center (3,753) Kingston, RI |
| 01/15/2017 4:30 pm, NBCSN | | George Washington | W 79–69 | 10–5 (4–1) | Tom Gola Arena (2,763) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Davidson | W 91–83 | 11–5 (5–1) | Tom Gola Arena (1,852) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/22/2017 2:00 pm, NBCSN | | at VCU | L 52–90 | 11–6 (5–2) | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| 01/25/2017* 7:00 pm | | Penn Philadelphia Big 5 | L 74–77 | 11–7 | Tom Gola Arena (1,984) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/28/2017 6:00 pm, ASN | | at Saint Joseph's Philadelphia Big 5 | W 73–72 | 11–8 (5–3) | Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm | | Massachusetts | W 88–78 | 12–8 (6–3) | Tom Gola Arena (1,361) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/04/2017 7:00 pm | | at George Mason | L 75–95 | 12–9 (6–4) | EagleBank Arena (5,003) Fairfax, VA |
| 02/08/2017 7:00 pm | | at Fordham | W 67–52 | 13–9 (7–4) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,156) Bronx, NY |
| 02/11/2017 2:00 pm | | Richmond | L 52–64 | 13–10 (7–5) | Tom Gola Arena (3,400) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm | | at St. Bonaventure | L 65–83 | 13–11 (7–6) | Reilly Center (3,512) Olean, NY |
| 02/18/2017 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | Saint Joseph's | W 83–68 | 14–11 (8–6) | Tom Gola Arena (3,400) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/21/2017 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | Rhode Island | L 56–67 | 14–12 (8–7) | Tom Gola Arena (1,522) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/26/2017 1:00 pm, ASN | | at Massachusetts | L 71–84 | 14–13 (8–8) | Mullins Center (2,811) Amherst, MA |
| 03/01/2017 8:00 pm | | at Saint Louis | L 55–70 | 14–14 (8–9) | Chaifetz Arena (5,932) St. Louis, MO |
| 03/04/2017 7:00 pm | | Fordham | W 66–54 | 15–14 (9–9) | Tom Gola Arena (1,412) Philadelphia, PA |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2017 12:00 pm, NBCSN | (8) | vs. (9) Davidson Second round | W 82–73 | 15–15 | PPG Paints Arena (7,509) Pittsburgh, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||