2021–22 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record11–19 (5–13 A–10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTom Gola Arena
2021–22 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Davidson15–3 .83327–7  .794
Dayton14–4 .77824–11  .686
VCU14–4 .77822–10  .688
St. Bonaventure12–5 .70623–10  .697
Saint Louis12–6 .66723–12  .657
Richmond †10–8 .55624–13  .649
George Washington8–9 .47112–18  .400
Fordham8–10 .44416–16  .500
George Mason7–9 .43814–16  .467
UMass7–11 .38915–17  .469
Rhode Island5–12 .29415–16  .484
La Salle5–13 .27811–19  .367
Saint Joseph's5–13 .27811–19  .367
Duquesne1–16 .0596–24  .200
† 2022 A10 Tournament winner

The 2021–22 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by fourth-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 11–19, 5–13 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for 12th place. As the No. 12 seed in the A-10 tournament, they defeated Saint Joseph's in the first round before losing to Saint Louis in the second round.

On March 21, 2022, the school fired head coach Ashley Howard.[1]

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Explorers finished the 2020–21 season 9–16, 6–11 in A-10 play to finish in 12th place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 tournament to Saint Joseph's.[2]

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
David Beatty1G6'2"200SeniorPhiladelphia, PAGraduate transferred to North Carolina A&T
Scott Spencer2G6'6"210RS SeniorSuffolk, VAGraduate transferred to Tulane
Derrius Ward10G6'6"185FreshmanPhiladelphia, PATransferred to Harcum College
Jared Kimbrough24F6'8"225JuniorNeptune, NJTransferred to Hartford[3]

Incoming Transfers

NameNumPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Josh Nickelberry10G6'4"205JuniorFayetteville, NCLouisville
Mamadou Doucoure14F6'9"250RS SeniorBamako, MaliRutgers[4]

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Daeshon Shepherd
SG		 Philadelphia, PA Archbishop Wood High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Andrés Marrero
SG		 Caracas, Venezuela Upper Room Christian School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jun 26, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Khalil Brantley
PG		 Charlotte, NC Our Saviour Lutheran School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jun 26, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    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:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 23, 2021.

Roster

2021–22 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Andrés Marrero 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrUpper Room Christian School

(NY)

 Caracas, Venezuela
G 1 Charles Ireland (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrLa Salle College Glenside, PA
G 2 Jhamir Brickus 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoCoatesville Coatesville, PA
G 3 Anwar Gill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoMontverde Academy Washington, D.C.
G 4 Sherif Kenney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrOrr Academy Washington, D.C.
G 5 Jack Clark 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrCheltenham Wyncote, PA
G 10 Josh Nickelberry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrNorthwood Temple Academy
Louisville		 Fayetteville, NC
C 11 Tegra Izay 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)265 lb (120 kg) SoArchbishop Carroll Montreal, Canada
G 12 Kyle Thompson (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrArchbishop Wood
West Chester		 Horsham, PA
G 13 Daeshon Shepherd 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrArchbishop Wood Philadelphia, PA
F 14 Mamadou Doucoure 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS SrOur Savior New American School
Rutgers		 Bamako, Mali
F/C 21 Clifton Moore 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS SrHatboro-Horsham
Indiana		 Horsham, PA
G 24 Christian Ray 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrHaverford School Gap, PA
G 25 Andrew Lafond (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)150 lb (68 kg) SrSt. Joseph's Prep Philadelphia, PA
G 30 Brandon Dwyer (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrSanford School Newark, DE
G 55 Khlil Brantley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrOur Savior Lutheran Bronx, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Source[5]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Sacred Heart L 81–86 OT 0–1
 Tom Gola Arena (1,637)
Philadelphia, PA
November 13, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Albany W 67–64  1–1
 Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
November 17, 2021*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops		 at Delaware L 82–85 OT 1–2
 Bob Carpenter Center (2,032)
Newark, DE
November 20, 2021*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Army W 61–58  2–2
 Tom Gola Arena (1,712)
Philadelphia, PA
November 28, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2		 vs. No. 7 Villanova
Philadelphia Big 5		 L 46–72  2–3
 Palestra (5,841)
Philadelphia, PA
December 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Temple
Philadelphia Big 5		 L 57-73  2–4
 Liacouras Center (4,025)
Philadelphia, PA
December 4, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Holy Cross W 84–65  3–4
 Tom Gola Arena (1,326)
Philadelphia, PA
December 7, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Fairleigh Dickinson W 81–55  4–4
 Tom Gola Arena (1,172)
Philadelphia, PA
December 11, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Penn
Philadelphia Big 5		 W 76-74  5–4
 Tom Gola Arena (2,617)
Philadelphia, PA
December 18, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Bucknell L 70-82  5–5
 Sojka Pavilion (1,230)
Lewisburg, PA
December 21, 2021*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Drexel Canceled due to COVID-19 Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 30, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Fordham L 61–69  5–6
(0–1)		 Tom Gola Arena (1,147)
Philadelphia, PA
January 8, 2022
2:00 p.m., USA		 VCU L 66–85  5–7
(0–2)		 Tom Gola Arena (1,721)
Philadelphia, PA
January 11, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 St. Bonaventure L 76–80 OT 5–8
(0–3)		 Tom Gola Arena (1,321)
Philadelphia, PA
January 17, 2022
4:00 p.m., CBSSN		 at Saint Joseph's W 75–64  6–8
(1–3)		 Hagan Arena (1,795)
Philadelphia, PA
January 19, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Rhode Island
Rescheduled from January 2		 L 54–56  6–9
(1–4)		 Ryan Center (4,379)
Kingston, RI
January 22, 2022
4:30 p.m., USA		 Richmond L 56–64  6–10
(1–5)		 Tom Gola Arena (2,137)
Philadelphia, PA
January 26, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UMass L 71–77  6–11
(1–6)		 Tom Gola Arena (1,389)
Philadelphia, PA
January 29, 2022
12:00 p.m., USA		 at No. 25 Davidson L 69–77  6–12
(1–7)		 John M. Belk Arena (3,938)
Davidson, NC
February 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at George Washington L 87–89  6–13
(1–8)		 Charles E. Smith Center (919)
Washington, D.C.
February 5, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 George Mason W 83–78  7–13
(2–8)		 Tom Gola Arena (2,217)
Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Saint Louis L 57–75  7–14
(2–9)		 Tom Gola Arena (1,121)
Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 2022
4:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at Richmond L 63–77  7–15
(2–10)		 Robins Center (6,801)
Richmond, VA
February 16, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Saint Louis
Rescheduled from January 5		 L 64–90  7–16
(2–11)		 Chaifetz Arena (4,671)
St. Louis, MO
February 19, 2022
12:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at UMass L 74–80  7–17
(2–12)		 Mullins Center (2,009)
Amherst, MA
February 23, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Fordham L 54–60  7–18
(2–13)		 Rose Hill Gymnasium (687)
Bronx, NY
February 26, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Dayton W 62–60  8–18
(3–13)		 Tom Gola Arena (2,473)
Philadelphia, PA
March 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Saint Joseph's W 49–48  9–18
(4–13)		 Tom Gola Arena (2,812)
Philadelphia, PA
March 5, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Duquesne W 85–76  10–18
(5–13)		 UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,003)
Pittsburgh, PA
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 9, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 (12) vs. (13) Saint Joseph's
First round		 W 63–56  11–18
 Capital One Arena 
Washington, D.C.
March 10, 2022
2:30 p.m., USA/Peacock		 (12) vs. (5) Saint Louis
Second round		 L 51-71  11–19
 Capital One Arena 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[6][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "La Salle fires coach Howard after four seasons". ESPN.com. March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Saint Joseph's vs. La Salle - Game Summary - March 3, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Jared Kimbrough - 2021-22 - University of Hartford". www.hartfordhawks.com. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Men's Basketball Announces Additions to 2021-22 Roster". La Salle University Athletics. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  5. ↑ "2020-21 La Salle Explorers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  6. ↑ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". The Official Athletics Website of La Salle University Athletics.
  7. ↑ "2020-21 La Salle Explorers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  8. ↑ "2021-22 La Salle Explorers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.