2012–13 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

2012–13 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament West Region 13 Seed, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#24
2012–13 record	24–10 (11–5 A-10)
Head coach	John Giannini (9th year)
Assistant coach	Horace Owens
Assistant coach	Harris Adler
Assistant coach	Will Bailey
Home arena	Tom Gola Arena
Seasons « 2011–12 2013–14 »

2012–13 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
#16 Saint Louis †	13	–	3		.813			28	–	7		.800
#25 VCU	12	–	4		.750			27	–	9		.750
Butler	11	–	5		.688			27	–	9		.750
La Salle	11	–	5		.688			24	–	10		.706
Temple	11	–	5		.688			24	–	10		.706
Massachusetts	9	–	7		.563			21	–	12		.636
Xavier	9	–	7		.563			17	–	14		.548
Charlotte	8	–	8		.500			21	–	12		.636
Saint Joseph's	8	–	8		.500			18	–	14		.563
Richmond	8	–	8		.500			19	–	15		.559
Dayton	7	–	9		.438			17	–	14		.548
St. Bonaventure	7	–	9		.438			14	–	15		.483
George Washington	7	–	9		.438			13	–	17		.433
Rhode Island	3	–	13		.188			8	–	21		.276
Fordham	3	–	13		.188			7	–	24		.226
Duquesne	1	–	15		.063			8	–	22		.267
† 2013 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner As of March 28, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 La Salle Explorers basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by ninth 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 24–10, 11–5 in A-10 play to finish in a three way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament to Butler. They received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament, their first NCAA bid in 21 years. They defeated Boise State in the first four round, Kansas State in the second round, and Ole Miss in the third round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Wichita State.

Roster

2012–13 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town 5.0 !C 0 Zack, SteveSteve Zack 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 2.0 !So New Cumberland, PA 1.5 !G 1 Peterson, D.J.D.J. Peterson 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2.0 !So Burnsville, MN 1.5 !G 3 Duren, TyreekTyreek Duren 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 3.0 !Jr Philadelphia, PA 1.5 !G 5 Dunn, TaylorTaylor Dunn 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 3.5 !RS Jr State College, PA 1.5 !G 10 Mills, SamSam Mills 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 3.0 !Jr Sunrise, FL 5.0 !C 13 Hunt, GarvinGarvin Hunt 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 4.5 !RS Sr Freeport, BAH 1.5 !G 21 Garland, TyroneTyrone Garland 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 3.0 !Jr Philadelphia, PA 3.5 !F 25 Wright, JerrellJerrell Wright 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 2.0 !So Philadelphia, PA 5.0 !C 30 Davis, JermaineJermaine Davis 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1.0 !Fr Garfield Heights, OH 2.5 !G/F 35 Brown, RohanRohan Brown 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1.5 !RS Fr Hartford, CT 1.5 !G 55 Galloway, RamonRamon Galloway 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 4.0 !Sr Philadelphia, PA	Head coach John Giannini (North Central) Assistant coach(es) Horace Owens (Rhode Island) Harris Adler (University of the Sciences) Will Bailey (Alabama–Birmingham) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Pts Ldr	Reb Ldr	Ast Ldr	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
Nov. 02*	7:00 pm	Carleton		Tom Gola Arena • Philadelphia, PA		28 - Galloway	6 - Zack	6 - Mills	W 61–58	N/A
Regular Season
Nov. 10*	3:00 pm	Delaware		Tom Gola Arena • Philadelphia, PA		19 - Zack	10 - Wright	4 - Galloway	W 73–66	3,400	1–0
Nov. 18*	2:00 pm	Central Connecticut		Tom Gola Arena • Philadelphia, PA		18 - Wright	6 - Peterson, Wright	4 - Duren, Wright	L 74–81	1,512	1–1
Nov. 20*	7:00 pm	at Hartford		Chase Arena • West Hartford, CT		15 - Duren	12 - Brown	2 - Wright, Duren, Peterson	W 64–51	819	2–1
Nov. 25*	1:00 pm	Villanova		Tom Gola Arena • Philadelphia, PA	CBSSN	26 - Galloway	14 - Zack	5 - Duren	W 77–74 OT	3,091	3–1
Nov. 29*	7:00 pm	at Rider		Alumni Gymnasium • Lawrenceville, NJ		20 - Duren	8 - Wright	6 - Duren	W 63–52	1,529	4–1
Dec. 05*	7:00 pm	vs. Penn State		The Palestra • Philadelphia, PA	NBCSN	29 - Duren	8 - Zack	4 - Galloway, Duren	W 82–57	4,382	5–1
Dec. 08*	7:00 pm	at Northeastern		Matthews Arena • Boston, MA		24 - Galloway	6 - Zack	4 - Mills	W 66–64	1,839	6–1
Dec. 15*	7:00 pm	at Bucknell		Sojka Pavilion • Lewisburg, PA		21 - Galloway	7 - Galloway	1 - Duren, Mills, Peterson	L 66–74	3,402	6–2
Dec. 20*	7:00 pm	Iona		Tom Gola Arena • Philadelphia, PA		26 - Garland	10 - Zack	10 - Galloway	W 88–74	1,402	7–2
Dec. 22*	2:00 pm	Sacred Heart		Tom Gola Arena • Philadelphia, PA		22 - Galloway	8 - Zack	7 - Galloway	W 100–71	1,211	8–2
Dec. 29*	7:00 pm	at Siena		Times Union Center • Loudonville, NY		22 - Galloway	7 - Garland,	4 - Galloway, Garland, Mills, Zack	W 80–52	5,907	9–2
Jan. 02*	9:00 pm	at Miami (FL)		BankUnited Center • Coral Gables, FL	ACC Network/ESPN3	20 - Garland	8 - Zack, Galloway	4 - Galloway	L 59–76	3,259	9–3
Jan. 05*	2:00 pm	Penn		Tom Gola Arena • Philadelphia, PA		17 - Galloway, Duren	11 - Wright	6 - Garland	W 74–57	2,422	10–3
Jan. 09	7:30 pm	at Charlotte		Dale F. Halton Arena • Charlotte, NC		23 - Galloway	9 - Wright, Galloway	5 - Duren	L 65–74	5,754	10–4 (0–1)
Jan. 12	2:00 pm	Richmond		Tom Gola Arena • Philadelphia, PA		17 - Garland	7 - Duren	7 - Duren	W 71–59	2,282	11–4 (1–1)
Jan. 16	7:00 pm	Dayton		Tom Gola Arena • Philadelphia, PA		18 - Galloway	5 - Wright	5 - Galloway	W 72–70	2,012	12–4 (2–1)
Jan. 19	2:00 pm	at Xavier		Cintas Center • Cincinnati, OH	CBSSN-Regional	16 - Garland	8 - Wright	2 - Zack, Galloway, Mills	L 63–70	10,039	12–5 (2–2)
Jan. 23	7:00 pm	#9 Butler		Tom Gola Arena • Philadelphia, PA		16 - Duren	5 - Duren, Mills	6 - Duren	W 54–53	3,400	13–5 (3–2)
Jan. 26	8:00 pm	at #19 VCU		Siegel Center • Richmond, VA		31 - Galloway	11 - Zack	3 - Wright, Duren, Garland	W 69–61	7,693	14–5 (4–2)
Jan. 30	7:00 pm	Massachusetts		Tom Gola Arena • Philadelphia, PA		16 - Galloway, Wright	9 - Zack	6 - Galloway	L 60–61	2,723	14–6 (4–3)
Feb. 02	2:00 pm	George Washington		Smith Center • Washington, D.C.		15 - Galloway, Peterson	8 - Wright	5 - Duren	W 80–71	3,347	15–6 (5–3)
Feb. 09	2:00 pm	Fordham		Tom Gola Arena • Philadelphia, PA		21 - Mills	7 - Wright, Zack	8 - Duren	W 89–53	2,246	16–6 (6–3)
Feb. 13	7:00 pm	at St. Bonaventure		Reilly Center • St. Bonaventure, NY		23 - Galloway	10 - Zack	5 - Galloway	W 69–66 OT	3,521	17–6 (7–3)
Feb. 16	1:00 pm	vs. Saint Joseph's		The Palestra • Philadelphia, PA	NBCSN	29 - Duren	7 - Wright	12 - Galloway	W 76–64	8,722	18–6 (8–3)
Feb. 21	7:00 pm	at Temple		Liacouras Center • Philadelphia, PA	CBSSN	18 - Galloway	10 - Galloway	4 - Galloway	L 74–82	10,206	18–7 (8–4)
Feb. 24	2:00 pm	at Rhode Island		Ryan Center • Kingston, RI		21 - Duren	15 - Wright	6 - Garland	W 72–65	5,180	19–7 (9–4)
Mar. 02	2:00 pm	Duquesne		Tom Gola Arena • Philadelphia, PA		23 - Galloway	8 - Wright	6 - Galloway, Peterson	W 97–64	3,015	20–7 (10–4)
Mar. 06	7:00 pm	at George Washington		Tom Gola Arena • Philadelphia, PA		29 - Galloway	7 - Wright	7 - Duren	W 84–70	1,833	21–7 (11–4)
Mar. 09	1:30 pm	at #16 Saint Louis		Chaifetz Arena • Saint Louis, MO	NBCSN	15 - Garland	9 - Wright	3 - Mills	L 54–78	10,272	21–8 (11–5)
2013 Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar. 15	2:40 pm	vs. Butler		Barclays Center • Brooklyn, NY (Quarterfinals)		17 - Garland	11 - Wright	6 - Galloway	L 58–69	N/A	21–9
2013 NCAA Tournament
Mar. 20*	9:10 pm	vs. #(13 W) Boise State	#(13 W)	UD Arena • Dayton, OH (First Four)	truTV	22 - Garland	6 - Wright	5 - Duren	W 80–71	12,218	22–9
Mar. 22*	3:15 pm	vs. #12 (4 W) Kansas State	#(13 W)	Sprint Center • Kansas City, MO (Second Round)	truTV	21 - Wright	8 - Wright	4 - Galloway	W 63–61	18,301	23–9
Mar. 24*	8:09 pm	vs. (12 W) Ole Miss	#(13 W)	Sprint Center • Kansas City, MO (Third Round)	truTV	24 - Galloway	4 - Wright, Galloway, Duren, Peterson, Garland	4 - Peterson	W 76–74	18,498	24–9
Mar. 28*	10:34 pm	vs. (9 W) Wichita State	#(13 W)	Staples Center • Los Angeles, CA (Sweet Sixteen)	TBS	16 - Wright, Garland	8 - Galloway	4 - Duren	L 58–72	18,232	24–10
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region W=West.