1940–41 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

The 1940–41 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team represented La Salle University during the 1940–41 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Leonard Tanseer, coaching the explorers in his eighth season. The team finished with an overall record of 11–8.

1940–41 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	11–8
Head coach	Leonard Tanseer (8th season)
Captains	Gene Gillen John Brnich
Home arena	Wister Hall

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Dec 1, 1940	Loyola (MD)	W 53–44	1–0	Wister Hall  Philadelphia, PA
Dec. 3, 1940	at Wyomissing P.I.	W 54–41	2–0
Dec 5, 1940	Morris–Harvey	W 34–28	3–0	Wister Hall  Philadelphia, PA
Dec. 17, 1940	Washington College	W 51–22	4–0	Wister Hall  Philadelphia, PA
Dec. 24, 1940	Rice	L 45–51	4–1	Wister Hall  Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 3, 1941	Santa Clara	W 41–37	5–1	Wister Hall  Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 8, 1941	Davis-Elkins	W 44–43	6–1	Wister Hall  Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 12, 1941	Moravian	W 48–22	7–1	Wister Hall  Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 17, 1941	Temple	L 22–27	7–2	Wister Hall  Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 26, 1941	at Akron	W 43–37	8–2	Buffalo, NY
Jan. 28, 1941	at Scranton	L 45–47	8–3	Scranton, PA
Feb. 4, 1941	West Chester	W 43–31	9–3	Wister Hall  Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 12, 1941	Manhattan	L 44–53	9–4	Wister Hall  Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 14, 1941	Saint Joseph's	L 40–48	9–5	Wister Hall  Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 20, 1941	Long Island	L 41–42	9–6	Wister Hall  Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 24, 1941	at Muhlenberg	L 49–51	9–7	Allentown, PA
Feb. 26, 1941	LSC Faculty	W 50–35	10–7	Wister Hall  Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 28, 1941	Alumni	W 43–36	11–7	Wister Hall  Philadelphia, PA
Mar. 2, 1941	Toledo	L 43–56	11–8	Wister Hall  Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.