2020–21 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

The 2020–21 La Salle Explorers basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by third-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 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.

2020–21 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record9–16 (6–11 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTom Gola Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
St. Bonaventure 11 4   .733 16 5   .762
VCU 10 4   .714 19 7   .731
Davidson 7 4   .636 13 9   .591
Saint Louis 6 4   .600 14 7   .667
UMass 6 4   .600 8 7   .533
George Mason 8 6   .571 13 9   .591
Dayton 9 7   .563 14 10   .583
Richmond 6 5   .545 14 9   .609
Duquesne 7 7   .500 9 9   .500
Rhode Island 7 10   .412 10 15   .400
George Washington 3 5   .375 5 12   .294
La Salle 6 11   .353 9 16   .360
Saint Joseph's 3 9   .250 5 15   .250
Fordham 2 11   .154 2 12   .143
2021 A10 Tournament winner

Previous season

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The Explorers finished the 2019–20 season 15–15, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in tenth place. Their season ended when the A-10 tournament and all other postseason tournaments were canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Ayinde Hakim 0 G 5'11" 165 Sophomore Washington, D.C. Midseason transfer to UMass Lowell
Isaiah Deas 10 G 6'6" 200 Senior Brooklyn, NY Graduated
Ed Croswell 11 F 6'8" 250 Sophomore Philadelphia, PA Transferred to Providence
Saul Phiri 13 G 6'4" 215 Senior Haverhill, MA Graduated
Brandon Stone 23 F 6'11" 200 Sophomore Alverton, PA Midseason transfer to Robert Morris
Moustapha Diagne 35 F 6'9" 230 RS Senior Rufisque, Senegal Graduated

2020 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Anwar Gill
SG
Washington, DC Montverde Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Oct 5, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 69
Jhamir Brickus
PG
Coatesville, PA Coatesville Area High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Mar 18, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Tegray Izay
C
Montreal, Canada Archbishop Carroll High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Mar 21, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Derrius Ward
SG
Philadelphia, PA St. Thomas More School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 21, 2021.

Roster

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2020–21 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 David Beatty 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Imhotep Institute Charter
South Carolina
Philadelphia, PA
G 2 Scott Spencer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Blue Ridge
Clemson
Suffolk, VA
G 3 Christian Ray 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Haverford School Gap, PA
G 4 Sherif Kenney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Orr Academy Washington, D.C.
G 5 Jack Clark 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Cheltenham Wyncote, PA
G 10 Derrius Ward 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr St. Thomas More Philadelphia, PA
G 11 Anwar Gill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Montverde Academy Washington, D.C.
G 12 Kyle Thompson (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Archbishop Wood
West Chester
Horsham, PA
G 13 Jhamir Brickus 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Coatesville Coatesville, PA
C 14 Tegra Izay 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Fr Archbishop Carroll Montreal, Canada
F/C 21 Clifton Moore 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Hatboro-Horsham
Indiana
Horsham, PA
F 24 Jared Kimbrough 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Neptune Neptune, NJ
G 25 Andrew Lafond (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr St. Joseph's Prep Philadelphia, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 26, 2020*
2:00 p.m., FS1
at St. John's
Joe Lapchick Tournament
L 65–82  0–1
Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, NY
November 27, 2020*
4:00 p.m.
vs. Saint Peter's
Joe Lapchick Tournament
L 51–62  0–2
Carnessecca Arena 
Queens, NY
December 6, 2020*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Army L 59–63  0–3
Christl Arena 
West Point, NY
December 8, 2020*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Lincoln (PA.) W 80–62  1–3
Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
December 12, 2020*
2:00 p.m.
at Drexel W 58–48  2–3
Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, PA
December 16, 2020
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
UMass L 66–85  2–4
(0–1)
Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
December 19, 2020*
4:30 p.m.
Delaware W 71–61  3–4
Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
December 22, 2020*
7:00 p.m.
at Maryland L 71–84  3–5
Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
December 30, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Dayton W 67–65  4–5
(1–1)
UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
January 2, 2021
6:30 p.m.
Fordham W 89–52  5–5
(2–1)
Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
January 6, 2021
5:00 p.m.
No. 23 Saint Louis Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
January 9, 2021
7:00 pm, NBCSN
at UMass L 67–83  5–6
(2–2)
Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
January 13, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
George Mason L 42–75  5–7
(2–3)
EagleBank Arena (250)
Fairfax, VA
January 16, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Davidson L 53–77  5–8
(2–4)
Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 2021
4:00 pm, CBSSN
Saint Joseph's W 90–83  6–8
(3–4)
Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
January 23, 2021
2:30 pm, NBCSN
at Richmond W 84–78  7–8
(4–4)
Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
January 27, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Rhode Island L 60–73  7–9
(4–5)
Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
January 30, 2021
1:00 pm, NBCSN
at VCU L 62–73  7–10
(4–6)
Siegel Center (250)
Richmond, VA
February 3, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Saint Louis W 82–75  8–10
(5–6)
Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
February 6, 2021
12:30 pm, NBCSN
at Fordham L 68–76  8–11
(5–7)
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
February 10, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at St. Bonaventure L 73–86  8–12
(5–8)
Reilly Center 
Olean, NY
February 13, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
George Washington Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
February 16, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Saint Louis L 57–78  8–13
(5–9)
Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO
February 20, 2021
12:30 pm, NBCSN
at Saint Joseph's L 82–91 OT 8–14
(5–10)
Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
February 24, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Duquesne W 85–65  9–14
(6–10)
Tom Gola Arena (26)
Philadelphia, PA
February 27, 2021
4:30 pm, NBCSN
at George Mason L 54–89  9–15
(6–11)
EagleBank Arena (250)
Fairfax, VA
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 3, 2021
11:00 am, ESPN+
(12) vs. (13) Saint Joseph's
First round
L 66–72  9–16
Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2019–20 Men's Basketball Schedule". The Official Athletics Website of La Salle University Athletics.