2022–23 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

2022–23 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record15–19 (7–11 A–10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • John Cox
  • Donnie Carr
  • Mark Hueber
Home arenaTom Gola Arena
Seasons
2022–23 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
VCU † 15 – 3   .833 27 – 8   .771
Fordham 12 – 6   .667 25 – 8   .758
Dayton 12 – 6   .667 22 – 12   .647
Saint Louis 12 – 6   .667 21 – 12   .636
George Mason 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Duquesne 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606
George Washington 10 – 8   .556 16 – 16   .500
Davidson 8 – 10   .444 16 – 16   .500
Saint Joseph's 8 – 10   .444 16 – 17   .485
St. Bonaventure 8 – 10   .444 14 – 18   .438
Richmond 7 – 11   .389 15 – 18   .455
La Salle 7 – 11   .389 15 – 19   .441
Massachusetts 6 – 12   .333 15 – 16   .484
Rhode Island 5 – 13   .278 9 – 22   .290
Loyola Chicago 4 – 14   .222 10 – 21   .323
† 2023 A10 tournament winner

The 2022–23 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by first-year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at Tom Gola Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Explorers finished the 2021–22 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] On April 5, the school announced former Penn and Temple head coach, Fran Dunphy, would be the team's new head coach.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Sherif Kenney 4 G 6'4" 215 Junior Washington, D.C. Transferred to Bryant
Jack Clark 5 G 6'8" 200 RS Junior Wyncote, PA Transferred to NC State
Tegra Izay 11 C 6'10" 265 Sophomore Montreal, QC Transferred to Harcum College
Kyle Thompson 12 G 5'10" 200 RS Junior Horsham, PA Graduate transferred
Clifton Moore 21 F/C 6'10" 240 RS Senior Horsham, PA Graduate transferred to Providence
Chrisitan Ray 24 G 6'6" 215 Junior Gap, PA Transferred to Delaware
Andrew Lafond 25 G 5'10" 150 Senior Philadelphia, PA Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Brandon Dwyer 30 G 6'3" 180 Freshman Newark, DE Walk-on; transferred to Florida Gulf Coast

Incoming Transfers

Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Hassan Drame 4 F 6'7" 200 Senior Bamako, Mali Saint Peter's
Fousseyni Drame 11 F 6'7" 200 Senior Bamako, Mali Saint Peter's
Tommy Gardler 12 G 6'1" 185 Sophomore Broomall, PA Walk-on; USciences

2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jorge Sánchez-Ramos
PG 		Spain Get Better Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Jul 17, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Lucas Mercandino
SF 		Córdoba, Argentina Club Comunicaciones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A Jun 22, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Ryan Zan
PF 		Somerset, NJ Rutgers Prep School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A Jul 27, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Rokas Jocius
C 		Kaunas, Lithuania BC Rytas Vilnius 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) N/A Apr 23, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: 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:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 29, 2021.

Roster

2022–23 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Andrés Marrero 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Upper Room Christian School (NY) Caracas, Venezuela
G 1 Charles Ireland (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So La Salle College Glenside, PA
G 2 Jhamir Brickus 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Coatesville Coatesville, PA
G 3 Anwar Gill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Montverde Academy Washington, D.C.
F 4 Hassan Drame 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Our Savior New American
Saint Peter's 		Bamako, Mali
G 5 Khlil Brantley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Our Savior Lutheran Bronx, NY
G 10 Josh Nickelberry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Northwood Temple Academy
Louisville 		Fayetteville, NC
F 11 Fousseyni Drame 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Our Savior New American
Saint Peter's 		Bamako, Mali
G 12 Tommy Gardler (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So The Phelps School
USciences 		Broomall, PA
G 13 Daeshon Shepherd 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Archbishop Wood Philadelphia, PA
F 14 Mamadou Doucoure 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) GS Our Savior New American School
Rutgers 		Bamako, Mali
F 21 Ryan Zan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Rutgers Prep Princeton, NJ
G 24 Jorge Sanchez-Ramos 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Colegio Peñalar Torrelodones, Spain
G/F 25 Lucas Mercandino 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr IPEM 21 Alfonsina Storni Córdoba, Argentina
G 35 Rokas Jocius 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Vilniaus Perlas Energija Kaunas, Lithuania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
6:30 p.m., FS1 		at No. 16 Villanova
Philadelphia Big 5 		L 68–81  0–1
 Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
November 12, 2022*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Wagner W 77–69  1–1
 Tom Gola Arena (2,517)
Philadelphia, PA
November 15, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Queens (NC)
Jamaica Classic campus site game 		W 72–60  2–1
 Tom Gola Arena (1,027)
Philadelphia, PA
November 18, 2022*
2:00 p.m., CBSSN 		vs. Wake Forest
Jamaica Classic Semifinal 		L 63–75  2–2
 Montego Bay Convention Centre 
Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 20, 2022*
12:00 p.m., CBSSN 		vs. Georgetown
Jamaica Classic Consolation 		L 62–69  2–3
 Montego Bay Convention Centre 
Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 26, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Binghamton W 65–62  3–3
 Tom Gola Arena (1,247)
Philadelphia, PA
November 30, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Temple
Philadelphia Big 5 		L 51–67  3–4
 Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
December 3, 2022*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Penn
Philadelphia Big 5 		W 84–81 OT 4–4
 Palestra (1,739)
Philadelphia, PA
December 6, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bucknell W 82–72  5–4
 Tom Gola Arena (1,362)
Philadelphia, PA
December 10, 2022*
12:00 p.m., USA 		Drexel
City 6 		L 58–65 OT 5–5
 Tom Gola Arena (1,781)
Philadelphia, PA
December 17, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cincinnati L 60–78  5–6
 Fifth Third Arena (8,869)
Cincinnati, OH
December 21, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Lafayette L 65–90  5–7
 Tom Gola Arena (1,071)
Philadelphia, PA
December 29, 2022*
2:00 p.m. 		at Howard W 80–76  6–7
 Burr Gymnasium (539)
Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 31, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at VCU L 67–80  6–8
(0–1) 		Siegel Center (7,323)
Richmond, VA
January 7, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Rhode Island W 77–75 OT 7–8
(1–1) 		Tom Gola Arena (1,571)
Philadelphia, PA
January 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UMass W 78–77  8–8
(2–1) 		Mullins Center (2,853)
Amherst, MA
January 14, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Fordham L 64–66  8–9
(2–2) 		Tom Gola Arena (1,611)
Philadelphia, PA
January 16, 2023
2:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Saint Joseph's L 59–71  8–10
(2–3) 		Tom Gola Arena (2,134)
Philadelphia, PA
January 21, 2023
2:30 p.m., USA 		at Saint Louis L 71–84  8–11
(2–4) 		Chaifetz Arena (7,523)
St. Louis, MO
January 24, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Davidson L 57–64  8–12
(2–5) 		Tom Gola Arena (1,184)
Philadelphia, PA
January 28, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Rhode Island L 70–72  8–13
(2–6) 		Ryan Center (6,530)
Kingston, RI
February 1, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		George Washington W 75–64  9–13
(3–6) 		Tom Gola Arena (1,176)
Philadelphia, PA
February 5, 2023
12:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Saint Joseph's W 73–65  10–13
(4–6) 		Hagan Arena (2,213)
Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at St. Bonaventure W 76–70  11–13
(5–6) 		Reilly Center (3,798)
Olean, NY
February 11, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UMass W 86–72  12–13
(6–6) 		Tom Gola Arena (2,019)
Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Richmond W 68–62  13–13
(7–6) 		Tom Gola Arena (1,352)
Philadelphia, PA
February 18, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at George Mason L 66–70  13–14
(7–7) 		EagleBank Arena 
Fairfax, VA
February 22, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Duquesne L 74–91  13–15
(7–8) 		Tom Gola Arena (1,473)
Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at George Washington L 85–92  13–16
(7–9) 		Charles E. Smith Center (1,457)
Washington, D.C.
February 28, 2023
7:00 p.m., NBC Digital 		at Dayton L 53–77  13–17
(7–10) 		UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
March 4, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Loyola Chicago L 73–76  13–18
(7–11) 		Tom Gola Arena (2,176)
Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 7, 2023
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(11) vs. (14) Rhode Island
First round 		W 73–56  14–18
 Barclays Center (5,119)
Brooklyn, NY
March 8, 2023
7:30 p.m., USA 		(11) vs. (6) Duquesne
Second round 		W 81–70  15–18
 Barclays Center (4,201)
Brooklyn, NY
March 9, 2023
7:30 p.m., USA 		(11) vs. (3) Fordham
Quarterfinals 		L 61–69  15–19
 Barclays Center (8,595)
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[3]

References

  1. ^ "La Salle fires coach Howard after four seasons". ESPN.com. March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Dunphy, 73, returns to coaching, joining La Salle". ESPN.com. April 5, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". The Official Athletics Website of La Salle University Athletics.