2024–25 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

2024–25 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record8–5 (0–0 A–10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • John Cox
  • Donnie Carr
  • Mark Hueber
  • Mike Doyle
Home arenaJohn Glaser Arena
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
St. Bonaventure 0 – 0   – 12 – 1   .923
Rhode Island 0 – 0   – 11 – 1   .917
Loyola Chicago 0 – 0   – 9 – 1   .900
George Washington 0 – 0   – 10 – 2   .833
No. 22 Dayton 0 – 0   – 10 – 3   .769
Davidson 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750
VCU 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750
Saint Joseph's 0 – 0   – 8 – 4   .667
George Mason 0 – 0   – 7 – 4   .636
Fordham 0 – 0   – 8 – 5   .615
La Salle 0 – 0   – 8 – 5   .615
Saint Louis 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545
Richmond 0 – 0   – 5 – 7   .417
UMass 0 – 0   – 5 – 8   .385
Duquesne 0 – 0   – 4 – 8   .333
† 2025 A-10 tournament winner
As of December 21, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team represents La Salle University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by third-year head coach Fran Dunphy, play their home games at John Glaser Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Explorers finished the 2023–24 season 16–17, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in a 3-way tie for 10th place. As the No. 10 seed in the A-10 tournament, they defeated George Washington in the first round before losing to St. Bonaventure in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jhamir Brickus 2 G 5'11" 205 Senior Coatesville, PA Graduate transferred to Villanova
Anwar Gill 3 G 6'4" 205 Senior Washington, D.C. Graduate transferred to Howard
Khalil Brantley 5 G 6'1" 175 Junior Bronx, NY Transferred to Oklahoma State[1]
Tommy Gardler 12 G 6'1" 185 Junior Broomall, PA Walk-on; transferred
Efe Tahmaz 14 F 6'8" 210 Freshman Istanbul, Turkey Transferred to Eastern Florida State College
Rokas Jocius 35 F 6'10" 260 Sophomore Kaunas, Lithuania Transferred to UCF[2]

Incoming Transfers

Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jahlil White 1 G 6'7" 210 Redshirt Senior Whitesboro, NJ Temple[3]
Corey McKeithan 2 G 6'0" 175 GS Senior Windsor, CT Rider
Eric Acker 3 G 6'2" 160 Sophomore East New York, NY LIU
Demetrius Lilley 14 F 6'10" 245 Junior Philadelphia, PA Penn State[4]
Mac Etienne 21 F 6'10" 235 Redshirt Junior New York, NY DePaul

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Deuce Jones
#51 PG 		Hamilton, NJ Trenton Catholic Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nov 8, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
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:

  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 7, 2024.

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2024)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jahmare Memphis
PG 		Somerset, NJ Westtown School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jul 21, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/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:

Roster

2024–25 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Andrés Marrero 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Upper Room Christian School (NY) Caracas, Venezuela
G 1 Jahlil White 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Wildwood Catholic
Temple 		Whitesboro, NJ
G 2 Corey McKeithan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS Windsor
Rider 		Windsor, CT
G 3 Eric Acker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Eagle Academy for Young Men II
LIU 		East New York, NY
G 5 Jason Umosella 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 Fr St. Joseph's Hammonton Hammonton, NJ
F 7 Ryan Zan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Rutgers Prep Princeton, NJ
G 10 Jorge Sanchez-Ramos 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS So Colegio Peñalar Torrelodones, Spain
G/F 11 James Joseph (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Springfield Township
Montgomery County CC 		Torrelodones, Spain
G 12 Charles Ireland (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr La Salle College Glenside, PA
G 13 Daeshon Shepherd 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Archbishop Wood Philadelphia, PA
F 14 Demetrius Lilley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Lower Merion
Penn State 		Philadelphia, PA
F 21 Mac Etienne 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Suffield Academy
DePaul 		New York, NY
G 24 Deuce Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr College Achieve Charter Trenton, NJ
G/F 25 Lucas Mercandino 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr IPEM 21 Alfonsina Storni Córdoba, Argentina
F 31 Milos Kovacevic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Sagemont (FL)
Highland CC 		Princeton, NJ
G/F 34 Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Hoosac School (NY) Stockholm, Sweden
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 High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		American W 65–52  1–0
  16 – McKeithan   8 – Etienne   3 – McKeithan  John Glaser Arena (2,385)
Philadelphia, PA
November 9, 2024*
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Lafayette W 81–60  2–0
  18 – Marrero   13 – Tied   5 – McKeithan  John Glaser Arena (3,001)
Philadelphia, PA
November 12, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cornell W 93–77  3–0
  25 – McKeithan   8 – Jones   4 – Jones  John Glaser Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
November 16, 2024*
2:00 p.m., FloSports 		at Drexel
Big 5 Classic Pod 1 		W 71–68  4–0
  19 – White   11 – Lilley   6 – McKeithan  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,948)
Philadelphia, PA
November 21, 2024*
1:30 p.m., BallerTV 		vs. UC San Diego
Boardwalk Battle quarterfinals 		L 67–72  4–1
  21 – McKeithan   12 – Lilley   3 – Vahlberg Fasasi  Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
November 22, 2024*
11:00 a.m., BallerTV 		vs. UIC
Boardwalk Battle consolation round 		L 83–96  4–2
  21 – Jones   4 – Tied   4 – Jones  Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
November 23, 2024*
11:00 a.m., BallerTV 		vs. Stetson
Boardwalk Battle 7th place game 		W 92–77  5–2
  27 – McKeithan   9 – Etienne   5 – White  Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
November 30, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Temple
Big 5 Classic Pod 1 		W 83–75  6–2
  28 – McKeithan   12 – White   6 – Marrero  John Glaser Arena (3,001)
Philadelphia, PA
December 3, 2024*
7:00 p.m., FloSports 		at Northeastern L 68–82  6–3
  21 – McKeithan   9 – Lilley   3 – Tied  Matthews Arena (687)
Boston, MA
December 7, 2024*
7:00 p.m., NBCSPHI 		vs. Saint Joseph's
Big 5 Classic championship game 		L 68–82  6–4
  19 – Jones   8 – Etienne   4 – Jones  Wells Fargo Center (14,108)
Philadelphia, PA
December 14, 2024*
4:00 p.m., The CW 		at North Carolina L 67–93  6–5
  16 – Lilley   6 – Lilley   3 – Tied  Dean Smith Center (18,420)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 18, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Fairleigh Dickinson W 77–72  7–5
  24 – Shepherd   9 – Jones   3 – White  John Glaser Arena (978)
Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Immaculata W 108–48  8–5
  21 – Vahlberg Fasasi   8 – Tied   8 – Acker  John Glaser Arena (682)
Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 31, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Dayton       UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
January 8, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Loyola Chicago       John Glaser Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
January 11, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at St. Bonaventure       Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
January 15, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Davidson       John Glaser Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
January 19, 2025
2:00 p.m., USA 		at UMass       Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
January 22, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Saint Louis       Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO
January 25, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Rhode Island       John Glaser Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
January 29, 2025
7:00 p.m., Peacock 		Fordham       John Glaser Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
February 1, 2025
2:30 p.m., USA 		George Washington       John Glaser Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
February 4, 2025
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at VCU       Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
February 9, 2025
2:30 p.m., USA 		UMass       John Glaser Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Saint Joseph's       Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Rhode Island       Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
February 19, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Richmond       John Glaser Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
February 26, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Duquesne       John Glaser Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
March 1, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at George Washington       Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
March 5, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at George Mason       EagleBank Arena 
Fairfax, VA
March 8, 2025
2:30 p.m., USA 		Saint Joseph's       John Glaser Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 11–16, 2025
TBA 		vs.        Capital One Arena 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[5]

References

  1. ^ Grubbs, Grant (May 17, 2024). "Report: La Salle transfer guard Khalil Brantley commits to Oklahoma State". On3.com. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  2. ^ Murschel, Matt (April 29, 2024). "UCF men's basketball gets commitment from La Salle transfer". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 7, 2024. (subscription required)
  3. ^ Neiburg, Jeff (May 12, 2024). "Temple transfer Jahlil White commits to La Salle". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 7, 2024. (subscription required)
  4. ^ Gallen, Daniel (April 2, 2024). "Former Penn State forward Demetrius Lilley stays in Pa. with reported transfer destination". 247Sports. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". The Official Athletics Website of La Salle University Athletics.