2012–13 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2012–13 La Salle Explorers La Salle Explorers Logo 2004-2020.jpeg 150 Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 24 24–10 11–5 John Giannini 9th Horace Owens Harris Adler Will Bailey Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia Big 5 co-champions NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen 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, Kansas State in the Round of 64, and Ole Miss in the Round of 32 to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Wichita State. In the final moments vs. Ole Miss junior guard Tyrone Garland hit a game winning layup known as the "Southwest Philly Floater". Roster 2012 La Salle Explorers y Stephen Zack y 0 C 6 11 245 SO New Cumberland, PA D.J. Peterson 1 G 6 5 190 SO Burnsville, MN Tyreek Duren y 3 G 6 0 185 JR Philadelphia, PA Taylor Dunn 5 G 6 2 205 JR Y State College, PA Sam Mills 10 G 6 2 200 JR Sunrise, FL Garvin Hunt 13 C 6 10 235 SR Y Freeport, BAH Tyrone Garland y 21 G 6 1 180 JR Philadelphia, PA Jerrell Wright 25 F 6 8 240 SO Philadelphia, PA Jermaine Davis 30 C 6 9 280 FR Garfield Heights, OH Rohan Brown 35 G/F 6 6 220 FR Y Hartford, CT Ramon Galloway y 55 G 6 3 180 SR Philadelphia, PA John Giannini (North Central (IL)) Horace Owens (Rhode Island) Harris Adler (USciences) Will Bailey (UAB) 2012-08-23 2012-13 Men's Basketball Roster http://goexplorers.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball goexplorers.com La Salle University 23 August 2012 Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=12| Exhibition Nov. 02 7:00 pm yes Carleton Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 61–58 N/A Galloway 28 Zack 6 Mills 6 |- !colspan=12| Regular season Nov. 10 3:00 pm yes Delaware Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 73–66 3,400 1–0 Zack 19 Wright 10 Galloway 4 Nov. 18 2:00 pm yes Central Connecticut Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 74–81 1,512 1–1 Wright 18 2 tied 6 2 tied 4 Nov. 20 7:00 pm yes yes Hartford Chase Arena West Hartford, CT 64–51 819 2–1 Duren 15 Brown 12 3 tied 2 Nov. 25 1:00 pm yes Villanova Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA CBSSN 77–74 3,091 OT 3–1 Galloway 26 Zack 14 Duren 5 Nov. 29 7:00 pm yes yes Rider Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ 63–52 1,529 4–1 Duren 20 Wright 8 Duren 6 Dec. 05 7:00 pm yes yes Penn State The Palestra Philadelphia, PA NBCSN 82–57 4,382 5–1 Duren 29 Zack 8 2 tied 4 Dec. 08 7:00 pm yes yes Northeastern Matthews Arena Boston, MA 66–64 1,839 6–1 Galloway 24 Zack 6 Mills 4 Dec. 15 7:00 pm yes yes Bucknell Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA 66–74 3,402 6–2 Galloway 21 Galloway 7 3 tied 1 Dec. 20 7:00 pm yes Iona Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 88–74 1,402 7–2 Garland 26 Zack 10 Galloway 10 Dec. 22 2:00 pm yes Sacred Heart Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 100–71 1,211 8–2 Galloway 22 Zack 8 Galloway 7 Dec. 29 7:00 pm yes yes Siena Times Union Center Loudonville, NY 80–52 5,907 9–2 Galloway 22 Garland 7 4 tied 4 Jan. 02 9:00 pm yes yes Miami (FL) BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL ACCN/ESPN3 59–76 3,259 9–3 Garland 20 2 tied 8 Galloway 4 Jan. 05 2:00 pm yes Penn Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 74–57 2,422 10–3 Galloway, Duren 17 Wright 11 Garland 6 Jan. 09 7:30 pm yes Charlotte Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC 65–74 5,754 10–4 0–1 Galloway 23 2 tied 9 Duren 5 Jan. 12 2:00 pm Richmond Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 71–59 2,282 11–4 1–1 Garland 17 Duren 7 Duren 7 Jan. 16 7:00 pm Dayton Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 72–70 2,012 12–4 2–1 Galloway 18 Wright 5 Galloway 5 Jan. 19 2:00 pm yes Xavier Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH CBSSN 63–70 10,039 12–5 2–2 Garland 16 Wright 8 3 tied 2 Jan. 23 7:00 pm Butler 9 Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 54–53 3,400 13–5 3–2 Duren 16 2 tied 5 Duren 6 Jan. 26 8:00 pm yes VCU 19 Siegel Center Richmond, VA 69–61 7,693 14–5 4–2 Galloway 31 Zack 11 3 tied 3 Jan. 30 7:00 pm Massachusetts Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 60–61 2,723 14–6 4–3 Galloway, Wright 16 Zack 9 Galloway 6 Feb. 02 2:00 pm George Washington Smith Center Washington, D.C. 80–71 3,347 15–6 5–3 Galloway, Peterson 15 Wright 8 Duren 5 Feb. 09 2:00 pm Fordham Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 89–53 2,246 16–6 6–3 Mills 21 2 tied 7 Duren 8 Feb. 13 7:00 pm yes St. Bonaventure Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY 69–66 3,521 OT 17–6 7–3 Galloway 23 Zack 10 Galloway 5 Feb. 16 1:00 pm yes Saint Joseph's The Palestra Philadelphia, PA NBCSN 76–64 8,722 18–6 8–3 Duren 29 Wright 7 Galloway 12 Feb. 21 7:00 pm yes Temple Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA CBSSN 74–82 10,206 18–7 8–4 Galloway 18 Galloway 10 Galloway 4 Feb. 24 2:00 pm yes Rhode Island Ryan Center Kingston, RI 72–65 5,180 19–7 9–4 Duren 21 Wright 15 Garland 6 Mar. 02 2:00 pm Duquesne Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 97–64 3,015 20–7 10–4 Galloway 23 Wright 8 2 tied 6 Mar. 06 7:00 pm yes George Washington Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 84–70 1,833 21–7 11–4 Galloway 29 Wright 7 Duren 7 Mar. 09 1:30 pm yes Saint Louis 16 Chaifetz Arena Saint Louis, MO NBCSN 54–78 10,272 21–8 11–5 Garland 15 Wright 9 Mills 3 |- !colspan=12|2013 Atlantic 10 tournament Mar. 15 2:40 pm yes 4 Butler 5 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Quarterfinals 58–69 N/A 21–9 Garland 17 Wright 11 Galloway 6 |- !colspan=12| 2013 NCAA tournament Mar. 20 9:10 pm yes yes 13 W Boise State 13 W UD Arena Dayton, OH First Four 12,218 truTV 80–71 22–9 Garland 22 Wright 6 Duren 5 Mar. 22 3:15 pm yes yes 13 W Kansas State 12 4 W Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Second Round 18,301 truTV 63–61 23–9 Wright 21 Wright 8 Galloway 4 Mar. 24 8:09 pm yes yes 13 W Ole Miss 12 W Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Third Round 18,498 truTV 76–74 24–9 Galloway 24 5 tied 4 Peterson 4 Mar. 28 10:34 pm yes yes 13 W Wichita State 9 W Staples Center Los Angeles, CA Sweet Sixteen 18,232 TBS 58–72 24–10 Wright, Garland 16 Galloway 8 Duren 4 AP Poll/Coaches' Poll Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region W=West 2012-13 Men's Basketball Schedule http://goexplorers.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball goexplorers.com La Salle University 23 August 2012 References Category:La Salle Explorers men's basketball seasons La Salle La Salle La Salle Explorers men's basketball La Salle Explorers men's basketball