2015–16 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 La Salle Explorers La Salle Explorers wordmark.png 150 Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 9–22 4–14 John Giannini 12th Horace Owens Harris Adler Will Bailey Tom Gola Arena The 2015–16 La Salle Explorers basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by 12th 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 9–22, 4–14 in A-10 play to finish in last place. They defeated Duquesne in the first round of the A-10 tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Davidson. Previous season The Explorers finished the season 17–16, 8–10 in A-10 play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament where they lost to Davidson. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Stephen Zack 0 C 6'11" 240 Senior New Cumberland, PA Graduated D. J. Peterson 1 G 6'6" 195 Senior Burnsville, MN Graduated Khalid Lewis 23 G 6'3" 185 RS Junior Trenton, NJ Transferred to Illinois Jerrell Wright 25 F 6'8" 245 Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduated Jermaine Davis 30 C 6'9" 295 RS Sophomore Garfield Heights, OH Transferred to Texas Southern Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Demetrius Henry F/C 6'9" 227 Junior Miami, FL South Carolina. B. J. Johnson F 6'6" 175 Junior Ardmore, PA Syracuse. Pookie Powell G 6'1" 180 Sophomore Orlando, FL Memphis. Under NCAA transfer rules, Henry, Johnson and Powell will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Henry and Johnson will have two years of remaining eligibility entering the 2016–17 season, and Powell will have three. Recruiting no no 2014 Karl Harris SG Hazel Crest, IL De La Salle Institute 6 4 170 10/18/2014 0 0 NR Rokas Ulvydas PG Baltimore, MD Mount Zion Baptist Christian School 6 11 220 03/18/2015 0 0 NR 2015 Rivals.com 2015 La Salle Commitments Scout.com 2015 La Salle Commitments ESPN 2015 La Salle Commitments July 14, 2015 yes Roster 2015 La Salle Explorers y Johnnie Shuler 1 G 5 11 170 SO Washington, D.C. Amar Stukes 2 G 6 2 185 SO y Philadelphia, PA Cleon Roberts 3 G 6 6 180 JR y Miami, FL Hank Davis 4 G 5 11 165 JR Cherry Hill, NJ W Tony Washington 5 F/C 6 10 220 SO y Detroit, MI O. J. Lewis 11 G 6 0 180 SR Mitchellville, MD W Yevgen Sakhniuk 12 F 6 7 235 SO Kyiv, Ukraine Karl Harris 14 G 6 5 170 FR Hazel Crest, IL Jordan Price 21 G 6 5 230 JR y Decatur, GA Dusan Majstorovic 23 G 6 5 195 FR Novi Sad, Serbia Rohan Brown 35 G/F 6 6 215 SR y Hartford, CT Demetrius Henry F/C 6 9 225 JR Miami, FL yes I B. J. Johnson basketball y G/F 6 7 185 JR Philadelphia, PA yes I Pookie Powell G 6 0 185 SO Orlando, FL yes I John Giannini (North Central (IL)) Horace Owens (Rhode Island) Harris Adler (USciences) Will Bailey (UAB) http://goexplorers.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball Schedule yes yes yes no yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#La Salle Explorers 1; color:#La Salle Explorers 3;"| Exhibition November 7, 2015 2:00pm yes Philadelphia Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 78–79   0–1 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#La Salle Explorers 1; color:#La Salle Explorers 3;"| Non-conference regular season November 14, 2015 3:00pm yes Towson Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 78–76 3,400 1–0 November 17, 2015 7:00pm yes Rider Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 73–60 1,611 2–0 November 23, 2015 7:00pm yes Lafayette Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 83–75 1,678 3–0 November 25, 2015 7:00 pm yes yes Penn The Palestra Philadelphia, PA 64–80 3,122 3–1 November 28, 2015 3:00pm yes yes Rowan Esbjornson Gymnasium Glassboro, NJ 81–51 1,150 4–1 December 2, 2015 7:00pm yes Hofstra Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 80–84 1,712 4–2 December 5, 2015 2:00pm yes Drexel Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 53–66 2,004 4–3 December 13, 2015 5:00pm yes yes Villanova 9 The Pavilion Villanova, PA FS1 47–76 6,500 4–4 December 22, 2015 5:00pm yes yes Miami (FL) 13 Palestra Philadelphia, PA CBSSN 49–95 3,582 4–5 December 31, 2015 1:30pm yes yes Florida Gulf Coast Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL ESPN3 77–86 3,084 4–6 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#La Salle Explorers 1;"|Atlantic 10 regular season January 3, 2016 5:00pm Massachusetts Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA NBCSN 67–74 1,525 4–7 0–1 January 6, 2016 7:00pm yes Fordham Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY 61–66 1,024 4–8 0–2 January 9, 2016 2:00pm Dayton 25 Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 61–57 2,711 5–8 1–2 January 13, 2016 7:00pm yes Richmond Robins Center Richmond, VA 61–83 5,257 5–9 1–3 January 16, 2016 2:30pm yes Rhode Island Ryan Center Kingston, RI NBCSN 62–73 3,872 5–10 1–4 January 20, 2016 7:00pm yes yes Temple The Palestra Philadelphia, PA CBSSN 59–62   5–11 January 23, 2016 4:00pm Saint Joseph's Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA ASN 48–69 3,021 5–12 1–5 January 26, 2016 7:00pm yes Duquesne Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA ASN 60–87   5–13 1–6 January 30, 2016 2:00pm yes Dayton UD Arena Dayton, OH NBCSN 44–59 13,455 5–14 1–7 February 3, 2016 7:00pm VCU Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 70–88 1,711 5–15 1–8 February 6, 2016 8:00pm Rhode Island Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA ASN 62–79 1,889 5–16 1–9 February 10, 2016 7:00pm yes Davidson John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC 66–79 3,585 5–17 1–10 February 13, 2016 8:00pm yes Saint Joseph's Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA ASN 62–88 4,200 5–18 1–11 February 17, 2016 7:00pm St. Bonaventure Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 71–64 1,329 6–18 2–11 February 21, 2016 12:00pm yes George Washington Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. NBCSN 50–90 3,002 6–19 2–12 February 24, 2016 7:00pm Fordham Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 53–56 1,350 6–20 2–13 February 27, 2016 2:00pm George Mason Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 76–68 2,721 7–20 3–13 March 2, 2016 7:00pm Saint Louis Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 76–68 1,612 8–20 4–13 March 5, 2016 3:00pm yes Massachusetts Mullins Center Amherst, MA 52–69 3,096 8–21 4–14 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#La Salle Explorers 1;"|Atlantic 10 tournament March 9, 2016 9:00 pm yes 14 Duquesne 11 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY First round ASN 88–73 9–21 5,523 March 10, 2016 9:00 pm yes 14 Davidson 6 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Second round NBCSN 63–78 9–22 5,507 AP Poll Eastern Time 2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule http://goexplorers.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball goexplorers.com La Salle University See also 2015–16 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team References Category:La Salle Explorers men's basketball seasons La Salle La Salle Explorers men's basketball La Salle Explorers men's basketball