Preseason predictions:
La Salle was picked to finish last in A10 Preseason Polls.
They are currently in 14th place.
The game is on ESPN+.
KenPom: Gives us a 91% chance of winning.
GMU - 75
La Salle - 242
NET:
GMU - 65
La Salle - 228
We are 9-3 (.750) against La Salle all-time.
La Salle is currently 12-17 on the season and 4-12 in A10 play. They are 9-5 at home, 2-9 on the road, and 1-3 at neutral sites. The Explorers are 0-4 agains Quad 1 teams, 1-2 vs Quad 2, 5-6 vs Quad 3, and 5-3 against Quad 4 teams.
Schedule: https://goexplorers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule
Wins: American (65-52), Lafayette (81-60), Cornell (93-77), Drexel (71-68), Stetson (92-77), Temple (83-75), FDU )77-72), Immaculate (108-48), St. Bonaventure (83-82), Davidson (79-76), Rhode Island (70-64), GW (73-67),
Losses: UC San Diego (72-67), UIC (96-83), Northeastern (82-68), St. Joe’s (82-68), North Carolina (93-67), Dayton (84-70), Loyola Chicago (79-68), UMass (82-60), St. Louis (64-52), Fordham (88-72), vcu (96-66), UMass (78-55), St. Joe’s (75-63), Rhode Island (86-71), Richmond (63-58), Duquesne (67-62), GW (71-60)
Probable Starters: 9 different Explorers have started this year.
6’0” Corey McKeithan - 14.8 ppg - Grad Student
6’5” Daeshon Shepherd - 10.8 ppg & 4.2 reb - Senio
6’7” Jahlil White - 9.7 ppg & 6.0 reb - Grad Student
6’10” Mac Etienne - 5.0 ppg & 4.8 reb - Junior
6’2” Eric Acker - 5.5 ppg - Sophomore
Reserves averaging double figure minutes:
6’2” Duece Jones - 12.2 ppg & 4.2 reb - Freshman - 16 starts
6’8” Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi - 5.4 ppg - Sophomore - 3 starts
6’9” Demitruis Lilley - 7.7 ppg - Junior - 18 starts
6’3” Andres Marrero - 3.9 ppg - Junior - 11 starts
Roster: https://goexplorers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Team Stats:
La Salle averages 72.3 points per game (11th in the A10) while giving up 75.2 (14th in the A10).
The Explorers shoot 41.2% from the floor (15th in the A10) and 31.7% from 3 (12th in the A10).
Opponents are shooting 45.7% from the field and 32.8% from 3.
The Explorers shoot 72.0% from the free throw line (7th in the A10).
They have out rebounded opponents by .1 boards per game and average 10.6 turnovers per contest.
Stats: https://goexplorers.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats
Thoughts: Fran Dunphy will be retiring at the end of the season. College basketball will be losing yet another legend of the game.
Coach Dunphy has amassed a career record of 623-377 (.624) over a stellar career that has included 17 NCAA appearances and 2 NIT appearances. In 17 seasons at Penn he led them to 9 Ivy League titles (Auto bid to the NCAA tournament) and 4 second place finishes. 4th place was his worst Ivy League finish.
He then moved to Temple and inherited a horrible team. After going 12-18 in his first season then led the Owls to 6 straight NCAA appearances while being a member of the A10. When Temple made the move to the AAC he took them to 2 more NCAA tourneys to go along with the 2 NITs.
I, for one, will stand and cheer loudly when he is introduced. Best wishes to a great coach.
The Explorers come into the game on a seven game losing streak. They don’t shoot well and are not a good team defensively. We should win by double digits to finish the year 17-1 at home.
Discuss.
La Salle was picked to finish last in A10 Preseason Polls.
They are currently in 14th place.
The game is on ESPN+.
KenPom: Gives us a 91% chance of winning.
GMU - 75
La Salle - 242
NET:
GMU - 65
La Salle - 228
We are 9-3 (.750) against La Salle all-time.
La Salle is currently 12-17 on the season and 4-12 in A10 play. They are 9-5 at home, 2-9 on the road, and 1-3 at neutral sites. The Explorers are 0-4 agains Quad 1 teams, 1-2 vs Quad 2, 5-6 vs Quad 3, and 5-3 against Quad 4 teams.
Schedule: https://goexplorers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule
Wins: American (65-52), Lafayette (81-60), Cornell (93-77), Drexel (71-68), Stetson (92-77), Temple (83-75), FDU )77-72), Immaculate (108-48), St. Bonaventure (83-82), Davidson (79-76), Rhode Island (70-64), GW (73-67),
Losses: UC San Diego (72-67), UIC (96-83), Northeastern (82-68), St. Joe’s (82-68), North Carolina (93-67), Dayton (84-70), Loyola Chicago (79-68), UMass (82-60), St. Louis (64-52), Fordham (88-72), vcu (96-66), UMass (78-55), St. Joe’s (75-63), Rhode Island (86-71), Richmond (63-58), Duquesne (67-62), GW (71-60)
Probable Starters: 9 different Explorers have started this year.
6’0” Corey McKeithan - 14.8 ppg - Grad Student
6’5” Daeshon Shepherd - 10.8 ppg & 4.2 reb - Senio
6’7” Jahlil White - 9.7 ppg & 6.0 reb - Grad Student
6’10” Mac Etienne - 5.0 ppg & 4.8 reb - Junior
6’2” Eric Acker - 5.5 ppg - Sophomore
Reserves averaging double figure minutes:
6’2” Duece Jones - 12.2 ppg & 4.2 reb - Freshman - 16 starts
6’8” Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi - 5.4 ppg - Sophomore - 3 starts
6’9” Demitruis Lilley - 7.7 ppg - Junior - 18 starts
6’3” Andres Marrero - 3.9 ppg - Junior - 11 starts
Roster: https://goexplorers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Team Stats:
La Salle averages 72.3 points per game (11th in the A10) while giving up 75.2 (14th in the A10).
The Explorers shoot 41.2% from the floor (15th in the A10) and 31.7% from 3 (12th in the A10).
Opponents are shooting 45.7% from the field and 32.8% from 3.
The Explorers shoot 72.0% from the free throw line (7th in the A10).
They have out rebounded opponents by .1 boards per game and average 10.6 turnovers per contest.
Stats: https://goexplorers.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats
Thoughts: Fran Dunphy will be retiring at the end of the season. College basketball will be losing yet another legend of the game.
Coach Dunphy has amassed a career record of 623-377 (.624) over a stellar career that has included 17 NCAA appearances and 2 NIT appearances. In 17 seasons at Penn he led them to 9 Ivy League titles (Auto bid to the NCAA tournament) and 4 second place finishes. 4th place was his worst Ivy League finish.
He then moved to Temple and inherited a horrible team. After going 12-18 in his first season then led the Owls to 6 straight NCAA appearances while being a member of the A10. When Temple made the move to the AAC he took them to 2 more NCAA tourneys to go along with the 2 NITs.
I, for one, will stand and cheer loudly when he is introduced. Best wishes to a great coach.
The Explorers come into the game on a seven game losing streak. They don’t shoot well and are not a good team defensively. We should win by double digits to finish the year 17-1 at home.
Discuss.
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