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Game 9: Stony Brook December 7, 2013 Madison Square Garden • 11 AM TV: Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, MSG (pbp: Rick Ackerman, color: Tarik Turner) MEN’S BASKETBALL Radio: GoExplorers.com ECAC/MSG Holiday Festival SCHEDULE & RESULTS (4-4, 0-0 A-10) November La Salle Explorers (4-4) vs. Stony Brook Seawolves (6-3) Sat. 9 MANHATTAN (2OT) ...........90-99, L Noteworthy Tues. 12 QUINNIPIAC [ESPN2].......73-67, W Sat. 16 SIENA..............................78-74, W • The Blue and Gold are 12-2 in December since 2011 including 7-0 at Gola Tues. 19 at Penn State [ESPN3] ......72-79, L Arena. Fri. 22 $ vs. Morgan State .............78-58, W Sun. 24 $ vs. Providence [CBSSN].....63-71, L • This is head coach Dr. John Giannini’s first time coaching at The Garden. He Mon. 25 $ vs. Northern Iowa [CBSSN] .50-65, L has been involved in college basketball since 1984. December • Senior Taylor Dunn’s father, Jerry, is an assistant coach with the New York Wed. 4 HARTFORD ......................75-62, W Knicks. Sat. 7 # vs. Stony Brook [CSN] .....11:00 AM Sun. 15 % at Villanova [FS1] ..............2:30 PM • The Explorers are making their ninth appearance in the ECAC/MSG Holiday Festival (15-9 overall). Thurs. 19 WAGNER ..........................7:00 PM • La Salle has not played in the Garden since a 63-54 loss to #8 Seton Hall on December 2, 2000. Sun. 22 at Miami [ESPN3] .............3:00 PM • La Salle legend Tom Gola made some of his immense mark on college basketball at MSG. He January helped the Explorers to the 1952 NIT Championship at the arena and played in the 1952, 1953 Sat. 4 % at Penn.............................7:00 PM and 1954 Holiday Festivals, earning MVP honors in 1954. He played 24 games in the building as Thurs. 9 * G. WASHINGTON [NBCSN]...8:00 PM Sun. 12 * at Duquesne [NBCSN] ......2:30 PM an Explorer, going 17-7. Wed. 15 * RHODE ISLAND ................7:00 PM • Former head coach Speedy Morris will be recognized by the ECAC during halftime of the sec- Sat. 18 % TEMPLE (Palestra) [ESPN]..12:00 PM Wed. 22 * at St. Bona. [CBSSN] ........9:00 PM ond game. He won a school record 238 games and is a La Salle and Big 5 Hall of Famer. Sat. 25 * VCU [ESPN/ESPN2].........12:00 PM • In his past three games, junior Steve Zack is averaging 13.0 ppg. and 11.3 rpg. Zack’s three Wed. 29 * at G. Washington [SNY, TCN] ..7:00 PM. straight double-doubles is the longest streak by an Explorer since Steven Smith had four February straight from January 26-February 6, 2005. Sat. 1 * DUQUESNE [SNY, TCN] .....4:00 PM Wed. 5 * at Massachusetts [CBSSN] ..7:00 PM • La Salle is 2-0 with Tyrone Garland coming off the bench this season and was 17-9 with him Sat. 8 * SAINT LOUIS [ESPN2] .......5:00 PM off the bench last season. He scored 17 points on Wednesday vs. Hartford after not starting. Sat. 15 * SAINT JOSEPH’S [ESPNU] ..11:00 AM Wed. 19 * at Dayton [CBSSN] ...........9:00 PM Sat. 22 * at Richmond [CBSSN].......4:00 PM The Opponent Wed. 26 * ST. BONAVENTURE...........7:00 PM Stony Brook is coming off a 25-8 campaign last season in which it won the America East regular sea- March son title. The Seawolves also won a game over A-10 rival UMass in the NIT. This season, Stony Brook Sat. 1 * at Fordham [NBCSN].........5:00 PM is 6-3 and has won three of four. Anthony Jackson leads the team in scoring at 17.4 ppg., followed Thurs. 6 * G. MASON [NBCSN]..........8:00 PM by Jameel Warney at 17.1 ppg. Warney adds a team best 10.3 rpg. Carson Puriefoy is the third Sun. 9 %* at Saint Joseph’s [CBSSN] ....4:00 PM W.-Su. ** vs. Atlantic 10 Championship .TBA Seawolf player in double-figures at 13.0 ppg. 12-16 Home games in CAPS and at Tom Gola Arena. Last Time Out % Big 5 Game; The La Salle men's basketball team used an 18-5 run midway through the second half to cruise past * Atlantic 10 Conference Game; Hartford, 75-62, on Wednesday evening at Tom Gola Arena. The Explorers never trailed in the con- ** Atlantic 10 Championship, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.; test and the Hawks didn't sniff a tie after the 13:46 mark in the first half with the game locked at 7- # Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival 7. Senior Tyrone Garland led the Explorers with 17 points, 13 coming in the second half. $ Paradise Jam, St. Thomas, USVI All Times EST and Subject to Change. Probable Starters (Based on Last Game) POS.# NAME YR HT WT PPG RPG APG NOTES G 3 Tyreek Duren Sr. 6-0 190 14.3 4.1 3.6 Sixth nationally in minutes/game G 10 Sam Mills Sr. 6-2 200 7.9 2.6 2.5 Fourth in La Salle history in 3P FG% G 21 Tyrone Garland Sr. 6-1 185 16.9 1.5 2.0 Leads team in scoring at 16.9 ppg. F 25 Jerrell Wright Jr. 6-8 255 11.4 6.3 0.8 Third in A-10 with three double-doubles C 0 Steve Zack Jr. 6-11 245 10.1 9.3 1.8bpg Has three straight double-doubles G 1 D.J. Peterson Jr. 6-5 190 5.3 4.8 2.4 Top rebounding guard at 4.8 rpg. G 2 Amar Stukes Fr. 6-2 180 0.0 0.0 0.0 Freshman point guard from La Salle College HS G 5 Taylor Dunn R-Sr. 6-2 205 2.0 0.7 0.1 Started versus Penn State in homecoming game G 23 Khalid Lewis R.-So. 6-3 195 4.2 0.8 0.4 Played season best 23 minutes vs. Hartford C 30 Jermaine Davis R-Fr. 6-9 280 0.0 0.0 0.0 Redshirt last season F 35 Rohan Brown R-So. 6-6 220 2.1 2.6 0.1 Seven points in 13 minutes vs. Hartford Associate AD: Kevin Bonner • [email protected] • o: 215-951-1513 • c: 484-880-3382 www.Facebook.com/GoExplorers | @GoExplorers | YouTube.com/Lasalleathletics HEAD COACH DR. JOHN GIANNINI Year Record School Postseason 1989-90 17-11 Rowan NJAC Tournament, ECAC Tournament 1990-91 20-8 Rowan NJAC Tournament, NCAA Tournament 1991-92 21-7 Rowan NJAC Tournament, ECAC Tournament 1992-93 29-2 Rowan NJAC Tournament, NCAA Tournament 1993-94 26-2 Rowan NJAC Tournament, NCAA Tournament 1994-95 27-4 Rowan NJAC Tournament, NCAA Tournament 1995-96 28-4 Rowan NJAC Tournament, NCAA Champions 1996-97 7-20 Maine America East Tournament 1997-98 11-20 Maine America East Tournament 1998-99 19-9 Maine America East Tournament, Semifinals 1999-00 24-7 Maine America East Tournament, Semifinals 2000-01 18-11 Maine America East Tournament, Semifinals 2001-02 12-18 Maine America East Tournament, Final 2002-03 14-16 Maine America East Tournament, Quarterfinals 2003-04 20-10 Maine America East Tournament, Final 2004-05 10-19 La Salle Atlantic 10 Tournament, Quarterfinals 2005-06 18-10 La Salle Atlantic 10 Tournament, Quarterfinals 2006-07 10-20 La Salle 2007-08 15-17 La Salle Atlantic 10 Tournament, Quarterfinals 2008-09 18-13 La Salle Atlantic 10 Tournament 2009-10 12-18 La Salle 2010-11 15-18 La Salle Atlantic 10 Tournament, Quarterfinals 2011-12 21-13 La Salle Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals, NIT First Round 2012-13 24-10 La Salle Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals, NCAA Sweet 16 2013-14 4-4 La Salle TOTAL 444-291 (.604) AT LA SALLE 147-142 (.509) At A Glance Record breaking success and consistent winning. Those two phrases can sum up the career of La Salle head coach Dr. John Giannini, who completed his ninth season at the school in 2012-13. Head Coach: Rowan (1989-96) Giannini is La Salle's all-time winningest coach in Atlantic 10 play and has produced the Head Coach: Maine (1996-04) program's only winning A-10 records since joining the league in 1995-96. He is also the win- Head Coach: La Salle (2004-present) ningest coach in the University of Maine's history. When he left Rowan University, Giannini was the winningest active NCAA Division III head coach. Education This past season, Giannini guided the Explorers to a NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 appear- B.A., Psychology, North Central (1984) ance with three wins in five days and a #24 national ranking in the final USA Today/Coaches M.Ed, Physical Education, North Texas (1986) Poll. La Salle’s 24 wins were the seventh most in the program’s rich 82-year history and the Ph.D., Illinois, Kinesiology, (1992) most since 1990. The Blue and Gold knocked off three nationally-ranked teams during the 2012-13 season, trips to the America East semifinals or better in his final six including #9/9 Butler, #19/16 VCU and #12/14 Kansas State. A program-record 11 Atlantic 10 seasons and made appearances in the AEC's championship in wins tied for third in the nation’s seventh-best conference. game two of his last three seasons in Orono. Giannini’s two Giannini was named the Big 5 Coach of the Year in 2013 after leading the Explorers to a 20-win campaigns are the only two in program history. share of the Big 5 title. Giannini's knack for winning began much closer to the In 2011-12, Giannini led La Salle to its first postseason appearance in 20 years with an Philadelphia area, however, having spent seven seasons as appearance in the NIT.