QUICK FACTS School: La Salle University Location: Philadelphia, PA Earl Total Enrollment: 7,331 (4,673 undergraduates) Pettis Founded: 1863 President: Brother Michael J. McGinniss, F.S.C., Ph.D. Web Site: www.lasalle.edu Athletic Web Site: www.goexplorers.com Athletic Phone: 215-951-1425 Nickname: Explorers Colors: Blue (540) and Gold (7406) Home Court/Capacity: Tom Gola Arena (3,400) Athletic Director: Dr. Thomas Brennan Senior Associate Athletic Director: John Lyons Associate Athletic Director: Kale Beers Assistant Athletic Director: Mary Ellen Wydan Assistant Athletic Director: Chris Kane Basketball Information Head Coach (alma mater/year): Dr. John Giannini (North Central College ’84) Record at School (years): 98-115/8th Overall Record (years): 395-264/22nd Assistants (alma mater/years at La Salle): Horace Owens (Rhode Island ’83/8th) Harris Adler (Univ. of the Sciences ’98/8th) Will Bailey (UAB ‘98/2nd) Director of Operations: Sean Neal (La Salle ’07/4th) Video Coordinator: Terrence Stewart (Rowan ’96/3rd) Basketball Office Phone: 215-951-1518 Best Time to Reach Coach: Contact SID 2010-11 Record (Conference Record/Finish): 15-18 (6-10/T-10th) All-Time NCAA Tournament Record: 11-10 (11 appearances) All-Time NIT Record: 9-10 (11 appearances) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/5 Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 Media Information WHY WE ARE THE EXPLORERS La Salle University’s nickname – the Explorers – Assistant AD/Communications: Kevin Bonner was announced by the Collegian in March 1932 as Office Phone: 215-951-1513 the winning entry to a student contest. However, in the fall of 1931, a Baltimore sportswriter cover- Cell Phone: 484-880-3382 ing the La Salle/St. John’s (Md.) football game Fax: 215-951-1694 erroneously alluded to La Salle as being named for the French explorer La Salle, not St. John E-Mail: [email protected] Baptist de La Salle. Were the two events related? Press Row Phone: 215-438-5858 We’ll never know for sure. Ticket Office: 215-951-1999 Credits: The 2011-12 La Salle Men’s Basketball Media Guide was written, designed and edited by Kevin Bonner. Editorial assistance provided by Michelle Serabian, Jared Smith, Krista Hutz and Colin O’Rourke. Photography by Greg Carroccio, Sideline Photos. 2 SCHEDULE La Salle University Men’s Basketball 2011-12 Schedule DATE OPPONENT .................................................TIME TV November Fri. 4 Carleton University (Ex.)........................7:00 PM Fri. 11 LAFAYETTE ............................................7:00 PM Tues. 15 % at Villanova ...........................................7:00 PM Sat. 19 $ JAMES MADISON (Homecoming)...........3:00 PM Tues. 22 $ at Pittsburgh .........................................7:00 PM ESPN3.com Fri. 25 $ vs. Robert Morris (Palestra)...................4:30 PM TCN Sat. 26 $ vs. Rider (Palestra)................................4:30 PM TCN Wed. 30 NORTHEASTERN....................................7:00 PM December Sat. 3 BUCKNELL .............................................4:00 PM Wed. 7 at Towson .............................................7:00 PM Sat. 10 ARMY ....................................................2:00 PM Mon. 19 at Delaware...........................................7:00 PM Thurs. 22 at Central Connecticut State..................7:00 PM Thurs. 29 BOSTON UNIVERSITY ............................7:00 PM Sat. 31 HARTFORD ............................................2:00 PM January Wed. 4 * XAVIER ..................................................6:00 PM TCN, FSN Ohio Sun. 8 * MASSACHUSETTS .................................2:00 PM CSN-P, CSN NE Tues. 10 % at Penn..................................................7:00 PM Sat. 14 * at Dayton ..............................................7:00 PM WHIO-TV Wed. 18 * at Temple ..............................................7:00 PM Sat. 21 * RHODE ISLAND......................................4:00 PM Wed. 25 * GEORGE WASHINGTON .........................7:00 PM Sat. 28 * at Duquesne..........................................7:00 PM February Wed. 1 * CHARLOTTE...........................................7:00 PM Sat. 4 *% at Saint Joseph’s (Palestra) ...................2:00 PM TCN, CSN SE Wed. 8 * at Richmond..........................................7:00 PM Sat. 11 * SAINT LOUIS..........................................2:00 PM Sat. 18 * at Massachusetts..................................6:00 PM CBS Sports Network Wed. 22 *% TEMPLE .................................................7:00 PM Sat. 25 * at Fordham ............................................1:00 PM Wed. 29 * at George Washington...........................7:00 PM March Sat. 3 * ST. BONAVENTURE................................2:00 PM Tues. 6 ** vs. Atlantic 10 First Round (Campus Sites) ...TBA F.-Su. 9-11 *** vs. Atlantic 10 Championship (Atlantic City, NJ) ...TBA Home games in CAPS and at Tom Gola Arena. % Big 5 Game; * Atlantic 10 Conference Game; *** Atlantic 10 Championship, Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ; $ Hoop Group Classic; All times Eastern and subject to change. CBSSN – CBS Sports Network; CSN-P: Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia; TCN: The Comcast Network; FSN Ohio: Fox SportsNet Ohio. CSN-NE: Comcast SportsNet New England; CSN SE – Comcast SportsNet Southeast 3 MEDIA INFORMATION Press Row The La Salle University men’s basketball press row at Tom Gola Arena is opposite the team benches. Credentialed media should enter the building through the media entrance on the east or right side (nearest to Connelly Library) entrance of the Hayman Center when facing the building. Credentials Requests for credentials should be made to Kevin Bonner (215-951-1513/[email protected]) at least one week prior to the game. All season passes should be picked up at the Press Gate. Photographers Photographers must have their photo passes visible at all times on the sidelines. All photographers must shoot from the baseline. Parking Parking is very limited. Advance notice to the Athletic Communications Office is required. Additional park- ing is available on the West Campus located across Wister Street on the property of the Germantown Hospi- tal facility. To enter from Hayman Center, proceed west on Olney Avenue for 1/5 mile and turn left on Wister Street. Entrance to lot is one quarter of the way down hill on your right. Post-Game Interviews Both head coaches will be available in the Media Room after a 10-minute cooling off period. Order of coaches appearance in post-game interview to be determined on a per-game basis. La Salle’s locker room is closed to the media. Telephones Telephones are available for the media’s use in the Media Suite and on press row. Media Room The Media Suite at Hayman Center was dedicated in honor of John Glaser ’62 in 2002 and is located on the Mezzanine Level. Theaterstyle seating with Internet and phone line access is available for 29 people. Food and beverages will be made available to working media only approximately 90 minutes prior to tip-off. The Media Room will be locked during the first half, open at halftime and re-locked for the second half. Personal items left in the room will be done so at the owner’s risk. Opponent SID Directory Army Brian Gunning [email protected] 845-938-6871 goarmysports.com Boston Univ. Scott Ellis [email protected] 617-353-2163 goterriers.com Bucknell Jon Terry [email protected] 570-577-3121 bucknellbison.com Central Connecticut St. Thomas Pincince [email protected] 860-832-3089 ccsubluedevils.com Charlotte Tom Whitestone [email protected] 704-687-6310 charlotte49ers.com Dayton Doug Hauschild [email protected] 937-229-4390 daytonflyers.com Delaware Kevin Tritt [email protected] 302-831-8715 bluehens.com Duquesne Dave Saba [email protected] 412-396-5861 goduquesne.com Fordham Joe DiBari [email protected] 718-817-4240 fordhamsports.com George Washington Jesse Hooker [email protected] 202-994-8604 gwsports.com Hartford Sarah Cote [email protected] 860-768-5110 hartfordhawks.com James Madison Kevin Warner [email protected] 540-568-6154 jmusports.com Lafayette Philip LaBella [email protected] 610-330-5123 goleopards.com Massachusetts David Gunn [email protected] 413-545-5292 umassathletics.com Northeastern Matt McDonald [email protected] 617-373-4154 gonu.com Penn Mike Mahoney [email protected] 215-898-9232 pennathletics.com Rhode Island Mike Laprey [email protected] 401-874-2401 gorhody.com Richmond Mark Kwolek [email protected] 804-289-8320 richmondspiders.com Rider Bud Focht [email protected] 609-896-5138 gobroncs.com Robert Morris Jim Duzyk [email protected] 412-397-4919 rmucolonials.com St. Bonaventure Dallas Miller [email protected] 716-375-2575 gobonnies.com Saint Joseph’s Marie Wozniak [email protected] 610-660-1727 sjuhawks.com Saint Louis Brian Kunderman [email protected] 314-977-3346 slubillikens.com Temple Larry Dougherty [email protected] 215-204-2588 owlsports.com Towson Dan O'Connell [email protected] 410-704-3102 towsontigers.com Villanova Mike Sheridan [email protected] 610-519-4145 villanova.com Xavier Tom Eiser [email protected] 513-745-3124 goxavier.com 4 RADIO Kale Beers • Play-by-Play Steve Degler • Color Analyst Kale Beers is in his third year Steve Degler enters his 15th as Associate Athletic season as the color analyst on Director for External Affairs the La Salle Basketball Radio and his 15th as the “Voice of Network. the Explorers.” Degler is currently a television In his position, Beers leads voice of the Lehigh Valley fundraising efforts to include IronPigs and Reading Phillies duties as Executive Director after serving as the radio of The Explorer Club.