2020-21 LA SALLE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2020-21 MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE GAME 6 • DECEMBER 16, 2020 • 12:00 PM DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT November PHILADELPHIA, PA. • TOM GOLA ARENA Thu. 26 % at St. John’s (FS1) L, 65-82 Fri. 27 % vs. Saint Peter’s L, 51-62 LA SALLE (2-3, 0-0 A-10) VS. December Sun. 6 at Army (ESPN+) L, 59-63 MASSACHUSETTS (1-1, 0-0 A-10) Tue. 8 LINCOLN (Pa.) (ESPN+) W, 80-62 Sat. 12 at Drexel (NBC Philly) W, 58-48 Video: ESPN+ Wed. 16 * MASSACHUSETTS (ESPN+) 12 p.m. Radio: Stretch Internet/TuneIn Sat. 19 DELAWARE (NBCSN) 4:30 p.m. Kale Beers (PxP) Tue. 22 at Maryland TBA Twitter: @LaSalle_MBB • Instagram: @LaSalleMBB Wed. 30 * at Dayton (ESPN+) TBA NEWS & NOTES January •With back-to-back wins under their belts, the La Salle Explorers return home to Sat. 2 * FORDHAM (ESPN+) TBA Wed. 6 * SAINT LOUIS (ESPN+) TBA Tom Gola Arena for their Atlantic 10 Conference opener against the Massachusetts Sat. 9 * at Massachusetts (NBCSN) 4 p.m. Minutemen on Wednesday. Wed. 13 * at George Mason (ESPN+) TBA •Freshman Anwar Gill put up career highs with 15 points and eight rebounds and La Mon. 18 * SAINT JOSEPH’S (CBSSN) TBA Sat. 23 * at Richmond (NBCSN) 2:30 p.m. Salle’s defense flustered the Drexel Dragons for a 58-48 road win on Saturday. Wed. 27 * RHODE ISLAND (ESPN+) TBA •The Explorers shut down the Dragons to just 33.3 percent shooting from the floor and Sat. 30 * at VCU (NBCSN) 1 p.m. 15.0 percent from three-point territory. February •It was the La Salle perimeter defense setting the tone early as the Explorers limited Wed. 3 * DAVIDSON (ESPN+) TBA Drexel to only 25 percent shooting in the first half and 1-of-9 from three in the period. Sat. 6 * at Saint Joseph’s (ESPN+) TBA •The Explorers used an 18-2 run to take an 18-point lead with 5:05 left in the half before Sat. 13 * GEORGE WASHINGTON (ESPN+) TBA Tue. 16 * at Saint Louis (ESPN+) TBA the Dragons got within nine, 32-23, at the break. Sat. 20 * RICHMOND (ESPN+) TBA •Drexel would climb back into striking distance down just one, but Gill, fellow freshman Wed. 24 * at St. Bonaventure (ESPN+) TBA Jhamir Brickus and sophomore Ayinde Hikim made big plays down the stretch to Sat. 27 * DUQUESNE (ESPN+) TBA solidify La Salle’s first road victory of the season, March •Redshirt sophomore Jack Clark grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds and added seven Wed. 3 * at Fordham (ESPN+) TBA points, while senior David Beatty scored 11 points and Brickus chipped in eight points, four assists and three steals. Home games in CAPS * Atlantic 10 Conference game •La Salle went 5-for-10 from beyond the arc and maintained a 25-3 advantage in bench % The Lapchick Tournament, Carnesecca Arena, Queens, N.Y. scoring, one of the Explorers’ biggest strengths. All Times ET and subject to change. SCOUTING MASSACHUSETTS LA SALLE UMASS •The Minutemen got off to a slow start this season due to COVID-19 limitations that delayed the start of their schedule, having played just two games. Points Per Game 62.6 84.5 •UMass hit the court for the first time this past weekend, splitting a home-and-home 63.4 Opp. Pts. Per Game 78.5 with Northeastern. 34.6 Rebounds Per Game 33.5 •On Friday, reigning Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year Tre Mitchell went off for 31 points and A-10 Rookie of the Week Javohn Garcia added 23 as UMass rolled past the Huskies, 13.2 Assists Per Game 12.0 94-79, on its home court. 41.8% Field Goal % 46.2% •Then on Sunday at Northeastern, five Minutemen scored in double figures, but it was the Huskies coming away with a 78-75 victory. 3-Point FG % 37.2% 37.5% •Through two games, Mitchell and Garcia are both averaging 20.5 points per game, 68.7% Free Throw % 68.8% with Mitchell adding 9.5 rebounds and Garcia chipping in 3.0 steals per contest. PROJECTED STARTING FIVE IN RESERVE... 0 Ayinde Hikim ............... So., G, 5-11, 180 3 Christian Ray ................ So., G, 6-6, 215 4 Sherif Kenney .............. So.., G, 6-4, 215 10 Derrius Ward ...................Fr., G, 6-6, 185 #13 JHAMIR BRICKUS #1 DAVID BEATTY #2 SCOTT SPENCER #5 JACK CLARK #24 JARED KIMBROUGH 11 Anwar Gill ........................Fr., G, 6-4, 205 Freshman • 5-11 • Guard Senior • 6-2 • Guard R-Senior • 6-6 • Guard R-Sophomore • 6-8 • Guard Junior • 6-8 • F Coatesville, Pa. • Philadelphia, Pa. • Suffolk, Va. • Cheltenham, Pa. • Neptune, N.J. • 12 Kyle Thompson ....... R-So., G, 5-10, 200 Coatesville Imhotep Charter Blue Ridge Cheltenham Neptune 14 Tegra Izay .....................Fr., C, 6-10, 265 TEAM LEADERS 21 Clifton Moore..........R-Jr., F/C, 6-10, 240 SCORING REBOUNDING ASSISTS FIELD GOAL % 3-PT. FG % BLOCKS STEALS Jack Clark Jack Clark Brickus/Hikim Jhamir Brickus Jhamir Brickus Clifton Moore Jhamir Brickus 25 Andrew Lafond .............Jr., G, 5-10, 150 9.4 ppg 8.0 rpg 3.0 apg 69.2% 60.0% 2.8 bpg 2.2 spg 23 NBA Players • 5 All-Americans • 12 NCAA Tournament Apperances • 3 National Players of the Year • 1953-54 National Champions QUICK FACTS GILL’S GOT GAME School: La Salle University •Only three games into his La Salle career, freshman Anwar Gill is already finding his Location: Philadelphia, Pa. groove and leading the Explorers to victory. 5,210 Total Enrollment: •Since making his debut at Army, Gill has scored in double figures twice to help the Founded: 1863 Explorers to a pair of wins over Lincoln (Pa.) and Drexel. President: Colleen Hanycz, Ph.D. Web Site: www.lasalle.edu •In the win over Lincoln, the 6-4 guard did a bit of everything, tallying 10 points, five Athletic Web Site: www.goexplorers.com rebounds, three assists and two steals over 25 minutes. Athletic Phone: 215-951-1425 •On Saturday in the win at Drexel, the Washington, D.C. native posted a game-high 15 Nickname: Explorers points on 6-of-12 shooting to go with eight rebounds in 24 minutes of action. Colors: Blue (540) and Gold (7406) •Over those two wins, Gill averaged 12.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game on 47.6 Home Court/Capacity: percent shooting from the floor. Tom Gola Arena at TruMark Financial Center (3,400) Athletic Director: Brian Baptiste D IS KEY FOR EXPLORERS •La Salle has built a reputation as being a stingy defensive team under head coach TEAM INFORMATION Ashley Howard. 2019-20 Record ................................................15-15 •Already this season, La Salle ranks ninth in the nation with 6.4 blocked shots per game, 2019-20 Conference Record/Finish............6-12/10th 2019-20 Postseason............................................N/A which leads the Atlantic 10. Starters Returning/Lost.........................................3/2 •The Explorers have shown their trademark perimeter defense as well as they lead the Letterwinners Returning/Lost.............................. 11/3 A-10 in three-point percentage defense, holding opponents to a 26.7 percent mark, Newcomers..............................................................4 which ranks 39th in the country. •La Salle is also fifth in the nation with a 17.1 block percentage and 57th in steal COACHING STAFF percentage with an 11.7 percent mark. Head Coach.......................................Ashley Howard •The 70-point plateau was a key indicator of success for La Salle in 2019-20 -- if the Alma Mater ................................................Drexel ’04 Explorers held an opponent to under 70 points, they were 12-1. So far this season, La Record at La Salle/Years ........................... 27-39/3rd Salle is 2-2 when limiting opponents to less than 70. Associate Head Coach ............................ Kyle Griffin Alma Mater/Years .................................Siena ’11/3rd CLARK MAKING STRIDES IN RETURN Assistant Coach..................................... Donnie Carr •Redshirt sophomore Jack Clark is starting to find his rythm once again after dealing Alma Mater/Years .............................La Salle ’00/4th with a knee injury and has started in all five games so far this season. Assistant Coach...............................Jamal Robinson Alma Mater/Years .............................. Virginia ‘97/1st •Clark leads the team in both scoring and rebounding with 9.4 points per game and 8.0 Director of Operations ................................John Cox boards per contest. Alma Mater/Years ................... San Francisco ‘05/1st •Over La Salle’s last three games, the 6-8 guard is averaging 13.3 points, 10.3 rebounds Director of Player Development................Pete Gash and 1.0 steals per game, helping the Explorers go 2-1 during that stretch. Alma Mater/Years ...................................Lynn ‘07/1st •In only his third game back from injury this year, Clark exploded for 18 points and then- Graduate Assistant Manager ...................Mike Doyle career highs in rebounds (9), field goals (5) and three-pointers (4) atArmy. Alma Mater/Years ..............................Cabrini ‘19/2nd •He then matched his nine rebounds in the win over Lincoln (Pa.) while also scoring a team-high 15 points for his second straight double-digit scoring effort. PROGRAM HISTORY •In the win at Drexel, Clark controlled the boards with a career-best 13 rebounds. First Year of Competition ..............................1931-32 All-Time Record ............................. 1406-1017 (.580) CLIFF STANDS TALL NCAA Appearances ...............................................12 •Redshirt junior Clifton Moore has immediately made an impact on the defensive end in NCAA Record ...................................................14-11 NIT Appearances ...................................................12 his first season at La Salle after transferring from Indiana. NIT Record .........................................................9-11 •Moore, who sat out last season due to NCAA transfer rules, ranks 18th in the nation All-Time Atlantic 10 Record ...........162-250/25 Years and leads the Atlantic 10 Conference with 2.8 blocked shots per game.