Game 5-6: Philly Hoop Group Classic November 25-26, 2011 • 4:30 PM The Palestra TV: The Comcast Network pbp: Marc Zumoff, color: John Griffin (Fri.)/Rob Kennedy (Sat.) MEN’S BASKETBALL Radio: 990 AM (Fri.)/ 560 AM (Sat.) La Salle Explorers (2-2) at SCHEDULE & RESULTS (2-2, 0-0 A-10) November Philly Hoop Group Classic Fri. 11 LAFAYETTE .........................79-53, W Noteworthy Tues. 15 % at Villanova(OT)...................67-76, L Sat. 19 $ JAMES MADISON...............92-83, W • La Salle is 5-1 in its last six games at the Palestra with the only loss being Tues. 22 $ at #17/16 Pitt .....................69-73, L a double-overtime defeat to Oklahoma State on Dec. 4, 2010. La Salle is 3- Fri. 25 $ vs. Rob. Morris (Pal.) [TCN].4:30 PM 0 vs. St. Joe’s at the Palestra and 2-0 at Penn since the 2007-08 season. Sat. 26 $ vs. Rider (Palestra) [TCN]....4:30 PM Wed. 30 NORTHEASTERN.................7:00 PM • Ramon Galloway is probable for Friday’s game after suffering a December concussion with 2:07 remaining in the first half versus Lafayette on Nov. 11. He also missed the Sat. 3 BUCKNELL ..........................4:00 PM Wed. 7 at Towson ...........................7:00 PM Villanova, James Madison and Pitt games. Sat. 10 ARMY ..................................2:00 PM Mon. 19 at Delaware ........................7:00 PM • La Salle’s Tyreek Duren and Sam Mills (33.1 combined ppg.) are among the nation’s top scoring Thurs. 22 at Central Connecticut St....7:00 PM sophomore backcourts.They are second behind UConn’s Jeremy Lamb and Shabazz Napier (40.8). Thurs. 29 BOSTON UNIVERSITY.........7:00 PM Sat. 31 HARTFORD..........................2:00 PM • La Salle has five Philadelphia natives on the roster (Tyreek Duren, Ramon Galloway, Devon White, January Earl Pettis, Jerrell Wright), the most of any Big 5 school. Wed. 4 * XAVIER [TCN].......................6:00 PM Sun. 8 * UMASS [CSN]......................2:00 PM Tues. 10 % at Penn ...............................7:00 PM • La Salle’s backcourt trio of Tyreek Duren, Sam Mills and Earl Pettis is proving to be one of the best Sat. 14 * at Dayton [WHIO-TV] .........7:00 PM three-man guard rotations in the A-10. They are averaging 16.4 ppg. between the group, 0.1 ppg. Wed. 18 * at Temple............................7:00 PM Sat. 21 * RHODE ISLAND...................4:00 PM ahead of Xavier’s Tu Holloway, Mark Lyons and Dezmine Wells. Wed. 25 * GEORGE WASHINGTON......7:00 PM The Opponent Sat. 28 * at Duquesne .......................7:00 PM Robert Morris is 3-1 after winning at James Madison, 82-77, on Tuesday. Velton Jones February Wed. 1 * CHARLOTTE.........................7:00 PM (Northeast Catholic) leads the Colonials in scoring at 20.8 ppg. while Coron Williams adds Sat. 4 *% at St. Joe’s (Palestra) [TCN] ...........2:00 PM 15.5 ppg. RMU is coached by former Penn standout Andrew Toole. Wed. 8 * at Richmond .......................7:00 PM Sat. 11 * SAINT LOUIS.......................2:00 PM Sat. 18 * at Massachusetts [CBSSN].6:00 PM Rider is off to a 1-4 start with a 74-72 win over Howard on Tuesday night. Anthony Myles Wed. 22 *% TEMPLE...............................7:00 PM leads the Broncs at 15.8 ppg, followed by Jeff Jones (Msgr. Bonner) at 14.6 and Danny Stewart Sat. 25 * at Fordham..........................1:00 PM (Neumann-Goretti) at 13.8 ppg. Wed. 29 * at George Washington........7:00 PM The Series March It is the first meeting between La Salle and Robert Morris. The Explorers own a 23-7 advantage over Sat. 3 * ST. BONAVENTURE.............2:00 PM Rider in the all-time series. Complete series information can be found on page 3. Tues. 6 ** vs. Atlantic 10 First Round .........TBA F-S. 9-11 *** at Atlantic 10 Championship......TBA Last Time Out Senior Earl Pettis led all scorers with 22 points and La Salle trailed #17/16 Pitt by just two points with Home games in CAPS. All times Eastern and subject to change. 1:23 to play but couldn't overcome the Panthers late and fell 73-69 on Tuesday at the Pedersen Events * Atlantic 10 game; ** Campus sites; ***Atlantic City, NJ; Center. Pitt improved to 87-2 all-time at the arena against non-conference foes. Sophomore Sam Mills % Philadelphia Big 5 game; had 12 points and defensively, held preseason Big East Player of the Year Ashton Gibbs to 3-for-15 $ Philly Hoop Group Classic; shooting. Senior Devon White added a career-high 12 points as well. CBSSN: CBS College Sports Network; CSN: Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia; Probable Starters (based on last game) TCN: The Comcast Network POS.# NAME YR HT WT PPG RPG APG NOTES G 3 Tyreek Duren So. 6-0 180 18.3 4.3 4.8 Second in A-10 in minutes G 10 Sam Mills So. 6-2 180 14.8 2.3 1.8 Seventh in A-10 in three-point shooting G 23 Earl Pettis Sr. 6-5 215 16.3 5.8 2.0 Was two pts short of career high with 22 at Pitt F 14 Devon White Sr. 6-8 240 8.8 6.5 2.0bpg Had career-high 12 points at Pitt F 25 Jerrell Wright Fr. 6-8 230 8.0 5.8 1.8bpg First double-double (14 pts, 12 reb) vs. JMU G 1 D.J. Peterson Fr. 6-5 185 2.8 3.3 1.3 Was second on team with 7 boards vs. Lafayette C 4 Matt Lopez R-Fr. 7-0 235 1.0 1.0 0.3 Redshirt as a freshman G 5 Taylor Dunn Jr. 6-2 200 5.0 1.5 0.8 Shooting 50.0% from three C 21 Steve Zack Fr. 6-11 240 1.3 1.3 0.5 Large presence in paint G/F 35 Rohan Brown Fr. 6-6 205 0.0 0.0 0.0 All-State in Connecticut F 42 Matt Sheehan Sr. 6-4 245 0.0 0.0 0.0 Walk-on originally came to LU in ‘07 to play football G 55 Ramon Galloway Jr. 6-3 175 5.0 1.0 1.0 Probable for RMU game after concussion vs. Lafayette Assistant AD/Communications: Kevin Bonner • [email protected] • o: 215-951-1513 • c: 484-880-3382 www.Facebook.com/GoExplorers | @GoExplorers_com | 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 2-2 La Salle TOTAL 397-266 (.599) AT LA SALLE 100-117 (.461) At A Glance Dr. John Giannini enters his eighth season as head coach at La Salle University in 2011-12. Giannini is La Salle's all-time winningest coach in Atlantic 10 play and has pro- Head Coach: Rowan (1989-96) duced the program's only winning A-10 records since joining the league in 1995-96. He is Head Coach: Maine (1996-04) also the winningest coach in Maine history and when he left Rowan, Giannini was the win- Head Coach: La Salle (2004-present) ningest active NCAA Division III head coach. He is one of two head men’s basketball coaches with doctorates, joining Lehigh’s Brett Reed. Education He was introduced as the 18th head coach in the 79-year history of Explorer men's B.A., Psychology, North Central (1984) basketball on August 23, 2004. The late-summer appointment made recruiting efforts M.Ed, Physical Education, North Texas (1986) impossible, leaving Giannini with a team consisting of only a handful of available scholar- Ph.D., Illinois, Kinesiology, (1992) ship players for most of the season. Giannini quickly turned La Salle into a conference contender as two years later in 2005-06, the Explorers posted their most wins (18) in 14 years and a third place finish in the Atlantic 10 Conference, the school's highest showing since it joined the league for the 1995-96 season. The 18-10 finish set records for most Atlantic 10 wins in a season (10), most Atlantic 10 road wins in a single season (four) and delivered a winning season to the La Salle com- munity for the first time since the 1992-93 season. For his efforts, Giannini was named a Jim Phelan Award candidate for National Coach of the Year. Giannini followed that impressive performance by recruiting one of the deepest and most highly-regarded incoming classes which included five freshmen who would have an immediate impact on the program.