Game 32: A-10 First Round vs. Richmond March 6, 2012 7:00 PM Tom Gola Arena Video Stream: GoExplorers.com MEN’S BASKETBALL Radio: WNTP 990 AM Atlantic 10 First Round SCHEDULE & RESULTS (20-11, 9-7 A-10) November #10 Richmond Spiders (16-15) at #7 La Salle Explorers (20-11) Fri. 11 LAFAYETTE .........................79-53, W Noteworthy Tues. 15 % at Villanova(OT)...................67-76, L Sat. 19 $ JAMES MADISON...............92-83, W • The winner of today’s A-10 First Round contest moves on to face #2 Saint Louis Tues. 22 $ at #17/16 Pitt .....................69-73, L on Friday at 6:30 PM from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. Fri. 25 $ vs. Rob. Morris (Pal.) [TCN]..44-51, L Sat. 26 $ vs. Rider (Palestra) [TCN]...82-70, W Wed. 30 NORTHEASTERN ................68-51, W • Three Explorers were recognized on the All-Atlantic 10 teams. Earl Pettis was named the league’s Most Improved Player and had a spot on the honorable men- December tion all-conference team. Ramon Galloway was named to the second team and Sat. 3 BUCKNELL .........................78-52, W Wed. 7 at Towson...........................89-51, W Jerrell Wright earned a spot on the all-rookie team. Sat. 10 ARMY .................................76-64, W Mon. 19 at Delaware.........................66-70, L • Jerrell Wright was named the A-10 Co-Rookie of the Week on Monday after averaging 12.5 ppg. in Thurs. 22 at Central Connecticut St...85-59, W Thurs. 29 BOSTON UNIVERSITY........70-53, W two games. Sat. 31 HARTFORD.........................73-55, W • La Salle is 7-6 all-time in A-10 opening round games and have won three of the last four. Dr. January John Giannini is 3-1 in A-10 opening round games. La Salle is 1-0 in A-10 First Round games at Wed. 4 * XAVIER [TCN]......................80-70, W Sun. 8 * UMASS [CSN].....................82-75, W Gola Arena, having defeated Fordham, 74-62, in 2003. Tues. 10 % at Penn ..............................68-57, W Sat. 14 * at Dayton ...........................75-79, L • The Explorers are 13-2 at Gola Arena this season, the most wins since going 14-0 at home in Wed. 18 * at Temple ............................70-76, L Sat. 21 * RHODE ISLAND [COX-RI]....80-66, W 1968-69. Wed. 25 * GEORGE WASHINGTON.....78-63, W Sat. 28 * at Duquesne.......................71-68, W • La Salle reached the 20-win mark for the first time since 1991-92 with a 71-61 win over SBU on February Saturday. Wed. 1 * CHARLOTTE........................85-72, W The Opponent Sat. 4 *% at St. Joe’s (Palestra) [TCN] ....66-70, L Wed. 8 * at Richmond........................76-78, L Richmond comes into tonight’s game having won three of four to finish 16-15, 7-9 in the A-10. Sat. 11 * SAINT LOUIS........................51-59, L The Spiders are led by Darien Brothers at 14.0 ppg., while A-10 Rookie of the Year Kendall Sat. 18 * at Massachusetts [CBSSN]..72-71, W Anthony adds 13.4. Derrick Williams, who scored 22 points in a 78-76 win over La Salle on Wed. 22 *% #22/22 TEMPLE ......... (OT) 79-80, L Sat. 25 * at Fordham..........................62-67, L Feb. 8, adds 11.1 ppg. and 5.5 rpg. while Cedrick Lindsey (11.0 ppg., 111 assists) runs the point. Wed. 29 * at George Washington.......60-56, W The Series March Richmond leads the series 14-12, but La Salle is 7-5 at home. Richmond won the only postsea- Sat. 3 * ST. BONAVENTURE.............71-61, W son meeting in the 2002 A-10 Semifinals. Complete series information can be found on page 3. Tues. 6 ** RICHMOND.........................7:00 PM F-S. 9-11 *** at Atlantic 10 Championship......TBA Last Time Out Home games in CAPS. La Salle reached the 20-win mark and finished the regular season tied for fifth in the Atlantic 10 with All times Eastern and subject to change. a 71-61 victory over St. Bonaventure on Saturday at Tom Gola Arena. Sophomore Tyreek Duren led * Atlantic 10 game; ** Campus sites; ***Atlantic City, NJ; all scorers with 21 points, while Earl Pettis enjoyed senior day with 16 points, including the 1000th % Philadelphia Big 5 game; of his career, for La Salle. The Explorers (20-11, 9-7 A-10) finished the regular season with 20 wins, $ Philly Hoop Group Classic; CBSSN: CBS College Sports Network; the first time LU has reached that mark since the 1991-92 team. CSN: Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia; TCN: The Comcast Network Probable Starters (based on last game) POS.# NAME YR HT WT PPG RPG APG NOTES G 3 Tyreek Duren So. 6-0 180 13.6 3.5 4.0 Leads team in assists with 125 G 10 Sam Mills So. 6-2 180 10.9 2.5 2.6 Has made a three in 28 of last 30 games G 23 Earl Pettis Sr. 6-5 215 15.2 4.0 2.3 A-10 Most Improved Player G 55 Ramon Galloway Jr. 6-3 175 14.1 4.6 3.3 Averaging 5.1 apg. over last nine F 25 Jerrell Wright Fr. 6-8 230 9.7 5.8 1.1bpg A-10 Co-Rookie of the Week G 1 D.J. Peterson Fr. 6-5 185 3.0 2.0 0.7 Only six turnovers in 2012 G 5 Taylor Dunn Jr. 6-2 200 1.4 0.6 0.2 33 of his 40 points came from behind arc F 14 Devon White Sr. 6-8 240 5.7 4.8 0.9bpg Had career-high 12 boards at Fordham C 21 Steve Zack Fr. 6-11 240 1.3 2.2 0.6bpg Large presence in the post 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 0.4 0.5 0.0 Walk-on originally came to LU in ‘07 to play football Assistant AD/Communications: Kevin Bonner • [email protected] • o: 215-951-1513 • c: 484-880-3382 www.Facebook.com/GoExplorers | @GoExplorers_com | YouTube.com/Lasalleathletics 2012 MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET MARCH 6 - CAMPUS SITES MARCH 9 - 11 - BOARDWALK HALL - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. March 6 March 9 March 10 March 11 #1 Temple (13-3 A-10; 24-6) #8 Massachusetts Game 5 - Noon (9-7 A-10; 19-10) TV - CBS Sports Network Regional Coverage (TBA) Game 1 - 7:00 p.m. #9 Duquesne Game 9 - 1:00 p.m. (7-9 A-10; 16-14) TV - CBS Sports Network #5 Saint Joseph's (9-7 A-10; 19-12) Game 2 - 7:00 p.m. Game 6 - 2:30 p.m.* #12 Charlotte TV - CBS Sports Network (5-11 A-10; 13-16) Regional Coverage (TBA) #4 St. Bonaventure (10-6 A-10; 17-11) Game 11 - 1:00 p.m. TV - CBS 2012 A-10 Champion #2 Saint Louis (12-4 A-10; 24-6) #7 La Salle Game 7 - 6:30 p.m. (9-7 A-10; 20-11) TV - CBS Sports Network Regional Coverage (TBA) Game 3 - 7:00 p.m. #10 Richmond Game 10 - 3:30 p.m. (7-9 A-10; 16-15) TV - CBS Sports Network #6 Dayton (9-7 A-10; 19-11) Game 4 - 7:00 p.m. Game 8 - 9:00 p.m.* #11 George Washington TV - CBS Sports Network (5-11 A-10; 10-20) Regional Coverage (TBA) #3 Xavier (10-6 A-10; 19-11) * Game times approximate; game will start 25 minutes after conclusion of first game of that session 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 20-11 La Salle TOTAL 415-275 (.601) AT LA SALLE 118-126 (.484) 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.