2019–20 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

The 2019–20 La Salle Explorers basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by second-year head coach Ashley Howard, played their home games at Tom Gola Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 (A-10) Conference.

2019–20 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record15–15 (6–12 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTom Gola Arena
Seasons
2019–20 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Dayton 18 0   1.000 29 2   .935
Richmond 14 4   .778 24 7   .774
Rhode Island 13 5   .722 21 9   .700
Saint Louis 12 6   .667 23 8   .742
St. Bonaventure 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
Duquesne 11 7   .611 21 9   .700
Davidson 10 8   .556 16 14   .533
Massachusetts 8 10   .444 14 17   .452
VCU 8 10   .444 18 13   .581
La Salle 6 12   .333 15 15   .500
George Washington 6 12   .333 12 20   .375
George Mason 5 13   .278 17 15   .531
Saint Joseph's 2 16   .111 6 26   .188
Fordham 2 16   .111 9 22   .290
Note: The 2020 A-10 tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Explorers finished the 2018–19 season 10–21, 8–10 in A-10 play, to finish in ninth place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 tournament to Rhode Island.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Pookie Powell 0 G 6'0" 185 RS Senior Orlando, FL Graduated
Jamir Moultrie 3 G 6'1" 175 Sophomore Washington, D.C. Transferred to North Carolina Central
Miles Brookins 4 F/C 6'10" 220 Sophomore Cypress, CA Transferred to Cal State Northridge
Cheddi Mosely 12 G 6'3" 185 RS Senior Jersey City, NJ Graduated
Traci Carter 25 G 6'1" 175 RS Junior Philadelphia, PA Graduate transferred to Hartford
Cian Sullivan 31 C 7'2" 215 RS Sophomore Tralee, Ireland Transferred to Hartford

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Kyle Thompson 12 G 5'10" 175 Sophomore Philadelphia, PA Transferred from West Chester. Under NCAA transfer rules, Thompson will sit out the 2019–20 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Will join the team as a walk-on.
Clifton Moore 21 F 6'10" 230 Junior Horsham, PA Transferred from Indiana. Under NCAA transfer rules, Moore will sit out the 2019–20 season; will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Moustapha Diagne 35 F 6'9" 230 RS Senior Rufisque, Senegal Transferred from Western Kentucky. Diagne will be eligible to play immediately since he graduated from Western Kentucky.

2019 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Sherif Kenney
PG
Upper Marlboro, MD Rock Creek Christian Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 80
Ayinde Hikim
PG
Washington, D.C. Mount Zion Baptist Christian School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Dec 15, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:    RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 77
Brandon Stone
PF
Raleigh, NC Christ School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 7, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 77
Christian Ray
SG
Atglen, PA The Haverford School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Aug 29, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.

2020 recruiting class

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College recruiting information (2020)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Anwar Gill
SG
Washington, D.C. Montverde Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Oct 5, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 69
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2019–20 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Ayinde Hikim 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Mt. Zion Prep Washington, D.C.
G 1 David Beatty 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Imhotep Institute Charter
South Carolina
Philadelphia, PA
G 2 Scott Spencer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Blue Ridge
Clemson
Suffolk, VA
G 3 Christian Ray 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Haverford School Gap, PA
G 4 Sherif Kenney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Orr Academy Washington, D.C.
G 5 Jack Clark 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Cheltenham Wyncote, PA
G 10 Isiah Deas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Coastal Academy (NJ) Brooklyn, NY
F 11 Ed Croswell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So St. Joseph's Prep Philadelphia, PA
G 12 Kyle Thompson (W)   5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Archbishop Wood
West Chester
Horsham, PA
G 13 Saul Phiri 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Putnam Science Academy (CT) Haverhill, MA
G 14 Andrew Lafond (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So St. Joseph's Prep Philadelphia, PA
F/C 21 Clifton Moore   6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Hatboro-Horsham
Indiana
Horsham, PA
F 23 Brandon Stone 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Christ School Alverton, PA
F 24 Jared Kimbrough 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Neptune Neptune, NJ
F 35 Moustapha Diagne 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Pope John XXIII
Western Kentucky
Rufisque, Senegal
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 19, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2019*
4:00 pm
West Chester W 70–63 
Tom Gola Arena (874)
Philadelphia, PA
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2019*
4:00 pm, NBCSN
Iona W 70–64 OT 1–0
Tom Gola Arena (3,135)
Philadelphia, PA
November 13, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN
at Penn
Big 5
L 59–75  1–1
Palestra (2,426)
Philadelphia, PA
November 16, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN
Temple
Big 5
L 65–70  1–2
Tom Gola Arena (2,941)
Philadelphia, PA
November 25, 2019*
7:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. Murray State
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
W 75–64  2–2
Hertz Arena (1,112)
Estero, FL
November 26, 2019*
7:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. Wright State
Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals
W 72–70  3–2
Hertz Arena (738)
Estero, FL
November 27, 2019*
7:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. South Alabama
Gulf Coast Showcase championship
W 81–76 OT 4–2
Hertz Arena (413)
Estero, FL
December 1, 2019*
6:30 pm, FS1
at No. 22 Villanova
Big 5
L 72–83  4–3
Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
December 7, 2019*
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at Drexel
City 6
W 71–63  5–3
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,066)
Philadelphia, PA
December 14, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN
Morgan State W 85–68  6–3
Tom Gola Arena (1,236)
Philadelphia, PA
December 18, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN
Wagner W 74–60  7–3
Tom Gola Arena (1,074)
Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2019*
12:00 pm, ESPN
Fairleigh Dickinson W 66–58  8–3
Tom Gola Arena (1,411)
Philadelphia, PA
December 28, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN
Bucknell W 71–59  9–3
Palestra (2,558)
Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 2, 2020
8:30 pm, CBSSN
No. 20 Dayton L 58–84  9–4
(0–1)
Tom Gola Arena (2,241)
Philadelphia, PA
January 5, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN
at Fordham W 66–60  10–4
(1–1)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,583)
The Bronx, NY
January 8, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN
at Massachusetts L 69–77  10–5
(1–2)
Mullins Center (1,894)
Amherst, MA
January 11, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN
George Mason L 63–76  10–6
(1–3)
Tom Gola Arena (1,784)
Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 2020
12:30 pm, NBCSN
at Rhode Island L 63–66  10–7
(1–4)
Ryan Center (6,323)
Kingston, RI
January 22, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN
at Richmond L 57–73  10–8
(1–5)
Robins Center (5,073)
Richmond, VA
January 25, 2020
12:00 pm, NBCSN
VCU L 65–76  10–9
(1–6)
Tom Gola Arena (2,841)
Philadelphia, PA
January 29, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN
Saint Louis L 76–77 OT 10–10
(1–7)
Tom Gola Arena (1,311)
Philadelphia, PA
February 2, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN
at Duquesne L 69–71  10–11
(1–8)
PPG Paints Arena (2,450)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 8, 2020
5:00 pm, NBCSN
Saint Joseph's
Big 5
W 83–66  11–11
(2–8)
Tom Gola Arena (2,917)
Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN
Richmond L 47–74  11–12
(2–9)
Tom Gola Arena (1,271)
Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 2020
2:30 pm, NBCSN
at Saint Louis L 69–84  11–13
(2–10)
Chaifetz Arena (7,862)
St. Louis, MO
February 19, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN
Fordham W 58–49  12–13
(3–10)
Tom Gola Arena (1,311)
Philadelphia, PA
January 22, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN
at George Washington W 72–62  13–13
(4–10)
Charles E. Smith Center (4,019)
Washington, D.C.
February 25, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN
at Davidson L 49–74  13–14
(4–11)
John M. Belk Arena (2,888)
Davidson, NC
February 29, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN
St. Bonaventure W 73–65  14–14
(5–11)
Tom Gola Arena (2,374)
Philadelphia, PA
March 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN
Massachusetts L 64–75  14–15
(5–12)
Tom Gola Arena (1,352)
Philadelphia, PA
March 7, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN
at Saint Joseph's W 78-77  15-15
(6-12)
Hagan Arena (2,390)
Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 12, 2020
6:00 pm, NBCSN
(10) vs. (7) Davidson
Second round
A-10 tournament canceled[1] Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship Cancelled". atlantic10.com. The Atlantic 10 Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019–20 Men's Basketball Schedule". La Salle University Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2024.