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2021–22 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

The 2021–22 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by fourth-year head coach Ashley Howard, played their home games at Tom Gola Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 5–13 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for 12th place. As the No. 12 seed in the A-10 tournament, they defeated Saint Joseph's in the first round before losing to Saint Louis in the second round.

2021–22 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record11–19 (5–13 A–10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTom Gola Arena
Seasons
2021–22 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Davidson 15 – 3   .833 27 – 7   .794
Dayton 14 – 4   .778 24 – 11   .686
VCU 14 – 4   .778 22 – 10   .688
St. Bonaventure 12 – 5   .706 23 – 10   .697
Saint Louis 12 – 6   .667 23 – 12   .657
Richmond † 10 – 8   .556 24 – 13   .649
George Washington 8 – 9   .471 12 – 18   .400
Fordham 8 – 10   .444 16 – 16   .500
George Mason 7 – 9   .438 14 – 16   .467
UMass 7 – 11   .389 15 – 17   .469
Rhode Island 5 – 12   .294 15 – 16   .484
La Salle 5 – 13   .278 11 – 19   .367
Saint Joseph's 5 – 13   .278 11 – 19   .367
Duquesne 1 – 16   .059 6 – 24   .200
† 2022 A-10 tournament winner

On March 21, 2022, the school fired head coach Ashley Howard.[1]

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Explorers finished the 2020–21 season 9–16, 6–11 in A-10 play to finish in 12th place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 tournament to Saint Joseph's.[2]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
David Beatty 1 G 6'2" 200 Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduate transferred to North Carolina A&T
Scott Spencer 2 G 6'6" 210 RS Senior Suffolk, VA Graduate transferred to Tulane
Derrius Ward 10 G 6'6" 185 Freshman Philadelphia, PA Transferred to Harcum College
Jared Kimbrough 24 F 6'8" 225 Junior Neptune, NJ Transferred to Hartford[3]

Incoming Transfers

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Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Josh Nickelberry 10 G 6'4" 205 Junior Fayetteville, NC Louisville
Mamadou Doucoure 14 F 6'9" 250 RS Senior Bamako, Mali Rutgers[4]

2021 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Daeshon Shepherd
SG 		Philadelphia, PA Archbishop Wood High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Andrés Marrero
SG 		Caracas, Venezuela Upper Room Christian School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jun 26, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Khalil Brantley
PG 		Charlotte, NC Our Saviour Lutheran School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jun 26, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     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:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 23, 2021.

Roster

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2021–22 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Andrés Marrero 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Upper Room Christian School

(NY)

Caracas, Venezuela
G 1 Charles Ireland (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr La Salle College Glenside, PA
G 2 Jhamir Brickus 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Coatesville Coatesville, PA
G 3 Anwar Gill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Montverde Academy Washington, D.C.
G 4 Sherif Kenney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Orr Academy Washington, D.C.
G 5 Jack Clark 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Cheltenham Wyncote, PA
G 10 Josh Nickelberry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Northwood Temple Academy
Louisville 		Fayetteville, NC
C 11 Tegra Izay 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) So Archbishop Carroll Montreal, Canada
G 12 Kyle Thompson (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Archbishop Wood
West Chester 		Horsham, PA
G 13 Daeshon Shepherd 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Archbishop Wood Philadelphia, PA
F 14 Mamadou Doucoure 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Sr Our Savior New American School
Rutgers 		Bamako, Mali
F/C 21 Clifton Moore 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Hatboro-Horsham
Indiana 		Horsham, PA
G 24 Christian Ray 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Haverford School Gap, PA
G 25 Andrew Lafond (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sr St. Joseph's Prep Philadelphia, PA
G 30 Brandon Dwyer (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Sanford School Newark, DE
G 55 Khlil Brantley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Our Savior Lutheran Bronx, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Sacred Heart L 81–86 OT 0–1
 Tom Gola Arena (1,637)
Philadelphia, PA
November 13, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Albany W 67–64  1–1
 Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
November 17, 2021*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops 		at Delaware L 82–85 OT 1–2
 Bob Carpenter Center (2,032)
Newark, DE
November 20, 2021*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Army W 61–58  2–2
 Tom Gola Arena (1,712)
Philadelphia, PA
November 28, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. No. 7 Villanova
Philadelphia Big 5 		L 46–72  2–3
 Palestra (5,841)
Philadelphia, PA
December 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Temple
Philadelphia Big 5 		L 57-73  2–4
 Liacouras Center (4,025)
Philadelphia, PA
December 4, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Holy Cross W 84–65  3–4
 Tom Gola Arena (1,326)
Philadelphia, PA
December 7, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Fairleigh Dickinson W 81–55  4–4
 Tom Gola Arena (1,172)
Philadelphia, PA
December 11, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Penn
Philadelphia Big 5 		W 76-74  5–4
 Tom Gola Arena (2,617)
Philadelphia, PA
December 18, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Bucknell L 70-82  5–5
 Sojka Pavilion (1,230)
Lewisburg, PA
December 21, 2021*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Drexel Canceled due to COVID-19 Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 30, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Fordham L 61–69  5–6
(0–1) 		Tom Gola Arena (1,147)
Philadelphia, PA
January 8, 2022
2:00 p.m., USA 		VCU L 66–85  5–7
(0–2) 		Tom Gola Arena (1,721)
Philadelphia, PA
January 11, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		St. Bonaventure L 76–80 OT 5–8
(0–3) 		Tom Gola Arena (1,321)
Philadelphia, PA
January 17, 2022
4:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Saint Joseph's W 75–64  6–8
(1–3) 		Hagan Arena (1,795)
Philadelphia, PA
January 19, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Rhode Island
Rescheduled from January 2 		L 54–56  6–9
(1–4) 		Ryan Center (4,379)
Kingston, RI
January 22, 2022
4:30 p.m., USA 		Richmond L 56–64  6–10
(1–5) 		Tom Gola Arena (2,137)
Philadelphia, PA
January 26, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UMass L 71–77  6–11
(1–6) 		Tom Gola Arena (1,389)
Philadelphia, PA
January 29, 2022
12:00 p.m., USA 		at No. 25 Davidson L 69–77  6–12
(1–7) 		John M. Belk Arena (3,938)
Davidson, NC
February 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at George Washington L 87–89  6–13
(1–8) 		Charles E. Smith Center (919)
Washington, D.C.
February 5, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		George Mason W 83–78  7–13
(2–8) 		Tom Gola Arena (2,217)
Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Saint Louis L 57–75  7–14
(2–9) 		Tom Gola Arena (1,121)
Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 2022
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Richmond L 63–77  7–15
(2–10) 		Robins Center (6,801)
Richmond, VA
February 16, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Saint Louis
Rescheduled from January 5 		L 64–90  7–16
(2–11) 		Chaifetz Arena (4,671)
St. Louis, MO
February 19, 2022
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UMass L 74–80  7–17
(2–12) 		Mullins Center (2,009)
Amherst, MA
February 23, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Fordham L 54–60  7–18
(2–13) 		Rose Hill Gymnasium (687)
Bronx, NY
February 26, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Dayton W 62–60  8–18
(3–13) 		Tom Gola Arena (2,473)
Philadelphia, PA
March 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Saint Joseph's W 49–48  9–18
(4–13) 		Tom Gola Arena (2,812)
Philadelphia, PA
March 5, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Duquesne W 85–76  10–18
(5–13) 		UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,003)
Pittsburgh, PA
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 9, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(12) vs. (13) Saint Joseph's
First round 		W 63–56  11–18
 Capital One Arena 
Washington, D.C.
March 10, 2022
2:30 p.m., USA/Peacock 		(12) vs. (5) Saint Louis
Second round 		L 51-71  11–19
 Capital One Arena 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "La Salle fires coach Howard after four seasons". ESPN.com. March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Saint Joseph's vs. La Salle - Game Summary - March 3, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "Jared Kimbrough - 2021-22 - University of Hartford". www.hartfordhawks.com. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "Men's Basketball Announces Additions to 2021-22 Roster". La Salle University Athletics. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "2020-21 La Salle Explorers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  6. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". The Official Athletics Website of La Salle University Athletics.
  7. ^ "2020-21 La Salle Explorers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  8. ^ "2021-22 La Salle Explorers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
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