2021–22 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

2021–22 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	† 2022 A10 Tournament winner ; As of December 10, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

2021–22 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
2021–22 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2021–22 record	2–4 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach	Ashley Howard (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Kyle Griffin; Donnie Carr; Jamal Robinson;
Home arena	Tom Gola Arena

The 2021–22 La Salle Explorers basketball team represents La Salle University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by fourth-year head coach Ashley Howard, play their home games at Tom Gola Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Explorers finished the 2020–21 season 9–16, 6–11 in A-10 play to finish in twelfth place. They lost in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament to Saint Joseph's.[1]

Offseason

Departures

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[2]

Incoming Transfers

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[3]

2021 recruiting class

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)
Daeshon Shepherd SG	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
Andrés Marrero SG	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
Khalil Brantley PG	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

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

Ashley Howard (Drexel)

Assistant coach(es)

Kyle Griffin (Siena)
Donnie Carr (La Salle)
Jamal Robinson (Virginia)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Source[4]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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			Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
December 18, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Bucknell			Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA
December 21, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Drexel			Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Fordham			Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 2, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Rhode Island			Ryan Center Kingston, RI
January 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Saint Louis			Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
January 8, 2022 2:00 p.m., USA	VCU			Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 11, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	St. Bonaventure			Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 17, 2022 4:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Saint Joseph's			Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 22, 2022 4:30 p.m., USA	Richmond			Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UMass			Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 29, 2022 12:00 p.m., USA	at Davidson			John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at George Washington			Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
February 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	George Mason			Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Saint Louis			Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 2022 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Richmond			Robins Center Richmond, VA
February 19, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UMass			Mullins Center Amherst, MA
February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Fordham			Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
February 26, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Dayton			Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
March 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Saint Joseph's			Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
March 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Duquesne			UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
Atlantic 10 Tournament
March 9–13, 2022	vs.			Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[5][6][7]

References

"Saint Joseph's vs. La Salle - Game Summary - March 3, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
"Jared Kimbrough - 2021-22 - University of Hartford". www.hartfordhawks.com. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
"Men's Basketball Announces Additions to 2021-22 Roster". La Salle University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
"2020-21 La Salle Explorers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
"2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". The Official Athletics Website of La Salle University Athletics.
"2020-21 La Salle Explorers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
"2021-22 La Salle Explorers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2021-11-29.

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[1] "Saint Joseph's vs. La Salle - Game Summary - March 3, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-11-29.

[2] "Jared Kimbrough - 2021-22 - University of Hartford". www.hartfordhawks.com. Retrieved 2021-11-29.

[3] "Men's Basketball Announces Additions to 2021-22 Roster". La Salle University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-11-29.

[4] "2020-21 La Salle Explorers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-11-29.

[5] "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". The Official Athletics Website of La Salle University Athletics.

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[7] "2021-22 La Salle Explorers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2021-11-29.

La Salle Explorers men's basketball
Venues	Wister Hall (19??–1955) Palestra (1955–1989) Civic Center (1989–1996) First Union Spectrum (1996–1998) Tom Gola Arena (1998–present) TruMark Financial Center (facilities)
Culture & lore	"Fight On, Explorers" City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Scandal
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2021–22 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	8	–	1	.889
Davidson	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	7	–	3	.700
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	7	–	3	.700
Fordham	0	–	0	–	7	–	4	.636
UMass	0	–	0	–	6	–	4	.600
Dayton	0	–	0	–	6	–	4	.600
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
Richmond	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
VCU	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
George Mason	0	–	0	–	5	–	5	.500
La Salle	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Duquesne	0	–	0	–	3	–	7	.300
George Washington	0	–	0	–	3	–	8	.273

† 2022 A10 Tournament winner As of December 10, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll