2012–13 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

2012–13 La Salle Explorers men's basketball

NCAA Tournament West Region 13 Seed, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#24
2012–13 record	24–10 (11–5 A-10)
Head coach	John Giannini (9th year)
Assistant coach	Horace Owens
Assistant coach	Harris Adler
Assistant coach	Will Bailey
Home arena	Tom Gola Arena

	Conf				Overall
2012–13 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#16 Saint Louis †	13	–	3	.813	28	–	7	.800
#25 VCU	12	–	4	.750	27	–	9	.750
Butler	11	–	5	.688	27	–	9	.750
La Salle	11	–	5	.688	24	–	10	.706
Temple	11	–	5	.688	24	–	10	.706
UMass	9	–	7	.563	21	–	12	.636
Xavier	9	–	7	.563	17	–	14	.548
Charlotte	8	–	8	.500	21	–	12	.636
Saint Joseph's	8	–	8	.500	18	–	14	.563
Richmond	8	–	8	.500	19	–	15	.559
Dayton	7	–	9	.438	17	–	14	.548
St. Bonaventure	7	–	9	.438	14	–	15	.483
George Washington	7	–	9	.438	13	–	17	.433
Rhode Island	3	–	13	.188	8	–	21	.276
Fordham	3	–	13	.188	7	–	24	.226
Duquesne	1	–	15	.063	8	–	22	.267

† 2013 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner As of March 28, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 La Salle Explorers basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by ninth year head coach John Giannini, played their home games at Tom Gola Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 11–5 in A-10 play to finish in a three way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament to Butler. They received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament, their first NCAA bid in 21 years. They defeated Boise State in the first four round, Kansas State in the second round, and Ole Miss in the third round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Wichita State.

Roster

2012–13 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
5.0 !C	0	Zack, SteveSteve Zack	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 245 lb (111 kg)	2.0 !So	New Cumberland, PA
1.5 !G	1	Peterson, D.J.D.J. Peterson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Burnsville, MN
1.5 !G	3	Duren, TyreekTyreek Duren	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Philadelphia, PA
1.5 !G	5	Dunn, TaylorTaylor Dunn	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	State College, PA
1.5 !G	10	Mills, SamSam Mills	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Sunrise, FL
5.0 !C	13	Hunt, GarvinGarvin Hunt	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 235 lb (107 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Freeport, BAH
1.5 !G	21	Garland, TyroneTyrone Garland	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Philadelphia, PA
3.5 !F	25	Wright, JerrellJerrell Wright	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 240 lb (109 kg)	2.0 !So	Philadelphia, PA
5.0 !C	30	Davis, JermaineJermaine Davis	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 280 lb (127 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Garfield Heights, OH
2.5 !G/F	35	Brown, RohanRohan Brown	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 220 lb (100 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Hartford, CT
1.5 !G	55	Galloway, RamonRamon Galloway	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Philadelphia, PA

Head coach

John Giannini (North Central)

Assistant coach(es)

Horace Owens (Rhode Island)
Harris Adler (University of the Sciences)
Will Bailey (Alabama–Birmingham)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
Nov. 02*		Carleton	W 61–58		28 - Galloway	6 - Zack	6 - Mills	Tom Gola Arena (N/A)
Regular Season
Nov. 10*		Delaware	W 73–66	1–0	19 - Zack	10 - Wright	4 - Galloway	Tom Gola Arena (3,400)
Nov. 18*		Central Connecticut	L 74–81	1–1	18 - Wright	6 - Peterson, Wright	4 - Duren, Wright	Tom Gola Arena (1,512)
Nov. 20*		at Hartford	W 64–51	2–1	15 - Duren	12 - Brown	2 - Wright, Duren, Peterson	Chase Arena (819)
Nov. 25*		Villanova	W 77–74 ^OT	3–1	26 - Galloway	14 - Zack	5 - Duren	Tom Gola Arena (3,091)
Nov. 29*		at Rider	W 63–52	4–1	20 - Duren	8 - Wright	6 - Duren	Alumni Gymnasium (1,529)
Dec. 05*		vs. Penn State	W 82–57	5–1	29 - Duren	8 - Zack	4 - Galloway, Duren	The Palestra (4,382)
Dec. 08*		at Northeastern	W 66–64	6–1	24 - Galloway	6 - Zack	4 - Mills	Matthews Arena (1,839)
Dec. 15*		at Bucknell	L 66–74	6–2	21 - Galloway	7 - Galloway	1 - Duren, Mills, Peterson	Sojka Pavilion (3,402)
Dec. 20*		Iona	W 88–74	7–2	26 - Garland	10 - Zack	10 - Galloway	Tom Gola Arena (1,402)
Dec. 22*		Sacred Heart	W 100–71	8–2	22 - Galloway	8 - Zack	7 - Galloway	Tom Gola Arena (1,211)
Dec. 29*		at Siena	W 80–52	9–2	22 - Galloway	7 - Garland,	4 - Galloway, Garland, Mills, Zack	Times Union Center (5,907)
Jan. 02*		at Miami (FL)	L 59–76	9–3	20 - Garland	8 - Zack, Galloway	4 - Galloway	BankUnited Center (3,259)
Jan. 05*		Penn	W 74–57	10–3	17 - Galloway, Duren	11 - Wright	6 - Garland	Tom Gola Arena (2,422)
Jan. 09		at Charlotte	L 65–74	10–4 (0–1)	23 - Galloway	9 - Wright, Galloway	5 - Duren	Dale F. Halton Arena (5,754)
Jan. 12		Richmond	W 71–59	11–4 (1–1)	17 - Garland	7 - Duren	7 - Duren	Tom Gola Arena (2,282)
Jan. 16		Dayton	W 72–70	12–4 (2–1)	18 - Galloway	5 - Wright	5 - Galloway	Tom Gola Arena (2,012)
Jan. 19		at Xavier	L 63–70	12–5 (2–2)	16 - Garland	8 - Wright	2 - Zack, Galloway, Mills	Cintas Center (10,039)
Jan. 23		#9 Butler	W 54–53	13–5 (3–2)	16 - Duren	5 - Duren, Mills	6 - Duren	Tom Gola Arena (3,400)
Jan. 26		at #19 VCU	W 69–61	14–5 (4–2)	31 - Galloway	11 - Zack	3 - Wright, Duren, Garland	Siegel Center (7,693)
Jan. 30		Massachusetts	L 60–61	14–6 (4–3)	16 - Galloway, Wright	9 - Zack	6 - Galloway	Tom Gola Arena (2,723)
Feb. 02		George Washington	W 80–71	15–6 (5–3)	15 - Galloway, Peterson	8 - Wright	5 - Duren	Smith Center (3,347)
Feb. 09		Fordham	W 89–53	16–6 (6–3)	21 - Mills	7 - Wright, Zack	8 - Duren	Tom Gola Arena (2,246)
Feb. 13		at St. Bonaventure	W 69–66 ^OT	17–6 (7–3)	23 - Galloway	10 - Zack	5 - Galloway	Reilly Center (3,521)
Feb. 16		vs. Saint Joseph's	W 76–64	18–6 (8–3)	29 - Duren	7 - Wright	12 - Galloway	The Palestra (8,722)
Feb. 21		at Temple	L 74–82	18–7 (8–4)	18 - Galloway	10 - Galloway	4 - Galloway	Liacouras Center (10,206)
Feb. 24		at Rhode Island	W 72–65	19–7 (9–4)	21 - Duren	15 - Wright	6 - Garland	Ryan Center (5,180)
Mar. 02		Duquesne	W 97–64	20–7 (10–4)	23 - Galloway	8 - Wright	6 - Galloway, Peterson	Tom Gola Arena (3,015)
Mar. 06		at George Washington	W 84–70	21–7 (11–4)	29 - Galloway	7 - Wright	7 - Duren	Tom Gola Arena (1,833)
Mar. 09		at #16 Saint Louis	L 54–78	21–8 (11–5)	15 - Garland	9 - Wright	3 - Mills	Chaifetz Arena (10,272)
2013 Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar. 15		vs. Butler (Quarterfinals)	L 58–69	21–9	17 - Garland	11 - Wright	6 - Galloway	Barclays Center (N/A)
2013 NCAA Tournament
Mar. 20*	#(13 W)	vs. #(13 W) Boise State (First Four)	W 80–71	22–9	22 - Garland	6 - Wright	5 - Duren	UD Arena (12,218)
Mar. 22*	#(13 W)	vs. #12 (4 W) Kansas State (Second Round)	W 63–61	23–9	21 - Wright	8 - Wright	4 - Galloway	Sprint Center (18,301)
Mar. 24*	#(13 W)	vs. (12 W) Ole Miss (Third Round)	W 76–74	24–9	24 - Galloway	4 - Wright, Galloway, Duren, Peterson, Garland	4 - Peterson	Sprint Center (18,498)
Mar. 28*	#(13 W)	vs. (9 W) Wichita State (Sweet Sixteen)	L 58–72	24–10	16 - Wright, Garland	8 - Galloway	4 - Duren	Staples Center (18,232)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region W=West.

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References

↑ "2012-13 Men's Basketball Roster". goexplorers.com. La Salle University. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
↑ "2012-13 Men's Basketball Schedule". goexplorers.com. La Salle University. Retrieved 23 August 2012.

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) Hayman Center (facilities)

Culture & lore	"Fight On, Explorers" City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Scandal

People	Head coaches

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 1999–00 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

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics