La Salle Explorers basketball
La Salle Explorers basketball history
La Salle University (Philadelphia, PA)
Tom Gola Arena
Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10)
Current head coach: Fran Dunphy (2022-)
- Asst: John Cox (2019-)
- Asst: Donnie Carr (2017-)
- Asst: Mark Hueber (2022-)
- DBO: Mike Doyle (2021-)
- Special Asst. to the HC: Joe Mihalich (2022-)
- DPD: Trey Lowe (2022-)
- Recruiting: Safet Kastrat (2022-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 1 (1954)
- Final Four Appearances: 2 (1954, 1955)
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 3 (1954, 1955, 2013)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 12 (1954, 1955, 1968, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2013)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 14-11
- NIT Championships: 1 (1952)
- NIT Appearances: 12 (1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1963, 1965, 1971, 1984, 1987, 1991, 2012)
- NIT Overall Record: 9-11
Conference Titles (Mid Atlantic, ECC, MAAC, MCC, Atlantic 10):
- Atlantic 10 Regular Season Championships: 0
- MAAC Regular Season Championships: 4 (1984, 1988, 1989, 1990)
- East Coast Regular Season Championships: 3 (1975, 1978, 1983)
- Middle Atlantic Regular Season Championships: 2 (1968, 1974)
- Atlantic 10 Tournament Championships: 0
- MAAC Tournament Championships: 4 (1988, 1989, 1990, 1992)
- East Coast Tournament Championships: 4 (1975, 1978, 1980, 1983)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 1 (Lionel Simmons, 1990)
- John R. Wooden Award: 1 (Lionel Simmons, 1990)
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 1 (Lionel Simmons, 1990)
- AP Player of the Year: 1 (Lionel Simmons, 1990)
- NABC Player of the Year: 2 (Michael Brooks, 1980; Lionel Simmons, 1990)
- AP All-Americans: 6 (last = Lionel Simmons, 1990)
- Atlantic 10 Player of the Year: 2 (Steven Smith, 2005 & 2006)
- MAAC Player of the Year: 4 (last = Randy Woods, 1992)
- East Coast Player of the Year: 3 (Michael Brooks, 1978-80)
- Middle Atlantic Player of the Year: 4 (last = Bill Taylor, 1974)
La Salle head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Fran Dunphy | 2022-Pres | 31-36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Howard | 2018-22 | 45-71 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Giannini | 2004-18 | 212-226 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Hahn | 2001-04 | 37-54 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Speedy Morris | 1986-2001 | 238-203 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Lefty Ervin | 1979-86 | 119-87 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Westhead | 1970-79 | 142-105 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Gola | 1968-70 | 37-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Harding | 1967-68 | 20-8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Heyer | 1965-67 | 24-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Walters | 1963-65 | 31-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dudey Moore | 1958-63 | 79-37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Pollard | 1955-58 | 48-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Loeffler | 1949-55 | 144-28 | – | 2 | 1 |
| Charles McGlone | 1946-49 | 61-17 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Meehan | 1943-46 | 28-30 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Charles O’Brien | 1941-43 | 25-21 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Tanseer | 1933-41 | 90-59 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Conley | 1931-33 | 28-11 | – | – | – |
| James J. Henry | 1930-31 | 15-4 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.
