2024–25 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

2024–25 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
2024–25 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	5–2 (0–0 A–10)
Head coach	Fran Dunphy (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	John Cox; Donnie Carr; Mark Hueber; Mike Doyle;
Home arena	John Glaser Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Dayton	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Loyola Chicago	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Davidson	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
George Washington	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
La Salle	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
VCU	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Fordham	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
George Mason	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Richmond	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
UMass	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250
Duquesne	0	–	0	–	0	–	4	.000

† 2025 A-10 tournament winner As of November 22, 2024

The 2024–25 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team represents La Salle University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by third-year head coach Fran Dunphy, play their home games at John Glaser Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Explorers finished the 2023–24 season 16–17, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in a 3-way tie for 10th place. As the No. 10 seed in the A-10 tournament, they defeated George Washington in the first round before losing to St. Bonaventure in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jhamir Brickus	2	G	5'11"	205	Senior	Coatesville, PA	Graduate transferred to Villanova
Anwar Gill	3	G	6'4"	205	Senior	Washington, D.C.	Graduate transferred to Howard
Khalil Brantley	5	G	6'1"	175	Junior	Bronx, NY	Transferred to Oklahoma State^[1]
Tommy Gardler	12	G	6'1"	185	Junior	Broomall, PA	Walk-on; transferred
Efe Tahmaz	14	F	6'8"	210	Freshman	Istanbul, Turkey	Transferred to Eastern Florida State College
Rokas Jocius	35	F	6'10"	260	Sophomore	Kaunas, Lithuania	Transferred to UCF^[2]

Incoming Transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jahlil White	1	G	6'7"	210	Senior	Whitesboro, NJ	Temple^[3]
Corey McKeithan	2	G	6'0"	175	GS Senior	Windsor, CT	Rider
Eric Acker	3	G	6'2"	160	Sophomore	East New York, NY	LIU
Demetrius Lilley	14	F	6'10"	245	Junior	Philadelphia, PA	Penn State^[4]
Mac Etienne	21	F	6'10"	235	Junior	New York, NY	DePaul

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Deuce Jones #51 PG	Hamilton, NJ	Trenton Catholic Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Nov 8, 2023
Deuce Jones #51 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 7, 2024.

2025 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jahmare Memphis PG	Somerset, NJ	Westtown School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jul 21, 2024
Jahmare Memphis PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/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: "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 7, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Andrés Marrero	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Upper Room Christian School (NY)	Caracas, Venezuela
G	1	Jahlil White	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Wildwood Catholic Temple	Whitesboro, NJ
G	2	Corey McKeithan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	GS	Windsor Rider	Windsor, CT
G	3	Eric Acker	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Eagle Academy for Young Men II LIU	East New York, NY
G	5	Jason Umosella	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Fr	St. Joseph's Hammonton	Hammonton, NJ
F	7	Ryan Zan	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Rutgers Prep	Princeton, NJ
G	10	Jorge Sanchez-Ramos	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	RS So	Colegio Peñalar	Torrelodones, Spain
G/F	11	James Joseph (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Springfield Township Montgomery County CC	Torrelodones, Spain
G	12	Charles Ireland (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	La Salle College	Glenside, PA
G	13	Daeshon Shepherd	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Archbishop Wood	Philadelphia, PA
F	14	Demetrius Lilley	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Lower Merion Penn State	Philadelphia, PA
F	21	Mac Etienne	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Jr	Suffield Academy DePaul	New York, NY
G	24	Deuce Jones	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	College Achieve Charter	Trenton, NJ
G/F	25	Lucas Mercandino	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	IPEM 21 Alfonsina Storni	Córdoba, Argentina
F	31	Milos Kovacevic	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Sagemont (FL) Highland CC	Princeton, NJ
G/F	34	Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Hoosac School (NY)	Stockholm, Sweden

Head coach

Fran Dunphy (La Salle)

Assistant coach(es)

John Cox (San Francisco)
Donnie Carr (La Salle)
Mark Hueber (Immaculata)
Mike Doyle (Cabrini)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	American	W 65–52	1–0	16 – McKeithan	8 – Etienne	3 – McKeithan	John Glaser Arena (2,385) Philadelphia, PA
November 9, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	Lafayette	W 81–60	2–0	18 – Marrero	13 – Tied	5 – McKeithan	John Glaser Arena (3,001) Philadelphia, PA
November 12, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Cornell	W 93–77	3–0	25 – McKeithan	8 – Jones	4 – Jones	John Glaser Arena Philadelphia, PA
November 16, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloSports	at Drexel Big 5 Classic Pod 1	W 71–68	4–0	19 – White	11 – Lilley	6 – McKeithan	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,948) Philadelphia, PA
November 21, 2024* 1:30 p.m., BallerTV	vs. UC San Diego Boardwalk Battle Quarterfinals	L 67–72	4–1	21 – McKeithan	12 – Lilley	3 – Vahlberg Fasasi	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 22, 2024* 11:00 a.m., BallerTV	vs. UIC Boardwalk Battle consolation round	L 83–96	4–2	21 – Jones	4 – Tied	4 – Jones	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 23, 2024* 11:00 a.m., BallerTV	vs. Stetson Boardwalk Battle 7th place game	W 92–77	5–2	27 – McKeithan	9 – Etienne	5 – White	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 30, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Temple Big 5 Classic Pod 1						John Glaser Arena Philadelphia, PA
December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloSports	at Northeastern						Matthews Arena Boston, MA
December 7, 2024* TBA	vs. TBA Big 5 Classic						Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
December 14, 2024* 4:00 p.m., The CW	at North Carolina						Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
December 18, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Fairleigh Dickinson						John Glaser Arena Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Immaculata						John Glaser Arena Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 31, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Dayton						UD Arena Dayton, OH
January 8, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Loyola Chicago						John Glaser Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 11, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at St. Bonaventure						Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
January 15, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Davidson						John Glaser Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 19, 2025 2:00 p.m., USA	at UMass						Mullins Center Amherst, MA
January 22, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Saint Louis						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Rhode Island						John Glaser Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock	Fordham						John Glaser Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 1, 2025 2:30 p.m., USA	George Washington						John Glaser Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at VCU						Siegel Center Richmond, VA
February 9, 2025 2:30 p.m., USA	UMass						John Glaser Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Saint Joseph's						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Rhode Island						Ryan Center Kingston, RI
February 19, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Richmond						John Glaser Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 26, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Duquesne						John Glaser Arena Philadelphia, PA
March 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at George Washington						Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
March 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at George Mason						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
March 8, 2025 2:30 p.m., USA	Saint Joseph's						John Glaser Arena Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 11–16, 2025 TBA	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]

References

^ Grubbs, Grant (May 17, 2024). "Report: La Salle transfer guard Khalil Brantley commits to Oklahoma State". On3.com. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
^ Murschel, Matt (April 29, 2024). "UCF men's basketball gets commitment from La Salle transfer". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 7, 2024. (subscription required)
^ Neiburg, Jeff (May 12, 2024). "Temple transfer Jahlil White commits to La Salle". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 7, 2024. (subscription required)
^ Gallen, Daniel (April 2, 2024). "Former Penn State forward Demetrius Lilley stays in Pa. with reported transfer destination". 247Sports. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". The Official Athletics Website of La Salle University Athletics.

[1] Grubbs, Grant (May 17, 2024). "Report: La Salle transfer guard Khalil Brantley commits to Oklahoma State". On3.com. Retrieved October 7, 2024.

[2] Murschel, Matt (April 29, 2024). "UCF men's basketball gets commitment from La Salle transfer". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 7, 2024. (subscription required)

[3] Neiburg, Jeff (May 12, 2024). "Temple transfer Jahlil White commits to La Salle". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 7, 2024. (subscription required)

[4] Gallen, Daniel (April 2, 2024). "Former Penn State forward Demetrius Lilley stays in Pa. with reported transfer destination". 247Sports. Retrieved October 7, 2024.

[5] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". The Official Athletics Website of La Salle University Athletics.

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