1939–40 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1939â40 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team represented La Salle University during the 1939â40 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Leonard Tanseer, coaching the explorers in his seventh season. The team finished with an overall record of 12â8.[1]
ConferenceIndependent
Record12â8
Headcoach
- Leonard Tanseer (7th season)
CaptainTom Carroll
| 1939â40 La Salle Explorers men's basketball | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 12â8 |
| Head coach |
|
| Captain | Tom Carroll |
| Home arena | Wister Hall |
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 1939 |
Wyomissing P.I. | W 53â44 | 1â0 |
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| Dec. 6, 1939 |
Millersville | W 35â27 | 2â0 |
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| Dec 8, 1939 |
Loyola (MD) | W 34â31 | 3â0 |
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| Dec. 10, 1939 |
Scranton | W 41â23 | 4â0 |
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| Dec. 12, 1939 |
at West Chester | W 37â21 | 5â0 |
West Chester, PA | |||||||
| Dec. 14, 1939 |
Washington College | W 46â33 | 6â0 |
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| Dec. 18, 1939 |
Oklahoma A&M | L 16â33 | 6â1 |
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| Dec. 22, 1939 |
Davis-Elkins | W 35â32 | 7â1 |
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| Dec. 25, 1939 |
Santa Clara | L 29â54 | 7â2 |
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| Dec. 28, 1939 |
Akron | W 33â30 | 8â2 |
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| Jan. 5, 1939 |
Butler | L 37â46 | 8â3 |
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| Jan. 17, 1940 |
Temple | L 37â39 | 8â4 |
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| Jan. 27, 1940 |
St. Francis (NY) | W 35â32 | 9â4 |
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| Feb. 3, 1940 |
Tulsa | L 36â46 | 9â5 |
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| Feb. 6, 1940 |
at West Chester | L 27â30 | 9â6 |
West Chester, PA | |||||||
| Feb. 10, 1940 |
Duquesne | L 23â27 ot | 9â7 |
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| Feb. 16, 1940 |
Saint Joseph's | L 28â33 | 9â8 |
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| Feb. 19, 1940 |
P.M.C. | W 50â31 | 10â8 |
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| Feb. 25, 1940 |
Catholic | W 40â29 | 11â8 |
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| Feb. 28, 1940 |
Long Island | W 46â33 | 12â8 |
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||