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	14–19 (5–13 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 →

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

ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference

Record14–19 (5–13 A–10)

Headcoach

Fran Dunphy (3rd season)

Assistant coaches

John Cox
Donnie Carr
Mark Hueber
Mike Doyle

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2024–25 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
VCU †	15	–	3	.833	28	–	7	.800
George Mason	15	–	3	.833	27	–	9	.750
Dayton	12	–	6	.667	23	–	11	.676
Loyola Chicago	12	–	6	.667	25	–	12	.676
Saint Louis	11	–	7	.611	19	–	15	.559
Saint Joseph's	11	–	7	.611	22	–	13	.629
George Washington	9	–	9	.500	21	–	13	.618
St. Bonaventure	9	–	9	.500	22	–	12	.647
Duquesne	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
Rhode Island	7	–	11	.389	18	–	13	.581
UMass	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
Davidson	6	–	12	.333	17	–	16	.515
Richmond	5	–	13	.278	10	–	22	.313
La Salle	5	–	13	.278	14	–	19	.424
Fordham	3	–	15	.167	12	–	21	.364

† 2025 A-10 tournament winner

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On February 20, 2025, head coach Fran Dunphy announced his decision to retire at the conclusion of the 2024–25 season.^[1] On March 11, La Salle named Radford head coach Darris Nichols as the school's 21st head men's basketball coach.^[2]

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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^[3]
Tommy Gardler	12	G	6'1"	185	Junior	Broomall, PA	Walk-on; transferred to Chestnut Hill College
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^[4]

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jahlil White	1	G	6'7"	210	Senior	Whitesboro, NJ	Temple^[5]
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^[6]
Mac Etienne	21	F	6'10"	235	Junior	New York, NY	DePaul

Name	Hometown	School	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	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (79)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved October 7, 2024.

College recruiting (2024)
Name	Hometown	School	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	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved October 7, 2024.

Date time, TV	Rank^#	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 On-Campus	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 Quarterfinal	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 Semifinal	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 Seventth Place	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 On-Campus	W 83–75	6–2	28 – McKeithan	12 – White	6 – Marrero	John Glaser Arena (3,001) Philadelphia, PA
December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloSports		at Northeastern	L 68–82	6–3	21 – McKeithan	9 – Lilley	3 – Tied	Matthews Arena (687) Boston, MA
December 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., NBCSPHI		vs. Saint Joseph's Big 5 Classic Championship	L 68–82	6–4	19 – Jones	8 – Etienne	4 – Jones	Wells Fargo Center (14,108) Philadelphia, PA
December 14, 2024* 4:00 p.m., The CW		at North Carolina	L 67–93	6–5	16 – Lilley	6 – Lilley	3 – Tied	Dean Smith Center (18,420) Chapel Hill, NC
December 18, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 77–72	7–5	24 – Shepherd	9 – Jones	3 – White	John Glaser Arena (978) Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Immaculata	W 108–48	8–5	21 – Vahlberg Fasasi	8 – Tied	8 – Acker	John Glaser Arena (682) Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 31, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Dayton	L 70–84	8–6 (0–1)	19 – McKeithan	9 – White	4 – Tied	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
January 8, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Loyola Chicago	L 68–79	8–7 (0–2)	24 – McKeithan	11 – Lilley	4 – Acker	John Glaser Arena (1,082) Philadelphia, PA
January 11, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at St. Bonaventure	W 83–82 ^OT	9–7 (1–2)	16 – Tied	8 – Tied	3 – Tied	Reilly Center (3,988) St. Bonaventure, NY
January 15, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Davidson	W 79–76	10–7 (2–2)	23 – Jones	14 – Etienne	5 – Jones	John Glaser Arena (1,305) Philadelphia, PA
January 19, 2025 2:00 p.m., USA		at UMass	L 60–82	10–8 (2–3)	17 – Jones	8 – Shepherd	6 – McKeithan	Mullins Center (3,515) Amherst, MA
January 22, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Louis	L 52–64	10–9 (2–4)	10 – Jones	8 – White	3 – Jones	Chaifetz Arena (5,547) St. Louis, MO
January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Rhode Island	W 70–64	11–9 (3–4)	20 – McKeithan	10 – Shepherd	3 – Jones	John Glaser Arena (1,780) Philadelphia, PA
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock		Fordham	L 72–88	11–10 (3–5)	24 – Jones	9 – White	3 – Tied	John Glaser Arena (1,435) Philadelphia, PA
February 1, 2025 2:30 p.m., USA		George Washington	W 73–67	12–10 (4–5)	19 – Tied	8 – Etienne	6 – Jones	John Glaser Arena (2,005) Philadelphia, PA
February 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		at VCU	L 66–96	12–11 (4–6)	11 – Vahlberg Fasasi	7 – Etienne	3 – Tied	Siegel Center (7,132) Richmond, VA
February 9, 2025 2:30 p.m., USA		UMass	L 55–78	12–12 (4–7)	17 – McKeithan	7 – Shepherd	2 – Tied	John Glaser Arena (1,405) Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's	L 63–75	12–13 (4–8)	22 – Jones	9 – Jones	2 – Tied	Hagan Arena (2,103) Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Rhode Island	L 71–86	12–14 (4–9)	20 – Jones	11 – Jones	5 – McKeithan	Ryan Center (4,845) Kingston, RI
February 19, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Richmond	L 58–63	12–15 (4–10)	16 – Jones	13 – White	7 – Jones	John Glaser Arena (1,435) Philadelphia, PA
February 26, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Duquesne	L 62–67	12–16 (4–11)	14 – Tied	6 – White	4 – White	John Glaser Arena (1,322) Philadelphia, PA
March 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Washington	L 60–71	12–17 (4–12)	20 – McKeithan	8 – White	5 – Jones	Charles E. Smith Center (2,554) Washington, D.C.
March 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Mason	L 62–69	12–18 (4–13)	13 – White	13 – White	4 – McKeithan	EagleBank Arena (3,778) Fairfax, VA
March 8, 2025 2:30 p.m., USA		Saint Joseph's	W 81–74	13–18 (5–13)	27 – Jones	11 – Etienne	3 – Jones	John Glaser Arena (3,000) Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 12, 2025 4:30 p.m., USA	(14)	vs. (11) UMass First round	W 78–71	14–18	30 – McKeithan	9 – Etienne	5 – Jones	Capital One Arena (4,735) Washington, D.C.
March 13, 2025 7:30 p.m., USA	(14)	vs. (6) Saint Joseph's Second round	L 70–75	14–19	29 – McKeithan	8 – Etienne	5 – Jones	Capital One Arena (7,134) Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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