1987–88 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=1987–88
|team= La Salle Explorers
|sport=Basketball
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|conference=Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
|division=
|short_conf=MAAC
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=24–10
|conf_record=14–0
|head_coach= Speedy Morris
|hc_year=2nd
|asst_coach1=Joe Mihalich
|asst_coach2=
|asst_coach3=
|arena=Convention Hall
|champion=MAAC regular season champion
MAAC Tournament champion
|tourney=NCAA Division I Tournament
|tourney_result=First Round
}}
{{1987–88 MAAC men's basketball standings}}
The 1987–88 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team represented La Salle University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
Roster
{{CBB roster/Header|year=1987|team=La Salle Explorers|teamcolors=y|high_school=no}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Doug|last=Overton|num=11|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=190|class=Fr|rs=|link=y|dab=|home=Philadelphia, PA|high_school=Dobbins Technical}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Lionel|last=Simmons|num=22|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=210|class=So|rs=|link=y|dab=|home=Philadelphia, PA|high_school=South Philadelphia}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tim|last=Legler|num= |pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=190|class=Sr|rs=|link=y|dab=|home= |high_school=John Randolph Tucker}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
|asst_coach=
- Joe Mihalich ({{college|La Salle}})
|roster_url=http://digitalcommons.lasalle.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1037&context=basketball_media_guides
|accessdate=
}}
Regular season
=Player stats=
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! style="background:#00386B;color:#FFC700;" | Player ! style="background:#00386B;color:#FFC700;" | Games ! style="background:#00386B;color:#FFC700;" | Field Goals ! style="background:#00386B;color:#FFC700;" | Three Pointers ! style="background:#00386B;color:#FFC700;" | Free Throws ! style="background:#00386B;color:#FFC700;" | Rebounds ! style="background:#00386B;color:#FFC700;" | Blocks ! style="background:#00386B;color:#FFC700;" | Steals ! style="background:#00386B;color:#FFC700;" | Points | ||||||||
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| Lionel Simmons{{cite web|url=http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SimmoLi01 |title=Lionel Simmons Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards |accessdate=2009-05-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117162401/http://databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SIMMOLI01 |archivedate=2010-01-17 }} | 34 | 297 | 2 | 196 | 386 | 77 | 71 | 792 |
| align="center" | 34 | 203 | 104 | 57 | 139 | 9 | 31 | 567 |
NCAA tournament
- Midwest
- Kansas State (#4 seed) 66, La Salle (#13 seed) 53
Awards and honors
- Lionel Simmons, First Team All-Big 5 selection
- Lionel Simmons, Robert V. Geasey Trophy
- Lionel Simmons, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year
References
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{{La Salle Explorers men's basketball navbox}}
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