2017–18 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

The Explorers finished the 2016–17 season 15–15, 9–9 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 8 seed in the A-10 tournament, they lost to Davidson in the first round.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400945586|title=Davidson vs. La Salle - Game Recap - March 9, 2017 - ESPN|website=ESPN.com|access-date=2017-10-26}}

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| recruit = Jamir Moultrie

| position = #70 PG

| hometown = Bishop McNamara High School

| highschool = Forestville, MD

| feet = 6

| inches = 1

| weight = 178

| commitdate = 10/28/2016

| scout stars = 3

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| espn grade = 72

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Miles Brookins

| position = #81 PF

| hometown = Mater Dei High School

| highschool = Santa Ana, CA

| feet = 6

| inches = 8

| weight = 210

| commitdate = 10/12/2016

| scout stars = 3

| rivals stars = 0

| espn grade = 69

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Dajour Joseph

| position = SF

| hometown = Lauderdale Lakes, FL

| highschool = Combine Prep Academy

| feet = 6

| inches = 6

| weight = 210

| commitdate = 10/31/2016

| scout stars = 0

| rivals stars = 0

| espn grade = NR

}}

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| position = #62 C

| hometown = Neptune, NJ

| highschool = Neptune High School

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| inches = 7

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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Jack Clark

| position = SF

| hometown = Wyncote, PA

| highschool = Cheltenham High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 5

| weight = 220

| commitdate = 10/05/2017

| scout stars = 0

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In a poll of the league’s head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Hawks were picked to finish in ninth place in the A-10.{{Cite news|url=http://www.atlantic10.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31600&ATCLID=211673363|title=Rhode Island Picked to Win A-10 Men's Basketball|work=Atlantic10.com|access-date=2017-10-25}} Senior forward B.J. Johnson was named to the conference's preseason second team.

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Syracuse}}

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Marquette|cur_rs=yes}}

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• Donnie Carr ({{college|La Salle}})

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{{CBB schedule start

| time = yes

| rank = yes

| tv = yes

| gamehighs = no

| attend = yes

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|-

!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|La Salle Explorers}}| Exhibition

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 2, 2017

| time = 7:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Seton Hall

| opprank = 23

| site_stadium = Walsh Gymnasium

| site_cityst = South Orange, NJ

| gamename = Charity Exhibition

| score = 74–87

| attend = 1,140

| record =

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 4, 2017

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Shippensburg

| site_stadium = Tom Gola Arena

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| score = 74–60

| attend =

| record =

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|La Salle Explorers}}| Non-conference regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 11, 2017

| time = 3:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Saint Peter's

| site_stadium = Tom Gola Arena

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename = Hall of Fame Tip Off

| score = 61–40

| attend = 2,822

| record = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 13, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Penn

| site_stadium = Palestra

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename = Big 5

| tv = NBCSP

| score = 75–71

| overtime = 2OT

| attend = 2,073

| record = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 16, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = South Alabama

| site_stadium = Tom Gola Arena

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename = Hall of Fame Tip Off

| score = 81–73

| attend = 1,488

| record = 3–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 18, 2017

| time = 2:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Northwestern

| opprank = 20

| site_stadium = Mohegan Sun Arena

| site_cityst = Uncasville, CT

| gamename = Hall of Fame Tip Off Naismith Bracket semifinals

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 74–82

| attend =

| record = 3–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 19, 2017

| time = 3:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Boston College

| site_stadium = Mohegan Sun Arena

| site_cityst = Uncasville, CT

| gamename = Hall of Fame Tip Off Naismith Bracket third place game

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 61–82

| attend =

| record = 3–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 22, 2017

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Miami (FL)

| opprank = 11

| site_stadium = Santander Arena

| site_cityst = Reading, PA

| gamename = Reading Showcase

| score = 46–57

| attend = 6,735

| record = 3–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 26, 2017

| time = 5:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Temple

| site_stadium = Tom Gola Arena

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename = Big 5

| tv = NBCSN

| score = 87–83

| attend = 2,855

| record = 4–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 1, 2017

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Towson

| site_stadium = SSE Arena

| site_cityst = Belfast, Northern Ireland

| gamename = Hall of Fame Belfast Classic semifinals

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 60–67

| attend = 5,256

| record = 4–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 2, 2017

| time = 9:30 am

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Holy Cross

| site_stadium = SSE Arena

| site_cityst = Belfast, Northern Ireland

| gamename = Hall of Fame Belfast Classic 3rd place game

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 58–54

| attend = 3,882

| record = 5–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 7, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Drexel

| site_stadium = Tom Gola Arena

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| score = 70–72

| attend = 1,451

| record = 5–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 10, 2017

| time = 12:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Villanova

| opprank = 4

| site_stadium = Wells Fargo Center

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename = Big 5

| tv = FS1

| score = 68–77

| attend = 10,611

| record = 5–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 17, 2017

| time = 4:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Mercer

| site_stadium = Tom Gola Arena

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| score = 95–85

| attend = 1,251

| record = 6–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 22, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Bucknell

| site_stadium = Sojka Pavilion

| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA

| score = 81–87

| attend = 2,553

| record = 6–7

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|La Salle Explorers}}|2017–18 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 30, 2017

| time = 2:00 pm

| opponent = Saint Louis

| site_stadium = Tom Gola Arena

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| score = 83–60

| attend = 1,437

| record = 7–7

| conference = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 3, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Rhode Island

| site_stadium = Ryan Center

| site_cityst = Kingston, RI

| score = 62–74

| attend = 4,549

| record = 7–8

| conference = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 6, 2018

| time = 2:00 pm

| opponent = VCU

| site_stadium = Tom Gola Arena

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| tv = NBCSN

| score = 74–80

| attend = 2,312

| record = 7–9

| conference = 1–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 10, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Massachusetts

| site_stadium = Mullins Center

| site_cityst = Amherst, MA

| tv = NBCSN

| score = 79–86

| overtime = OT

| attend = 2,056

| record = 7–10

| conference = 1–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 13, 2018

| time = 12:30 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Duquesne

| site_stadium = Palumbo Center

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| tv = NBCSN

| score = 94–101

| overtime = 3OT

| attend = 2,145

| record = 7–11

| conference = 1–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 17, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Fordham

| site_stadium = Tom Gola Arena

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| score = 75–67

| attend = 1,458

| record = 8–11

| conference = 2–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 20, 2018

| time = 2:30 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Richmond

| site_stadium = Robins Center

| site_cityst = Richmond, VA

| tv = NBCSN

| score = 74–81

| attend = 6,686

| record = 8–12

| conference = 2–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 24, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Massachusetts

| site_stadium = Tom Gola Arena

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| score = 87–72

| attend = 1,214

| record = 9–12

| conference = 3–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 31, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Davidson

| site_stadium = John M. Belk Arena

| site_cityst = Davidson, NC

| tv = Stadium

| score = 65–84

| attend = 3,248

| record = 9–13

| conference = 3–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 3, 2018

| time = 4:00 pm

| opponent = Saint Joseph's

| site_stadium = Tom Gola Arena

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename = Big 5

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 81–78

| attend = 3,045

| record = 10–13

| conference = 4–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 7, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = George Washington

| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center

| site_cityst = Washington, DC

| score = 69–80

| attend = 2,017

| record = 10–14

| conference = 4–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 10, 2018

| time = 8:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Saint Louis

| site_stadium = Chaifetz Arena

| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO

| tv =

| score = 62–70

| attend = 5,229

| record = 10–15

| conference = 4–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 13, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = St. Bonaventure

| site_stadium = Tom Gola Arena

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| tv =

| score = 68–79

| attend = 1,312

| record = 10–16

| conference = 4–9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 17, 2018

| time = 2:00 pm

| opponent = George Mason

| site_stadium = Tom Gola Arena

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| tv =

| score = 69–62

| attend = 2,801

| record = 11–16

| conference = 5–9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 20, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Rhode Island

| opprank = 18

| site_stadium = Tom Gola Arena

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 93–95

| overtime = OT

| attend = 1,841

| record = 11–17

| conference = 5–10

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 24, 2018

| time = 2:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Fordham

| site_stadium = Rose Hill Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Bronx, NY

| tv =

| score = 73–60

| attend = 2,366

| record = 12–17

| conference = 6–10

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 28, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Dayton

| site_stadium = Tom Gola Arena

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| tv =

| score = 71–53

| attend = 1,378

| record = 13–17

| conference = 7–10

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 3, 2018

| time = 2:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Saint Joseph's

| site_stadium = Hagan Arena

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename = Big 5

| tv = Stadium

| score = 70–78

| attend = 4,200

| record = 13–18

| conference = 7–11

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|La Salle Explorers}}| 2018 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 7, 2018

| time = 6:00 pm

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Massachusetts

| seed = 12

| oppseed = 13

| site_stadium = Capital One Arena

| site_cityst = Washington, DC

| gamename = First round

| tv = Stadium

| score = 67–69

| record = 13–19

| attend = 5,333

}}

{{CBB schedule end

| rank =

| poll = AP Poll

| timezone = Eastern Time

}}

Source{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/2325/la-salle-explorers|title=La Salle Explorers Basketball 2017-18 Schedule - Explorers Home and Away - ESPN|website=ESPN.com|access-date=2017-10-26}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.goexplorers.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball|title=The Official Athletics Website of La Salle University Athletics|website=www.goexplorers.com|language=en|access-date=2017-10-26}}

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