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Explorers Release 2012-13 Schedule
| Fri 11/2 |
Carleton (Exhibition at
Gola Arena) |
Win 61-58 |
| Sat 11/10 |
Delaware (Homecoming)
|
Win 73-66 |
| Sun 11/18 |
Central Connecticut
|
2pm |
| Tue 11/20 |
at Hartford
|
7pm |
| Sun 11/25 |
Villanova Big 5
|
1pm CBSSN |
| Thu 11/29 |
at Rider |
7pm |
| Wed 12/5 |
Penn State (Palestra)
|
7pm |
| Sat 12/8 |
at Northeastern |
7pm |
| Sat 12/15 |
at Bucknell |
7pm |
| Thu 12/20 |
Iona |
7pm |
| Sat 12/22 |
Sacred Heart |
2pm |
| Sat 12/29 |
at Siena |
7pm TV |
| Wed 1/2 |
at Miami |
9pm TV |
| Sat 1/5 |
Pennsylvania Big
5 |
2pm |
| Wed 1/9 |
at Charlotte |
7:30pm |
| Sat 1/12 |
Richmond |
2pm |
| Wed 1/16 |
Dayton |
7pm |
| Sat 1/19 |
at Xavier |
2pm CSN |
| Wed 1/23 |
Butler |
7pm |
| Sat 1/26 |
at VCU |
8pm CBSSN |
| Wed 1/30 |
Massachusetts |
7pm |
| Sat 2/2 |
at George Washington |
2pm |
| Sat 2/9 |
Fordham |
2pm |
| Wed 2/13 |
at Saint Bonaventure |
7pm |
| Sat 2/16 |
Saint Joseph's (at Palestra) Big
5 |
1pm NBCSN |
| Thu 2/21 |
at Temple Big
5 |
7pm CBSSN |
| Sun 2/24 |
at Rhode Island |
2pm |
| Sat 3/2 |
Duquesne |
2pm |
| Wed 3/6 |
George Washington |
7pm |
| Sat 3/9 |
at Saint Louis |
1:30pm NBCSN |
Thu - Sun
3/14-17 |
at A10 Tournament
in Brooklyn, NY |
(CBS-SN; Championship Game CBS) |
ALL Home
Games and most Road Games not televised will be available
on Internet Live Video Streaming.
4 Year Analysis
Of A10 Officiating
June 18, 2009
Exclusive for LaSalle-Explorers.com
Analysis
is Based on LaSalle Games Only. Only Officials With 4 or
More Games Are Included in the Analysis. 39 Officials Are Included.
The
analysis is based on the following grading system:
A (Superior) - the refs called the
game near perfect and worked together as a team. 5
points.
B (Above Average) - the refs did their
job and made no major errors in the contest. 4 points.
C (Average) - the refs made some errors
equally for both sides and the errors did not affect
the outcome of the game. 3 points.
D (Below Average) - the refs made more
errors heavily in favor of one team over the other and
possibly costing the less favored team a victory. 2 points.
F (Failure) - the refs made major errors
affecting the outcome of the game (such as major errors
in the final 2 minutes of a close game) and need to be
fined and/or suspended by the Atlantic 10 immediately
after the game. 1 point.
The Best A-10 Officials - Promotion
Needed
| Official |
Individual
Grades |
Overall
Grade Average |
La
Salle Record |
| David
Walker |
2
A; 1 B; 1 C; 1 F |
B-
3.6 |
4-1 |
Dennis Arinello
|
2
B; 2 C |
B-
3.5 |
2-2 |
Ken Clark
|
1
A; 4 C |
C+
3.4 |
2-3 |
Brian O'Connell
|
1 A; 1 B; 1 C; 1 F |
C+ 3.25 |
3-1 |
John Gwynn
|
1
A; 2 C; 1 D |
C+
3.25 |
2-2 |
Jeff Clark
|
1
A; 3 B; 2 C; 3 D |
C+
3.22 |
4-5 |
Notes:
These 6 Officials rated the highest. Sometimes even the best
have an off-night or are teamed with two other officials
who rate poorly and it brings their grade down slightly.
All must rate 3.5 and above next season to remain in this
group.
The
A-10 Level Officials - Average or Above
| Official |
Individual
Grades |
Overall
Grade Average |
La
Salle Record |
| Jackie
Sanders |
1 A; 2 B; 3 D |
C 3.17 |
2-4 |
John Regan
|
2 A; 2 B; 1 D; 2F |
C 3.14 |
6-1 |
Gene Steratore
|
1 A; 3 B; 2 C; 2 F |
C 3.13 |
5-3 |
Curtis Blair
|
2 B; 2 D |
C 3.0 |
3-1 |
Joe Townsell
|
1 A; 1 B; 1 C; 1 D; 1 F |
C 3.0 |
2-3 |
Jeff Janosik
|
1 B; 5 C; 2 D |
C- 2.88 |
5-3 |
Bob Donato
|
1 B; 2 C; 2 D |
C- 2.8 |
3-2 |
Notes:
Steratore and Regan have shown recent improvement.
This group needs to sharpen their skills and be more consistent
to reach the Best Level. All must rate at 3 or above next
season to remain in this group.
The
A10 Officials Needing Improvement To Remain
| Official |
Individual
Grades |
Overall
Grade Average |
La
Salle Record |
Bill
McCarthy
|
1
B; 1 C; 2 D |
C-
2.75 |
4-0 |
Earl
Walton
|
1
B; 2 C; 1 F |
C-
2.75 |
3-1 |
Joe
DeMayo
|
2
B; 3 C; 2 D; 1 F
|
C-
2.75
|
4-4 |
Eric
Anderson
|
1
A; 2 B; 1 C; 3 D; 2 F
|
C-
2.67
|
6-3 |
Kevin
Ferguson
|
2
B; 1 C; 2 D; 1 F
|
C
- 2.67
|
2-4 |
Mike
Roberts
|
2
B; 2 C; 2 F
|
C
- 2.67
|
4-2 |
Bernard
Clinton
|
2
B; 1 C; 2 F
|
C
- 2.6
|
2-3 |
Dwayne
Gladden
|
1
B; 3 D
|
D+
2.5 |
1-3 |
Pat
Driscoll
|
1
B; 1 C; 1 D; 1 F
|
D+
2.5
|
2-2 |
Wally
Rutecki
|
4
C; 5 D
|
D+
2.44
|
6-3 |
Lamar
Simpson
|
1
B; 1 C; 2 D; 1 F |
D+
2.4 |
4-1 |
George
Harry
|
5
C; 4 D; 1 F
|
D+
2.4 |
5-5 |
Notes:
The officials listed above need to improve their consistency.
They need more training and must rate above a "C" average
next season or be placed under review.
The
Below Average Officials - Possible Removal After
Review
| Official |
Individual
Grades |
Overall
Grade Average |
La
Salle Record |
Bryan Kersey
|
2 C; 1 D; 1 F |
D 2.25 |
1-3 |
DJ
Carstensen
|
1
B; 3 C; 1 D; 3 F
|
D 2.25
|
3-5 |
Jamie Luckie
|
2
C; 1 D; 1 F
|
D 2.25
|
2-2 |
Joe Lindsay
|
2
C; 3 D; 1 F
|
D 2.17
|
1-5 |
Mike
Foote
|
1
C; 2 D; 1 F
|
D
2.0
|
2-2 |
Ron Tyburski
|
1 A; 2 C; 3 D; 5 F |
D 2.0 |
5-6 |
Brian Dorsey
|
1 B; 1 D; 2 F |
D 2.0 |
1-3 |
Kevin O'Connell
|
1 B; 1 C; 5 D; 3 F |
D 2.0 |
3-7 |
Notes:
These officials must show great improvement this season.
They have major flaws in their officiating. The officials
in this group should be reviewed after each A10 game
this
upcoming
season
and
if they
fail
to rate a "C" average then should be removed from A10
rotation.
The Worst A-10 Officials - Not Division One Caliber
| Official |
Individual
Grades |
Overall
Grade Average |
La
Salle Record |
| Ray
Perone |
1
C; 4 F |
F
1.4 |
1-4 |
Frankie
Bordeaux
|
2
D; 2 F
|
F
1.5 |
2-2 |
John Hughes
|
1 C; 2 D; 4 F |
F 1.57 |
5-2 |
Paul Faia
|
2 C; 2 D; 6 F |
F 1.6 |
6-4 |
| Frank
Scagliotta |
1
B; 2 C; 6 F |
F
1.77
|
2-7 |
Larry Scirotto
|
1 C; 3 D; 2 F |
F 1.83 |
3-3 |
Note:
These are the worst-rated officials and should be permanently
removed from the A10 rotation of officials. No review
is necessary at this point as these refs do not belong
in the officiating profession based on
their poor attitudes (including an agenda in some cases)
and/or lack of understanding of the rules of the game.
The purpose of this is to assist A10 Commissioner Bernadette
McGlade in her evaluation of the Director of
Officiating (Jim
Satalin)
and the officiating over the recent past so that changes
can
be made to strengthen
the Atlantic 10. Satalin needs to be replaced as he has
not removed the worst officials from the conference rotation
as other conferences have.
Urgency:
LaSalle Needs To Commit To Building a New Arena This
Year
March
28, 2009
Special Report Submitted by Amanda
Preston for LaSalle-Explorers.com
Historic Low Interest Rates, Out Of Work Union
Laborers and Lower Cost for Building Supplies.
There
is absolutely no reason why LaSalle cannot begin construction
this calendar year for a brand new 6,000 seat
sports arena intended primarily for basketball – the
most visible and revenue generating sport at the University.
LaSalle
can benefit from the current economic downturn in at
least three ways.
1. Interest
rates are at historic lows and the university could secure
a 30 year loan for
around 4%.
2. The
out-of-work union laborers would be willing to work
for less - another
20% in savings.
3. The
cost of building materials has dropped 12% since September
2008 (read
this article).
Many
local businesses and local universities have completely
halted all new construction projects for the next 12-18
months due to current economic conditions. LaSalle has
the ability to easily cover the 20% down required on loan
toward the cost of a new $25 million arena that just a
couple of years ago would have cost over $35 million to
construct. There are plenty of highly skilled union laborers
who would take a 20% cut in salary just to work. Factoring
in the lower cost of building materials and the Board of
Trustees would be fools if they failed to take immediate
action. No matter what happens during the Obama presidency,
our capitalist society will
return
both strong
and even
more
vibrant. Even attempts by the President and congress
under the direction of Nancy Pelosi to turn the U.S.
into a socialist nation will
cause a
revolt by hard-working Americans and fiscal responsibility
and a very limited Federal government (as our Constitution
clearly states) will be restored in Washington DC. LaSalle
may have to wait until the building opens to sell naming
rights to a local company which would further reduce
the cost of the project.
Too
often in the past LaSalle has put too much weight on
what other Big 5 colleges convinced them not to do.
In the early 1970’s LaSalle was slated to build
a new arena for basketball in the current Hayman Hall.
It was not completed
due to other Big 5 institutions telling LaSalle it was
not necessary due to the Palestra that they all shared
at the time. However, in the 1980’s both Villanova
and Temple began moving games to their home courts including
Big 5 games. These programs also refused to play LaSalle
anywhere but the Palestra for LaSalle home games! Now,
Temple has a new facility in the Liacouras Center and Saint
Joe’s has improved their Fieldhouse. Even Drexel
is building a modern arena slated to open next year. It
has angered many of us that Villanova and now Xavier have
surpassed LaSalle in facilities - that should have never
happened - but the alums have to take action
to ensure it does not continue.
The
time has come for LaSalle to be a little selfish and
build the most modern state-of-the–art arena among
all of the Philadelphia Universities. A video scoreboard would
be run by the Communications students. Concessions and merchandise areas would
be run by Business students.
LaSalle President
Brother
Michael McGinniss and Athletic Director Tom
Brennan need
to understand that the time is now for a new on-campus
arena for our basketball program. The
question for Brother Mike is: “Are you going to allow
Saint Joe’s
and Drexel and other programs without the great tradition
of LaSalle basketball to surpass us during your tenure?”
New
Atlantic 10 Commish Bernadette McGlade Has 2 Major Issues
to Fix
June
1, 2008 by Amanda Preston
The Gloucester City, NJ Native has been Selected
to Succeed Linda Bruno.
Bernadette
V. McGlade is
one of the most respected administrators in collegiate athletics
as she was the Associate Commissioner of
the Atlantic Coast Conference. McGlade
was hired in 1997 into the newly created position
overseeing
ACC women’s
basketball. Responsibilities included: conference
scheduling, the ACC Tournament, television
oversight and selection,
budget management and Institutional liaison with the women’s
basketball coaches. In addition, McGlade directed
the officiating program including recruitment, training
and development
of ACC basketball officials.
The
two major issues that have plagued the Atlantic 10 over
the past 8 years that must be fixed according to the
ADs are :1. the Television Contract
- has
to get
A10
Games on Basic Cable; 2. Cleanup the A10 Offices in Philadelphia
by replacing Jim Satalin and others who
did a poor job (inept/corrupt
officiating has to be addressed by removing at least 8 officials).
McGlade will be the fifth commissioner in the Atlantic 10's
32-year history when she is introduced at a Center City
news conference tomorrow. We look forward to welcoming her
as she has the qualifications to take the Atlantic 10 where
it needs to be over the next decade. She will make recommendations
on facility upgrades and will tighten academic standards
at some A10 universities (including Charlotte and Temple).
The Vision: A New State of the Art Arena by 2014 - Best
Facility in Philadelphia and the Atlantic 10
April 14, 2008 by Amanda Preston
Brother Michael McGinniss, Dr. Tom Brennan
and LaSalle Administration Need to Get On-Board For Basketball
Program to Thrive
for Next Few Decades
LaSalle must commit to
building a new 6,000 seat state-of-the-art basketball
arena in order to compete in the ultra-competitive
division one basketball for the next few decades.
The administration must find the funding - through local
corporate naming rights, local business advertising, alums
and friends of LaSalle. The new arena could be built for
under $30 million with local unions cutting costs via
educational
institution discounts, donation of certain construction
supplies by companies affiliated with alums and from naming
rights. Unlike other local universities, LaSalle has the
real estate to make this a reality.
LaSalle is the premiere Big 5 institution as the winningest
team for many decades. Unfortunately an incompetent AD
(Bob Mullen) sold the school on moving to a mid-west conference
in the mid-1990s. Losing became all too familiar for over
a decade. Doctor John Giannini put an end to the losing
streak but has admitted that going forward he needs to
have a true home-court feel and top-notch facilities,
including a new weight room, upgraded locker rooms and
a video room.
Informal surveys have indicated that LaSalle alums have
listed the following needs for the new arena:
1. seating behind the baskets;
2.
an
arena
where
most
seating you walk down to; 3. chairbacks with cupholders
except for behind the baskets where bleachers are preferred
by students; 4. an above court scoreboard with 4-sided
video feed; 5. outside corridor with local vendor
food concessions - (steak sandwich, hoagie, pizza, salad);
6. at least 6 luxury suites (center court and corners).
The ball is currently in Brother Mike and Dr. Brennan's
court - will they do what it takes to take LaSalle basketball
where it needs to be in the next 5 years?
Football
Program Ends After 11 Year Run
November 19,
2007
Exclusive by
Amanda Preston
Explorers Drop Football Effective Immediately
La Salle University has announced that it will discontinue its
football program effective immediately. Unfortunately Football
never really caught on at LaSalle as the program was never fully
funded and did not have any scholarship players. The decision
was made due mainly to mounting costs and lack of interest in
joining a partial scholarship conference such as the Pioneer
League. The
official statement from Dr. Tom Brennan, Director of Athletics
was as follows. "This was
a very difficult decision, and I announce it with a real
sense of disappointment.
La Salle instituted a non-scholarship football program in 1997
and subsequently joined the Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference (MAAC) Football League. However, the steady
dissolution of
the MAAC Football League and the changing landscape of collegiate
football have negatively affected our program and led us to
this decision."
The decision to bring back football was made by former Athletic
Director Bob Mullen who really caused a great deal
of pain to the LaSalle sports community. He was the main person
responsible for the consecutive losing seasons of the basketball
team due
to his moving the program to a Mid-west conference. Only recently
has the basketball program started to recover. Football was
played at La Salle in the 1930's and was suspended in 1941
due to World War Two and did not not return until 1997.
Two years later La Salle joined the non-scholarship MAAC Football
League which consisted of 10 schools with similar academic
and athletic profiles.
Small Catholic Universities cannot support football unless there
is both a commitment to winning from the administration and
financial support from the alumni.
Of the 10 members: Georgetown and Duquesne decided to change
conferences, Iona and Marist have to decide whether to continue
while Fairfield,
Canisius, Siena, St. John's, and St. Peter's dropped their
football programs. The Mullen era (of bad decisions) has officially
closed.
"I
assure you that we will do everything possible to help the
coaches and student-athletes affected by this decision.
They are valued members of the La Salle family." said La Salle
President Br. Michael J. McGinniss.
Explorers
Recruiting Gems Of The Past - As Far As I Can Remember
by Jack Updated 6/23/2007
I remember going to games at the Palestra
with my Dad as a kid in the 1970's and seeing La Salle
play.
It was
exciting
and no other
experience was like it in the world. The food - hot dogs,
sodas and ice cream - was brought to the seating area by
the vendors. Streamers were thrown after the first made
basket by a Big 5 team... this was awesome for a 9 year-old
in 1974 who didn't have any idea of the significance
of
LaSalle, college basketball or the Palestra. I had the opportunity
to see Joe Bryant,
Bill Taylor and
Charlie Wise lead La Salle to a 4-0 city
series record and the Big 5 title. I also had the opportunity
to see the great Michael Brooks during his
4 year career.
It was my first exposure to sports and eventually
led me to attending LaSalle College as a freshmen in 1983.
Steve Black led that team to the NIT that
year after finishing at 3-1 in the city series tied for the
Big 5 title. When
I was a sophomore I was there in Saint Katherine's hall when
Truck Butts got the news he could not play
in the upcoming season due to a stupid NCAA rule involving
age. Me and the guys on the floor all gave him words of
encouragement as some of us felt as sick as Truck did. On
the positive side, La Salle became a University. The following
year, my
junior
year,
it was
announced
that
someone
named Lionel Simmons would breath new life
into the basketball program. In my senior year of 1987 it
became a reality as
Lionel led the team to the NIT championship game in New York.
Craig Conlin lived across the hall and me
and my roommates always gave him words of encouragement along
with a few beers.
Yes, that was me and my friends jumping
around on the USA Network
and
Channel
6 after
the
win
in the semi-final game in Madison Square Garden.
Of course I followed the team closely after graduating in
1987 and followed them through the great NCAA teams, the
bad decision to join the MCC and the ugly losses. I remember
the national media coverage of Lionel's 3,000th point game
and enjoying every minute of it as I sat in my front row
seats at the since demolished Civic Center. After Brother
Pat left as President, the Athletic Director Bob
Mullen,
did the basketball team a major wrong. He hurt the program
by putting them in
the MCC and after 3 disasterous seasons LaSalle was invited
to join the Atlantic 10 but much repair needed to be done.
LaSalle had to get a true home court and get back to recruiting
the local talent that they always got the best of.
I drummed up support and helped
Brother Burke get a new coach (Speedy Morris had gotten lazy
and was unable to produce a winning team despite some good
talent
on the team) and have the Hayman Center converted into the
present Gola Arena.
I will continue
to
encourage alums to push Brother Mike in getting us the new
arena that will be required for LaSalle basketball to once
again
thrive
in
the
upcoming years.
That is why I always have been and always will be an Explorer-for-life.
| Steve Black, Overbrook HS |
1,000 Point Scorer |
1981 recruited |
| Chip Greenberg, LaSalle
HS |
1,000 Point Scorer |
1982 recruited |
| Tim Legler, John Randolph Tucker HS, Richmond VA |
1,000 Point Scorer |
1983 recruited
1989 NBA Free Agent Signing |
| Rich Tarr, transfer from Penn State |
1,000 Point Scorer |
1983 recruited |
| Larry Koretz, Wilkes-Barre GAR HS |
1,000 Point Scorer |
1983 recruited |
Lionel
Simmons, Southern HS
#22 Retired by La Salle |
3,000 Point Scorer; 1990 National Player
of the Year |
1986 recruited
1990 NBA Lottery Pick |
| Doug
Overton, Dobbins Tech |
Assists and Steals Leader for Explorers |
1987 recruited
1991 NBA Drafted |
| Randy Woods, Ben Franklin HS |
1,000 Point Scorer |
1988 recruited
1992 NBA Drafted |
| Jack Hurd, Warwick HS in Lititz, PA |
1,000 Point Scorer |
1988 recruited |
| Kareem Townes, Southern HS |
1,925 points in only 81 games |
1991 recruited |
| Donnie Carr, Roman Catholic HS |
2,000 Point Scorer |
1996 recruited |
| Victor Thomas, St. John Neumann HS |
1,000 Point Scorer |
1997 recruited |
| Rasual Butler, Roman Catholic HS |
2,000 Point Scorer |
1998 recruited
2002 NBA Drafted |
| Julian Blanks, Erie Cathederal Prep |
1,000 Point Scorer |
1998 recruited |
| Steven Smith, Northeast HS |
Two-time A10 Player of the Year |
2001 recruited
2006 NBA Free Agent Signing |
| Jermaine Thomas, Thomas Johnson HS in Frederick,
MD |
1,000 Point Scorer |
2002 recruited |
| Darnell Harris, St. Frances HS in Baltimore, MD |
1,000 Point Scorer |
2004 recruited |
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