By Ryan Lazo Maybe it should have been the Atlantic 10 Conference raiding the Big East and not the other way around. After two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, the A-10 is a perfect 6-0 and no team has been more integral to the glistening mark than La Salle. The Explorers won their play-in game as one of the last four teams to be selected on Selection Sunday and immediately … [Read more...] about Defensive Intensity Can Take La Salle Far
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Butler’s Train Continues To Roll After Dropping La Salle
By Ryan Lazo BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Butler University is quickly gaining similarities to a train, one that is slowly gaining steam and once it gets going, there is no way to stop it. The La Salle Explorers learned this lesson the hard way in an quarterfinal match-up against the very Bulldogs that have made the NCAA Tournament 12 times in the past 14 years. While the Explorers … [Read more...] about Butler’s Train Continues To Roll After Dropping La Salle
Giannini plans to make himself nuts
By Paul Gotham BROOKLYN, NY -- As time dwindled away in Friday afternoon's Atlantic 10 quarter-final match between the no. 5 Butler Bulldogs and no.4 La Salle Explorers, questions of La Salle's possibilities for the NCAA Tournament gained momentum. Rotnei Clarke led four Bulldogs in double figures as Butler (11-5/26-7) defeated La Salle (11-5/21-9) 69-58 at the Barclays … [Read more...] about Giannini plans to make himself nuts
Bills, Explorers, Rams and the A10 quarters
Tip off at high noon from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Four games to decide the Atlantic 10's Final Four. No. 1 St. Louis (13-3/24-6) vs. No. 9 Charlotte (8-8/21-10) Dwayne Evans (12.9) leads four Bills in double figures followed by Kwamain Mitchell (10.2), Cody Ellis (10.1) and Mike McCall Jr. (10.0). DeMario Mayfield (11.7) paces the 49ers. Chris … [Read more...] about Bills, Explorers, Rams and the A10 quarters
Steve Zack provides an important piece to LaSalle’s puzzle
By Ronak Patel PHILADELPHIA -- LaSalle's sophomore center was not like most players coming from the high school ranks to the college game. He was honestly expecting to redshirt his freshman year. But as is the case in today’s game, players come and go with the same frequency as reality TV shows. So when talented big man Aaric Murray transferred out of LaSalle in 2011 … [Read more...] about Steve Zack provides an important piece to LaSalle’s puzzle