Feb. 3, 2009
PHILADELPHIA, PA -- The Dr. John Giannini Radio Show returns tonight at 7:30 PM live at The Ugly Moose at 443 Shurs Lane in Manayunk. Tonight's show is the third of five installments through the conclusion of the season.
Dr. John Giannini, along with host Kale Beers, will conduct the hour-long show in front of a live audience and also take questions from the audience as well as those submitted on e-mail and instant message. Until further notice, they will not be able to take live telephone calls.
The show will air live on WHAT AM-1340 and also be heard on GoExplorers.com and RedZoneMedia.com.
One of the new features of the Dr. John Giannini Show is a weekly poll question. Live audience members and listeners will be asked a poll question throughout the show with the results tabulated at the conclusion. Also new for the live audience will be the weekly Explorer Pop Quiz - a series of ten questions relating to Explorer basketball. The quizzes will be graded with the top scorer winning a $25 gift certificate to The Ugly Moose. Other prizes and items will also be distributed to members of the live audience.
Tonight's show will also feature a mystery guest who will join Coach G. and Kale on the air for the first segment and then remain on hand for the duration. Tonight's guest is a former player and Hall of Athlete member.
The contact info for questions and answers to the poll question:
e-mail - lasallesid1@aol.com
Instant messenger (AIM) - lasallesid1
Listen live link
This Week's poll question:
Which statistic will be most important for both teams in tomorrow night's game against Dayton?
a) field goal percentage b) turnovers c) rebounding
This Week's Pop Quiz:
1. Rank the following Atlantic 10 arenas in the order in which they were built (oldest to newest): Liacouras Center (Temple), Halton Arena (Charlotte), Ryan Center (Rhode Island), Chaifetz Arena (Saint Louis), Reilly Center (Saint Bonaventure). Reilly, Halton, Liacouras, Ryan, Chaifetz
2. Where did Steve Weingarten transfer from? Connecticut College
3. Who had the most rebounds (11) in last year's overtime win over Dayton? Paul Johnson
4. Who is La Salle's all-time leading rebounder? (Extra credit: How many career rebounds did he have?) Tom Gola; 2,201
5. Against which Atlantic 10 team did Darnell Harris knock down all seven attempted 3-pointers, tying the NCAA record for 3-point field goal percentage in a game? Saint Bonaventure
6. Who won the first Atlantic 10 men's basketball championship back in 1977? Duquesne
7. Who did the answer to #6 beat in that game? Villanova
8. What team did Tim Legler play for when he won the NBA 3-point shooting contest? Washington Bullets
9. What is Yves Mekongo Mbala's career high in points scored? 26 points
10. Who holds the La Salle record for most points scored in a half? Hubie Marshall
Week 2 poll question:
Which Explorer will finish the season as the team's leading rebounder?
a) Vernon Goodridge (17.9%) b) Yves Mekongo Mbala (82.1%)
Week 1 poll question:
Which Xavier team is better?
a) This season (25.6%) b) Last season (74.4%)
Week 1 pop quiz winner: Ryan Hall ('05) - 9 of 10 correct
Week 2 pop quiz winner: John DiCarlo - 4 of 10 correct
