March 3, 2009
PHILADELPHIA, PA -- The Dr. John Giannini Radio Show will make its final appearance at 7:30 PM live at The Ugly Moose at 443 Shurs Lane in Manayunk tonight, March 3rd. Tonight's show is the fifth and final installment of the radio show and should be it's most populated. We expreienced standing room only for our last show at the Moose on February 17th.
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. They will once again welcome live callers to the show as well. To call in, dial (484) 562-0551.
We are also trying to secure another live mystery guest call-in like Darnell Harris who phoned into the show from France last time. This interview will likely occur at the top of the show - 7:30.
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.
The contact info for questions and answers to the poll question:
e-mail - lasallesid1@aol.com
Instant messenger (AIM) - lasallesid1
Phone: (484) 562-0551
Listen live link
Week 5 poll question:
What do you think is the best location for the Atlantic 10 Tournament?
Week 4 poll question:
Which will be a harder defense for the Explorers to face?
a) Richmond's match-up zone b) Duquesne's pressure
Week 3 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
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%)
This Week's Pop Quiz:
1. It's tourney time! What team has won the most titles in the history of the Atlantic 10 Championship?
2. In what order (most recent to earliest) did the following teams win their last A-10 championship trophy: Xavier, Temple, Dayton, Rhode Island, George Washington
3. In their last time out, the Explorers had two players - Rodney Green and Darryl Partin - score 30 points. What two former Explorers were the last to accomplish that feat and how many points did each score in that game?
4. Against what team did the two players in Question #3 accomplish that feat?
5. Junior Yves Mekongo Mbala recently became La Salle's fourth Academic All-American. Name the other three.
6. How many total points were scored during the very first meeting of La Salle and Temple back in the 1899-1900 season?
7. The Explorers nearly hit the century mark against UMass on Sunday. Against what Division I team did La Salle drop 100 points on in regulation?
8. Which former Explorer holds the record for best free throw percentage in a season?
9. This year's graduating class of Paul Johnson and Brad Cohen has more wins than any other graduating class since the 1994-95 team. How many wins does this class have in their career?
10. Rodney Green currently owns a 23-game streak in which he has scored at least 10 points. In how many consecutive games did Lionel Simmons score in double figures?
Recent Winners
Week 1 pop quiz winner: Ryan Hall ('05) - 9 of 10 correct
Week 2 pop quiz winner: John DiCarlo - 4 of 10 correct
Week 3 pop quiz winner: Ryan Hall ('05)
Week 4 pop Quiz winners:
