Men's Basketball | February 13, 2017
OLEAN, N.Y. -The La Salle University men's basketball team treks to upstate New York for a matchup with St. Bonaventure on Wednesday evening. The game will air live regionally on The Comcast Network (TCN) Philadelphia and on Time Warner's SportsChannel beginning at 7:00 p.m. An online broadcast is also available via the Atlantic 10 Digital Network, as well as an online radio stream featuring the Voice of the Explorers Kale Beers on the TuneIn Radio App and Stretch Internet.
NEWS & NOTES
•The Explorers and Bonnies are tied for fifth place in the Atlantic 10 standings at 7-5, with six games remaining in the conference regular season.
•La Salle dropped a 64-52 decision to Richmond in its last outing on Saturday, Feb. 11.
•An uncharacteristic 24 turnovers caused the Explorers problems, including eight during a critical stetch in the second half.
•Junior B.J. Johnson once again led the team in scoring with 18 points, but the Explorers, who lead the league in three-point shooting, went just 4-for-20 from deep.
•The four three-pointers made were the lowest by a La Salle team in a game since hitting four against Drexel on Dec. 5, 2015.
•La Salle also went to the free throw line just nine times, which marks a season low and is the fewest since attempting seven free throws against Villanova last year.
•The Explorers did tie their season high with 11 steals, with three apiece coming from guards Amar Stukes and Johnnie Shuler.
•The two teams squaring off on Wednesday are the two top scoring teams in the Atlantic 10, with each squad averaging over 78 points per game.
•La Salle (77.6%) and St. Bonaventure (76.5%) also rank 1-2 in free throw shooting.
SCOUTING ST. BONAVENTURE
•Two prolific guards highlight the offensive attack for St. Bonaventure in 2016-17.
•Juniors Jaylen Adams and Matt Mobley are combining to score 40.6 points per game.
•Adams is tops in the A10 at 21.3 points per game and is also dishing out a league-high 6.4 assists per outing.
•Mobley is hitting over 40 percent of his three-point attempts and is leading the league at 2.9 makes a game from deep.
•Denzel Gregg is a third Bonnie to average in double figures at 12.0 ppg.
ALL-TIME SERIES
•The Explorers have won the last two meetings between the two schools, including a 71-64 victory in last season's contest at Tom Gola Arena.
•Overall, La Salle holds a 17-13 edge dating back to 1958.
•Four players reached double figures for La Salle in the game last season, including a near triple-double for Jordan Price (18 points, 10 rebounds, six assists).
•Tony Washington also had a strong outing, posting a double-double with 10 points and 12 boards.
•La Salle is 7-8 all-time in Olean, N.Y.
LA SALLE TO HONOR NIT TEAMS ON FEB. 18
•La Salle Athletics is set to honor a pair of teams who have made a lasting impression on the men's basketball program.
•On Saturday, Feb. 18, at halftime of the contest against Big 5 rival Saint Joseph's, the 1952 National Invitation Tournament championship squad and the 1987 NIT runner-up team will receive special recognition.
•The 1952 team was led by legendary forward Tom Gola, while the 1987 squad had a pair of future NBA players in Lionel Simmons and Tim Legler.
