1939–40 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1939–40 La Salle Explorers men's basketball | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 12–8 |
Head coach |
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Captain | Tom Carroll |
Home arena | Wister Hall |
Seasons |
The 1939–40 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team represented La Salle University during the 1939–40 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Leonard Tanseer, coaching the explorers in his seventh season. The team finished with an overall record of 12–8.[1]
Schedule
Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state | |||||||
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Dec 4, 1939 | Wyomissing P.I. | W 53–44 | 1–0 | Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Dec. 6, 1939 | Millersville | W 35–27 | 2–0 | Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Dec 8, 1939 | Loyola (MD) | W 34–31 | 3–0 | Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Dec. 10, 1939 | Scranton | W 41–23 | 4–0 | Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Dec. 12, 1939 | at West Chester | W 37–21 | 5–0 | West Chester, PA | |||||||
Dec. 14, 1939 | Washington College | W 46–33 | 6–0 | Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Dec. 18, 1939 | Oklahoma A&M | L 16–33 | 6–1 | Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Dec. 22, 1939 | Davis-Elkins | W 35–32 | 7–1 | Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Dec. 25, 1939 | Santa Clara | L 29–54 | 7–2 | Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Dec. 28, 1939 | Akron | W 33–30 | 8–2 | Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Jan. 5, 1939 | Butler | L 37–46 | 8–3 | Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Jan. 17, 1940 | Temple | L 37–39 | 8–4 | Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Jan. 27, 1940 | St. Francis (NY) | W 35–32 | 9–4 | Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Feb. 3, 1940 | Tulsa | L 36–46 | 9–5 | Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Feb. 6, 1940 | at West Chester | L 27–30 | 9–6 | West Chester, PA | |||||||
Feb. 10, 1940 | Duquesne | L 23–27 ot | 9–7 | Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Feb. 16, 1940 | Saint Joseph's | L 28–33 | 9–8 | Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Feb. 19, 1940 | P.M.C. | W 50–31 | 10–8 | Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Feb. 25, 1940 | Catholic | W 40–29 | 11–8 | Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Feb. 28, 1940 | Long Island | W 46–33 | 12–8 | Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
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La Salle Explorers men's basketball
- Wister Hall (19??–1955)
- Palestra (1955–1989)
- Civic Center (1989–1996)
- First Union Spectrum (1996–1998)
- Tom Gola Arena (1998–present)
- TruMark Financial Center (facilities)
- "Fight On, Explorers"
- City 6
- Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy)
- Gambling scandal
- Rape scandal
- List of seasons
- 1930–31
- 1931–32
- 1932–33
- 1933–34
- 1934–35
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- 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics