La Salle Explorers Media Guide Basketball 2007-08

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WACHOVIACENTER
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Thesecondlargestcityonthe WacHovu
EastCoastandthefifthlargestinthe
C6
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million.Thecradleofdemocracy,
PhiladelphiaishometotheLiberty
BellandIndependenceHall,where
ourcountryfirsttookshapeandour
forefatherswrotetheDeclarationof
Independence,theArticlesof
ConfederationandtheConstitution.
CenterCityboastshundredsof
galleriesfeaturingthelatestin
painting,sculpture,photography
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nation'slargestandmostdeveloped
cityparksystem(FairmountPark)
thatoffers8,700acresoftreesand
trailswindingthelengthofthe
city.CenterCity'sSouthStreet,
BoathouseRowalong
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1687 FirstBrewery
1689 FirstPublicSchool
1731 FirstPublicLibrary
1746 FirstStockExchange
1755 FirstHospital
1780 FirstAmericanBank
1874 FirstZoo
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2005-06Season
Explorerssetall-time
marksforAtlantic10wins,
Atlantic10roadwins,and
finish3rdintheAtlantic
10.CoachGiannininamed
afinalistforJimPhelan
Award(NationalCoach
oftheYear'
2007
DarnellHarris
becomesthe
45thExplorer
toscore1000 StreetandSmith's
careerpoints. namesLaSallethe
March8 53rdbestcollege
SmithnamedAtlantic10 basketballprogram
Co-PlayeroftheYear ofalltime
2007 2006 2005
June2005:
StevenSmithnamed STEVENSMITH- 'SualandShaq'in
Atlantic10Playerof NationalPlayer ConferenceFinals:
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finishescareerwith1,940 August10 sevenoftheNBAEastern
i points(seventhall-time StevenSmith ConferenceFinals
atLaSalle) namedasanofficial
September27 candidateforthe
WoodenAward
forthenation's
topcollegiate
basketballplayer
June21
StevenSmithannounces
hehaschosentoreturn
forafourthyearat
LaSalledespitehaving
earnedhisdegreeand
wowedscoutsinthe
ChicagoNBApre-draft
campascertaindraftpick
6 BIGTIMEHISTORY
La SallehashadnumerousAll-Americans,threeNationalPlayers
oftheYear(secondonlytoDuke)aNationalChampionship,
anNITChampionship,andtwoFinalFourappearances.
2R0A0S2UALBUTLERDrafted TIM V1HHiT
bRaysuMailaBmutileHrebaetcomesthe20th WLiEnGsLENRBA HE p"L"Mj
ExplorertoplayintheNBAand Three-Point uH/m.H^rfl
LaSalle'sfifthplayertomake Shooting
theleagueinthepastdecade. Contest
Butlerwasalsonamed
HonorableMentionAll-America
andFirstTeamAll-Atlantic10 1995
FIVEEXPLORERSNAMED
AMONGALL-TIMEGREATEST
PhiladelphiaDailyNewsPoll
RanksfiveExplorersamongTop20
All-TimeinPhiladelphiaBasketball;
2001 LionelSimmonsNamedBestof
EXPLORERSDEFEAT#18 all-time;KenDurrettisthird
August2004 RANKEDST.JOSEPH'S Dreamteam
Inawild,high-scoringaffair
DNra.mJeohdnHGeiaadnniCnoiach aEtxpTloomrerGsolkanoAcrke-noaffthceonfer-
enceandBig5RivalSt.
Josephs,91-90
2004 2002 2001 1997 1995 1992
EXPLORERSTOPLAY
March2002 SETONHALLINNCAA'S
Explorersmake DramaticbasketbyBron
Hollandingame'sfinal
runatA-10title secondsgivesLaSalleMAAC
Afterbecoming titleandNCAAberth
crowdfavorites
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Philadelphia,the BRON'S
Explorerscomeup METTLE 1
justshyoftheirfirst
Atlantic10Finals NETS
appearancewith TITLE
asemifinalloss
toRichmond 1997
LASALLE83- CARRNAMEDATLANTIC10
Fordham63 ROOKIEOFTHEYEAR
(OpeningRound)
LASALLE72-Temple Explorerphenomaverages 1992-
66(Quarterfinals) 23.9pointspergametoearn RANDYWOODS
Richmond68LASALLE Atlantic10RookieoftheV.i'
60(Semifinals) honors DraftedbyClippers
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ThisisPhiladelphia. ThisisLaSalle.
SIMMONSIS
NATIONALPLAYEROFTHEYEAR
L-TrainbecomesthirdLaSalliannamed
NationalPlayeroftheYear(Feattiesthem
withDuke,GeorgiaTechandOhioStateas
onlyschoolswith3NationalP-o-Y's)
1991
OVERTONDRAFTED
BYPISTONS
Beginningof12-yearcareer
forExplorergreat
1991 1990
UNBELIEVABLE BROOKSNAMEDNATIONAL
EXPLORERS PLAYEROFTHEYEAR
FINISH30-2;NCAA BrooksleadsExplorersto
BOUNDAGAIN! 22-9recordandanNCAA
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79 1987
EXPLORERS
1990 Lionel,Explorersfinally PLAYFOR
SIMMONS capture first-round win NITTITLE
DRAFTEDBYKINGS SouthernMiss
SensationalExplorer takes84-80win
finishescareerwith3,217 todenyExplorers
points(Thirdall-timein oftheirsecond
NCAA) ""'HuiufWMin NITcrown
8 BIGTIMEHISTORY