1987–88 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

The 1987–88 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team represented La Salle University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

1987–88 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
MAAC regular season champion MAAC Tournament champion
NCAA Division I Tournament, First Round
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	24–10 (14–0 MAAC)
Head coach	Speedy Morris (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Joe Mihalich
Home arena	Convention Hall
Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

1987–88 MAAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
La Salle †	14	–	0		1.000			24	–	10		.706
Saint Peter's	11	–	3		.786			20	–	9		.690
Fordham	9	–	5		.643			18	–	15		.545
Holy Cross	8	–	6		.571			14	–	15		.483
Iona	5	–	9		.357			11	–	16		.407
Army	4	–	10		.286			9	–	19		.321
Fairfield	4	–	10		.286			8	–	20		.286
Manhattan	1	–	13		.071			7	–	23		.233
† 1988 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1987–88 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 11 Doug Overton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Dobbins Technical Philadelphia, PA F 22 Lionel Simmons 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So South Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA G   Tim Legler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr John Randolph Tucker	Head coach Speedy Morris Assistant coach(es) Joe Mihalich (La Salle) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Regular season

Player stats

Player	Games	Field Goals	Three Pointers	Free Throws	Rebounds	Blocks	Steals	Points
Lionel Simmons[1]	34	297	2	196	386	77	71	792
Tim Legler	34	203	104	57	139	9	31	567

NCAA tournament

• Midwest
  • Kansas State (#4 seed) 66, La Salle (#13 seed) 53

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Awards and honors

• Lionel Simmons, First Team All-Big 5 selection
• Lionel Simmons, Robert V. Geasey Trophy
• Lionel Simmons, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year