1987–88 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

American college 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

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.

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

References

^ "Lionel Simmons Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".

v t e La Salle Explorers men's basketball
Venues	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)
Culture & lore	"Fight On, Explorers" City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Scandal
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics