2011 – 12 La Salle Explorers basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2011 – 12 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Explorers , led by eighth year head coach John Giannini , played their home games at Tom Gola Arena and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference . They finished the season 21 – 13 , 9 – 7 in A-10 to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place . They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 Basketball Tournament to Saint Louis . They were invited to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Minnesota
A-10 Basketball Tournament
2012 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
2011–12 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team