2016 – 17 La Salle Explorers basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Explorers , led by 13th-year head coach John Giannini , played their home games at Tom Gola Arena in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference . They finished the season 15 – 15 , 9 – 9 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for seventh place . As the No. 8 seed in the A-10 Tournament , they lost to Davidson in the first round
A-10 Tournament
2017 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team