5 5 ▁College ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁B . ▁J . ▁Johnson ▁Tim ▁Leg ler , ▁current ▁basketball ▁anal yst ▁for ▁ESP N , ▁ 4 th ▁all - time ▁in ▁NBA ▁three - point ▁shooting ▁percentage ▁Ralph ▁Lewis ▁Doug ▁Over ton ▁Jim ▁Ph el an ▁Lion el ▁Sim m ons , ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁College ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁Steven ▁Smith ▁F at ty ▁Taylor ▁R andy ▁Wood s ▁ ▁Bern ie ▁Williams ▁ ▁Ret ired ▁numbers ▁ ▁Co aches ▁Pre vious ▁head ▁coach ▁Dr . ▁John ▁Gian n ini ▁previously ▁co ached ▁at ▁Row an ▁College , ▁where ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁III ▁national ▁championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maine , ▁where ▁he ▁left ▁with ▁the ▁Black ▁B ears ' ▁best ▁winning ▁percentage ▁in ▁school ▁history . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁La ▁S alle ▁announced ▁Ash ley ▁Howard ▁as ▁the ▁next ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁Ex pl or ers . ▁Howard ▁previously ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁under ▁Jay ▁Wright ▁at ▁Vill an ova ▁University . ▁As ▁assistant ▁coach , ▁he ▁helped ▁lead ▁the ▁Wild c ats ▁to ▁two ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁ 1 ▁basketball ▁champion ships . ▁ ▁Past ▁head ▁coach es ▁ ▁Year - by - Year ▁Records ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁* <0x0A> </s> ▁Rah ul ▁A ror a ▁is ▁the ▁CE O ▁of ▁the ▁Institution al ▁Equ ities ▁Business ▁in ▁N irm al ▁Bang ▁Sec ur ities ▁P