Program history
La Salle
in the tournament.
La Salle appears in 12 tournaments in this archive, between 1954 and 2013, with an all-time record of 14–11. One of those runs ended with the net coming down, in 1954.
It has also lost the title game once: 1955.
4 of its 5 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 2013, when a 13th seed beat the 4th-seeded Kansas State 63–61. The reverse happened in 1990: as a 4th seed it lost to the 5th-seeded Clemson 79–75.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 3, from 1988 to 1990. Its longest absence ran 21 years, between 1992 and 2013.
This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Since then it has entered as high as a 4th seed and as low as a 13th.
- 12 Appearances
- 14–11 All-time record
- 1 Title
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | — | 26–4 | Ken Loeffler | Independent | Champion |
| 1955 | — | 26–5 | Ken Loeffler | Independent | Runner Up |
| 1968 | — | 20–8 | Jim Harding | Middle Atlantic | First round |
| 1975 | — | 22–7 | Paul Westhead | East Coast | Round of 32 |
| 1978 | 4 | 18–12 | Paul Westhead | East Coast Conference | Round of 32 |
| 1980 | 11 | 22–9 | Lefty Ervin | East Coast Conference | Round of 48 |
| 1983 | 12 | 18–14 | Lefty Ervin | East Coast Conference | First round |
| 1988 | 13 | 24–10 | Speedy Morris | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Kansas State, 53–66 |
| 1989 | 8 | 26–6 | Speedy Morris | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Louisiana Tech, 74–83 |
| 1990 | 4 | 30–2 | Speedy Morris | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | lost in the Second Round to Clemson, 75–79 |
| 1992 | 13 | 20–11 | Speedy Morris | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Seton Hall, 76–78 |
| 2013 | 13 | 24–10 | John Giannini | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the regional semifinal to Wichita State, 58–72 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 4–0 |
| Round of 64 | 4–8 |
| Round of 32 | 1–1 |
| Round of 8 | 1–0 |
| Semifinal | 3–1 |
| Final | 1–1 |
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