La Salle

Heartbreak#7302.4

Atlantic 10 · Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

NCAA titles: 1954

The Heartbreak Index2.4 · #730

The Numb · CBB, 1954

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The clocks

CBB since 19544.7
CBB final appearance since 19551.2

Heaviest wounds

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1462-1120

All-time

0.566

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

La Salle’s top NCAA tournament games of all time by Game Score.

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La Salle 63-61 #12 Kansas State

Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

2013 · Mar 22, 2013 · First Round

1.80

Game Score

#12 La Salle 75-79 #17 Clemson

Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut

1990 · Mar 17, 1990 · Second Round

1.66

Game Score

#10 La Salle 88-81 #17 North Carolina State

The Palestra, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1954 · Mar 12, 1954 · Second Round

1.40

Game Score

#3 La Salle 63-77 #1 San Francisco

Kansas City Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri

National Title

1955 · Mar 19, 1955 · Championship Game

1.38

Game Score

#3 La Salle 76-73 #5 Iowa

Kansas City Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri

Final Four

1955 · Mar 18, 1955 · Final Four

1.31

Game Score

La Salle 76-74 Mississippi

Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

2013 · Mar 24, 2013 · Second Round

1.28

Game Score

La Salle 76-78 #19 Seton Hall

Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro-Winston Salem, North Carolina

1992 · Mar 19, 1992 · First Round

1.19

Game Score

#10 La Salle 76-74 Fordham

Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York

1954 · Mar 8, 1954 · First Round

1.18

Game Score

La Salle 74-83 Louisiana Tech

Memorial Gymnasium, Nashville, Tennessee

1989 · Mar 16, 1989 · First Round

1.10

Game Score

La Salle 83-87 #6 Syracuse (OT)

The Palestra, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1975 · Mar 15, 1975 · First Round

1.07

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 22, 2013	2013	First Round	La Salle 63-61 #12 Kansas State Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri	1.80
2	Mar 17, 1990	1990	Second Round	#12 La Salle 75-79 #17 Clemson Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut	1.66
3	Mar 12, 1954	1954	Second Round	#10 La Salle 88-81 #17 North Carolina State The Palestra, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1.40
4	Mar 19, 1955	1955	Championship Game	#3 La Salle 63-77 #1 San Francisco Kansas City Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri National Title	1.38
5	Mar 18, 1955	1955	Final Four	#3 La Salle 76-73 #5 Iowa Kansas City Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri Final Four	1.31
6	Mar 24, 2013	2013	Second Round	La Salle 76-74 Mississippi Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri	1.28
7	Mar 19, 1992	1992	First Round	La Salle 76-78 #19 Seton Hall Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro-Winston Salem, North Carolina	1.19
8	Mar 8, 1954	1954	First Round	#10 La Salle 76-74 Fordham Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York	1.18
9	Mar 16, 1989	1989	First Round	La Salle 74-83 Louisiana Tech Memorial Gymnasium, Nashville, Tennessee	1.10
10	Mar 15, 1975	1975	First Round	La Salle 83-87 #6 Syracuse (OT) The Palestra, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1.07

Season by season

2027 · La Salle

Atlantic 10

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · La Salle

Atlantic 10

Record

9-23

Conf record

5-13

—

SRS

#207

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2025 · La Salle

Atlantic 10

Record

14-19

Conf record

5-13

—

SRS

#197

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2024 · La Salle

Atlantic 10

Record

16-17

Conf record

6-12

—

SRS

#181

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2023 · La Salle

Atlantic 10

Record

15-19

Conf record

7-11

—

SRS

#205

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2022 · La Salle

Atlantic 10

Record

11-19

Conf record

5-13

—

SRS

#208

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2021 · La Salle

Atlantic 10

Record

9-16

Conf record

6-11

—

SRS

#187

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2020 · La Salle

Atlantic 10

Record

15-15

Conf record

6-12

—

SRS

#171

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · La Salle

Atlantic 10

Record

10-21

Conf record

8-10

—

SRS

#203

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2018 · La Salle

Atlantic 10

Record

13-19

Conf record

7-11

—

SRS

#134

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2017 · La Salle

Atlantic 10

Record

15-15

Conf record

9-9

—

SRS

#126

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2016 · La Salle

Atlantic 10

Record

9-22

Conf record

4-14

—

SRS

#241

Seed

—

Tournament

—

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament	Natl
2027	La Salle	0-0	Atlantic 10
2026	La Salle	9-23	Atlantic 10	5-13		#207
2025	La Salle	14-19	Atlantic 10	5-13		#197
2024	La Salle	16-17	Atlantic 10	6-12		#181
2023	La Salle	15-19	Atlantic 10	7-11		#205
2022	La Salle	11-19	Atlantic 10	5-13		#208
2021	La Salle	9-16	Atlantic 10	6-11		#187
2020	La Salle	15-15	Atlantic 10	6-12		#171
2019	La Salle	10-21	Atlantic 10	8-10		#203
2018	La Salle	13-19	Atlantic 10	7-11		#134
2017	La Salle	15-15	Atlantic 10	9-9		#126
2016	La Salle	9-22	Atlantic 10	4-14		#241
2015	La Salle	17-16	Atlantic 10	8-10		#100
2014	La Salle	15-16	Atlantic 10	7-9		#111
2013	La Salle	24-10	Atlantic 10	11-5		#55	13	Sweet 16
2012	La Salle	21-13	Atlantic 10	9-7		#65		NIT
2011	La Salle	15-18	Atlantic 10	6-10		#154
2010	La Salle	12-18	Atlantic 10	4-12		#156
2009	La Salle	18-13	Atlantic 10	9-7		#102
2008	La Salle	15-17	Atlantic 10	8-8		#150
2007	La Salle	10-20	Atlantic 10	3-13		#205
2006	La Salle	18-10	Atlantic 10	10-6		#111
2005	La Salle	10-19	Atlantic 10	5-11		#204
2004	La Salle	10-20	Atlantic 10	5-11		#173
2003	La Salle	12-17	Atlantic 10	5-11		#153
2002	La Salle	15-17	Atlantic 10	6-10		#136
2001	La Salle	12-17	Atlantic 10	5-11		#124
2000	La Salle	11-17	Atlantic 10	5-11		#157
1999	La Salle	13-15	Atlantic 10	8-8		#147
1998	La Salle	9-18	Atlantic 10	5-11		#170
1997	La Salle	10-17	Atlantic 10	5-11		#126
1996	La Salle	6-24	Atlantic 10	3-13		#161
1995	La Salle	13-14	Midwestern	7-7		#142
1994	La Salle	11-16	Midwestern	4-6		#153
1993	La Salle	14-13	Midwestern	9-5		#137
1992	La Salle	20-11	Metro Atlantic ◆	12-4		#71	13	NCAA tournament
1991	La Salle	19-10	Metro Atlantic	12-4		#89		NIT
1990	La Salle	30-2	Metro Atlantic ★ ◆	16-0	#12	#30	4	NCAA tournament
1989	La Salle	26-6	Metro Atlantic ★ ◆	13-1		#43	8	NCAA tournament
1988	La Salle	24-10	Metro Atlantic ★ ◆	14-0		#76	13	NCAA tournament
1987	La Salle	20-13	Metro Atlantic	10-4		#73		NIT
1986	La Salle	14-14	Metro Atlantic	8-6		#140
1985	La Salle	15-13	Metro Atlantic	8-6		#177
1984	La Salle	20-11	Metro Atlantic ★	11-3		#99		NIT
1983	La Salle	18-14	East Coast ★ ◆	7-2		#124	12	NCAA tournament
1982	La Salle	16-13	East Coast	7-4		#181
1981	La Salle	14-13	East Coast	8-3		#152
1980	La Salle	22-9	East Coast ◆	7-4		#58	11	NCAA tournament
1979	La Salle	15-13	East Coast	10-3		#134
1978	La Salle	18-12	East Coast ★ ◆	5-0		#91		NCAA tournament
1977	La Salle	17-12	East Coast	3-2		#133
1976	La Salle	11-15	East Coast	1-4		#110
1975	La Salle	22-7	East Coast ★ ◆	5-1		#74		NCAA tournament
1974	La Salle	18-10	Middle Atlantic ★	5-1		#64
1973	La Salle	15-10	Middle Atlantic	3-3		#66
1972	La Salle	6-19	Middle Atlantic	2-4		#145
1971	La Salle	20-7	Middle Atlantic	5-1		#36		NIT
1970	La Salle	14-12	Middle Atlantic	3-2		#84
1969	La Salle	23-1	Middle Atlantic		#2	#8
1968	La Salle	20-8	Middle Atlantic ★			#61		NCAA tournament
1967	La Salle	14-12	Middle Atlantic			#61
1966	La Salle	10-15	Middle Atlantic			#110
1965	La Salle	15-8	Middle Atlantic			#56		NIT
1964	La Salle	16-9	Middle Atlantic	5-1		#97
1963	La Salle	16-8	Middle Atlantic	7-1		#61		NIT
1962	La Salle	16-9	Middle Atlantic	5-3		#78
1961	La Salle	15-7	Middle Atlantic	7-2		#74
1960	La Salle	16-6	Middle Atlantic	6-1		#80
1959	La Salle	16-7	Middle Atlantic	5-2		#66
1958	La Salle	16-9	Independent			#90
1957	La Salle	17-9	Independent			#57
1956	La Salle	15-10	Independent			#67
1955	La Salle	26-5	Independent		#3	#3		Final Four
1954	La Salle	26-4	Independent		#2	#10		Champion	National
1953	La Salle	25-3	Independent		#6	#7		NIT
1952	La Salle	24-5	Independent			#9		NIT
1951	La Salle	22-7	Independent			#35		NIT
1950	La Salle	21-4	Independent		#10	#2		NIT
1949	La Salle	21-7	Independent
1948	La Salle	20-4	Independent					NIT
1947	La Salle	20-6	Independent
1946	La Salle	9-14	Independent
1945	La Salle	11-8	Independent
1944	La Salle	8-8	Independent
1943	La Salle	13-10	Independent
1942	La Salle	12-11	Independent
1941	La Salle	11-8	Independent
1940	La Salle	12-8	Independent
1939	La Salle	13-6	Independent
1938	La Salle	9-8	Independent
1937	La Salle	12-7	Independent
1936	La Salle	4-13	Independent
1935	La Salle	15-6	Independent
1934	La Salle	14-3	Independent
1933	La Salle	13-3	Independent
1932	La Salle	15-8	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

6 AP All-American selections.

Lionel Simmons1990

Lionel Simmons1989

Michael Brooks1980

Tom Gola1955

Tom Gola1954

Tom Gola1953

Year	Player
1990	Lionel Simmons
1989	Lionel Simmons
1980	Michael Brooks
1955	Tom Gola
1954	Tom Gola
1953	Tom Gola

NBA first-round picks

27 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Randy Woods1992

Last college yr: 1992

Randy Woods1992

Last college yr: 1991

Lionel Simmons1990

Last college yr: 1990

Randy Woods1992

Last college yr: 1990

Lionel Simmons1990

Last college yr: 1989

Lionel Simmons1990

Last college yr: 1988

Lionel Simmons1990

Last college yr: 1987

Michael Brooks1980

Last college yr: 1980

Michael Brooks1980

Last college yr: 1979

Michael Brooks1980

Last college yr: 1978

Michael Brooks1980

Last college yr: 1977

Joe Bryant1975

Last college yr: 1975

Draft	Player	Last college yr
1992	Randy Woods	1992
1992	Randy Woods	1991
1990	Lionel Simmons	1990
1992	Randy Woods	1990
1990	Lionel Simmons	1989
1990	Lionel Simmons	1988
1990	Lionel Simmons	1987
1980	Michael Brooks	1980
1980	Michael Brooks	1979
1980	Michael Brooks	1978
1980	Michael Brooks	1977
1975	Joe Bryant	1975
1975	Joe Bryant	1974
1971	Ken Durrett	1971
1971	Ken Durrett	1970
1969	Larry Cannon	1969
1971	Ken Durrett	1969
1969	Larry Cannon	1968
1969	Larry Cannon	1967
1955	Tom Gola	1955
1955	Tom Gola	1954
1955	Tom Gola	1953
1955	Tom Gola	1952
1950	Larry Foust	1950
1950	Larry Foust	1949
1950	Larry Foust	1948
1950	Larry Foust	1947

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Greatest tournament games

Season by season

Consensus All-Americans

NBA first-round picks

The Heartbreak Index2.4 · #730