La Salle Explorers men's basketball

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NCAA Division I men's basketball program college basketball team

La Salle Explorers men's basketball is the NCAA Division I basketball program of La Salle University in Philadelphia, known for its rich tradition, including a 1954 national championship and multiple NBA alumni.

Aliases (1)

La Salle Explorers men's basketball team ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NCAA Division I men's basketball program → college basketball team →
arenaLocation	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania →
citySeries	Philadelphia Big 5 →
conference	Atlantic 10 Conference →
country	United States →
formerConference	East Coast Conference → Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference → Midwestern City Conference →
foundedBy	La Salle University athletics department →
governingBody	National Collegiate Athletic Association →
homeArena	Tom Gola Arena →
location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania →
NCAAChampionship	1954 NCAA men's basketball championship →
NCAAChampionshipSeason	1953–54 season →
NCAADivision	Division I →
NCAAFinalFourAppearance	1954 → 1955 →
NCAATournamentAppearance	1954 → 1955 → 1968 → 1971 → 1978 → 1980 → 1983 → 1988 → 1989 → 1990 → 1992 → 2013 →
NITAppearance	1952 → 1969 → 1981 → 1998 → 2012 →
notableAlumnus	Lionel Simmons → Michael Brooks → Randy Woods → Rasual Butler → Tim Legler → Tom Gola →
playerAward	1955 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame induction of Tom Gola → 1990 consensus first-team All-American honor for Lionel Simmons →
rival	Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball → Temple Owls men's basketball → Villanova Wildcats men's basketball →
schoolColors	blue → gold →
sport	basketball →
teamNickname	Explorers →
university	La Salle University →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Penn Quakers men's basketball →	cityRival
Ken Loeffler ("La Salle Explorers men's basketball team") →	coachOf
Philadelphia Big 5 →	includesProgram
Temple Owls men's basketball →	rival
Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball →	rivalry