The 2017–18 La Salle Explorers basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by 14th-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 13–19, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in a three-way tie for 10th place. As the No. 12 seed in the A-10 tournament, they lost in the first round to Massachusetts.
On March 23, 2018, head coach John Giannini and the school mutually agreed to part ways after 14 seasons. Giannini left with a 212–226 record at La Salle. On April 8, the school hired Villanova assistant Ashley Howard as head coach.
Previous season The Explorers finished the 2016–17 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.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Cleon Roberts 3 G 6'6" 190 RS Senior Miami, FL Graduated Hank Davis 4 G 5'11" 170 Senior Cherry Hill, NJ Graduated Yevgen Sakhniuk 12 F 6'7" 235 Junior Kyiv, Ukraine Transferred to Philadelphia Jordan Price 21 G 6'5" 220 RS Senior Decatur, GA Graduated Demetrius Henry 24 F/C 6'9" 225 RS Junior Fort Lauderdale, FL Left the program
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Traci Carter 24 G 6'0" 175 Junior Philadelphia, PA Marquette
2017 recruiting class
2018 recruiting class
Preseason In a poll of the league’s head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Hawks were picked to finish in ninth place in the A-10. Senior forward B.J. Johnson was named to the conference's preseason second team.
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
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