The 2022–23 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by first-year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at Tom Gola Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.
Previous season The Explorers finished the 2021–22 season 11–19, 5–13 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for 12th place. As the No. 12 seed in the A-10 tournament, they defeated Saint Joseph's in the first round before losing to Saint Louis in the second round.
On March 21, 2022, the school fired head coach Ashley Howard. On April 5, the school announced former Penn and Temple head coach, Fran Dunphy, would be the team's new head coach.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Sherif Kenney 4 G 6'4" 215 Junior Washington, D.C. Transferred to Bryant Jack Clark 5 G 6'8" 200 RS Junior Wyncote, PA Transferred to NC State Tegra Izay 11 C 6'10" 265 Sophomore Montreal, QC Transferred to Harcum College Kyle Thompson 12 G 5'10" 200 RS Junior Horsham, PA Graduate transferred Clifton Moore 21 F/C 6'10" 240 RS Senior Horsham, PA Graduate transferred to Providence Chrisitan Ray 24 G 6'6" 215 Junior Gap, PA Transferred to Delaware Andrew Lafond 25 G 5'10" 150 Senior Philadelphia, PA Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons Brandon Dwyer 30 G 6'3" 180 Freshman Newark, DE Walk-on; transferred to Florida Gulf Coast
Incoming transfers Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Hassan Drame 4 F 6'7" 200 Senior Bamako, Mali Saint Peter's Fousseyni Drame 11 F 6'7" 200 Senior Bamako, Mali Saint Peter's Tommy Gardler 12 G 6'1" 185 Sophomore Broomall, PA Walk-on; USciences
2022 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
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