La Salle Explorers NCAA Basketball News

Kansas was the runaway No. 1 pick in The Associated Press' college basketball poll Monday, just as it has been each week since the season began last month.

La Salle was going to have to play a perfect game to have any chance against Kansas.

Those ready to crown Kentucky freshman sensation John Wall as the best rookie in college basketball should reserve judgment for now.

Freshman Xavier Henry scored a season-high 31 points, Markieff Morris had a double-double and No.

Philadelphia native Marcus Morris goes against La Salle Saturday. Dec. 11, 2009 Kansas returns to the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., when it plays host to La Salle in the M&I Bank Kansas City Shootout, Dec.

Rodney Green scored 25 points, seven assists and six rebounds to lead La Salle to a 69-60 win over Rider on Wednesday night.

Local standouts are putting up strong numbers on the Division I scene, including two Prep Charter products suiting up for the No.

La Salle played at No. 3 Villanova Saturday. Last night, La Salle played against a team coached by a man who once played for some great Villanova teams.

Rodney Green scored 19 points and dished out six assists to help La Salle defeat Lafayette 79-67 on Thursday night.

Antonio Pena and Scottie Reynolds scored 14 points each, Corey Fisher added 13 points and the Wildcats won their eighth straight over the Explorers.

They're the No. 4 team in the country and they're still undefeated, but the Villanova Wildcats are already finding different ways to win basketball games.

Antonio Pena scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and Scottie Reynolds added 14 points as well, helping No.

Winning an early-season tournament may have provided a tougher test than Villanova might have preferred.

South Carolina's Dominique Archie is defended by La Salle's Rodney Green during an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Nov.

TRYING TO KEEP all of these early season tournaments straight is a prescription for dizziness.

The Universal College Dragons will start their title retention bid when the 17th National Capital Region Athletic Association men's basketball tournament fires off Wednesday at the Ateneo Blue Eagle gym in Quezon City.

Rodney Green was 4-for-4 from the foul line in the final 48 seconds, and La Salle held on to beat Tulane 61-59 on Sunday in the third round of the Charleston Classic.

Garrett Williamson scored 10 of his 18 points in the final two minutes, and Saint Joseph's beat Boston College 84-80 Friday night in the opening round of the Paradise Jam in St.

Rodney Green scored 21 points and La Salle defeated Davidson 84-70 on Friday night.

Dominique Archie scored 17 points and pulled down seven rebounds to lead the South Carolina Gamecocks to a 78-68 victory over the La Salle Explorers in the first round of the 2009 Charleston Classic at Carolina First Arena.