The 2020–21 La Salle Explorers basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by third-year head coach Ashley Howard, played their home games at Tom Gola Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 9–16, 6–11 in A-10 Play to finish in 12th place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 tournament to Saint Joseph's.
Previous season The Explorers finished the 2019–20 season 15–15, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in tenth place. Their season ended when the A-10 tournament and all other postseason tournaments were canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Ayinde Hakim 0 G 5'11" 165 Sophomore Washington, D.C. Midseason transfer to UMass Lowell Isaiah Deas 10 G 6'6" 200 Senior Brooklyn, NY Graduated Ed Croswell 11 F 6'8" 250 Sophomore Philadelphia, PA Transferred to Providence Saul Phiri 13 G 6'4" 215 Senior Haverhill, MA Graduated Brandon Stone 23 F 6'11" 200 Sophomore Alverton, PA Midseason transfer to Robert Morris Moustapha Diagne 35 F 6'9" 230 RS Senior Rufisque, Senegal Graduated
2020 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Atlantic 10 tournament
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