Saturday, March 1
Washington, DC
6 p.m.
George Washington University
vs
La Salle
Photo by: Greg Fiume
Men's Basketball Hosts La Salle on Senior Night Saturday
2/28/2025 2:01:00 PM | Men's Basketball
WASHINGTON - GW men's basketball opens March with its final home game of the regular season on Saturday night against La Salle. Tip is scheduled for 6 p.m. with coverage available on ESPN+.
The first 250 GW students through the door will receive free Chick-Fil-A and all students in attendance will receive a raffle ticket with the opportunity to win three GW gift sets.
SENIOR NIGHT
The first 250 GW students through the door will receive free Chick-Fil-A and all students in attendance will receive a raffle ticket with the opportunity to win three GW gift sets.
SENIOR NIGHT
Prior to Saturday's game, GW will honor four student-athletes playing their final home game in the Buff & Blue - graduate students Gerald Drumgoole Jr. and Sean Hansen as well as seniors Keegan Harvey and Laziz Talipov. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at approximately 5:45 p.m.
CASTRO CONTINUING TO IMPRESS
Rafael Castro leads the A-10 with 12 double-doubles overall this year and is the first player to average 13.0 ppg and 9.0 rpg at GW in a season since future first-round pick Yinka Dare in 1993-94. Since Jan. 8, a stretch of 14-straight double-digit efforts, Castro has seven 20-point performances and seven double-doubles while averaging 17.6 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 1.2 bpg on 68% FG (95/139).
His 8-for-10 shooting day on Wednesday at Loyola Chicago moved him into qualifying for the national leaderboard in field goal percentage, currently ranking third nationally at 67.4%, which ranks second at GW all-time.
HISTORY VS. LA SALLE
Saturday marks the 50th matchup between GW and La Salle and the second in a pair of meetings this season after the Explorers rallied late to earn a 73-67 win in Philadelphia on Feb. 1. GW led for more than 33 minutes in the game, but La Salle went on a 9-0 run in the final two minutes to pull out the triumph.
La Salle has been a thorn in GW's side the last two years, having lost four straight games to the Explorers, including all three matchups a year ago. GW still owns a 27-22 edge in the series, but has lost five of the last six and six of the last eight dating back to the 2019-20 campaign.
La Salle's four-game winning streak in the series is its longest since winning five in a row against GW from Jan. 25, 2012 - Jan. 9, 2014.
A LOOK AT THE EXPLORERS
La Salle comes to the District having dropped six-straight games since its last win, which came against GW on Feb. 1, and is currently 4-11 overall in league play. A-10 play has been a struggle for La Salle, as it ranks last in the league in offensive efficiency, effective field goal offense and defense and 2-point offense and defense. The Explorers are 14th in defensive efficiency and 3-point offense and defense.
Corey McKeithan leads a trio of Explorers who average double figures with 14.8 ppg. A-10 Rookie of the Year candidate Deuce Jones is second with 12.2 ppg and Daeshon Shepherd pours in 10.8 ppg. The balanced attack for La Salle was on display in the first meeting between the programs when all five starters reached double figures, led by 19 points each from Jones and McKeithan.
Legendary Head Coach Fran Dunphy is in his third year with the Explorers and 33rd year overall as a head coach and just announced his retirement from the profession after the season.
CASTRO CONTINUING TO IMPRESS
Rafael Castro leads the A-10 with 12 double-doubles overall this year and is the first player to average 13.0 ppg and 9.0 rpg at GW in a season since future first-round pick Yinka Dare in 1993-94. Since Jan. 8, a stretch of 14-straight double-digit efforts, Castro has seven 20-point performances and seven double-doubles while averaging 17.6 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 1.2 bpg on 68% FG (95/139).
His 8-for-10 shooting day on Wednesday at Loyola Chicago moved him into qualifying for the national leaderboard in field goal percentage, currently ranking third nationally at 67.4%, which ranks second at GW all-time.
HISTORY VS. LA SALLE
Saturday marks the 50th matchup between GW and La Salle and the second in a pair of meetings this season after the Explorers rallied late to earn a 73-67 win in Philadelphia on Feb. 1. GW led for more than 33 minutes in the game, but La Salle went on a 9-0 run in the final two minutes to pull out the triumph.
La Salle has been a thorn in GW's side the last two years, having lost four straight games to the Explorers, including all three matchups a year ago. GW still owns a 27-22 edge in the series, but has lost five of the last six and six of the last eight dating back to the 2019-20 campaign.
La Salle's four-game winning streak in the series is its longest since winning five in a row against GW from Jan. 25, 2012 - Jan. 9, 2014.
A LOOK AT THE EXPLORERS
La Salle comes to the District having dropped six-straight games since its last win, which came against GW on Feb. 1, and is currently 4-11 overall in league play. A-10 play has been a struggle for La Salle, as it ranks last in the league in offensive efficiency, effective field goal offense and defense and 2-point offense and defense. The Explorers are 14th in defensive efficiency and 3-point offense and defense.
Corey McKeithan leads a trio of Explorers who average double figures with 14.8 ppg. A-10 Rookie of the Year candidate Deuce Jones is second with 12.2 ppg and Daeshon Shepherd pours in 10.8 ppg. The balanced attack for La Salle was on display in the first meeting between the programs when all five starters reached double figures, led by 19 points each from Jones and McKeithan.
Legendary Head Coach Fran Dunphy is in his third year with the Explorers and 33rd year overall as a head coach and just announced his retirement from the profession after the season.
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