American at La Salle

La Salle will depend on transfers after losing four starters although guard Daeshon Shepherd, who averaged 10.6 points and 5.6 rebounds last season is still there. The Explorers won six of their last nine games in 2023-24 and lost in the second round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament against St. Bonaventure. American lost five of its last seven games and finished 16-16 overall and 10-8 in the Patriot League. The Eagles were blown out 80-57 by Bucknell in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament. La Salle is expecting transfers, 6-9 Demetrius Lilley and 6-10 Mac Etienne to make big contributions in the first year at the school. Take La Salle.