In Ihe2oo1 -2002 basketball season, the E.plorerswere led 10 success by head coach Mr. Bernard Fitzgerald. La Salle staned offthe pre-season by playingagai nst some ofthe toughest competitors in the area. Although the leamdid not win manyof
their preseason games (ofLhe 11 preseason games. the Explorers won only three), they came to understand how Coach Filz wanted the team roplay. La Salle played well lethe final buzzer in every one ofthese games. The highl ight ofthe preseason caine when !.he Explorers won the Ray Craven Memorial Classical the Boardwalk Basketball Classic in Wildwood, New Jersey over Christmasbreak. Theregularseason began with lough losses to Dougherty
and to a scrappy Archbishop Ryan team. Havingexperienced enough deCeat, the Explorers went on towin their next four league games in fromofcapacitycrowds in LaSalle'sgym. La Salle then experienced a setback to longtime rival, FatherJudge. In this game, the Explorers experienced a much greater loss. Senior Rob "Sully" Sullivan broke his left wrist. The loss ofRob, the team 's leading scorer and best all-around player, was a great disadvantage. Along with "Sully.路'seniorSean Fedynacaptained the team. Juniors Chris"I'm Lost" Reedman,John Creed. Matt "LittleGiant"McGurkin, Doug Kelly, Will Furey, and Sean Flynn also comributed theirtalents. The La Salle basketball program looks forward toa bright future through theplayof sophomores Kevin Moll, Ryan "Mute" Kirk, FrankJorfi, Kevin Miller, and Colin Fitzgerald, Throughout theirseason, theLeam worked hard to continue in the great La Salle basketball program tradition.
- Sean Fedyna