Tag: La Salle Explorers

Ex-Penn State center Demetrius Lilley commits to new school from transfer portal

Former Penn State center Demetrius Lilley has committed to a Big 5 school out of the transfer portal.

Another former Penn State basketball player has reportedly found a new home out of the transfer portal. According to a report, [autotag]Demetrius Lilley[/autotag] has committed to La Salle to return closer to his Philadelphia roots.

Ari Rosenfeld of ELITE High School Scouting reported news of the transfer commitment via a post on social media. In that post, Rosenfeld noted Lilley has two years of eligibility remaining with the Explorers.

Lilley was a three-star recruit in Penn State’s Class of 2022 under former head coach Micah Shewesberry. La Salle was one of the schools that extended an offer to Lilley out of high school, as was another Big 5 program (Saint Joseph’s).

Lilley spent two seasons with Penn State before entering the transfer portal following the conclusion of the 2023-24 college basketball season. Lilley averaged 2.8 points per game and 2.7 rebounds per game this past season. He averaged 9.2 minutes per game and appeared in 20 games.

You can keep up on all the transfer portal changes with the Penn State men’s basketball roster with our updated transfer portal tracker for all of the comings and goings for the program this offseason.

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La Salle of Philadelphia honors late teammate with victory

La Salle honored the memory of Isaiah Turner by leaving his left guard slot open for its first play.

La Salle started the game against Manheim Township without a left guard to honor the memory of Isaiah Turner, who died Sept. 4 after collapsing following a practice.

The Explorers went on to win one for their late teammate, 35-27, Friday.

“He was my brother,” said Brendan Krug, who remained on the sideline for the opening play. “I would always hang out with him during free periods. He would help me with the school. He would help me with everything. It was really nice.

” … “He was just a great guy. I had not really played [offensive line] before. Maybe some in 8th grade and Pee-Wee football. But I asked to move over, before the passing of ‘Zay’ and it played out like this.”

La Salle junior Sam Brown, who ran for 166 yards and scored four touchdowns, told the Philadelphia Inquirer he credited the offensive line, especially the team’s new left guard.