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#5-SEED TEMPLE (24-7) AT 2012 NCAA TOURNAMENT • MIDWEST REGION • SECOND/THIRD ROUND • MAR. 16-18 •BRIGESTONE ARENA
NCAAS AT A GLANCE
Record: Temple is 32-29 (30th appearance)
Record vs. Field: Temple is x-x
First Round: Temple is 13-7*, last 2010
Second Round: Temple is 6-8*, last 2011
Third Round: Temple is 0-1*, last 2011
Round of 16: Temple is 5-0*, last 2001
Elite 8: Temple is 0-5*, last 2001
Final Fours: Two - 1956, 1958
Last Game: (2) San Diego St 71, (7) Temple 64
(2OT) (2011)
* - Records since field expanded to 64 teams
TEMPLE INFORMATION
Coach: Fran Dunphy (La Salle ‘70)
Temple Record: 134-64 (6th year)
Overall Record: 444-227 (23rd year)
Dunphy’s Record vs. California: 1-2
Dunphy’s Record vs. South Florida: 0-0
Dunphy’s Record vs. Michigan: 1-1
Dunphy’s Record vs. Ohio: 2-0
BROADCAST
INFORMATION
Television: TNT (Ian Eagle, play-by-play, John
Spanarkel, color analyst, Lewis Johnson, sideline)
Radio: WPHT 1210 AM (Harry Donahue, playby-play; John Baum, color analyst)
Westwood One (Brad Sham, play-by-play; Pete
Gillen, color analyst)
Audio Streaming: www.owlsports.com
Video Streaming: www.owlsports.com
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS
Sr. Assoc. AD/Communications Larry Dougherty
Special Asst. to the AD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Al Shrier
Assoc. Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cathy Bongiovi
Asst. Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karen Auerbach
AC Extern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Helm
Asst. AD/Creative Services . . . . . . . . Kelli Sheesley
MBB Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larry Dougherty
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Asst. MBB Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Helm
Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215-204-2588
Cell Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215-651-1822
Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215-204-7499
Credentials
Al Shrier
Temple, seeded fifth in the Midwest Region, will face the winner of 12thseeded California vs. 12th-seeded South Florida in the second round of the
NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville,
Tenn., on Friday, March 16 (9:50 p.m./TNT/1210 AM WPHT). The Owls,
who won the Atlantic 10 regular season, will be making their 30th NCAA
Tournament appearance.
The Cherry and White (24-7) are under the direction of sixth-year head
coach Fran Dunphy who was named the 2012 A-10 Coach of the Year. The Owls, led by senior and
A-10 First Team selection Ramone Moore, enter the tournament winners of 13 out of their last 15
contests. Moore leads Temple and ranks second in the A10 in scoring (17.8 ppg.).
Senior Khalif Wyatt, a second team all-conference selection, ranks fourth in the A-10 in scoring
(17.1 ppg.) and enters the NCAAs with an A10-best 19 straight games scoing in double figures.
Wyatt also ranks fourth in the A-10 in steals (2.2 pg) and third in free-throw percentage (.854).
Senior Juan Fernandez earned third team all-league honors for the second straight season. He leads
the Owls in assists (3.9 apg, 8th A-10) while ranking third on the team in scoring (11.4 ppg). Ranked
seventh on Temple's all-time assists (422) and three-point lists (207), he currently is fourth in the A10 in three-pointers made (2.1 pg) and third in percentage (.434).
The Cal Bears (24-9) defeated Stanford 77-71 in the quarterfinals before falling 70-59 to Colorado
in the semifinals of the first-ever Pac-12 Tournament. Senior guard Jorge Gutierrez was named the
Pac-12 Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year after averaging 13.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg and 4.1
apg. Sophomore guard Allen Crabbe, a Pac-12 First Team selection, leads the team in scoring (15.3
ppg.). Head coach Mike Montgomery, a four-time Pac-10 Coach of the Year while at Stanford, is in
his fourth season at Cal.
The South Florida Bulls (20-13) are coming off a 57-53 overtime loss to #23 Notre Dame in the
BIG EAST Tournament quarterfinals. Fifth-year head coach Stan Heath was named the BIG EAST
Coach of the Year after guiding USF to an impressive turnaround from a year ago when the team
finished 10-23. The Bulls, who were 12-6 in the conference to tie for fourth, are led by Augustus
Gilchrist (9.6 ppg.). Four other players average between eight and 10 points per game in an extremely balanced offense, including BIG EAST All-Rookie selection Anthony Collins (8.5 ppg., 5.3 apg.)
OWLS AT A GLANCE
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24-7 Overall • 12-1 Home • 10-4 Away • 2-2 Neutral • 13-3 Atlantic 10 • 3-1 Big 5
PROBABLE STARTERS
Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson
F
6-6
Jr.
9.2 ppg.
6.5 rpg.
.575fg%
Micheal Eric
C
6-11
Gr.
9.1 ppg.
8.8 rpg.
2.0 bpg.
Khalif Wyatt
G
6-4
Jr.
17.1 ppg.
3.2 rpg.
2.2 spg.
Juan Fernandez
G
6-4
Sr.
11.4 ppg.
2.8 rpg.
3.9 apg.
Ramone Moore
G
6-4
Sr.
17.7 ppg.
4.3 rpg.
3.5 apg.
OFF THE BENCH
Will Cummings
G
6-1
Fr.
1.4 ppg.
0.8 rpg.
.500 3pt%
Anthony Lee
F
6-9
RFr.
5.1 ppg.
5.3 rpg.
1.2 bpg.
T.J. DiLeo
G
6-3
RJr.
2.9 ppg
2.0 rpg.
.545 fg%.
Jimmy McDonnell
F
6-10
RFr.
0.2 ppg
0.3 rpg.
1.7 mpg.
Aaron Brown
G
6-5
So.
6.6 ppg.
2.1 rpg
.415 3pt%
Nick Pendergast
F
6-5
Fr.
0.6 ppg.
0.3 rpg
1.4 mpg.
Jake Godino
G
6-0
Sr.
0.7 ppg.
0.1 rpg.
1.4 mpg.
Scootie Randall
F
6-6
Sr.
0.0 ppg
0.0 rpg.
0.0 mpg.
Head Coach: Fran Dunphy (La Salle ‘70/134-64 (6th year); 444-227 (23rd year)
Assistants: Dave Duke (Villanova ‘74), Dwayne Killings (Hampton ‘03), Shawn Trice (Penn ‘95)
Asst. AD/Operations: Jeff Wilson (Temple ‘04) Adm. Asst./Video: Raheem Mapp (Temple ‘09)
Athletic Trainer: Sean Cameron (Plymouth State ‘09) Strength Coach: Marc Proto (Connecticut Coll ‘96)
Graduate Managers: Dutch Gaitley (Monmouth ‘09), Tyler Laurie (Temple ‘11)
OWLS AGAINST THE NCAA FIELD: Temple is 5-2 this season against the other 67 teams in
the 2012 NCAA Tournament field. The Owls defeated Duke (78-73, 1/4), Saint Louis (72-67 (1/11), St.
Bonaventure (76-70, 2/15), Wichita State (78-74 (OT), 11/20) and Xavier (85-72, 2/11) and lost to Purdue
(85-77, 11/18) and Texas (77-65, 12/17).
OWLS VS. POSSIBLE SECOND ROUND FOES Temple holds a slim 3-2 advantage over Cal
in the all-time series, but it was the Bears who won most recently in the first round of the 2010 Old Spice
Classic, 57-50. The teams had previously not met since the 1973-74 season. Temple and South Florida
have never faced each other.
OWLS VS. POSSIBLE THIRD ROUND FOES: Temple is 1-2 against #4-seed Michigan, with
the Wolverines winning the last two meetings both coming in the NCAA Tournament (1992 & 1993). The
Owls win came on Dec. 21, 1933. Temple is 2-0 against Ohio, defeating the Bobcats during the 2010-11
and 2007-08 seasons.
NCAA PEDIGREE: Temple is making its fifth straight NCAA Tournament appearance and 30th
2011-12 SCHEDULE
Nov. 14 at Penn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73-67 (OT-W)
Nov. 17 %West. Michigan (ESPNU) . 69-55 (W)
Nov. 18 %Purdue (ESPNU). . . . . . . . . 77-85 (L)
Nov. 20 %Wichita St (ESPN2) . 78-74 (OT-W)
Nov. 27 at Bowling Green . . . . . . . . . . 64-67 (L)
Dec. 3
CENT. MICHIGAN (DH). . 86-74 (W)
Dec. 7
at Toledo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77-58 (W)
Dec. 10 &VILLANOVA (ESPN2). . . 78-67 (W)
Dec. 17 at Texas (ESPN2) . . . . . . . . . . 65-77 (L)
Dec. 19 at Rice (TCN) . . . . . . . . . . . . 77-70 (W)
overall. The Owls own a 32-29 record in the tournament, advancing to seven Elite Eights and two Final
Fours (1956, 1958). Sixth-year head coach Fran Dunphy will be competing in his 14th NCAA
Tournament, nine at the University of Pennsylvania and five at Temple. The Owls, seeded 7th in the West
Region last year, advanced to the third round of the 2011 NCAA Tournament with a 66-64 win over Penn
State before falling to #2-seed San Diego State, 71-64, in double overtime. The last time Temple won two
NCAA games came in 2001 when the Owls won three games to advance to the Elite 8.
Dec. 28 BUFFALO . . . . . . . . . . . 87-85 (OT-W)
Jan. 11
*at Saint Louis (CBSSN). . . . . 72-67 (W)
AT-LARGE OWLS This is the second straight season Temple has received an at-large invitation to the
Jan 14
*at Richmond (CBSSN) . . . . . 65-76 (L)
NCAA Tournament and its 13th overall at-large invite. Temple has advanced to the Elite 8 three times as
an at-large team (1999, 1993, 1991). The Owls are 15-12 all-time as an at-large team.
Jan. 18
*LA SALLE (DH) . . . . . . . . . 76-70 (W)
Jan. 21
Maryland (Palestra/ESPNU) 73-60 (W)
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS: Temple won its record 10th A10 Regular Season title and first out-
Jan. 25
*at Charlotte. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79-57 (W)
right since 1989-90 with a 13-3 league mark. It is the fifth outright title (‘89-90, ‘87-88, ‘86-87, ‘83-84) for
the program in a one-division format. The Owls have also won three outright East Division titles (‘99-00,
‘98-99, ‘97-98).
Jan. 28
*SAINT JOSEPH’S (TCN) . 78-60 (W)
Feb. 1
*FORDHAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-60 (W)
Feb. 4
*at Rhode Island (ESPN2) . . 73-56 (W)
ALL-CONFERENCE OWLS: Senior guard Ramone Moore earned first team all-conference honors with junior Khalif Wyatt garnering second team accolades and senior Juan Fernandez being named to
the third team. Fernandez, a Broadcast Journalism major, was also selected to the all-Academic team for
the second straight season.
COACH OF THE YEAR: Temple University head coach Fran Dunphy earned his second career
conference Coach of the Year honor when he was named the 2012 A-10 Coach of the Year. He also
earned the honor in 2010. In his sixth year at the Temple helm, Dunphy guided the Owls to their first A10 regular season outright championship since 1989-90 and second regular season title in the last three seasons.. Picked second in the A-10 preseason poll, the Owls, despite missing Scootie Randall the entire season and Micheal Eric for 13 games, cracked the Top 25 in both polls for the third straight season. Dunphy,
who compiled 310 wins and 10 Ivy League Championships in his 17-year tenure at Penn, never won a conference Coach of the Year honor prior to Temple as the Ivy League does not award the honor.
ON A ROLL Temple enters the NCAA Tournament with wins in 13 of its last 15 games. The Owls
lone setbacks during that span came at Saint Joseph’s, 82-72, on Feb. 25 and to UMass, 77-71, in the A10
Quarterfinals. Temple had an 11-game win streak, its longest since 1999-2000, during this stretch.
LAST GAME: UMass 77, #21/24 Temple 71: Nine days after a 90-88 overtime loss at the
Liacouras Center, Massachusetts extracted its revenge on #21/24 Temple, posting a 77-71 win over the
Owls in the Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals. It marked just the third time Temple has been eliminated in the
quarterfinals, and the program's earliest exit since 2004. The Minutemen, trailing 36-31 at the half, scored
the first 15 points of the second half to take a 46-36 lead. The Owls recovered from that run with
Ramone Moore (14 pts) and Juan Fernandez (12 pts) making threes on four consecutive possessions, three
straight by Moore, to cut the deficit to five points, 55-50. The Cherry and White then went on an 11-2
run, capped by a Fernandez trey, to take a 61-57 lead with eight minutes to play. UMass, which shot sixof-seven from long-range in the second half, answered with big threes from Chaz Williams (20 pts), Jesse
Morgan (21 pts) and Javorn Farrell, to give the Minutemen a 68-64 lead with 4:10 remaining. The Owls
would close to 73-71 on a Wyatt lay-up with 28 seconds left, but the Minutemen went 4-of-4 to the line
to claim the win. Temple tied its season-high with 22 turnovers in the loss.
ROAD RECORD: Temple has been one of the top teams in the country in road wins the since the
start of the 2009-10 season, posting 39 road/neutral wins during that span. The Owls are 12-5 this season in road/neutral games and have the most road/neutral wins in the A10.
Dec. 30 at Delaware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-63 (W)
Jan. 4
#3/5 Duke (WFC/ESPN2) . 78-73 (W)
Jan. 7
*DAYTON (CSN+) . . . . . . . . 77-87 (L)
Feb. 8
*G. WASHINGTON (TCN+). 79-72 (W)
Feb. 11
*XAVIER (DH-ESPN2). . . . 85-72 (W)
Feb. 15
*at St. Bonaventure (CBSSN) . 76-70 (W)
Feb. 18
*DUQUESNE (TCN+) . . . . 78-59 (W)
Feb. 22
*&at La Salle . . . . . . . . . . 80-79 (OT-W)
Feb. 25
*&at Saint Joseph’s (ESPNU) 72-82 (L)
Feb. 29
*MASSACHUSETTS. . . 90-88 (OT-W)
Mar. 3
*at Fordham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-60 (W)
Mar. 9
**Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . 71-77 (L)
Mar. 16 $Cal./South Florida (TNT) . . . 9:50 pm
Home games in CAPS
% - 5 Hour Puerto Rico Tip-Off, San Juan, P.R.
& - Big 5 games* - Atlantic 10 games
** - A10 Tourn. - Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City
+-CBS Sports Network regional game
$ - NCA A Tournament, Nashville, TN
MORE ON MOORE: Senior Ramone Moore, named first team all-conference,. ranks second in the
ALL-TIME LISTS
POINTS (career)
Name (Years) ...........................................G AVG PTS
1.
Mark Macon (1987-91).......................126 20.7 2,609
2.
Lynn Greer (1997-02).........................137 15.3 2,099
3.
David Hawkins (2000-04) ..................127 16.4 2,077
4.
Dionte Christmas (2005-09) ..............130 15.8 2,043
5.
Mardy Collins (2002-06).....................125 15.4 1,919
6.
Terence Stansbury (1980-84).....................115 15.7 1,811
7.
Guy Rodgers (1955-58) ........................90 19.6 1,767
8.
Mark Tyndale (2004-08) .....................119 14.4 1,713
9.
Nate Blackwell (1983-87) ...................129 13.2 1,708
10. Granger Hall (1980-85) ......................115 14.4 1,652
11. Aaron McKie (1991-94) .......................92 17.9 1,650
Mike Vreeswyk (1985-89)...................119 13.9 1,650
13. John Baum (1966-69)............................86 17.9 1,544
14. Bill Mlkvy (1949-52)..............................73 21.1 1,539
15. Marty Stahurski (1974-78)..................109 13.8 1,499
16. Rick Brunson (1991-95) .....................124 12.4 1,493
17. Hal Lear (1953-56) ................................79 19.0 1,472
18. Mik Kilgore (1988-92) ........................124 11.4 1,471
19. Eddie Jones (1991-94) ..........................92 16.0 1,470
20. Bill Kennedy (1957-60).........................81 18.1 1,468
21. Howard Evans (1984-88) ...................132 11.1 1,459
22. Quincy Wadley (1997-01)...................128 11.3 1,452
23. Bruce Drysdale (1959-62) ....................81 17.8 1,444
24
Lavoy Allen (2007-11) ........................135 10.5 1,421
25. Tim Claxton (1974-78) .......................109 13.0 1,418
26. Lamont Barnes (1996-00....................129 10.9 1,411
27. Ramone Moore (2008-present) ....113 12.3 1,388
28. Clarence Brookins (1965-68) ...............83 16.7 1,386
29. Tim Perry (1984-88)............................130 10.5 1,368
30. Jim Williams (1963-66) .........................77 17.0 1,306
31. Dustin Salisbery (2003-07).................117 10.9 1,276
32. R. Brokenborough (1996-99)...............96 13.1 1,255
33
Juan Fernandez (2008-present) ....118 10.6 1,246
34. Ryan Brooks (2006-10).......................127
9.6 1,225
35
Alex Wesby (1999-03).........................122
9.8 1,194
36. Kevin Lyde (1998-02) .........................133
8.9 1,188
36. Ed Coe (1981-86) ................................120
9.8 1,177
38
Charles Rayne (1981-85) ....................107 10.6 1,131
3-POINT FG (career)
Name (Years)..............................................
1.
Dionte Christmas (2005-09).....................
2
Lynn Greer (1997-02) ...............................
3.
Mike Vreeswyk (1985-89) .........................
4.
Quincy Wadley (1997-01) .........................
5.
Mark Macon (1987-91) .............................
6.
David Hawkins (2000-04).........................
7.
Juan Fernandez (2008-present) .........
8.
Rick Brunson (1991-95)............................
9.
Alex Wesby (1999-03) ...............................
10
Rasheed Brokenborough (1996-99)........
3PT
319
305
271
258
246
223
207
191
190
183
3-PT% (CAREER)
Name (Years)
1. Nate Blackwell (1983-87)
2. Juan Fernandez (2008-present)
3. Lynn Greer (1997-02)
4. Howard Evans (1984-88)
5. Mike Vreeswyk (1985-89)
6 Mark Macon (1987-91)
7. Aaron McKie (1991-94)
8. Brian Polk (2001-03)
9. Vic Carstarphen (1990-93)
10. Dionte Christmas (2005-09)
3PT
106
207
305
107
271
246
178
136
151
212
ATT
262
514
766
269
692
657
486
375
418
582
PCT
.405
403
.398
.398
.392
.374
.366
.363
.361
.360
AVG
5.7
5.9
4.9
4.1
3.8
3.2
3.6
3.2
3.7
3.1
AST
.748
689
564
.533
470
.437
422
398
389
380
ASSISTS (CAREER)
Name (Years)
1. Howard Evans (1984-88)
2. Pepe Sanchez (1996-00)
3. Rick Reed (1975-79)
4. Nate Blackwell (1983-87)
5. Rick Brunson (1991-95)
6. Lynn Greer (1997-02)
7 Juan Fernandez (2008-present)
8. Mardy Collins (2002-06)
9. Jim McLoughlin (1979-84)
10. Mik Kilgore (1988-92)
G
132
117
110
106
124
137
118
125
104
124
A10 in scoring (17.7 ppg.) and minutes played (36.5 mpg.). The 6-4 guard has led the team in scoring a
team-high 14 times this season, and had tallied 20 points or more 10 times. He has scored double figures in 29 games, including a streak of 18 in a row in the middle of the season. He posted game-high
honors in seven straight games before a season-low three points in a win over Duquesne (2/18). Moore,
who did dish a career-high eight assists against the Dukes, scored 30 points - his third career 30-pt game
- against Xavier (2/11). It was two shy of his career-high (32) set on Dec. 10 in Temple’s 78-67 win over
Villanova. Moore also has earned three A10 and Big 5 Player of the Week honors this season. Named
to the 5-hour Energy Puerto Rico Tip-Off all-tournament team where he scored 27 points against
Purdue, Moore is now 27th on Temple’s alltime scoring list with 1,388 points. The 2011 all-A10 second
team honoree led the Owls in scoring with a 15.2 average as a junior, tallying a season-high 30 points in
a 68-65 win over #9/10 Georgetown (12/9/10). He has scored in double figures in 63 of his 70 career
starts, including a team-high 28 games in 2010-11. As a sophomore (7.6 ppg.), he earned A-10 Sixth Man
of the Year honors. His scoring average in 5 sophomore starts was 16.8 ppg.
WHAT’S IN A NUMBER: Ramone Moore has changed his number for his final season. Moore,
who wore #23 his first three seasons, will now don #10 for his final year in honor of his nine-year old
cousin, Zaire Moore, who was killed in a car accident over the summer. Ramone came about the #10 by
adding up the two 5s in Zaire’s football jersey (#55). Zaire was also born on March 10.
FERNANDEZ FACTS: Senior Juan Fernandez, named third team all-conference and academic allconference for the second straight season, is third on the Owls in scoring (11.4 ppg,) and leads in assists
(3.9 apg. - 8th in A10), 3-point percentage (.434, 3rd A10) and 3-pointers made (2.1 mpg - 4th in A10).
He became the 48th Temple player to reach the 1000-point plateau at Rice (12/19) and is now 33rd on
the alltime list with 1,246 points. He became just the seventh Owl, and first since Lynn Greer (437, 199702) to surpass 400 assists in the win over Duquesne and now has 422. He also ranks seventh on the TU
alltime three-pointer list (207) and his career three-point percentage (.403, 204-514) is second on the TU
all-time list. As a junior he finished third on TU in scoring (11.2 ppg.), while leading TU and ranking sixth
in the A10 in assists (3.9 apg.). The 6-4 Argentinian tallied a season-high 23 points, including the gamewinning basket with 0.4 seconds remaining in TU’s NCAA second round win over Penn State. The 2010
A-10 Championship Most Outstanding Player is a big game performer as demonstrated by his careerhigh 33 points (11-15 FG, 7-9 3pt) in a 75-65 win over #3/3 Villanova (12/13/10).
WHY WYATT: A second team all-conference honoree, Khalif Wyatt ranks fourth in the A10 in scoring (17.1 ppg.) while topping the team in steals (2.2 spg., 4th in A10). He has led TU in scoring 13 times
and has the Owls’ most 20-point games (12). He has scored in double figures in 28 of 30 games this season, including the last 19 - the top active streak in the A10. The 2011 A10 Sixth Man of the Year earned
his first A10 Player of the Week honor on Jan. 7 as he scored 22 points and made a career-high 5 steals
in the upset over #3/5 Duke and followed that with a career-best 28 points in a loss to Dayton. Wyatt
is third on the team in three-point percentage (52-134, .388). Against UMass (2/29), he scored a gamehigh 26 points and made the second most free throws (17-of-18) in school history. Last season he averaged 10.1 ppg. as the Owls’ top reserve. He had 16 double-figure scoring games, including the final seven
games of the season. He led the Owls in scoring in the A-10 Tournament (17.5 ppg.) and averaged 12.0
ppg. in NCAA play. The Norristown, Pa. native scored a then career-high 27 points, the second most by
an Owl off the bench in the last 26 years, in the win over Penn (1/19/11). Wyatt, who saw limited action
as a freshman (10 games), led TU in steals (45) despite averaging just 20.7 minutes per game. He also
topped the squad in three-point percentage (48-114, .421), ranking fourth in the A-10.
RAHLIR’S RANT: Junior Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson is averaging 9.2 points and 6.5 rebounds (10th in
A10) while again leading the team and ranking fifth in the A10 in shooting (.575, 119-207). At times the
only front court player on the court for the Owls, he has averaged 33.8 minutes per game. He has scored
in double figures 14 times with a career high of 19 points in TU’s win over La Salle. He was also huge
with 17 points in Temple’s upset of #3/5 Duke. In the team’s win over Villanova (12/10), he posted his
first double-double of the season and second of his career, with 11 points and a career-high 14 rebounds.
He owns a 51.5 career field goal percentage (235-456) which ranks ninth alltime at Temple while his 57.5
season percentage currently stands fifth on the school’s alltime list. A starter in the final nine games of
last season, he averaged 5.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 26.4 minutes per game. while leading the team in
field goal percentage (71-136, .522) and ranking second in offensive rebounds (75) and third in steals (35)
and blocks (30). He set season highs of 12 rebounds and 50 minutes in his final game of the season, a
71-64 2 OT loss to San Diego St. He tallied a career-high 18 points on eight of nine shooting in TU’s
win at Ohio (12/22) and posted a double-double (10 pts, 10 rebs) in the opener against Seton Hall He
had seven double-figure scoring games and three double-figure rebound games last season.
WHAT’S IN A NAME: Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson has added his mother’s last name (Rylanda Hollis)
to his own to honor her for all she has done for him during his life.
MIKE’S MINUTE: Graduate student Micheal Eric (9.1 ppg., 8.8 rpg., 2.0 bpg.) had his best game
since his return from injury against UMass (2/29) with a career-high-tying 19 points and game-high 15
rebounds. It was his third straight double-double and sixth of the season. He had 18 points, 12 rebounds
and career-high six blocks at La Salle (2/22) and followed that with 14 points and 14 rebounds at Saint
Joseph’s. He has scored in double-figure eight times and pulled down double-figure rebounds nine times.
He also grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds vs. Xavier. The Owls are 12-2 since his return. His rebound
average would rank second in the A10, but he fails to qualify due to missing 13 games with a right patella injury suffered on Nov. 25. It was the same patella that he fractured last season. Prior to his injury Eric
had topped the A10 with an 11.3 rebound average. He pulled down a then career-high 15 rebounds (12
pts) in a win over Western Michigan. He also posted 14 points and 12 rebounds against Wichita State.
The 6-11 center had increased both his scoring (7.1 ppg.) and rebounding (5.9 rpg.) averages from the
previous season (5.9 ppg., 3.1 rpg.) and was seventh in blocked shots (1.6 bpg.) in the A10 before his Feb.
15 injury. He topped double figures five times as a junior with a high of 16 points vs. Akron (12/12/10).
In 2009-10, he scored a game and career-high 19 points in a 78-56 win over Rhode Island (2/13).
THE GRADUATE I: Micheal Eric earned his bachelor’s degree in May 2011 in advertising. The
Lagos, Nigeria native is currently pursuing his master’s degree in adult and organizational development.
LEE’S LEGACY: Redshirt freshman Anthony Lee has earned two A-10 Rookie of the Week awards
becoming the first TU player to earn the honor since Mark Tyndale (3 times) during the 2004-05 season.
Lee, who made a putback with 0.3 seconds left to defeat Buffalo, made his first start at Bowling Green
(11/27). The 6-9 forward scored 11 points and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds. He had his best
game in TU’s upset of #3/5 Duke with 11 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks. On the year he is averaging
5.1 points and 5.3 rebounds and has 37 blocks (1.2 bpg.). He scored a career-high 12 points in a win at
Delaware. His career-high 12 rebounds came at Richmond. Against La Salle he rejected a career-best five
shots. The Columbia, Md. native is also a gospel rap performer and is featured on a song with up and
coming rapper/producer Marty of HiDef Music Productions, LLC. Their song, Ball, was used during
Temple’s pregame warmups last season. Joshua Martin aka Marty and Calvin Wilson are the owners of
the studio HiDef Music Productions, LLC. that produced the song. Ball is part of the mixtape, "The
Breakup" produced in October, 2010. He performs under the name "Young Polo”.
TJ’S TURN: Redshirt junior TJ DiLeo, the Owls’ toughest on-ball defender, is averaging 2.9 points, 2.0
rebounds and 16.7 minutes per game while hitting 54.5 percent (30-55) from the field. He has played double-figure minutes in 28 games, including 10 games 20 or more minutes. He started the season setting new
career-highs in scoring (10 pts) and minutes played (38) in the Owls’ season-opening win at Penn. He was
also strong in TU’s loss to Purdue, playing 25 minutes with seven points and three assists, and had seven
points (3-5 FG) and four rebounds in the Xavier win. The steady reserve was one of the first guards off
the bench last season, averaging 2.2 points, 1.2 rebounds and 13.0 minutes per game. He played in all but
one game last season and played double-figure minutes 21 times with a season-high of 30 against
Duquesne.
THE GRADUATE II: A Capital One Academic All-America candidate, T.J. DiLeo became the second player in the last two years to graduate in just three-and-a-half years when he completed work
towards his Bachelor of Arts degree in Marketing in December. DiLeo walked in Commencement
Exercises on Friday, January 27, joins Luis Guzman, who accomplished the feat in December 2009.
DiLeo is pursuing a master’s degree in marketing in the spring semester.
BROWN BAGGING: Sophomore Aaron Brown has provided instant offense for the Owls, tallying
double figures eight times on the season. He exploded for a career-high 21 points in 22 minutes against
Central Michigan and followed that with 19 points at Toledo. He tallied 12 points and grabbed a careerhigh 8 rebounds in the Owls’ win over Maryland (1/21). He is averaging 6.6 points over 14.9 minutes as
one of TU’s top reserves. He also is one of the team’s top threats from the perimeter, hitting 39 of 94
from three-point range (.415), 2nd on TU & 6th in A10. Brown, who made nine straight starts in place
of the injured Scootie Randall to end last season, averaged 5.5 ppg. over those starts to increase his average to 3.3 ppg. He averaged 11.5 points per game in the A-10 Tournament with a season-high 14 points
against La Salle. It was one of three double-figure games with the others coming against Akron (13) and
Massachusetts (10). Brown grabbed a career high six rebounds over 15 minutes at Duquesne (1/19).
SCOOTIE SNIPPETS: Senior Scootie Randall, a preseason third team all-Atlantic 10 selection,
recovery from off-season knee surgery has been slower than expected and he is likely to redshirt the season. An honorable mention all-A10 honoree as well as the 2011 A10 Most Improved Player, Randall
suffered a right foot injury in the second half against Richmond (2/17/11) and missed the Owls’ seven
games prior to the NCAA Tournament He played sparingly in the team’s two NCAA games. Randall
averaged 17.4 points over the eight games prior to his injury. He averaged 10.7 ppg. (4th on team). The
6-6 forward, who tallied a career-high 28 points at Xavier (1/22), also averaged 4.7 rebounds while ranking third on the squad in three-pointers made (45) and second on the team and ninth in the A-10 in FG%
(.495). The Philadelphia native scored in double figures 16 times on the season. In A-10 play, he was second on the team in scoring (15.0 ppg.), and first in field goal percentage (.508), three-pointers (31).
6TH ALL-TIME
IN WINS
1,790 TEMPLE
VICTORIES
Temple’s 80-53 victory over Charlotte on Jan.
24, 2009 put the Owls in elite company. The
Owls joined Kentucky, North Carolina, Kansas,
Duke and Syracuse with 1,700 wins. Temple
Basketball owns a 114-year won-loss record of
1,790-981. The Owls history also includes:
• 46 post-season tournament appearances (29
NCAAs, 17 NITs)
• Two Final Four appearances (1956 and 1958)
under Harry “The Chief ” Litwack
• Five regional finals in the last 22 years under
John Chaney (1988, 1991, 1993, 1999 and 2001)
• NIT championships in 1938 and 1969.
• Two Naismith Basketball Association Hall of
Fame Coaches in Litwack and Chaney.
TOP 10 DIVISION I SCHOOLS IN
TOTAL VICTORIES*
Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,084
Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,065
North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,062
Duke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,971
Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,841
TEMPLE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,790
St. John’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,737
UCLA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,728
Notre Dame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,723
Penn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,696
*as of 3/12/12
2011-12 POLLS
Associated Press . . . . . . . . . . . . . . USA Today
Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . Kentucky
Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . Syracuse
Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . Missouri
North Carolina . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . Michigan St
Michigan St . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . North Carolina
Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas
Ohio State . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. . . . . . . . . . . . Ohio State.
Duke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duke
Baylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . Murray St
Florida State . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baylor
Marquette. . . . . . . . . . . . 11. . . . . . . . . . . Marquette
Murray St . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . Florida State
Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . 13. . . . . . . . . . . Wisconsin
Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . Michigan
Georgetown . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . Georgetown
Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16. . . . . . . . . Saint Mary’s
Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indiana
Wichita State. . . . . . . . . 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . Louisville
Creighton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19. . . . . . . . Wichita State
Vanderbilt . . . . . . . . . . . . 20. . . . . . . . . . . . Creighton
New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florida
San Diego St . . . . . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . . . . New Mexico
UNLV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . . . . San Diego St
Saint Mary’s . . . . . . . . . . . 24 . . . . . . . . . . . Vanderbilt
Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UNLV
as of 3/12/12
COVERING THE OWLS
GIANT KILLERS: With its 78-73 win over #3/5 Duke (1/4), Temple has knocked off a Top 10
opponent in the each of the last four seasons with a different player leading the way in each. On Dec.
13, 2008, Dionte Christmas scored 35 points to lead the Owls to an 88-72 win over #8/8 Tennessee.
LC PRESS ROW PHONE: 215-204-7445
On Dec. 13, 2009, Juan Fernandez delivered a career-high 33 points in a 75-65 win over #3/3 Villanova.
On Dec. 9, 2010 Ramone Moore exploded for a career-high 30 points in a 68-65 win over #9/10
INTERVIEW POLICY: Temple players Georgetown. Against Duke it was Khalif Wyatt scoring 22 points to propell the Owls to victory.
and/or coaches will be available for postgame Consecutive Seasons Wins over Top 10*
Wins by Unranked teams over Top 10 (since ‘08-09)
St. John’s - 5
interviews. After games, the Temple locker Kansas-11
Connecticut-5
room will be open to the media following a suf- North Carolina-10
Syracuse-7
TEMPLE-4
ficient "cool down" period. Requested players TEMPLE-4
Minnesota-4
will be taken to a designated media room at Ohio State-4
Georgetown-4
home and on the road.
*- active -- Data supplied by Stats, Inc
INTERVIEWS: Requests for coach and play- 1000-1000: On December 17 at Texas, senior Ramone Moore scored the 1000th point of his Temple
er interviews should be made at least a day in career to become the 47th member in school history to reach the milestone while donning the Cherry
advance through the Temple University Athletic and White. Against Rice (Dec. 19), senior guard Juan Fernandez joined Moore in Temple Basketball history, becoming the 48th Temple player to score 1000 points. It marked the closest time gap between
Communications Office, 215-204-2588.
two Owls scoring their 1000th point. The previous closest time in between Owls reaching the milestone
happened during the 1978-1979 season. Walt Montford notched his 1000th against Dayton at the Palestra
PRACTICE SESSIONS: Daily practices are on Feb. 24, which was only two games before Rick Reed did it on March 2 against Lafayette in the ECC
closed to the media unless prior arrangements Championship game. This is the 10th time two TU players scored their 1000th point in the same seahave been made through the Temple Athletic son. The last time it happened was 2009-10 when Ryan Brooks and Lavoy Allen reached the milestone
Communications Office. Contact the Athletic
Communications Office for practice times.
GOING OVERTIME: Temple is 5-0 in overtime games this season and 54-44 overall in OT contests.
The Owls had won seven straight OT games until San Diego State won a double OT thriller in the third
round of last year’s NCAA Tournament. TU has won 12 straight single OT games dating back to a 73-69
ATLANTIC 10 COACHES WEEKLY win over Marist (11/18/08). Last single OT loss - 80-73 to Akron in 2006 NIT (3/14)
TELECONFERENCE:
FOR THREE: Temple has made at least one three-pointer in 537 consecutive games. The last time the
The Weekly Coaches' Teleconference will be held Owls did not make a three-pointer in a game was February 1, 1996. Temple missed all 16 three-point
each Monday throughout the season beginning attempts that day in dropping a 59-35 decision to #1 UMass at McGonigle Hall.
Jan. 2, 2012. To access the call, written notification to the Atlantic 10 Conference communica- SHOOTING STARS: Temple leads the A10 and ranks 36th in the nation in field goal percentage
(.472). The Owls are even better from behind the arc, ranking eighth nationally (.402) and second to La
tions department is required.
Salle (.404) in the conference.
10:00 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10 Update
10:04 a.m. . . . . . . . . Derek Kellogg, UMass
ATHLETICS SUCCESS: Since the start of the 2009-10 academic year, Temple has compiled the
10:11 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Mack, Xavier
sixth most combined wins (172) by its football, men’s and women’s basketball teams among all Football
Bowl Subdivision level. Ohio State leads the way with 192 followed by Kenucky (180), Duke (177),
Connecticut (177), Baylor (176)Notre Dame (183), Ohio State (176), West Virginia (175) and Temple
(175). Temple is also one of just three schools (Texas A&M, Tennessee) to have men’s and women’s basketball in the NCAA the last four years, and football bowl eligible last two years (data as of 3/4/12).
10:18 a.m. . . . . . . . . . Archie Miller, Dayton
10:25 a.m. . . . . . . Fran Dunphy, Temple
10:32 a.m. . . . . . . Ron Everhart, Duquesne
10:39 a.m. . . . . . . Rick Majerus, Saint Louis
11:14 a.m. . . . . . . . . John Giannini, La Salle
A DYNAMIC DUO: Temple has two Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coaches. The first
inductee was Harry Litwack, who coached the Owls from 1952 to 1973 and registered 373 wins. Litwack
was inducted on April 26, 1976. John Chaney, who retired March 12, 2006 after 24 seasons and 516 wins
at Temple, was inducted on October 5, 2001. Temple is only one of nine universities who have two
coaches in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. The center jump circle at the Liacouras Center is jointly named in honor of these two coaching legends.
11:21 a.m. . . . . . . . . . Alan Major, Charlotte
PROFESSOR DUNPHY: For the fifth straight year Temple coach Fran Dunphy will team-teach
10:46 a.m. . . . . . . . . Tom Pecora, Fordham
10:53 a.m. . . . . Phil Martelli, Saint Joseph’s
11:00 a.m. . Mike Lonergan, G. Washington
11:07 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . Mark Schmidt, SBU
11:28 a.m. . . . . . . Chris Mooney, Richmond
an honors course in the University’s prestigious Fox School of Business with Dr. Lynne Anderson. The
course is titled Management, Theory and Practice: From the Locker Room to the Board Room. “I have
had the opportunity to do it at Penn and now doing it at Temple has been a lot of fun for me. I get in
the classroom and I get a chance to interact with the students. I get to see them in a different way. They
ON THE INTERNET: Temple will pro- get to see me in a different way. I get a chance to understand what our players are going through in terms
vide free live audio streams of its games on the of the classroom activities. Again, I think that it’s me wanting to learn as much as I can about Temple
University’s official athletic website – and its student body as well. It’s a home run for me. I am hoping it’s a great experience for the students.”
11:35 a.m. . . . . . . Jim Baron, Rhode Island
www.owlsports.com. Games that are not tele-
BIG FIVE: Temple earned a share of its 26th Big 5 title in the 57-year history of city-series play this
vised will also be video-streamed on the website’s season with its 3-1 record. The Owls’ 26 titles (20 shared, six outright) top the Big 5 while their 124-87
OwlAccess page. There will be a $9.95 monthly record in city-series games ranks second.
pass and a $79.95 annual pass.
A-10 RISING: The A-10 sits seventh in the latest RPI Ratings (realtimerpi.com). In the latest NCAA
RPI Ratings eight A10 schools rank among the top 100: Temple (20), Saint Louis (31), Xavier (41), Saint
Joseph’s (69), Massachusetts (72), St. Bonaventure (77), La Salle (81) and Dayton (86). Four teams Temple, Saint Louis, Xavier and St. Bonaventure made the NCAA field while Saint Joseph’s,
Massachusetts, La Salle and Dayton were invited to the NIT.
BIG EAST BECKONING: Temple University will move its intercollegiate athletic programs into
the BIG EAST Conference, beginning with football in 2012, and all sports in 2013-14. The announcement was made March 7 in New York City at the annual BIG EAST men's basketball tournament.
“Over the last three decades we have built great relationships and wonderful rivalries in the Atlantic 10
Conference. Now, with the changing landscape of intercollegiate athletics, we are able to have all of our
sports in one conference – The BIG EAST Conference. So, after next season, we will be saying goodbye to old friends, which is never easy, but making new ones which is exciting. We look forward to the
challenge of competing in the BIG EAST Conference, and continuing to represent Temple in best possible way.”-- Fran Dunphy, men's basketball head coach
FAB FEBRUARY: Temple has enjoyed great success in the month of February of late. Since 2010,
the Owls are 21-3 in games played in February with the lone losses coming at Saint Joseph’s (2/25/12),
#1/1 Duke (2/23/11), at Richmond (2/6/10). Since head coach Fran Dunphy took over the program
in 2006, TU has a 35-13 overall record in February games, including a 23-3 home mark.
ATLANTIC 10
Final Regular Season
W L PCT.
Temple
13 3 .813
Saint Louis 12 4 .750
Xavier
10 6 .625
St. Bona
10 6 .625
Saint Joseph’s 9 7 .563
Dayton
9 7 .563
UMass
9 7 .563
La Salle
9 7 .563
Duquesne
7 9 .438
Richmond
7 9 .438
Charlotte
5 11 .313
G. W.
5 11 .313
Fordham
3 13 .188
R. Island
4 12 .250
W
24
25
21
20
20
20
22
21
16
16
13
10
10
7
L PCT.
7 .774
7 .781
12 .636
11 .645
13 .606
12 .625
11 .667
12 .636
15 .516
16 .500
17 .433
21 .323
19 .345
24 .226
Temple in A-10 Stats
SCORING SOARING: Temple is averaging 76.1 ppg., the most by an Owl team in over 20 years.
The last Owl team to average more points in a season was the 1987-88 squad that averaged 76.8 coached
by Hall of Famer John Chaney to advance to the NCAA Elite Eight.
SCHEDULE STRENGTH: Eight postseason teams, including perennial powerhouses Duke and
Texas, are among the 14 opponents that comprise Temple’s 2011-12 non-conference schedule. Besides
Duke and Texas, the Owls’ schedule features two other teams that participated in the 2011 NCAA
Tournament (Purdue and Villanova). The 2011 NIT Final Four champions Wichita State is on the slate
as well as two participants from the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (Buffalo and Western Michigan)
PHILADELPHIA’S TEAM: Temple has six players from the Philadelphia area on its current roster.
Three of the Owls starters - Ramone Moore (Southern HS/Philadelphia), Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson (Chester
(PA) HS) and Khalif Wyatt (Norristown (PA) HS) - are from the Philadelphia area. T.J..DiLeo (Cinnaminson
(NJ) HS), Scootie Randall (Communications Tech/Philadelphia) and Jake Godino (Delaware County
Christian School/Chester, PA) round out the Philly connection. Moore (2007) and Randall (2008) earned
Most Valuable Player honors in the highly-competitive Philadelphia Public League. .
THE PARLIAMENT: With the move of Dutch Gaitley from player to graduate manager, senior
Jake Godino takes over as the head of The Parliament. Freshman Nick Pendergast and redshirt freshman Jimmy McDonnell make up the other members of the group. In the dictionary, parliament is a literary collective noun for a group of owls, thus comes the name.. The Parliament has a facebook page
with a growing following, and the group also writes a blog..
BRIGHT LIGHTS: Temple has made 19 television appearances, including 11 national broadcasts, during the 2011-12 season. The Owls have played 10 games on ESPN entities and 10 of their 16 league games
were televised. It is the second straight season Temple has had as many as 10 regular season national telecasts.
MOVING UP: Fran Dunphy moved past Josh Cody (122-104, ‘42-52) and into fifth place on the alltime Temple coaching win list with victory #123 (62 losses) on Jan. 21 versus Maryland. Hall of Fame
coach John Chaney (516, ‘82-06) tops the list followed by fellow Hall of Famer Harry Litwack (373, ‘5273), James Usilton, Sr. (205, ‘26-39) and Don Casey (151, ‘73-82). Dunphy is now 134-64, ‘06-present).
TEMPLE’S NEW DIGS: Temple held its first official practice in its new $10 million basketball
practice facility on Jan. 17. The facility is not fully complete and a Grand Opening will be scheduled for
later in the year. The state of the art facility is part of a $58 million renovation to Pearson and
McGonigle Halls.
BOUNCING BACK: Temple has not lost consecutive games since Feb. 28, 2009, a streak that now
stands at 105 games. The streak ranks third nationally, behind Kansas (239) and Duke (124) and ahead
of Ohio State (96). It is also the second longest streak in program history, behind the 129 game stretch
from Dec. 8,1984 through March 24, 1988. (data through 2/26/12).
Category
Scoring
Rank ....................................Player
2 ..............R. Moore (17.7 ppg.)
4 ...............K. Wyatt (17.1 ppg.)
Rebounding 10 .......R. H-Jefferson (6.5 rpg.)
O. Rebounds 5......R. H.-Jefferson (3.0 orpg)
Assists
8...........J. Fernandez (3.9 apg.)
Steals:
4 ..................K. Wyatt (2.2 spg.)
10 ........R.H-Jefferson (1.5 spg.)
FG%
5 .......R. Hollis-Jefferson (.575)
FT%
3.........................K. Wyatt (.854)
3-pt. Made
4....................J. Fernandez (2.1)
3-pt%
3..................J. Fernandez (.434)
6 .......................A. Brown (.415)
A/T Ratio
6 ..............J. Fernandez (1.8 a/t)
Minutes
2.............R. Moore (36.5 mpg.)
Team
Category . . . . . . . . . Rank . . . . . . . . . . . Average
Scoring Offense . . . . . 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76.0
Scoring Defense . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69.9
Scoring Margin . . . . . 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +6.1
Field Goal% . . . . . . . . 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .472
Free Throw% . . . . . . . 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .718
Field Goal% Def. . . . . 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .437
3-PT Field Goal%. . . . 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .402
3-PT Field Goal% D . 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336
Rebounding . . . . . . . . 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.0
Reb. Margin . . . . . . . . 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +1.1
Assists . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.6
Blocked Shots . . . . . . . 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2
Steals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2
TO Margin . . . . . . . . . 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +0.9
A/T Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2
Off. Rebounds . . . . . . 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.5
Def. Rebounds . . . . . . 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.5
3-PT FGs Made . . . . . 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.3
MAGIC NUMBERS: Temple is 72-13
when scoring 60 or more points since the
start of the 2009-10 season. The Owls are
67-8 when they shoot over 40 percent and a
near perfect 64-2 when they shoot better
than their opponent. They are also 54-7
when they out-rebound their opponent.
TEMPLE’S RECORD WHEN
At home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1
On the road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
At a neutral site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
In white jerseys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2
In cherry jerseys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
In black jerseys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Winning the game before. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-7
Losing the game before . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-0
Leading at the half . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-2
Trailing at the half . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Tied at the half . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
In overtime games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-0
Shooting 50% or better . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1
Shooting 40% or better . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Shooting under 40%. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Opp. shoots 50% or better . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Opp. shoots 40% or better . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-6
Opp. shoots under 40% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-0
Shooting better than opponent . . . . . . . . . 18-2
Shooting worse than opponent . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Shooting same as opponent. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1
Has more FTs made than opponent . . . . . 14-1
Has less FTs made than opponent . . . . . . . 7-6
Has equal FTs made as opponents . . . . . . . 3-0
Outrebounding opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-2
Is outrebounded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Has equal rebounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0
Has less turnovers than opponent. . . . . . . 14-5
Has more turnovers than opponent . . . . . 10-1
Has equal turnovers as opponent . . . . . . . . 0-1
No Temple players foul out . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-5
Temple player(s) fouls out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Five players in double figures . . . . . . . . . . . 3-0
Four players in double digits . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3
Three players in double digits . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Two players in double digits . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
One player in double digits . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0
No players in double digits . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0
Playing ranked opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0
Playing on television. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-5
Playing on national television . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Playing in November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Playing in December . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Playing in January . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Playing in February. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Playing in March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Playing on Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Playing on Monday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0
Playing on Tuesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0
Playing on Wednesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-0
Playing on Thursday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0
Playing on Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Playing on Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Margin is 5 points or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Margin is between 6-10 points. . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Margin is between 11-20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2
Margin is more than 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0
Has a 20-point scorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-4
Has a 30-point scorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0
Scoring 59 points or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0
Scoring 60-69 points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Scoring 70+ points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-4
RANKING REPORT: Temple garnered its first national rankings of the season on Feb. 22 and
remained in both polls for a third straight weeks before falling out this week. The Owls are receiving
votes in both polls, placing #26 in the Associated Press and #28 in the ESPN/USA Today poll. It is
the 18th season that Temple has been nationally ranked and the third time in program history that the
Owls have been in the Top 25 in three consecutive seasons. The other two streaks were five seasons each
(1986-87 thru 1990-81; 1997-98 thru 2000-01).
NO PASSING FANCY: Temple ranks 21st nationally in assist-to-turnover ration and 22nd in assists per
game (15.6 apg.). All three starting guards, Juan Fernandez (3.9 apg.), Ramone Moore (3.5 apg.) and Khalif
Wyatt (3.4 apg.) average over three assists per game.
TEMPLE BASKETBALL : ABOVE THE RIM: Temple Basketball: Above the Rim presented by
the Philadelphia Federal Credit Union, a 30-minute behind-the-scenes television show from 20/20 Visual
Media, LLC, the producers of the critically-acclaimed Temple TUFF show made its debut on Nov. 30 on
Comcast SportsNet. There were six installments of the show during the season on Comcast SportsNet. The
last installment aired February 27.
LIACOURAS RECORDS: With its win over Central Michigan on Dec. 3, Temple set a new Liacouras
Center record for consecutive wins at 23, besting the previous mark set from Feb. 8, 1998 through Dec. 14,
2000. The Owls extended that to 24 with its win over Villanova (Dec. 10) and then 25 in a row with an 8785 OT win over Buffalo (12/28). Temple’s home win streak came to an end against Dayton (87-77) on Jan.
7. The Owls have won 36 of their last 38 games (.947) in the building and are 56-7 (.889) at home since the
start of the 2007-08 campaign. Below are the list of 10-win seasons in the building (Bold under Dunphy).
Temple owns a 152-43 all-time record at the Liacouras Center. The Owls finished 10-1 this season.
2010-11
14-0 (1.000)
2008-09
11-2 (.846)
1999-00
13-0 (1.000)
2011-12
10-1 (.909)
2009-10
13-1 (.928)
2005-06
10-2 (.833)
1998-99
11-1 (.916)
2007-08
10-3 (.769)
SELLING OUT: With the Saint Joseph’s sellout, the 13th in Liacouras Center history and second this
season, Temple now has sold out four home games in three venues. The Owls other sellouts include
Villanova (12/10), Duke (Wells Fargo Center, 20,420, 1/4) and Maryland (The Palestra, 8,722, 1/21).
RIVER OWLS: Temple took to the Schuylkill River on Friday, October 7 for an exercise in team building. The Owls arrived at the river at the crack of dawn. The morning started with a brief training and tutorial session by the Temple crew staff. Head men’s crew coach Gavin White and assistant Brian Perkins went
over technique and safety instructions with the players before a session on the ergometer machines. The
Owls then went on the river, under the guidance of White, Perkins and varsity rowers, for an hour workout
IN THE WINGS: Former Pennsbury High standout Dalton Pepper, who played the last two seasons
at West Virginia, signed a men’s basketball scholarship agreement in June to attend Temple. The
Mountaineer transfer will sit out the 2011-12 season per NCAA rules and have two years of eligibility
remaining. At WVU, Pepper played in 62 games, starting once. He averaged 3.5 ppg.and 10.1 mpg. helping WVU to 53 wins and a trip to the 2010 Final Four. He scored a career-high 15 points in 20 minutes
of action off the bench against Syracuse as a freshman on Jan. 16, 2010. A prolific three-point shooter,
he connected on 41 treys on 123 attempts (.333) in his two seasons at West Virginia.
CLASS OF 2016: Head coach Fran Dunphy announced that three student-athletes- 6-6
guard/forward Quenton DeCosey of St. Joseph-Metuchen (NJ), 6-7 forward Daniel Dingle of St.
Raymond’s (NY), and 6-10 center, Devontae Watson of Lincoln Park (PA) - have signed National Letters
of Intent to attend Temple University. A native of Union, N.J. DeCosey averaged 23.4 ppg, 11.3 rpg., 3.2
apg., 3.0 spg., and 2.6 bpg. as a junior last season at the storied St. Joseph’s-Metuchen High, which produced standouts such as Jay Williams (Duke) and Andrew Bynum (LA Lakers). The swingman, who was
named the All-Area and All-League Player of the Year by the Newark Star Ledger, earned First Team AllCounty and was 2nd Team All State honors in 2011. As a junior, Dingle, a native of Bronx, NY, averaged 17 ppg., 12 rpg. and 5.0 apg. in leading the Ravens to the CHSAA Class AA intersectional semifinals last winter. The younger brother of former UMass standout Dana Dingle earned First Team all-City
honors for the prestigious St Raymond’s High School. A two-time second-team All-State selection,
Watson helped Lincoln Park reach the PIAA Class A final by averaging 16 ppg., 18 rpg. and 10 bpg. as a
junior in 2010-11. He is a native of Ambridge, Pa., Watson is a two-time WPIAL first team selection.
ON THE RADIO: For the 11th straight year Temple men’s basketball will be broadcast live on 1210
AM WPHT. This year all the Owls games will be carried on the radio with Harry Donahue handling playby-play and John Baum providing color commentary.
HEAD COACH FRAN DUNPHY
Fran Dunphy, one of the all-time winningest coaches
in Philadelphia Big 5 history, has left his imprint on the
Temple men's basketball team in his five years at the
helm. After taking over the reins from Hall of Fame
coach John Chaney on April 10, 2006, Dunphy brought
the Owls back to the NCAA Tournament for the first
time since 2001 in just his second season when he guided his charges to the 2008 Atlantic 10 Championship. It
would be the first of three straight A-10 titles and four
consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances.
The 17th head coach in Temple's 108-year history of
men's basketball, Dunphy, who owns a 426-223 overall
record and 116-60 mark at Temple, is the first person to
serve as the head men's basketball coach at two
Philadelphia Big 5 institutions. After 17 years, nine
NCAA Tournament bids and 310 wins as head coach at
Penn, Dunphy moved North to Temple to replace the
legendary Chaney.
Named Eastern College Coach of the Year in three of
his five seasons at Temple, Dunphy led his second Owl
squad on a late-season run to the Atlantic 10
Championship. He guided the Cherry and White to a
21-13 overall mark in 2007-08, including a second place
A-10 regular season finish with an 11-5 conference
record. He followed that by directing his charges in
2008-09 to a 22-12 record, 11-5 in league play, and
another conference championship.
The 2009-10 season is one that will go down as one
of the best in Temple lore. Picked tied for fifth in the
A-10 preseason poll, Dunphy motivated his charges to
their first A-10 regular season title (9th overall) since
2002 with a 14-2 record. The 2010 A-10 and NABC
District Coach of the Year brought the Owls back into
the national spotlight with the program's first national
ranking since 2001, with the team staying in the polls for
13 consecutive weeks. His Owls would go on to
become just the second A-10 team to win three consecutive conference championships while also posting just
the fifth perfect Philadelphia Big 5 season in the program's history.
The number one accomplishment achieved by the
2009-10 Temple team, that finished the season with a
#12 ranking in the Associated Press poll, was its 29 victories (against six defeats), which ranks third in the
school's 114-year history.
This past season, 2010-11, Dunphy led the Owls to a
26-8 record, including another 14-2 mark in A-10 play,
and a fourth straight trip to the NCAA Tournament.
This time the Owls, the 7-seed in the West Region,
defeated 10th-seeded Penn State, 66-64, in the second
round for the program's first NCAA win since 2001.
The Cherry and White gave second-seeded San Diego
State all it could handle in the next game before falling
to the #5/6-ranked Aztecs, 71-64, in double-overtime.
It was a great season for Temple as the Owls were
ranked among the nation's Top 25 for eight weeks during the season, climbing as high as #19 in the January 10
Associated Press poll. The Owls also overcame midFebruary injuries to two starters, closing the season
with seven wins in their final 10 games. The only losses in that stretch came to NCAA Sweet 16 participants
Duke, Richmond and San Diego State.
One of the most respected coaches in the nation,
Dunphy has personified success over his coaching
career. His impressive resume includes 13 NCAA bids,
13 conference titles, 13 20-win seasons, five Philadelphia
Big 5 City Series titles, seven Conference Players of the
Year, three Conference Rookies of the Year, five perfect
Conference seasons and 48 All-Conference honorees.
Prior to joining Penn's coaching staff, Dunphy served
as an assistant under Speedy Morris at his alma mater,
La Salle University (1985-86 through 1987-88). The
Philadelphia native's coaching career began at the
United States Military Academy (1971-72), where he
served as an assistant under head coach Dan Dougherty.
In 1975, he became head coach of his high school alma
mater, Malvern Prep. He remained there until becoming
Lefty Ervin's assistant at La Salle University (1979-80).
The following year, Dunphy joined current Maryland
head coach Gary Williams' staff at American University.
He served as an assistant two seasons under Williams,
and the final three years under Ed Tapscott, the former
head coach of the NBA’s Washington Wizards (200809). He returned to La Salle in 1985, serving one more
season under Ervin and assisting Morris for two seasons. He left La Salle to become Tom Schneider's assistant at Penn in 1988.
In 1989, Dunphy was named the 16th head coach at
Penn. He would compile a 310-163 overall record in his
17-year career. His Quaker teams won an unprecedented 48 straight Ivy League games and four league titles
from 1992 through 1996. His 1993-94 team posted a 253 record and earned a Number 25 ranking in the
CNN/USA Today Coaches' Poll, the program's first
such ranking since the 1978-79 campaign. That year also
included a 90-80 first round upset of sixth-seed
Nebraska in the NCAA Tournament.
In his last eight seasons at Penn, Dunphy guided the
Quakers to six Ivy League titles and a 93-19 league
record. From 1999-2001, he led Penn to 25 straight
league wins, including a perfect 14-0 mark in 1999-2000.
In 2001-02, Dunphy's Quakers posted a 25-7 record and
won the school's first outright city-series title with a perfect 4-0 mark since 1973-74.
A full-time educator on and off the court, Dunphy is
in his fourth year teaching in Temple's prestigious Fox
School of Business. He is team-teaching an honors
course with Dr. Lynne Anderson, entitled, Management,
Theory & Practice: From the Locker Room to the
Board Room. He previously had served as a lecturer in
the Wharton Executive Education program and in the
management department of the Wharton School.
Dunphy is one of the leaders in the local Coaches vs.
Cancer campaign and was named to the National
Council of Coaches vs. Cancer. He was also honored as
the 2002 National Coaches vs. Cancer Coach of the
Year for his service and tireless dedication to those in
need. On September 23, 2008, he joined four other
coaches to speak to legislators on Capitol Hill on the
need for more funding for cancer research.
The Owl mentor also devotes time to Big
Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Philadelphia's Board of
Directors, and his Penn and Temple teams have participated in the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program each year.
He is also a member of the Philadelphia CYO Hall of
Fame.
A 1970 La Salle graduate with a degree in marketing,
Dunphy was an outstanding player under Explorers'
head coach Tom Gola. As a junior, he helped the
Explorers to a 23-1 record. He served as a co-captain his
senior year when he averaged 18.6 ppg and led the team
in assists, while also being named the MVP of the annual Quaker City Basketball Tournament. In 1979, he
earned a Master's degree in counseling and human relations from Villanova University.
Dunphy and his wife, Ree, reside in Villanova, Pa.,
with their son, J.P.
DUNPHY FILE
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Overall Record: 444-227
Temple
Head Coach, 2006-present
Record: 134-64
Atlantic 10 Champions (3): ‘08, ‘09, ‘10
NCAA Tournaments: (4): ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11
Phila. Big 5 Champions (3):’08, ‘10, ‘12
Penn
Head Coach, 1989-2006
Record: 310-163
NCAA Tournament: (9): ‘93, ‘94, ‘95, ’99,
‘00, ‘02, ‘03, ‘05, ‘06
Ivy League Champions (10): ‘93, ‘94,
‘95, ‘96, ‘99, ‘00, 2’2, ‘03, ‘05, ‘06
Phila. Big 5 Champions (4): ‘92, ‘94, ‘98, ‘01
Assistant Coach, 1988-89
La Salle
Assistant Coach, 1979-80, 1985-88
American
Malvern Prep
Head Coach, 1975-80
Army
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
La Salle (1967-70)
Malvern Prep (1963-66)
EDUCATION
American University
Completed coursework toward doctorate
degree in counseling and student development
Villanova University ‘79
Master of Science, Counseling
La Salle University ‘70
Bachelor of Arts, Marketing
FRAN DUNPHY - A MAN FOR ALL CAUSES
Sixth-year Temple University men’s basketball coach Fran Dunphy has been involved in many communtity
service activities in his over 30 years in collegiate coaching. Dunphy has been a major contributor of his
time and energy to the American Cancer Society through Coaches vs. Cancer. He has spearheaded the local
efforts of the six Division I coaches that have led to raising over $1 million to benefit the American Cancer
Society. Named the Coaches vs. Cancer National Coach of the Year for his efforts, Dunphy has helped to
steer events in the area such as the Coaches vs. Cancer Golf Outing; the Coaches vs. Cancer BasketBall;
coordinated open practices with the six area
teams and holding a March Madness
Breakfast to raise awareness for the cause.
He was honored in 2008 as a local hero by
Bank of America for his role with Coaches vs. Cancer.
Dunphy’s Owls were one of three teams to Walk for the Cure at the start
of the 2007-08 season with over 1000 students taking part in the Walk
held on October 19 in conjuction with Cherry and White Night. The
team took part in the Walk for the Cure again on October 24, 2009.
Another cause that Dunphy champions is Big Brothers/Big Sisters. The
Owl coach devotes his time to Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater
Philadelphia by serving on the organziation’s Board of Trustees. His
Penn teams participated in Big Brothers/Big Sisters programs each year
during his tenure at the school. His Temple teams have been actively
participating in the program the past two seasons.
Dunphy is also a member of the Philadelphia CYO Hall of Fame.
Fran Dunphy pictured at the Liacouras Center with Destinee, a
“little sister” in the Big Brothers/Big Sisters Southeastern
Pennsylvania mentoring program. Destinee’s “big sister” is
Temple University student Jennifer Schlie.
FRAN DUNPHY YEAR-BY-YEAR
Season School. . . . . . . . . . . Record
1989-90 Penn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-14
1990-91 Penn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
1991-92 Penn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-10
1992-93 Penn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-5
1993-94 Penn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-3
1994-95 Penn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-6
1995-96 Penn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-10
1996-97 Penn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-14
1997-98 Penn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-12
1998-99 Penn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-6
1999-00 Penn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-8
2000-01 Penn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-17
2001-02 Penn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-7
2002-03 Penn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-6
2003-04 Penn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-10
2004-05 Penn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-9
2005-06 Penn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-9
2006-07 Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-18
2007-08 Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-13
2008-09 Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-12
2009-10 Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-6
2010-11 Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-8
2011-12 Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-7
OVERALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444-227
Pct.
.462
.321
.615
.815
.893
.786
.630
.462
.586
.777
.724
.414
.781
.786
.630
.689
.689
.400
.618
.647
.829
.765
.774
.662
Conf.
7-7
6-8
9-5
14-0
14-0
14-0
12-2
8-6
10-4
13-1
14-0
9-5
11-3
11-3
10-4
13-1
12-2
6-10
11-5
11-5
14-2
14-2
13-3
263-76
Pct.
.500
.429
.643
1.000
1.000
1.000
.857
.571
.714
.929
1.000
.643
.786
.786
.714
.929
.857
.375
.688
.688
.875
.875
.813
.776
Conference Finish
t-3rd
t-3rd
2nd
Ivy League Champions
4th
2nd
Ivt League Champions
t-2nd
t-2nd
TEMPLE QUICK FACTS
General
Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1884
Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,000
School Colors . . . . . Cherry (201C) & White
Arena . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Liacouras Center
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,206
Liacouras Center Record . . . . . . . . . . 152-43
Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic 10
President. . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Ann Weaver Hart
Director of Athletics . . . . . . . Bill Bradshaw
History
First Year of Basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1894
Atlantic 10 Champions
A-10 Semifinals
13 Conference Titles
All-time record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1790-981
NCAA Appearances/Record. . . . . 29/32-29
NIT Appearances/Record . . . . . . . 17/20-15
2011-12 INDIVIDUAL GAME NOTES AND STATISTICS
#22 AARON BROWN
SO • F • 6-5 • 210
HACKENSACK, NJ
ST. BENEDICT’S PREP
2011-12
• Averaging 6.6 points and 14.9 minutes per game
• Second on the team (6th A10) in 3-point percentage (39-94, .415)
• Eight double-figure scoring games on season, last 15 at R. Island
• Tallied 15 points (6-7, 3-4 3pt) in win at Rhode Island
• Scored 16 points (6-9, 3-6 3pt) in win at Charlotte
• Grabbed career-high 8 rebounds (12 pts) in win over Maryland
• Scored 11 points in 18 minutes against Duke
• Season high 33 minutes, 12 points, vs. Buffalo
• Had scored just four points (22 minutes) over previous four contests
• Scored career-high 21 pts (7-11, 4-7 3pt) in 22 minutes vs. C. Michigan
• Tallied 19 points (7-10, 5-8) in 22 minutes at Toledo
• Started and scored 8 points over 30 minutes in win at Penn
2010-11:
• Averaged 3.3 points and 1.0 rebounds
• Made nine straight starts to end season, appeared in 29 games
• Averaged 11.5 points in A-10 Tournament
• Season highs of 14 points and 34 minutes vs. La Salle (3/11)
• Scored 10 points at UMass (3/2)
• Started and played 15 minutes at Duke (2/23)
• Tallied 13 points in 16 minutes vs. Akron
• Career high of six rebounds at Duquesne
• Tallied six points in 11 minutes vs. Texas A&M
• Played with the US Virgin Islands team in the Centrobasket
Championship held in the Dominican Republic from July 5-11
• Second on his team in scoring with 12.5 points per game
• Drained eight of 17 from 3-point range (47%) to rank 3rd in the tourn
• Also competed at the 2010 FIBA Americas U18 Championship
High School:
• Averaged 17.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 3.0 steals as a Sr.
at St. Benedict's Prep
• Earned New Jersey All-Prep First Team honors in 2010 and was a 2010
Jordan Brand Classic Regional participant
• Averaged 12.7 points and 7.2 rebounds per game as a junior on a team
that posted 23-2 and was the top-ranked independent school in NJ Named
to the first team at 2009 iS8/Nike Tip-Off Fall Classic
• Connected on 42 percent from three-point range in 2008-09.
CAREER HIGHS
Pts: 21 vs. C. Michigan (12/3/11)
Reb: 8 vs. Maryland (1/21/12)
Ast: 3 (twice)
Stl: 3 vs. St. Bona. (1/12/11)
Blk: 0
Min: 34 vs. La Salle (3/5/11)
OPPONENT
Penn
W. Michigan
Purdue
Wichita State
Bowling Green
Central Michigan
Toledo
Villanova
Texas
Rice
Buffalo
Delaware
Duke
Dayton
Saint Louis
Richmond
La Salle
Maryland
Charlotte
Saint Joseph’s
Fordham
Rhode Island
G. Washington
Xavier
St. Bonaventure
Duquesne
La Salle
Saint Joseph’s
Massachusetts
Fordham
Massachusetts
MIN FG-A 3PT-A FT-A
30
3-9
1-5 1-2
4
1-2
0-0 0-0
6
0-0
0-0 0-0
4
0-0
0-0 0-0
8
1-3
0-2 0-0
22 7-11
4-7 3-5
22 7-10
5-8 0-0
19
2-4
1-2 2-2
15
2-5
2-4 3-4
28 4-11
2-6 0-0
33
4-9
1-3 3-3
17
2-5
0-3 0-1
18
4-9
1-2 2-4
22
2-7
1-4 0-0
15
2-4
1-2 1-1
14
2-6
2-4 0-0
20
2-6
2-5 1-2
26 5-10
2-6 0-0
22
6-9
3-6 1-3
11
0-1
0-1 0-0
11
0-3
0-1 0-0
16
6-7
3-4 0-0
13
1-6
1-5 0-0
10
2-3
1-2 0-0
10
1-3
1-2 0-0
10
2-2
1-1 0-0
6
1-2
1-2 0-0
9
1-4
1-3 0-0
3
0-0
0-0 0-0
12
2-4
2-4 2-2
5
1-2
0-0 0-0
SEASON HIGHS
Pts: 21 vs. C. Michigan (12/3)
Reb: 8 vs. Maryland (1/21)
Ast: 3 (twice)
Stl: 2 vs. Fordham (2/1)
Blk: 0
Min: 33 vs. Buffalo (12/28)
OR
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
3
0
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
DR
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
1
4
2
3
2
1
1
3
6
7
2
1
2
1
1
0
3
4
1
0
0
1
2
TR
0
0
0
0
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1
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1
1 0
0
0 0
0
0 0
0
0 0
1
0 0
1
1 0
0
0 0
0
0 0
2
0 0
0
0 0
2
0 0
1
0 0
0
2 0
3
0 0
1
1 0
0
0 0
0
0 0
3
0 0
1
0 0
0
1 0
0
1 0
0
1 0
0
1 0
1
0 0
0
0 0
1
1 0
1
0 0
1
0 0
0
1 0
0
0 0
0
0 0
S PTS
1
8
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
1 21
0 19
0
7
0
9
1 10
0 12
0
4
0 11
0
5
0
6
1
6
0
7
1 12
0 16
0
0
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0 15
0
3
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5
0
3
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5
0
3
0
3
0
0
0
8
0
2
#2 WILL CUMMINGS
FR • G • 6-1 • 170
JACKSONVILLE, FL
PROVIDENCE SCHOOL
2011-12:
• Averaging 1.5 points, 0.8 rebounds and 6.3 minutes per game
• Started vs. GW, 2 pts, 1 ast, 7 minutes
• Matched season-high with six points (2-2, 1-1 3pt) in win at SLU
• Scored five points in 11 minutes in win at Delaware
• Scored five points and dished an assist at Rice
• Started Toledo game, playing 21 minutes, in first action of season
• Scored six points and grabbed five rebounds with one assist vs Toledo
• Saw 12 minutes, grabbed four rebounds and dished one assist at Texas
High School:
• Averaged 18.1 points, 8.1 assists and 4.0 steals as a senior at Providence
School.
• Named First Coast Player of the Year as well as Coaches’ FACA AllState team as a senior
• Helped team to an 86-6 three-year record and school’s first state championship as a junior in 2010.
• Played for Florida team in USA Hardwood Classic in Orlando in
March, 2011
• Outstanding student with a GPA above 4.0 mark on a weighted system.
• Signed with Temple in early signing period.
SEASON HIGHS
Pts: 6 (twice)
Reb: 5 at Toledo (12/9)
Ast: 1 (five times)
Stl: 2 vs. Buffalo (12/28)
Blk: 1 vs. Rice (12/19)
Min: 21 at Toledo (12/9)
OPPONENT
Penn
Western Michigan
Purdue
Wichita State
Bowling Green
Central Michigan
Toledo
Villanova
Texas
Rice
Buffalo
Delaware
Duke
Dayton
Saint Louis
Richmond
La Salle
Maryland
Charlotte
Saint Joseph’s
Fordham
Rhode Island
G. Washington
Xavier
St. Bonaventure
Duquesne
La Salle
Saint Joseph’s
Massachusetts
Fordham
Massachusetts
MIN FG-A 3PT-A FT-A OR DR TR
DNP - Coaches’ Decision
21
2-4
2-3 0-0
0
5
5
1
0-1
0-1 0-0
0
0
0
12
0-1
0-0 0-0
0
4
4
15
1-3
0-1 3-4
0
1
1
8
1-1
0-0 0-0
0
0
0
11
2-4
1-1 0-0
0
0
0
4
0-0
0-0 0-0
0
1
1
6
0-0
0-0 2-2
0
0
0
11
2-2
1-1 1-2
0
0
0
15
0-2
0-1 1-4
1
2
3
2
0-0
0-0 0-0
0
0
0
2
0-1
0-0 0-0
0
0
0
4
0-0
0-0 0-2
0
0
0
3
0-0
0-0 0-0
0
0
0
2
0-0
0-0 0-0
0
0
0
2
0-0
0-0 0-0
1
0
1
7
1-2
0-0 0-0
0
1
1
2
0-0
0-0 0-0
0
0
0
2
0-0
0-0 0-0
0
0
0
1
0-0
0-0 0-0
0
0
0
2
0-1
0-0 0-0
0
0
0
F
A TO BL
S PTS
2
0
4
0
1
0
0
0
1
4
0
1
0
2
0
2
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
4
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
5
2
5
0
2
6
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
#11 TJ DiLEO
R-JR • G • 6-3 • 205
CINNAMINSON, NJ
CINNAMINSON
2011-12
• Averaging 2.9 ppg., 2.0 rpg. and shooting .545 (30-55) from field
• Top on-ball defender on team
• One of first reserves off bench, averaging 16.7 minutes per game
• Has played double figure minutes 26 times, 20+ minutes nine times
• Set career highs in points (10), rebounds (5) and minutes (38) at Penn
• Made a career-high three steals at Texas
• Academic All-America candidate, graduated in December in 3 1/2 years
with degree in marketing (walked in commencement Jan. 27)
2010-11
• Averaged 13.0 minutes, 2.2 ppg, 1.2 rpg. off the bench
• Season-high seven points in win over Saint Louis
• Played career-high 30 minutes against Duquesne, one of six contests
playing over 20 minutes
• Second on the German U20 team with 10.7 points per game while
pulling in 2.9 rebounds per game at the FIBA U20 European
Championship Division A
2009-10
• Played in 24 games, 6.4 minutes per game
• Career-highs 7 points, 2 assists and 20 minutes in win over Duquesne
• Scored 5 points over 13 minutes at Fordham
• Played 19 minutes and grabbed 5 rebounds in win at Seton Hall (12/19)
• Played 14 minutes, scored 4 pts in win over Va Tech (11/27)
2008-09
• Red-shirted season after ankle injury at Long Beach State
• Played in five games, 8.8 minutes per game
• Season high three points at Long Beach State
• Scored first two points in win at Penn State (7 minutes)
• Played five minutes in collegiate debut vs. Clemson
• Season-high 14 minutes, 1 rebound, 1 steal at Lafayette
High School
• Averaged 23.9 points and six rebounds per game during senior year
• Led Cinnaminson High to a 28-3 season and Patriot League title...
• Philadelphia Inquirer & Courier Post South Jersey Player of Year as senior
• Set school records for points in a game (50) and season (692), three
pointers in a game (9) and three pointers in a season (74)
• First Team All-Southern Jersey , 2nd Team All-State in soccer as senior
• Led soccer team to the state finals with 24 goals as senior
• Member of the National Honor Society
CAREER HIGHS
Pts: 10 at Penn (11/14/11)
Reb: 5 (2x- last at Penn, 11/14/11)
Ast: 3 (twice)
Stl: 3 at Texas (12/17/11)
Blk: 1 (three times)
Min: 38 at Penn (11/14/11)
OPPONENT
Penn
W. Michigan
Purdue
Wichita State
Bowling Green
Central Michigan
Toledo
Villanova
Texas
Rice
Buffalo
Delaware
Duke
Dayton
Saint Louis
Richmond
La Salle
Maryland
Charlotte
Saint Joseph’s
Fordham
Rhode Island
G. Washington
Xavier
St. Bonaventure
Duquesne
La Salle
Saint Joseph’s
Massachusetts
Fordham
Massachusetts
MIN FG-A 3PT-A FT-A
38
3-5
0-1 4-6
9
0-0
0-0 0-0
25
3-4
1-2 0-0
16
1-1
0-0 1-3
21
1-2
0-1 3-5
12
0-1
0-1 0-0
16
1-2
0-0 0-0
13
1-2
0-1 1-2
18
0-1
0-0 0-0
13
2-3
1-1 0-0
5
0-0
0-0 0-0
24
2-2
0-0 0-0
12
1-1
0-0 0-0
10
0-0
0-0 0-0
11
0-0
0-0 0-0
17
2-3
1-2 1-2
15
0-2
0-1 0-0
5
0-0
0-0 0-0
20
1-2
0-1 0-0
21
2-3
1-2 0-0
19
1-1
1-1 0-0
11
0-2
0-1 0-0
13
1-1
1-1 0-0
24
3-5
1-3 0-0
20
1-2
0-1 2-2
20
1-3
1-2 1-2
19
0-0
0-0 2-2
20
1-1
0-0 5-6
11
0-2
0-1 2-2
15
2-2
0-0 0-1
19
0-2
0-2 0-0
SEASON HIGHS
Pts: 10 at Penn (11/14)
Reb: 5 at Penn (11/14)
Ast: 3 vs. Purdue (11/18)
Stl: 3 at Texas (12/17/11))
Min: 38 at Penn (11/14)
OR
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
DR
4
0
2
2
2
0
0
1
3
1
1
3
1
1
1
3
3
2
0
2
3
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
TR
5
1
2
2
3
1
0
1
3
1
1
3
2
2
1
3
3
2
0
2
4
1
2
4
3
2
4
1
1
1
2
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3
1
5
0
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
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0
2
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
4
1
1
3
0
1
1
A TO BL
1
2 1
1
0 0
3
1 1
1
0 0
2
0 0
0
1 0
2
3 0
1
0 0
2
1 0
0
0 0
1
0 0
1
0 0
1
0 0
0
1 0
1
0 0
0
0 0
1
0 0
0
1 0
2
1 0
1
2 0
2
1 0
2
0 0
1
0 0
1
0 1
1
1 0
1
0 0
0
2 0
0
0 0
0
0 0
0
1 0
1
1 0
S PTS
1 10
1
0
0
7
0
3
2
5
0
0
1
2
0
3
3
0
0
5
1
0
2
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
6
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
5
1
3
0
0
2
3
0
7
0
4
1
4
1
2
0
7
1
2
1
4
1
0
#50 MICHEAL ERIC
GR • F • 6-11 • 240
LAGOS, NIGERIA
CHURCH FARM (PA) SCHOOL
2011-12
• TU is 12-2 since his return from patella injury (missed 13 games)
• Tops team in rebounding (8.8 rpg.), 4th on TU in scoring (9.1 ppg,)
• Three double-doubles in last five games (6 on season)
• Tied career-high with 19 pts & game-high 15 rebs vs. UMass
• Fifth double-double (14 pts, 14 rebs) at Saint Joseph’s
• Season high 18 pts, 12 rebs (4th DD) & car. high 6 blocks at La Salle
• Third double-double of season (11 pts, car. high 16 rebs) vs. Xavier
• Made first start since his return at R. Island (4 pts, 5 rebs, 17 min.)
• Scored in double figures eight times, last 11 at Fordham
• Nine double-figure rebound games - last 11 vs UMass (3/9)
• Leads TU in blocks (2.0 bpg.) & third in FG% (.522)
• Second double-double of season (14 pts, 12 rebs) vs, Wichita State
• Second career double-double, 12 pts, c-high 15 rebs., 3 blks vs. WMU
• Tallied 9 points and 10 rebounds over career-high 38 minutes at Penn
2010-11
• Averaged 7.1 points, second on team (7th in A-10) with 1.6 bpg.
• Missed final 10 games of season with fractured right patella
• Second on team with 5.9 rpg. and 4th with .490 FG%
• First career double-double (14 pts, 11 rebounds) vs. Fordham
• 10 points and seven rebounds in team’s second meeting vs. Fordham
• Eight points and career-high 12 rebounds vs. N. Illinois
• Season-high 16 points (7-12 FGs) and four blocks vs. Akron
• 10 points and seven rebounds in career-high 29 minutes vs. Georgia
• Led Owls with 14 points and nine rebounds vs. Toledo
• Blocked a career-high five shots in win over Seton Hall
• Team co-captain
• Earned his bachelor’s degree in May 2011 in advertising
2009-10
• Played in 31 games, starting 28, 5.9 ppg., 3.1 rpg., 15.7 mpg
• Averaged 7.0 ppg., 3.0 rpg. and shooting 55.4% from field in A-10 play
• Scored double figures seven times, last - 13 vs. St. Bonaventure (3/12)
• Tallied 13 points (6-8 FG) in quarterfinal win over St. Bonnies
• Shot 7-for-9 for game-high 18 pts and team-high 6 rebs vs. GW
• Career-high 19 points (9-10 FG) vs. Rhode Island
• Scored 13 points (6-9 FG) vs. La Salle
• Season high 28 minutes at Fordham, 9 pts, 5 rebs, 2 asts and 2 stls
• Tallied 13 points (5-9 FG) and two assists vs. St. Joe’s
• Returned to starting lineup vs Bowling Green, following knee sprain
• Knee sprain had sidelined him in four games
• Scored 12 points (6-8 FG) in win over Siena
2008-09
• Played in 25 games, averaging 2.7 points, 2.1 rebounds
• Season-high seven rebounds and 22 minutes at Rhode Island
• Scored seven points and grabbed three rebounds vs. Saint Louis
• Best game at Villanova, season-highs of 9 pts (4-6 FG), 19 min.
• Scored six points, matched career-high with 5 rebounds at La Salle
• Three blocks (2 pts) over 12 minutes at Penn State
• Played 12 minutes and 3 points at Buffalo, splitting time with Sergio
Olmos in post
• Red-shirt freshman, sat out 2007-08 season due to failure to meet
NCAA initial eligibility guidelines
High School
• Played two seasons at Church Farm School
• First team all-league and all-area as a junior and senior..
• Averaged 19 pts, 14 rebs and four blocks per game as a senior
CAREER HIGHS
Pts: 19 vs. Rhode Island (2/13/10)
Reb: 16 vs. Xavier (2/11/12)
Ast: 4 (twice)
Stl: 2 (twice)
Blk: 6 at La Salle (2/22/12)
Min: 38 at Penn (11/14/11)
OPPONENT
Penn
Western Michigan
Purdue
Wichita State
Bowling Green
Central Michigan
Toledo
Villanova
Texas
Rice
Buffalo
Delaware
Duke
Dayton
Saint Louis
Richmond
La Salle
Maryland
Charlotte
Saint Joseph’s
Fordham
Rhode Island
G. Washington
Xavier
St. Bonaventure
Duquesne
La Salle
Saint Joseph’s
Massachusetts
Fordham
Massachusetts
SEASON HIGHS
Pts: 18 at La Salle (2/22)
Reb: 16 vs. Xavier (2/11)
Ast: 4 at Penn (11/14)
Stl: 1 vs. Saint Joseph’s (1/28)
Blk: 6 at La Salle (2/22)
Min: 38 at Penn (11/14)
MIN FG-A 3PT-A FT-A OR DR
38
4-8
0-0 1-2
5
5
35 6-12
0-0 0-1
3 12
14
3-4
0-0 1-2
3
5
28 6-11
0-0 2-2
2 10
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
7
0-1
0-0 0-0
0
0
17
3-5
0-0 0-0
2
7
17
5-7
0-0 1-2
0
2
14
1-2
0-0 0-2
2
1
17
2-2
0-0 0-0
0
5
23
4-8
0-0 1-2
4
2
28 4-13
0-0 3-4
6 10
33
3-9
0-0 0-0
4
7
16
0-1
0-0 4-4
0
5
35 9-14
0-0 0-0
5
7
36 7-10
0-0 0-2
4 10
36 7-12
0-0 5-8
5 10
23
5-9
0-0 1-2
1
4
23 3-10
0-0 1-2
4
7
TR
10
15
8
12
F
4
4
5
4
A TO BL
4
3 1
2
3 3
0
2 2
1
2 2
S PTS
0
9
0 12
0
7
0 14
0
9
2
3
5
6
16
11
5
12
14
15
5
11
2
2
3
1
2
1
5
2
0
3
4
2
2
3
0
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
4
2
0
0
1
1
4
1
4
1
2
0
3
1
5
1
1
1
3
1
6
1
3
1
1
0
6
11
2
4
9
11
6
4
18
14
19
11
7
#4 JUAN FERNANDEZ
SR • G • 6-4 • 195
RIO TERCERO, ARGENTINA
DR. ALEXIS CARREL
2011-12
• Third Team All-A10 & Academic All-Conference honoree
• Third on TU in scoring 11.4 ppg. & leads in assists, 3.9 apg. (8th A10)
• Became 7th TU player to reach 400 assists in DUQ game - now 422
• Ranks 7th on alltime TU 3-point list (207)
• Double figures in points in 20 games, last 12 vs. UMass (3/9)
• His career 3-point percentage (.403, 207-514) ranks second at TU
• Fourth in A-10 in 3-pointers per game (2.1 pg.), 3rd in pct (.435)
• Big 5 Player of the Week (2/20) - Averaged 16 pts, 5 asts, 3 steals
• Career-high 8 rebounds, 7 assists (2 pts) at La Salle
• Scored 20 points (7-9 FG, 6-7 3pt) and dished 6 assists vs. DUQ
• Scored 17 points (7-9, 3-3 3pts) in win over SJU
• Perfect 3-3 from 3-pt range (5-8 overall) for 14 pts in win over MD
• Scored 21 points vs.Buffalo with six assists, two steals
• Became the 48th TU player to score 1000th - 1,234 pts ranks 33rd
• Season high 23 points at Rice (5-7 3-pts), most treys since ‘09-10
• Season-high nine assists (10 pts) vs. Central Michigan
• 15 points, including game-tying 3-pointer in regulation vs Wichita State
• Team-high 19 points and five assists in win at Penn
2010-11
• Averaged 11.2 points, 2.9 rpg, 3.9 apg. (6th in A10) over 31.6 mpg.
• Third Team all-Atlantic 10 Conference, 2nd Team all-Big 5
• Academic All-Atlantic 10 -Broadcast Journalism major
• Double figures in 15 games
• Season and game-high-tying 23 pts, including game-winner with 0.4 seconds left to lead Temple to NCAA win over Penn State (3/17)
• Career-high 10 assists vs. Richmond in A-10 Semifinal (3/12)
• Missed four games due to bruised bone on left knee
• Scored 20 points in win over Richmond (2/17)
• Tied career high with nine assists (0 turnovers) at Dayton (9 pts)
• Tallied 20 pts vs. Villanova (4-6 3-pt) and five assists
• Put up 19 points in team’s win overtime win at UMass (3/2)
• Dished nine assists and made career-high four steals at Ohio
• 12 points and career-high-tying seven rebounds vs. Seton Hall
• Team co-captain
2009-10
• A-10 Tournament Most Outstanding Player (16.3 ppg., 5.0 apg.)
• Honorable Mention All-Atlantic 10 Conference
• Averaged 12.6 points (2nd on TU), team-high 3.6 apg.
• Led A-10 in 3-point pct.- .453 (73-161), 8th in 3PT per game (2.2)
• Game-high 18 points in A-10 Championship win over Richmond
• Game-high 23 points (7-11 3pt) at La Salle in first start since Feb. 3
• Scored 16 pts off bench at SBU, 1st double-figure game since Fordham
• Made all three 3-pointers in win at URI, with big trey at 0:28 left in OT
• Named A-10 (12/20) and Big 5 (12/14) Player of the Week
• Career-high 33 points (career-best 7-9 3pt) in win over #3/3 Villanova
• Double figures 22 times, last - 18 vs Richmond (3/14)
• Team-high 20 points (8-11, 4-6 3pt) in win over Siena
2008-09
• Averaged 5.5 points, 2.7 assists and 19.6 minutes
• Season highs of 19 points (7-9 3pt), 5 reb and 31 minutes at Duquesne
• Scored 15 points (10-12 FTs) in 24 minutes vs. Richmond
• Made first four collegiate three-pointers (18-51 3PT overall, .353)
• Rated fifth-best midseason addition by foxsports.com
High School
• Scored 16 points to lead U 18 Argentina squad to win over USA in
World Championship game
• Averaged 8.4 ppg, 3.0 apg, 1.4 spg and 17 mpg in six U18 games
CAREER HIGHS
Pts: 33 vs. Villanova (12/13/09)
Reb: 8 at La Salle (2/22/12)
Ast: 10 vs. Richmond (3/12/11)
Stl: 4 (twice)
Blk: 2 vs. Wichita St(11/20/11)
Min: 42 (three times)
OPPONENT
Penn
Western Michigan
Purdue
Wichita State
Bowling Green
Central Michigan
Toledo
Villanova
Texas
Rice
Buffalo
Delaware
Duke
Dayton
Saint Louis
Richmond
La Salle
Maryland
Charlotte
Saint Joseph’s
Fordham
Rhode Island
G. Washington
Xavier
St. Bonaventure
Duquesne
La Salle
Saint Joseph’s
Masachusetts
Fordham
Massachusetts
MIN FG-A 3PT-A FT-A
30 7-14
3-6 2-2
37 5-11
3-9 1-2
27 4-10
0-3 4-4
40 5-14
4-8 1-2
30
4-8
3-6 0-1
35 4-11
2-7 0-1
34 5-14
3-9 0-0
39 3-10
0-2 0-0
31
2-8
1-4 0-1
36 8-18
5-7 2-2
41 7-21
5-13 2-2
26 3-10
3-7 2-2
36
1-4
0-1 2-2
33 6-11
3-4 0-0
29
1-8
0-0 0-1
25 1-11
0-4 0-0
29
3-7
1-3 5-6
36
5-8
3-3 1-2
31
3-7
2-5 2-2
23
7-9
3-3 0-0
27
3-6
2-5 0-0
39
4-7
1-4 0-0
24
2-6
1-2 0-1
25
3-7
0-1 0-0
38 5-12
1-4 5-5
30
7-9
6-7 0-0
36
0-4
0-0 2-2
26
1-7
1-5 0-0
42 5-13
3-7 5-5
34 6-11
3-5 4-4
38 4-10
4-8 0-0
SEASON HIGHS
Pts: 23 at Rice (12/19)
Reb: 8 at La Salle (2/22)
Ast: 9 vs. C. Michigan (12/3)
Stl: 4 at St. Bonaventure (2/15)
Blk: 2 vs. Wichita State (11/20)
Min: 42 vs. UMass (2/29)
OR
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
DR
3
0
3
4
3
2
3
3
1
4
1
5
4
2
2
3
3
1
2
0
1
4
1
1
1
0
7
3
4
4
3
TR
3
0
3
5
3
2
3
3
1
5
3
6
4
2
2
3
5
1
2
0
1
4
1
1
2
0
8
3
4
4
4
F
3
3
5
1
3
3
1
3
3
3
2
4
1
4
1
3
2
1
2
4
3
2
3
1
3
3
3
4
3
1
2
A TO BL
5
1 0
6
3 0
2
0 1
3
2 2
1
5 0
9
3 0
3
3 0
4
2 0
4
1 1
3
3 0
6
1 0
3
0 0
6
7 0
4
4 0
4
2 11
2
0 0
5
3 0
5
2 0
6
3 0
0
1 0
3
1 0
3
1 0
1
1 0
3
2 0
4
1 0
6
1 0
7
5 1
3
1 0
2
3 0
1
2 0
6
4 0
S PTS
1 19
0 14
0 12
0 15
1 11
1 10
0 13
1
6
2
5
1 23
2 21
1 11
1
4
2 15
0
2
1
2
1 12
3 14
0 10
0 17
0
8
0
9
1
5
1
6
4 16
2 20
0
2
2
3
1 18
1 19
2 12
ate
#31 JAKE GODINO
SR • G • 6-0 • 170
CHESTER, PA
DELAWARE COUNTY CHRISTIAN
2011-12
• Played in seven games, making first start on Senior Night vs, UMass
• Averaging 0.7 ppg., 1.4 mpg.
• Scored two points in win over St. Joe’s
• Made three-pointer for season-high 3 pts (3 minutes) at Charlotte
• Played one minute in games at Toledo and at Texas
• Three-year walk-on rewarded with scholarship in January
• Intern in Temple’s Athletic Communications office
2010-11
• Played in five games, 13 total minutes
• Scored his first collegiate points, a three-pointer, vs. Toledo
• Tallied two points and dished first assist and rebound vs. Akron
• Scored one point made first collegiate block at SJU
2009-10
• Played in three games (Delaware, Ball State & R. Island)
• Earned a spot in preseason as a walk-on
2008-09
• Practiced with the team, but did not dress for games
High School:
• Second-team All-State and second-team All-DELCO as a senior, averaging 20.1 points per game
• Scored over 1,000 points, finishing career 4th on school’s all-time list
• Owns school record for most points in a single game with 41
• Owns school record for most points in a single half with 28
• Team captain as a senior
• Earned Scholar Athlete of the Year Award for the Southern Chester
County League and first-team All-Southern Chester County as a junior
• Led team to District 1 Championship and PIAA state quarters as soph
• Started every varsity basketball game for four years
• Senior Class President.
CAREER HIGHS
Pts: 3 (twice)
Reb: 1 vs. Akron (12/12/10)
Ast: 1 vs. Akron (12/12/10)
Stl: 1 vs. Ball State (11/21/09)
Blk: 1 at Saint Joseph’s (1/29/11)
Min: 5 vs. Toledo (11/14/10)
OPPONENT
Penn
Western Michigan
Purdue
Wichita State
Bowling Green
Central Michigan
Toledo
Villanova
Texas
Rice
Buffalo
Delaware
Duke
Dayton
Saint Louis
Richmond
La Salle
Maryland
Charlotte
Saint Joseph’s
Fordham
Rhode Island
G. Washington
Xavier
St. Bonaventure
Duquesne
La Salle
Saint Joseph’s
Massachusetts
Fordham
Massachusetts
SEASON HIGHS
Pts: 3 at Charlotte (1/25)
Reb: 0
Ast: 0
Stl: 0
Blk: 0
Min: 3 at Charlotte (1/25)
MIN FG-A 3PT-A FT-A OR DR TR
Did Not Play - Coaches’ Decision
1
0-0
0-0 0-0
0
0
0
1
0-0
0-0 0-0
0
0
0
3
1-1
1-1 0-2
0
0
0
2
1-2
0-1 0-2
0
0
0
1
0-0
0-0 0-0
0
1
1
1
0-0
0-0 0-0
0
0
0
1
0-0
0-0 0-0
0
0
0
F
A TO BL
S PTS
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
#32 RAHLIR HOLLIS-JEFFERSON
JR • F • 6-6 • 210
CHESTER, PA
CHESTER
CAREER HIGHS
2011-12
Pts: 19 vs. La Salle (1/18/12)
• Averaging 9.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game (2nd on TU, 10th in A10)
Reb: 14 vs. Villanova (12/10/11)
• Tops team in FG% (.575, 5th A10); career FG% ranks 9th - (.515,235-456)
Ast: 5 vs. UMass (2/29/12)
• Second on team, 10th in A10 with 1.5 steals per game (98 steals in career)
Stl: 4 (twice)
• Has five double-figure rebound games - last vs. UMass (2/29) (12 rebs)
• Has 14 double-figure scoring games - last vs. UMass (3/9) (13 pts)
Min: 50vs San Diego St (3/19/11)
• Career-high 5 assists with 12 rebounds in OT win over UMass
• Career-high 19 pts (7-11 FG), game-high 7 rebs in win over La Salle
OPPONENT
MIN FG-A 3PT-A FT-A
• Scored 17 pts (7-10 FG), 6 rebounds, 4 assists in upset of #3/5 Duke
Penn
35
5-6
0-0 0-0
• First double-double of season, 2nd of career, vs. Villanova (11pts, 14 rebs) Western Michigan 30 5-10
0-0 3-4
Purdue
35
2-7
0-0 2-2
• His 14 rebounds vs. Villanova are a career-high
Wichita State
41
2-4
0-0 3-6
• Scored 13 points three times (Del., CMU, WMU)
Bowling Green
35
3-8
0-0 0-0
• Made all 4 FG attempts (9 pts) and grabbed season-then high 7 rebs at Toledo Central Michigan
35
5-5
0-0 3-5
Toledo
34
4-4
0-0 1-2
• Made all 5 FG attempts and c.h 3 blocks vs. CMU for s.-high-tying 13 pts
Villanova
35
5-8
0-0 1-3
• Season-high 41 minutes vs. Wichita State & tied then season-high 6 rebs.
Texas
33
4-6
0-0 0-0
• Scored 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting with career-high-tying 3 steals at Penn Rice
33
4-5
0-0 1-4
2010-11
• Played in 34 games, starting 10 games, including final nine of season
• Averaged 5.6 points and 5.3 rpg over 26.4 minutes per game
• Led team with 52.2 (71-136) field goal percentage
• Third on team in steals (35) and second in offensive rebounds (75)
• Career-highs of 12 rebounds and 50 minutes vs. San Diego St
• Double-figure scoring seven times and rebounding three times
• Nine points and 10 rebounds at UMass (2nd double-figure reb. game)
• Played 40 minutes with 11 pts at Duke (2/23) and 41 min. in win at UMass
• First career start at Dayton (5 pts, 5 rebs) in place of injured Allen
• Second career start came in win vs Richmond (2/9)
• 11 points and six rebounds in third career start against St. Joe’s (2/20)
• 10 points in Fordham win (2/9), first double-figure game in 2011
• Career highs of 18 points (8-9 fg) and 31 minutes in win at Ohio
• Third on team in rebounding, 12 games with 7 or more rebs.
• Played 20 or more minutes in all but five games
• Tallied 10 points and team-high eight rebounds vs. California
• Posted first career double-double (10 pts., 10 rebs) vs. Seton Hall
2009-10
• Played in 34 games, averaging 3.9 ppg, 2.6 rpg. and 16.6 mpg
• Scored 8 points, most since season-high 11 vs. Duquesne (2/3), in A-10
semifinal win over Rhode Island
• Scored 9 points (4-4 FG) vs. La Salle
• Did not play at Charlotte, only DNP of season
• Tied for fourth on team in steals (19) and 3rd in blocks (14)
• Four points and eight rebounds in win at Seton Hall
• Season high 29 minutes with 9 pts, 12 rebs (game-high) vs. St. John’s
• Tallied 9 points in win at Western Michigan
• Drew offensive foul with 0:14 to play to help seal win over Penn State
• Scored 5 points and grabbed 2 rebounds in 14 minutes at Delaware
High School
• Averaged 17.6 points and 10 rebounds per game as a senior
• Earned First Team All-State accolades in 2008-09
• Compiled 25 double-doubles in 29 games
• Averaged 10.5 ppg., 7.2 rpg., 2.8 apg. and 2.1 bpg. as a junior, leading
Chester to the PIAA Class AAAA State title
• His Chester team defeated current teammate Khalif Wyatt's Norristown
squad in the title game
• Earned 2007 second team all-Southeastern Pennsylvania selection by the
Philadelphia Inquirer
Buffalo
Delaware
Duke
Dayton
Saint Louis
Richmond
La Salle
Maryland
Charlotte
Saint Joseph’s
Fordham
Rhode Island
G. Washington
Xavier
St. Bonaventure
Duquesne
La Salle
Saint Joseph’s
Massachusetts
Fordham
Massachusetts
31
33
36
37
33
36
40
23
24
29
29
34
37
27
32
35
39
36
42
31
37
2-5
5-10
7-10
3-4
6-7
2-4
7-11
0-1
4-7
1-4
4-7
1-2
2-6
2-3
4-7
4-9
5-9
6-10
4-10
5-8
6-10
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-00-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
2-6
3-4
3-3
0-0
0-1
3-4
5-6
0-0
0-0
0-0
2-2
1-1
2-2
3-8
3-6
1-2
2-2
3-4
0-5
0-1
1-2
SEASON HIGHS
Pts: 19 vs. La Salle (1/18)
Reb: 14 vs. Villanova (12/10)
Ast: 5 vs. UMass (2/29)
Stl: 4 (twice)
Blk: 3 (twice)
Min: 42 vs. UMass (2/29)
OR
1
4
2
2
3
2
3
7
1
4
7
4
2
2
1
4
3
1
3
1
3
2
3
6
3
2
2
3
5
2
2
DR
4
2
2
4
1
3
4
7
0
6
5
4
4
5
1
2
4
4
4
6
4
2
6
4
5
4
1
1
7
1
4
TR
5
6
4
6
4
5
7
14
1
10
12
8
6
7
2
6
7
5
7
7
7
4
9
10
8
6
3
4
12
3
6
F
3
3
2
4
3
3
1
5
4
4
5
3
4
2
0
2
2
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
4
1
3
4
3
3
2
A TO BL
2
1 0
1
2 0
3
4 1
2
1 1
3
2 0
2
1 3
4
3 0
3
1 0
1
3 1
3
1 0
2
3 1
2
1 1
4
2 0
4
0 2
2
1 0
1
2 1
3
3 2
4
1 1
0
1 0
2
1 0
2
2 1
4
0 2
3
5 3
0
1 2
2
1 1
1
2 2
3
1 0
3
1 0
5
0 2
2
1 0
3
4 1
S PTS
3 10
0 13
1
6
1
7
2
6
0 13
3
9
2 11
2
8
1
9
1
6
2 13
1 17
1
6
2 12
0
7
0 19
0
0
0
8
1
2
0 10
4
3
1
6
1
7
1 11
2
9
2 12
4 15
3
8
3 10
2 13
#3 ANTHONY LEE
R-FR • F • 6-9 • 210
COLUMBIA, MD
WEST OAK ACADEMY (FL)
2011-12:
• Averaging 5.1 points, 5.3 rebounds (3rd on team)
• Second on team in blocks (1.2 per game)
• Came off bench at R. Island, told Coach Dunphy to start M. Eric
• Scored 9 points and made a career-high 5 blocks in win over La Salle
• Pulled down career-high 12 rebounds (4 pts) at Richmond
• Tallied 6 pts, and game highs of 9 rebs. and 3 blocks at Saint Louis
• Scored 11 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and made 3 blocks in upset of Duke
• Scored career-high 12 points with 7 rebounds and 3 blocks at Delaware
• Earned 2nd A-10 Rookie of the Week honor (1/2)
• Lone basket vs. Buffalo was game-winner with 0.3 seconds left in OT
• Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (12/12)
• Made 4 blocks and grabbed 9 rebounds at Toledo
• Pulled down 9 rebounds and made 3 blocks vs. CMU
• Had 11 points, 9 rebounds, 30 minutes in 1st start vs BGSU
• Had 7 rebounds and 6 points (3-3 FG) in 26 minutes vs. Purdue
• Scored two points and grabbed four rebounds in debut at Penn
2010-11:
• Redshirted season after surgery on Dec. 17 to repair herniated disk
High School:
• 23.0 pts, 14.0 rebs and 3.0 blocks as senior at West Oaks Academy
• Earned 2010 National Athletic Christian Association All-America honors and
named to the 2010 National Athletic Christian Association tournament best
defensive player.
• MVP of Sunshine Independent Athletic Association as a senior
• 38th-best center in the country by ESPN.com heading into senior year
• Averaged 14.8 points and 13.8 rebounds in 2008-09 at Eustis High School
before transferring to West Oaks for his senior season
• Selected for the Next Level Florida Amateur Athletic Zone Magazine Top 24
game in Fall 2009.
SEASON HIGHS
Pts: 12 at Delaware (12/30)
Reb: 12 at Richmond (1/14)
Ast: 1 (six times)
Stl: 1 (seven times)
Blk: 5 vs. La Salle (1/18)
Min: 30 (twice)
OPPONENT
Penn
Western Michigan
Purdue
Wichita State
Bowling Green
C. Michigan
Toledo
Villanova
Texas
Rice
Buffalo
Delaware
Duke
Dayton
Saint Louis
Richmond
La Salle
Maryland
Charlotte
Saint Joseph’s
Fordham
Rhode Island
G. Washington
Xavier
St. Bonaventure
Duquesne
La Salle
Saint Joseph’s
Massachusetts
Fordham
Massachusetts
MIN FG-A 3PT-A FT-A
10
1-4
0-0 4-6
9
1-5
0-0 0-0
26
3-3
0-0 0-0
14
1-4
0-0 1-2
30
5-7
0-0 1-1
24
0-4
0-0 2-4
24
4-8
0-0 1-1
27
3-4
0-0 0-2
17
1-3
0-0 2-4
20
2-3
0-0 0-0
25
1-6
0-0 3-5
26
5-8
0-0 2-2
29 5-10
0-0 1-2
21
2-2
0-0 0-0
30
3-5
0-0 0-0
26
2-3
0-0 0-0
20
4-6
0-0 1-2
24
2-2
0-0 3-5
12
0-2
0-0 4-4
21
4-5
0-0 0-2
25
2-6
0-0 0-1
13
2-3
0-0 0-0
17
1-3
0-0 2-4
11
0-1
0-0 1-3
6
0-1
0-0 0-0
15
4-5
0-0 1-1
5
0-2
0-0 0-0
4
1-2
0-0 2-2
9
2-3
0-0 0-0
12
1-3
0-0 0-0
15
2-4
0-0 4-4
OR
1
0
2
1
2
3
3
6
2
0
2
5
5
1
2
4
2
0
0
1
3
1
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
3
DR
4
3
5
4
7
6
6
3
3
7
6
2
2
3
7
8
4
2
4
5
4
2
4
2
0
5
0
2
0
0
1
TR
5
3
7
5
9
9
9
9
5
7
8
7
7
4
9
12
6
2
4
6
7
3
7
3
0
5
1
2
0
1
4
F
3
3
3
3
4
4
1
5
2
3
4
2
3
4
3
1
3
1
3
1
1
2
0
2
1
2
2
4
1
0
3
A TO BL
1
2 1
0
0 0
1
0 0
0
2 0
0
1 1
0
1 3
1
2 4
1
1 2
1
1 0
0
3 2
0
0 0
0
1 3
0
0 3
0
5 2
0
2 3
0
1 2
0
1 5
0
3 0
1
2 0
0
0 1
1
0 0
0
0 0
0
0 0
0
0 1
0
0 0
0
0 0
0
0 0
0
0 0
0
1 1
0
0 0
0
2 3
S PTS
0
2
0
2
0
6
1
3
0 11
1
2
0
9
0
6
0
4
1
4
1
5
0 12
1 11
0
4
0
6
1
4
1
9
2
7
0
4
0
8
0
4
0
4
0
4
0
1
0
0
1
9
0
0
0
4
1
4
0
2
0
8
#10 RAMONE MOORE
SR • G • 6-4 • 190
PHILADELPHIA, PA
SOUTHERN
2011-12
• First Team all-Atlantic 10 Conference
• Leads team & 2nd in A10 in scoring (17.7 ppg.) team-high 14 times
• Three A10 & Big 5 Player of Week honors
• Scored 20 or more pts 10 times, last 30 vs. Xavier
• 47th TU player to score 1000 pts (at Texas), 1,388 now (27th)
• Game high in scoring 11 times, last 19 at St. Bonnies
• Had streak of 18 straight double figure games end vs. DUQ (3pts)
• Tied career-high with eight assists in Duquesne win (3.5 apg.)
• Scored all 19 of his points in 2nd half at SBU to lead Owls to win
• Tallied 30 pts - third career 30-pt game- in win over Xavier
• Career-high 32 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists in Villanova win
• Scored 25 pts, career-high 6 treys (8 attempts) vs. Fordham
• 2nd in A-10 with 36.5 mpg., played over 40 in all 5 OT games
• Scored 10 of his 18 pts in final 4:01 to help seal win at SLU
• Led team with 24 points and season-high-tying 8 rebs vs. Buffalo
• Named All-Tournament at 5-hour Energy Puerto Rico Tip-Off
• Led Owls with 23 pts., including 6 in OT, in win over Wichita St
• Exploded for game-high 27 points against Purdue
2010-11
• Second Team All-Atlantic 10 & NABC Second Team all-District
• First Team all-Philadelphia Big 5
• Led team in scoring 15.2 ppg., also averaged 4.2 rpg.
• 2nd on team in assists (105), steals (40),& 3-point percentage (.383)
• Scored in double figures 29 times
• Tied for game-high honors with 23 pts vs. Penn State, 17 in 2nd half
• Topped team with game-high 17 points in 2OT loss to San Diego St.
• Game-high 23 pts in A-10 Quartefinal vs. La Salle
• Game-high 26 pts, season-high 9 rebs in win at Dayton
• Career-high 30 points (12-18 FG, 2-2 3pt) in win over Georgetown
• Career-high eight assists at St. Joe’s (1/29)
• Team-high 120 free throws on 151 attempts (.795, 8th in A10)
• Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Week (12/13, 2/13)
• Team co-captain
2009-10
• Named A-10 Sixth Man of the Year
• Played in all 35 games, starting 5, 7.6 ppg., 3.1 rpg. (9.8 ppg. in A-10)
• Scored 12 points in A-10 Championship game vs. Richmond
• Eight double figure games in last 13, 11 on season, 14 for career
• Led TU in scoring in six of last 13 games, career-high 24 pts at SJU
• Scored game-tying basket with 1.5 seconds left at SJU
• Earned first Big 5 Player of the Week honor (2/22)
• Scored 17 points at Richmond in his first collegiate start
• Tallied 17 points (7-9 FG), 4 assists, 2 steals vs. Bowling Green
2008-09
• Only reserve and one of only three freshmen in TU history to score
double figures in first three collegiate games
• Played in 13 games, 4.5 ppg., 2.3 rpg., 13.2 mpg.
• Season-high 13 points in loss to Clemson
• Followed that with first double-double, 11 pts, 10 rebs. vs. Charleston
• Declared ineligible due to Temple guidelines for second semester
2007-08
• Red-shirted the season to concentrate on academics
High School
• Averaged 25.1 points per game as a senior at Southern High
• Led Public League in scoring and earned league’s MVP award
• Second Team All-State honoree & First Team All-City (Daily News)
• Scored 727 of his 1,186 career points in his senior campaign
• Named the prestigious Markward Award winner from Public League
CAREER HIGHS
Pts: 32 vs. Villanova (12/10/11)
Reb: 10 at Charleston (11/15/08)
Ast: 8 (twice)
Stl: 4 (twice)
Blk: 3 at Villanova (12/30/10)
Min: 49 vs. San Diego St (3/19/11)
OPPONENT
Penn
Western Michigan
Purdue
Wichita State
Bowling Green
Central Michigan
Toledo
Villanova
Texas
Rice
Buffalo
Delaware
Duke
Dayton
Saint Louis
Richmond
La Salle
Maryland
Charlotte
Saint Joseph’s`
Fordham
Rhode Island
G. Washington
Xavier
St. Bonaventure
Duquesne
La Salle
Saint Joseph’s
Massachusetts
Fordham
Massachusetts
MIN FG-A 3PT-A FT-A
44 6-20
2-5
1-3
37 5-14
3-5
2-2
38 8-18
1-4 10-15
42 9-15
1-3
4-6
38 3-10
2-5
2-2
39 7-15
2-4
1-1
28
2-7
0-2
4-4
34 8-21
2-6 14-15
32 5-12
2-3
1-4
38 6-16
0-3
3-5
43 7-18
2-4
8-9
36 4-14
1-4
1-3
35
5-9
1-2
0-1
35 7-17
2-7
1-4
36 7-14
0-1
4-5
31 6-16
1-4
4-4
38 8-14
1-2
0-0
38 7-16
2-6
4-4
30 7-12
2-6
2-2
35 8-13
3-5
2-3
36 9-16
6-8
1-1
37 9-20
2-7
2-2
38 6-14
3-6 10-12
39 9-16
5-8
7-9
29 6-11
1-4
6-6
32
1-6
1-5
0-0
44 5-16
1-5
7-8
39 6-15
1-5
2-3
42 5-19
2-8
1-2
32 7-13
1-3
1-1
36 5-11
3-5 1-2
SEASON HIGHS
Pts: 32 vs. Villanova (12/10)
Reb: 9 at La Salle (2/22)
Ast: 8 vs. Duquesne (2/18)
Stl: 4 (twice)
Blk: 1 (four times)
Min: 44 (twice)
OR
2
0
1
0
0
3
2
1
0
0
1
3
0
1
0
1
2
4
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
DR
2
4
1
4
2
5
3
5
3
4
7
3
2
1
7
2
4
0
2
4
0
5
3
1
4
4
8
4
4
2
4
TR
4
4
2
4
2
8
5
6
3
4
8
6
2
2
7
3
6
4
2
4
1
5
4
1
4
4
9
4
6
3
5
F
0
1
2
3
1
2
3
2
3
3
4
2
3
2
2
4
2
2
2
3
1
1
3
4
2
3
4
2
4
2
4
A TO BL
1
5 0
5
0 0
3
2 1
3
2 0
4
0 0
3
5 0
7
4 0
2
2 0
2
2 0
6
1 1
3
3 0
6
4 0
4
4 0
1
5 0
1
4 0
1
2 0
3
3 0
1
2 0
2
1 1
4
1 0
5
1 0
3
1 0
4
2 1
2
3 1
3
1 0
8
2 0
5
3 0
3
5 0
3
2 0
6
2 0
4
6 0
S PTS
2 15
0 15
2 27
0 23
1 10
1 17
2
8
0 32
0 13
0 15
1 24
0 10
1 11
1 17
1 18
1 17
1 17
1 20
4 18
1 21
0 25
1 22
2 25
2 30
3 19
0
3
0 18
1 15
2 13
4 16
0 14
#33 SCOOTIE RANDALL
SR • F • 6-6 • 215
PHILADELPHIA, PA
COMMUNICATIONS TECH
2011-12
• Has yet to play due to knee injury suffered in the summer
• Recovery has been slower than projected, will redshirt the season
2010-11
• A10 & Big 5 Most Improved Player and Hon. Mention all-conference
• Averaged 10.7 points, 4th on team, and 4.7 rebounds per game (3rd)
• Injured his right foot during Richmond game, missing 7 games
• Returned for NCAAs, but limited to 6 min vs. PSU & 1 min vs. SDSU
• Third on team in three-pointers made (45) and percentage (.369)
• Averaged 17.8 points per game over his last 8 outings prior to injury
• Posted a career-high 28 points at Xavier (1/22)
• Registered 27 points, 7 rebounds in win over Rhode Island (2/5)
• A-10 and Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Week (2/7)
• Played career-high 40 minutes twice - last vs. Northern Illinois
• Scored double figures in 14 of 18 games priot to injury, 16 total
• Tallied 11 points and career-high-tying three assists at Villanova
• First 40-minute game vs. Georgetown (10 pts, 3 steals)
• Played 38 minutes & c.high three steals vs. Maryland (10 pts, 7 rebs)
• 12 points, seven rebounds and three assists vs. Akron
• Exploded for 18 points (7-9, 4-6 3pt) vs. Georgia
• Seven points and matched career high with 9 rebounds vs. CMU
• Added seven rebounds vs. Georgia over career-high 26 minutes
• Tallied 11 points vs. Toledo
• Career-high 9 rebs in first career start vs. Seton Hall
2009-10
• Played in 25 games, 1.9 ppg., 1.4 rpg., 7.0 mpg, 41.9 3pt% (13-31)
• Career high 24 minutes at Charlotte, 8 pts, career-high tying 6 rebs
• Career high of 12 points (4-5 3pt) in 21 minutes at Fordham
• Played 15 minutes at URI, 2-2 FG (1-1 3pt) for 5 pts
• Scored 9 pts (3-4 3pts), 6 rebs and 15 min. at Seton Hall (12/19)
• Played 13 minutes, 2 points, 1 rebound vs. #1/1 Kansas
• Three points in three minutes at Miami
• Scored two points in nine minutes vs. St. John’s
• Played three minutes and grabbed two rebounds at Delaware
2008-09
• One of two true freshmen
• Played in 11 games, 1.2 ppg.
• Season-high seven points, three rebounds and 11 minutes at Lafayette
• Dished one assist in nine minutes of action vs. ETSU
High School
• All-time leading scorer at Communications Tech with 1,735 points
• Averaged 21 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and two blocks as senior
• Pennsylvania Class AAA Player of the Year
• First Team All-Southeastern PA selection by Philadelphia Inquirer
• Philadelphia Public League MVP
• High school team was Pennsylvania Class AAA runner-up junior year
CAREER HIGHS
Pts: 28 at Xavier (1/22/11)
Reb: 9 (twice)
Ast: 3 (six times)
Stl: 3 (twice)
Blk: 1 (six times)
Min: 40 (twice)
OPPONENT
Penn
Western Miichigan
Purdue
Wichita State
Bowling Green
Central Michigan
Toledo
Villanova
Texas
Rice
Buffalo
Delaware
Duke
Dayton
Saint Louis
Richmond
La Salle
Maryland
Charlotte
Saint Joseph’s
Fordham
Rhode Island
G. Washington
Xavier
St. Bonaventure
Duquesne
La Salle
Saint Joseph’s
Massachusetts
Fordham
Massachusetts
SEASON HIGHS
Pts: 0
Reb: 0
Ast: 0
Stl: 0
Blk: 0
Min: 0
MIN FG-A 3PT-A FT-A OR
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DNP - Injured
DR
TR
F
A TO BL
S PTS
#1 KHALIF WYATT
JR • G • 6-4 • 210
NORRISTOWN, PA
NORRISTOWN
2011-12
• Second Team All-Atlantic 10 Conference
• Fourth in A10 in scoring at 17.1 ppg.; 3rd in FT% (.854)
• Has most 20-plus scoring games (12) on team - last 26 vs. SBU
• Tops TU (4th A10) in steals (2.2pg.), 3rd TU in 3PT% (52-134, .388)
• Earned first A10 and Big 5 Player of the Week honor (1/9)
• Has led the Owls in scoring 13 times, last 15 vs. UMass (3/9)
• Scored in double-figures in 28 of 30 games, 19 straight (best in A10)
• Scored game-high 26, including last 7 TU pts in OT vs, UMass
• Made 17 of 18 FTs vs, UMass, 2nd most FTs made in Temple history
• Scored 25 points to lead team to 80-79 OT win at La Salle
• Scored 14 of TU’s final 22 pts to lift Owls to come-back over GW
• Scored 22 pts on career-best 12 FTs (13 attempts) vs. GW
• Career-high 8 assists (4 steals) in win over St. Joe’s
• Game-high 22 pts (9-13, 3-3 3pt) in win at Saint Louis
• Career-high 28 points (5-10 3pts) in loss to Dayton (5 treys a ch)
• Game-high 22 pts (8-12, 3-5 3pt) & c.high 5 steals in upset of Duke
• Five points in final 30 seconds to lift team to win at Delaware
• Season and game-high 24 points (8-14 FG, 4-7 3pt, 4-7 FT) at Texas
• Scored game-high 23 points (5-6 FG, 3-4 3pt, 10-10 FT) vs. CMU
• Missed opener vs Penn due to suspension for minor internal matter
2010-11
• A-10 Sixth Man of the Year
• Averaged 10.1 points and 20.7 minutes per game
• Scored in double figures last seven games (14.5 ppg.), 16 total
• Career-high 41 minutes vs. San Diego State with 14 points
• Previous high of 34 minutes vs Penn State (10 pts, 3 steals)
• Team high 42.1% from three (48-114), 4th in A-10
• Third on team in free throw percentage (.762), 10th in A-10
• Led Temple with 45 steals, career-high five in win over Penn
• Averaged team-best 17.5 ppg. in A-10 Tournament
• Scored 20 pts vs La Salle and team-high 15 vs.. Richmond in tourny
• Started five games in place of injured Juan Fernandez
• Season-high 27 points, five steals and 30 minutes against Penn (1/19)
• Led the team with 17 points, season-high 6 rebs in win over Charlotte
• Tallied 19 points (6-11) in 17 minutes at Xavier
• Posted 15 points (3-5 3pt) and a season-high 6 assists vs. St. Bona
• Scored 14 points twice - at Ohio and against Rhode Island
• Led team with 18 points off bench in win over La Salle
• Nine points and career-highs four rebounds & 17 minutes vs. Akron
• Averaged 8.7 points per game, hitting 10-15 FGs at Old Spice Classic
• Scored 10 points (4-6 FG) vs. Georgia in 16 minutes
• Scored seven points (3-4 FG) vs. California
2009-10
• Played in 10 games
• Scored two points in win over St. Bonaventure (3/12)
• Scored first collegiate points on 3-pointer in win over R. Island (2/13)
• One rebound at Miami
High School
• Averaged 20 ppg., 4 rpg. and 4 apg. in leading Norristown to PIAA
Class AAAA District title as a senior.
• Earned Second Team All-State honors as a senior
• As a junior, averaged 18.0 ppg. in leading his team to a 33-2 record
before falling to Temple teammate Rahlir Jefferson’s Chester squad in
the state championship game.
• In that game, an 81-77 loss, Wyatt scored 28 points on 8-of-18 shooting, while contributing seven assists and seven steals.
• Second Team all-state selection as junior.
CAREER HIGHS
Pts: 28 vs. Dayton (1/7/12)
Reb: 7 vs. W. Michigan (11/17/11)
Ast: 8 vs. Saint Joseph’s (1/28/12)
Stl: 5 (4x) - last UMass (3/9)
Blk: 2 at Saint Louis (1/11/12)
Min: 41(twice)
OPPONENT
Penn
Western Michigan
Purdue
Wichita State
Bowling Green
Central Michigan
Toledo
Villanova
Texas
Rice
Buffalo
Delaware
Duke
Dayton
Saint Louis
Richmond
La Salle
Maryland
Charlotte
Saint Joseph’s
Fordham
Rhode Island
G. Washington
Xavier
St. Bonaventure
Duquesne
La Salle
Saint Joseph’s
Massachusetts
Fordham
Massachusetts
SEASON HIGHS
Pts: 28 vs. Dayton (1/7)
Reb: 7 vs. W. Michigan (11/17)
Ast: 8 vs. Saint Joseph’s (1/28)
Stl: 5(3 times) - last UMass (2/29)
Blk: 2 at Saint Louis (1/11)
Min: 41 at La Salle (2/22)
MIN FG-A 3PT-A FT-A OR DR
DNP - Suspended
33 3-12
2-6
3-4
3
4
27
4-6
1-3
3-4
0
3
40 4-13
2-7
3-4
1
3
38 7-14
1-4
4-5
2
1
31
5-6
3-4 10-10
0
3
18
3-4
1-2
4-5
0
4
32 6-14
1-5
0-0
0
2
38 8-14
4-7
4-7
0
1
17
1-2
0-1
4-4
0
1
39 6-17
3-8
2-4
1
2
27 2-11
1-4
2-2
1
2
30 8-12
3-5
3-6
2
2
36 9-21
5-10
5-6
1
3
35 9-13
3-3
1-1
0
2
35 7-14
2-5
6-6
2
2
36
3-6
0-2
6-6
1
1
39 8-16
2-7
2-2
1
4
30
4-7
2-4
2-3
0
2
34
1-5
1-3
7-7
0
2
34 8-14
1-5
7-8
1
3
31 5-13
3-9
3-4
0
5
28
5-9
0-2 12-13
1
3
36 5-21
2-6
6-8
0
2
30
3-8
2-3 9-10
0
1
39 11-17
1-4
1-1
1
4
41 7-11
4-5
7-8
0
2
27
3-8
1-2
4-6
2
1
39 4-10
1-5 17-18
0
4
36
3-8
0-1
4-4
2
3
27
5-8
0-2
5-5
0
2
TR
F
A TO BL
S PTS
7
3
4
3
3
4
2
1
1
3
3
4
4
2
4
2
5
2
2
4
5
4
2
1
5
2
3
4
5
2
3
4
4
2
2
4
4
3
4
2
0
4
4
4
3
2
3
0
3
1
4
2
1
3
2
1
4
0
0
3
2
2
4
4
7
4
0
1
2
3
0
3
3
2
3
4
7
6
8
1
4
2
4
0
3
3
2
6
7
4
4
0
1
2
1
0
1
2
0
3
2
5
2
3
2
1
1
5
4
1
3
2
3
2
0
2
1
3
2
5
4
2
3
1
2
2
4
2
2
2
3
2
0
1
2
4
1
5
3
4
1
1
4
3
4
4
0
4
2
3
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
11
12
13
19
23
11
13
24
6
17
7
22
28
22
22
12
20
12
10
24
16
22
18
17
24
25
11
26
10
15
#15 JIMMY MCDONNELL
R-FR • F • 6-10 • 195
JACKSON, NJ
JACKSON MEMORIAL
2011-12:
• Has played in ninet games, 15 minutes
• Scored first collegiate points (2) in win over Fordham
• Hauled down one rebound at Texas
2010-11:
• Redshirted the season
High School:
• Averaged 13.9 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game as a senior,
helping Jackson Memorial to a 16-8 record
• A first team all-Division selection in the A Shore Conference, he
earned MVP honors at the WOBM Holiday Classic
#25 NICK PENDERGAST
FR • F • 6-5 • 175
BRIDGEWATER, CT
KENT SCHOOL
2011-12:
• Played seven games, 10 minutes
• Scored first collegiate points on dunk vs. Saint Joseph’s (also 1 reb)
• Grabbed 1 rebound (1 minute) at Toledo
High School:
• Averaged 17.0 points as a senior at the Kent School, earning second
team all-State honors
• As a junior, earned honorable mention all-State wih 15.0 scoring average.
• Made team as a walk-on.
2011-12 GAME RECAPS
GAME 1 • TEMPLE 73, PENN 67 (OT)
THE PALESTRA• NOVEMBER 14, 2011
After knocking down the game-tying free throw in regulation, Ramone Moore drained a threepointer with 1:18 remaining in overtime to put Temple in front of Penn for good, en route to a
73-67 victory in its 2011-12 season-opener on Monday night at The Palestra. In the earliest city
series game ever played, Juan Fernandez posted a team-high 19 points for the Owls while Micheal
Eric finished just short of a double-double with 10 rebounds and nine points. T.J. Leo had a
career-high 10 point night in a career-most 38 minutes off the bench, while forward Rahlir HollisJefferson also reached double figures with 10 points. Fernandez followed Moore's trey with one
of his own to give the Owls a 69-64 advantage with 17 seconds left. Zack Rosen (27 pts) connected on his seventh three-pointer with 7.1 seconds left, but the Quakers were called for intentional and technical fouls on the ensuining inbounds play to effectively end the game..
## TEMPLE
min fg-a 3p-a ft-a of de tot pf a to blk s pts
32 Holl-Jefferson, f35
5-6
0-0 0-0
1 4
5 3 2
1 0 3 10
50 Eric, f
38 4-8
0-0 1-2
5 5 10 4 4
3 1 0
9
04 Fernandez, g
30 7-14
3-6 2-2
0 3
3 3 5
1 0 1 19
10 Moore, g
44 6-20
2-5 1-3
2 2
4 0 1
5 0 2 15
22 Brown, g
30 3-9
1-5 1-2
0 0
0 2 1
1 0 1
8
03 Lee
10 1-4
0-0 0-2
4 0
4 0 0
0 1 0
2
11 DiLeo
38 3-5
0-1 4-6
1 4
5 3 1
2 1 0 10
TEAM
0 4
4
Totals
225 29-66 6-17 9-17 13 22 35 15 14 13 3 7 73
## PENN
12 Dougherty, f
24 4-7
0-0 2-4
2 4
6 2 2
4 3 0 10
34 Belcore, f
34 4-7
0-2 0-0
0 1
1 2 2
2 0 2
8
00 Cartwright, g 38 4-11
0-3 0-0
0 7
7 2 0
2 0 1
8
01 Rosen, g
45 9-17 7-10 2-3
1 5
6 2 6
3 0 1 27
04 Bernardini, g
32 3-11
0-3 2-2
1 1
2 3 3
0 0 0
8
02 Espirt
7
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 1
0 0 0
0
03 Brooks
2
0-1
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 1 0
1 0 0
0
11 Kukoc
9
0-1
0-1 0-0
1 2
3 1 0
1 0 0
0
15 Crocker
13 0-0
0-0 0-0
0 1
1 0 1
1 1 0
0
21 Gunter
1
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 1
0
33 Howlett
20 3-3
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 3 0
2 0 0
6
TEAM
3 2
5
Totals
225 27-58 7-19 6-9
8 23 31 17 15 16 5 4 67
Off: Hughes, Allocco, Clark Technicals: P-Team Half: 28-28 Reg: 57-57 Attend: 6,273
GAME 2 • TEMPLE 69, WESTERN MICHIGAN 55
COLISEO DE PUERTO RICO • NOVEMBER 17, 2011
Temple began Thursday morning's game against Western Michigan on a 9-0 run and never looked
back, as it went on to defeat the Broncos, 69-55, in the opening game of the 5-Hour Energy
Puerto Rico Tip-Off..Micheal Eric hauled down a career-high 15 boards to go along with 12
points for his first double-double of the season, while also rejecting three shots. All five starters
reached double-digit scoring figures, as Ramone Moore paced the team with 15 points, while dishing five assists. Temple never trailed and led by as many as 22, 57-35, midway through the second
half. The Owls opened up a double-figure advantage just five minutes into the game (14-4), and
following an Aaron Brown lay-up with 2:34 remaining in the half that made it 30-19, never led by
less than 10.
## TEMPLE
5-10
0-0 3-4
4 2
6 3 1
2 0 0 13
50 Eric, f
35 6-12
0-0 0-1
3 12 15 4 2
3 3 0 12
01 Wyatt, g
33 3-12
2-6 3-4
3 4
7 3 2
4 1 4 11
04 Fernandez, g
37 5-11
3-9 1-2
0 0
0 3 6
3 0 0 14
10 Moore, g
37 5-14
3-5 2-2
-0 4
4 1 5
0 0 0 15
03 Lee
9
1-5
0-0 0-0
0 3
3 3 0
0 0 0
2
11 DiLeo
15 0-0
0-0 0-0
1 0
1 1 0
0 0 1
0
22 Brown
4
1-2
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
2
TEAM
3 1
4
Totals
200 26-66 8-20 9-13 14 26 40 18 16 13 4 5 69
## W. MICHIGANmin fg-a 3p-a ft-a of de tot pf a to blk s pts
11 Hutchinson, f 28 4-7
1-3 0-1
1 4
5 1 0
3 1 0
9
33 Whitfield, f
27 5-11
0-0 1-3
2 4
6 3 1
5 0 0 11
40 Stainbrook, c
29 5-11
0-0 4-6
3 9 12 3 0
2 1 2 14
01 Ward, g
25 1-8
0-2 2-2
3 3
6 1 4
0 0 1
4
05 Douglas, g
27 0-7
0-1 1-2
0 3
3 1 3
4 0 0
1
03 Hoerdemann
12 1-2
1-2 0-0
0 1
1 1 2
0 0 0
3
10 Pokley
2
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 1 0
0
21 Whittington
19 0-0
0-0 2-2
1 2
3 2 0
1 0 0
2
22 Richie
19 1-6
1-5 2-2
1 01 1 1 0
1 0 0
5
25 Brown
10 1-2
0-1 2-2
1 1
2 0 0
0 0 0
4
32 Conteh
2
1-1
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
2
TEAM
3 2
5
Totals
200 19-55 3-14 14-20 13 27 40 14 10 17 2 3 55
Off: Boroski, Daily, Jordan Technicals: None Half: T, 37-21 Attend: 5,322
GAME 3 • PURDUE 85, TEMPLE 77
In a game marred by 50 fouls and 60 free throw attempts, Purdue outlasted Temple, 85-77, in the
semifinals of the 5-Hour Energy Puerto Rico Tip-Off. Ramone Moore paced Temple with a
game-high 27 points, while Juan Fernandez and Khalif Wyatt each added 12. Purdue's Lewis
Jackson countered with 26 points, scoring 22 of them in the second half to keep the Owls at bay.
All-America candidate Robbie Hummel added 20 points while D.J. Byrd (12 points) and Ryne
Smith (10) also tallied double figures for the Boilermakers. Micheal Eric, who had a game-high
eight rebounds, picked up two early fouls and played just 14 minutes before fouling out with with
just under three minutes to play. Wyatt also was limited due to foul trouble. Fernandez and DiLeo
fouled out late with Fernandez' fifth foul coming on a double technical with 5:42 to play. The
Owls trailed 67-58, when Fernandez was ejected, but quickly tied the score with a 9-0 run. Jackson
then made a nice move to the basket for a bucket and was fouled on the drive. He converted the
free throw with Eric being called for his fifth foul on a box out. Hummel then made the two free
throws to make it a five-point play and gave Purdue a 72-67 advantage. Purdue extended the lead
to 76-69 with 1:12 remaining and then made nine-of-10 from the line to close out the contest.
## TEMPLE
2-7
0-0 2-2
2 2
4 2 3
4 1 1
6
50 Eric, f
14 3-4
0-0 1-2
3 5
8 5 0
2 2 0
7
01 Wyatt, g
27 4-6
1-3 3-4
0 3
3 4 2
2 0 3 12
04 Fernandez, g
29 4-10
0-3 4-4
0 3
3 5 2
0 1 0 12
10 Moore, g
38 8-18
1-4 10-15 1 1
2 2 3
2 1 2 27
03 Lee
26 3-3
0-0 0-0
2 5
7 3 1
0 0 0
6
11 DiLeo
25 3-4
1-2 0-0
0 2
2 5 3
1 1 0
7
22 Brown
6
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
TEAM
0 0
0
Totals
200 27-52 3-12 20-27 8 21 29 26 14 11 6 6 77
## PURDUE
04 Hummel, f
34 6-15
2-3 6-6
1 5
6 2 2
2 2 1 20
50 Carroll, f
16 0-1
0-1 0-0
0 2
2 2 0
1 1 0
0
12 Barlow, g
18 2-4
0-0 3-5
2 3
5 5 3
0 0 1
7
23 Jackson, g
32 8-14
0-1 10-11 0 1
1 2 3
2 0 1 26
24 Smith, g
30 3-5
2-4 2-2
0 2
2 3 0
0 0 1 10
00 Johnson, T
16 0-3
0-2 0-0
1 1
2 1 2
2 0 0
0
01 Johnson, A
13 2-6
0-2 -25
3 0
3 2 0
2 0 1
6
21 Byrd
17 3-4
2-3 4-4
0 1
1 1 1
1 0 0 12
34 Lawson
10 1-1
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 5 1
1 0 1
2
55 Marcius
14 1-2
0-0 0-0
0 5
5 1 2
1 0 0
3
TEAM
3 0
3
Totals
200 26-55 6-16 27-33 10 20 30 24 14 12 3 6 85
Off: Cahill, Pyatt, Boroski Techs: T-Fernandez, P-Barlow Half: P, 34-30 Attend: 6,375
GAME 4 • TEMPLE 78, WICHITA STATE 74 (OT)
Ramone Moore scored six of his team-high 23 points in overtime to lead Temple to a 78-74 win
over Wichita State in the third place game of the 5-hour Energy Puerto Rico Tip-Off. Moore,
who was named to the all-tournament team, took over in the final three minutes and the extra
frame. After WSU, which trailed by eight (54-46) with 6:58 left in regulation, took a 59-57 lead
with 2:49 on the clock, Moore stepped upwith a jumper to tie it then a nice driving lay-up to put
the Owls back on top. David Kyles then hit a trey for WSU to put the Shockers back in front.
Juan Fernandez, who contributed 15 points, missed a shot in traffic which led to a foul-line
jumper by Toure' Murry (23 pts) to give the defending NIT Champions a 64-61 lead. Fernandez
then tied the game on a trey from the right corner. The overtime started off strong with Micheal
Eric pushing the opening tap to Hollis-Jefferson, who found Moore for a quick basket. It was
the start of a 7-0 run with Wyatt adding a jumper and Moore converting a three-point play to give
Temple a 71-64 advantage with 3:14 left. The Owls never trailed the remainder of the game.
## TEMPLE
2-4
0-0 3-6
2 4
6 4 2
1 1 1
7
50 Eric, f
28 6-11
0-0 2-2
2 10 12 4 1
2 2 0 14
01 Wyatt, g
40 4-13
2-7 3-4
1 3
4 4 4
3 1 1 13
04 Fernandez, g
40 5-14
4-8 1-2
1 4
5 1 3
2 2 0 15
10 Moore, g
42 9-15
1-3 4-6
0 4
4 3 3
2 0 0 23
03 Lee
14 1-4
0-0 1-2
1 4
5 3 0
2 0 1
3
11 DiLeo
16 1-1
0-0
13 0
2 2 0
1 0 0
3
22 Brown
4
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
TEAM
3 0
3
Totals
225 28-62 7-18 15-25 10 31 41 19 14 12 6 3 78
## WICHITA ST min fg-a 3p-a ft-a of de tot pf a to blk s pts
20 Smith, f
34 4-8
0-3 -12
3 3
6 3 0
1 1 1
9
22 Hall, f
22 2-9
0-0 0-2
3 2
5 1 2
1 0 0
4
41 Stutz, c
40 5-12
0-3 3-3
3 11 14 1 3
2 2 1 13
01 Ragland, g
19 4-7
0-1 0-0
0 1
1 5 2
1 1 0
8
23 Murry, g
42 9-20
1-4 5-6
2 5
7 4 3
3 1 1 24
05 Williams
16 0-2
0-2 0-0
0 0
0 1 0
1 1 0
0
21 Orukpe
6
0-1
0-0 0-0
0 1
1 2 0
1 0 0
0
24 Kyles
31 3-8
2-5 3-8
2 2
4 1 3
0 1 2 11
31 Baker
0
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0
1 0 0
0
32 Cotton
14 2-3
1-2 0-1
0 1
1 3 1
0 0 0
5
50 White
1
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
TEAM
3 0
3
Totals
225 29-70 4-20 12-22 15 27 42 21 15 10 7 5 74
Off: Burr, Smith, Jordan Techs: None Half: T, 33-27 Reg: 64-64 Attend: 11,297
2011-12 GAME RECAPS
GAME 5 • BOWLING GREEN 67, TEMPLE 64
STROH CENTER• NOVEMBER 27, 2011
Bowling Green scored seven of the final eight points to defeat Temple, 67-64, in its brand-new
Stroh Center. The Owls, playing without injured forward Micheal Eric, were led by Khalif Wyatt's
game-high 19 points. Neither team was able to gain separation throughout as the game featured
15 lead changes and was tied 13 times. The largest margin by both teams was six points with
Bowling Green using a 6-0 spurt to take a 54-48 advantage with just over eight minutes to play.
Ramone Moore (10 pts) drained a big three-pointer to stop the Falcons run. Redshirt freshman
Anthony Lee, making his first start, then made a strong slam. Lee was a bright spot for the Owls,
setting new highs in points (11), rebounds (9) and minutes played (30) as he took Eric's spot on
the floor. Following two BGSU free throws (56-53), Wyatt took over. First he scored eight of
TU's next 10 points to give the Owls a 63-60 advantage with 2:50 left. After the teams traded
misses, Scott Thomas (11 pts) made two free throws. He then blocked Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson's
shot under the basket and BGSU's Jordan Crawford drained a long three-pointer as the shot clock
was winding down to give the hosts a 65-63 lead with 30 seconds left. DiLeo was then fouled, but
made only one of two free throws. The Falcons then broke through the Owls full-court press for
an easy dunk by A'uston Calhoun (16 pts).After a Temple timeout, Moore was blocked on a threepoint attempt and DiLeo's rebound and three-pointer missed the mark, giving the Falcons the
win.
## TEMPLE
03 Lee, f
30 5-7
0-0 1-1
2 7
9 4 0
1 1 0 11
32 Holl-Jefferson, f 35 3-8
0-0 0-0
3 1
4 3 3
2 0 2
6
01 Wyatt, g
38 7-14
1-4 4-5
2 1
3 2 4
1 0 2 19
04 Fernandez, g
30 4-8
3-6 0-1
0 3
3 3 1
5 0 1 11
10 Moore, g
38 3-10
2-5 2-2
0 2
2 1 4
0 0 1 10
11 DiLeo
21 1-2
0-1 3-5
1 2
3 1 2
0 0 2
5
22 Brown
8
1-3
0-2 0-0
0 0
0 0 1
0 0 0
2
TEAM
1 1
2
Totals
200 24-52 6-18 10-14 9 17 26 14 15 11 1 8 64
## B. GREEN
10 Thomas, f
34 4-8
1-3 2-2
1 7
8 3 3
2 1 2 11
15 Calhoun, f
30 7-13
0-1 2-4
3 4
7 2 0
1 3 0 16
35 Black, c
27 3-4
0-0 1-2
2 1
3 2 0
1 3 0
7
03 Kraus, g
30 2-4
1-1 0-0
0 1
1 2 1
2 0 0
5
22 Brown, g
33 5-10
0-2 1-2
0 2
2 1 6
0 0 0 11
01 Crawdford
15 4-5
1-2 0-0
0 0
0 0 1
2 1 0
9
12 Erger
2
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 1
1 0 0
0 0 0
0
21 Orr
4
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 2
1 0 0
0
23 Sealey
12 3-6
0-0 0-0
0 1
1 3 0
0 0 1
6
32 Oglesby
13 1-2
0-0 0-0
3 2
5 2 0
2 0 0
2
TEAM
0 3
3
Totals
200 29-52 3-9 6-10
9 22 31 15 13 11 8 3 67
Off: Valentine, Wymer, Boroski Technicals: None Half: T, 36-33 Attend: 1,268
GAME 6 • TEMPLE 86, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 74
LIACOURAS CENTER• DECEMBER 3, 2011
Home Sweet Home! That is how the Temple men's basketball team felt as it defeated Central
Michigan, 86-74, Saturday afternoon in its home opener. The win set a new Liacouras Center
record for consecutive wins with 23 and improved the Owls to 4-2 on the season. Aaron Brown
had a career-night. The 6-5 guard shot seven-of-11 from the field (4-7 from 3-point range) to finish with a career-high 21 points off the bench. For the second time this season, five Temple players saw their scoring totals reach double figures. Khalif Wyatt (23 points) went five-of-six from
the field and dealt a career-high seven assists. Ramone Moore added 17 points while Rahlir HollisJefferson tied his season high with 13 points. Juan Fernandez rounded out the double-figure scorers with 10 points while dishing a season and game high nine assists. The Owls opened the game
on Moore's three-point basket and never looked back. Temple would quickly extend its lead to
double figures five minutes into the contest and eventually to a high of 24 points, 49-25, with 3:25
remaining in the half. CMU cut the lead under double-figures in the second half, the last time on
a three by Trey Ziegler (22 pts) that made it 59-50. Brown then scored seven points in a 9-2 run
that pushed the margin to 16 (68-52) with 10:37 remaining. CMU was not able to get closer than
11 the remainder of the game.
## C. MICHIGANmin fg-a 3p-a ft-a of de tot pf a to blk s pts
10 Coimbra, f
31 9-17
1-3 3-5
3 2
5 3 0
1 3 1 22
25 Mbiagoto, f
21 1-6
0-1 3-5
1 3
4 3 1
1 1 1
5
00 Ziegler, g
34 7-12
0-0 8-9
1 3
4 3 3
2 0 1 22
02 McBroom, g
30 3-7
2-5 7-8
1 4
5 2 2
4 0 1 15
23 Jackson, g
32 1-6
1-5 0-0
0 1
1 1 2
3 0 0
3
03 Barnes
1
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
05 Craddock
18 1-2
0-1 2-2
1 2
3 5 2
1 0 0
4
12 Keel
14 1-2
1-2 0-0
1 1
2 3 2
0 0 0
3
13 Morris
10 0-0
0-0 0-0
0 1
1 0 0
0 0 0
0
35 Harden
5
0-1
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
41 Saylor
4
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 1
1 0 0
0 0 1
0
TEAM
1 1
2
Totals
200 23-53 5-17 23-29 9 19 28 20 12 12 4 5 74
## TEMPLE
03 Lee, f
24 0-4
0-0 2-4
3 6
9 4 0
1 3 1
2
0-0 3-5
2 3
5 3 2
1 3 0 13
01 Wyatt, g
31 5-6
3-4 10-10 0 3
3 2 7
2 0 1 23
04 Fernandez, g
35 4-11
2-7 0-1
0 2
2 3 9
3 0 1 10
10 Moore, g
39 7-15
2-4 1-1
3 5
8 2 3
5 0 1 17
11 DiLeo
12 0-1
0-1 0-0
1 0
1 1 0
1 0 0
0
15 McDonnell
2
0-1
0-1 0-0
0 0
0 1 0
0 0 0
0
22 Brown
22 7-11
4-7 3-5
2 3
5 4 1
1 0 1 21
TEAM
1 1
2
Totals
200 28-54 11-24 19-26 12 23 35 20 22 14 6 5 86
Off: Scagliotta, Porterfield, Allocco Technicals: none Half: T, 51-37 Attend: 5,215
GAME 7 • TEMPLE 77, TOLEDO 58
SAVAGE ARENA • DECEMBER 7, 2011
Aaron Brown came off the bench to lead all scorers with 19 points as Temple posted a convincing 77-58 win at Toledo. Temple never trailed in the contest and opened up an 18-point lead, 3012, midway through the first half. Toledo whittled the margin down to nine at the break (36-27)
and then scored the first four points of the second half before the Owls took control for good.
Juan Fernandez scored seven of his 13 points in an 11-2 run to build the margin to a comfortable 14 points 47-33. The Rockets cut it to nine twice over the next five minutes, but 11 unanswered points by the Owls turned the game into a rout, 73-50, with 3:52 to play. Brown, who
scored a career-high 21 points in the previous game, made seven-of-10 shots from the field, and
five-of-eight from three-point range. Khalif Wyatt, who came off the bench due to being late for
a film session, joined Brown and Fernandez in double figures with 11 points. Will Cummings,
who saw his first action of the season, replaced Wyatt in the starting lineup. He had six points,
five rebounds in 21 minutes of action. Anthony Lee had another strong game, scoring nine
points, pulling down a game-high nine rebounds and blocking four shots. Rian Pearson led three
double-figure Toledo scorers with 16 points.
## TEMPLE
03 Lee, f
24 4-8
0-0 1-1
3 6
9 1 1
2 4 0
9
0-0 1-2
3 4
7 1 4
3 0 3
9
02 Cummings, g 21 2-4
2-3 0-0
0 5
5 2 1
4 0 0
6
04 Fernandez, g
34 5-14
3-9 0-0
0 3
3 1 3
3 0 0 13
10 Moore, g
28 2-7
0-2 4-4
2 3
5 3 7
4 0 2 11
01 Wyatt
18 3-4
1-2 4-5
0 4
4 4 4
2 0 0 11
11 DiLeo
16 1-2
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 1 2
3 0 1
2
15 McDonnell
1
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
22 Brown
22 7-10
5-8 0-0
0 2
2 2 0
0 0 0 19
25 Pendergast
1
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 1
1 1 0
0 0 0
0
31 Godino
1
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
1 0 0
0
TEAM
0 0
0
Totals
200 28-53 11-24 10-12 8 28 36 16 22 22 4 6 77
## TOLEDO
32 Holliday, f
28 2-8
0-3 3-4
2 5
7 3 1
1 0 1
7
43 Smith, f
22 3-5
0-1 0-0
0 0
0 4 1
1 1 1
6
01 Buckley, g
34 4-10
2-4 2-2
0 3
3 1 1
3 0 4 12
05 Pearson, g
33 8-16
0-0 0-3
5 3
8 2 1
3 0 0 16
20 Brown, g
35 4-15
0-4 4-4
1 2
3 3 4
4 0 3 12
00 Ewing
1
0-0
0-0 0-0
1 0
1 0 0
0 0 0
0
03 Mathew
2
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
04 Majerle
22 0-1
0-1 1-2
0 1
1 0 0
0 0 1
1
12 Riddle
1
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 1
0
21 Dear
21 2-3
0-0 0-0
1 2
3 2 0
2 0 1
4
55 Wonnell
1
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
TEAM
1 2
3
Totals
200 23-58 2-13 10-17 11 18 29 15 8 14 1 12 58
Off: Perone, Haney, Hughes Technicals: None Half: T, 36-27 Attend: 4,353
GAME 8 • TEMPLE 78, VILLANOVA 67
Ramone Moore paced the Owls with a career-high 32 points to lead Temple to a 78-67 win over
Big 5 rival Villanova. The classic Big 5 game played at a high intensity level featured 11 lead
changes and eight ties. A 10-0 Temple run, which ended on a Moore jumper with 6:15 remaining, put the Owls ahead 64-54. That was the separation that both teams had been looking for and
it was the Owls that found it, and then held it down the stretch. Moore, who scored six of the 10
in the deciding run, took the game over when it mattered. A big game player, he scored 23 of his
points after intermission. Villanova cut the margin to six on free throws by Archaf Yacoubou and
Maalik Wayns (23 points), but Moore answered with a conventional three-point play after being
fouled on a lay-up off a feed from Juan Fernandez. T.J, DiLeo added a free throw to bring the
lead back to double-figures (68-58). The Owls did not let the Wildcats back in, keeping the lead
at seven or more the remainder of the contest. Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson played big for Temple,
posting his first double-double (11 points, career-high 14 rebounds) of the season and second of
his career. Khalif Wyatt added 13 points while redshirt freshman Anthony Lee gathered in nine
rebounds for the fourth straight game.
## VILLANOVA min fg-a 3p-a ft-a of de tot pf a to blk s pts
22 Pinkston, f
18 3-4
1-1 1-3
0 2
2 4 1
3 0 0
8
13 Yarou, c
19 6-11
0-0 2-2
4 4
8 1 0
2 1 0 14
02 Wayns, g
37 7-17
0-5 9-13
0 2
2 1 7
2 0 1 23
04 Hilliard, g
27 0-8
0-5 0-0
1 5
6 1 0
2 1 0
0
23 Cheek, g
32 3-10
2-8 2-3
2 3
5 3 0
2 0 0 10
03 Johnson
7
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 2 1
0 0 0
0
21 Kennedy
14 2-4
0-0 0-1
3 3
6 2 0
3 0 2
4
24 Yacoubou
15 1-2
0-0 2-2
2 0
2 3 0
1 0 0
4
32 Bell
32 2-3
0-1 0-0
2 1
3 4 0
2 1 0
4
TEAM
4 1
5
Totals
200 24-59 3-20 16-24 18 21 39 21 9 17 3 3 67
## TEMPLE
03 Lee, f
27 3-4
0-0 0-2
6 3
9 5 1
1 2 0
6
0-0 1-3
7 7 14 3 3
1 0 2 11
01 Wyatt, g
32 6-14
1-5 0-0
0 2
2 4 0
4 0 1 13
04 Fernandez, g
39 3-10
0-2 0-0
0 3
3 3 4
2 0 1
6
10 Moore, g
34 8-21
2-6 14-15 1 5
6 2 2
2 0 0 32
02 Cummings
1
0-1
0-1 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
11 DiLeo
13 1-2
0-1 1-2
0 1
1 1 1
0 0 0
3
22 Brown
19 2-4
1-2 2-2
1 0
1 1 0
0 0 0
7
TEAM
2 1
3
Totals
200 28-54 11-24 19-26 12 23 35 20 22 14 6 5 86
Off: Armstrong, Riley, StephensTechnicals: none Half: V, 36-35 Attend: 10,206
2011-12 GAME RECAPS
GAME 9 • TEXAS 77, TEMPLE 65
FRANK C. ERWIN, JR SPECIAL EVENTS CENTER• DECEMBER 17, 2011
Khalif Wyatt led all scorers with a season-high 24 points on 8-of-14 shooting, but it wasn't enough
to help Temple pick up a victory in the opening game of its road trip to the Lone Star State as the
Owls fell to Texas, 77-65. Ramone Moore scored 13 points, including his 1,000th point. Temple
was in control for almost the entire first half as it broke for a 14-5 run to result in an eight-point
lead. From there, the Owls continued to battle, which allowed them to carry a three-point cushion into the break at 34-31.When the teams returned to the floor, Texas controlled the boards
while taking advantage of Temple's second half shooting struggles. The Longhorns outrebounded Temple 28-8 in the half while shooting nearly 56 percent for the half compliments of 27 combined second half points from Myck Kabongo and J'Covan Brown. The Longhorns did not stay
on top for good until they claimed a 48-47 lead with 13:31 remaining, where they began a 21-10
run, helping them jump out to a 12-point lead which it maintained up to the final horn.
## TEMPLE
03 Lee, f
17 1-3
0-0 2-4
2 3
5 2 1
1 0 0
4
0-0 0-0
1 0
1 4 1
3 1 2
8
01 Wyatt
38 8-14
4-7 4-7
0 1
1 3 1
2 1 2 24
04 Fernandez, g
31 2-8
1-4 0-1
0 1
1 3 4
1 1 2
5
10 Moore, g
32 5-12
2-3 1-4
0 3
3 3 2
2 0 0 13
02 Cummings
12 0-1
0-0 0-0
0 4
4 4 1
1 0 0
0
11 DiLeo
18 0-1
0-0 0-0
0 3
3 1 2
1 0 3
0
15 McDonnell
2
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 1
1 0 0
0 0 0
0
22 Brown
15 2-5
2-4 3-4
0 1
1 5 2
0 0 0
9
25 Pendergast
1
1-1
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
2
31 Godino
1
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 1 0
0 0 0
0
TEAM
0 3
3
Totals
200 23-51 9-18 10-20 3 20 23 26 14 11 3 9 65
## TEXAS
10 Holmes, f
19 1-3
0-0 5-6
3 3
6 3 0
1 0 1
7
20 Wangmene, c 12 0-2
0-0 0-0
0 1
1 3 1
0 1 0
0
00 Lewis, g
12 0-1
0-1 2-2
1 2
3 3 0
1 0 0
2
12 Kabongo, g
32 5-10
0-2 8-14
2 3
5 2 3
3 0 1 18
14 Brown, g
38 10-21 2-9 1-2
1 1
2 1 2
6 0 0 23
01 McClellan
32 1-5
0-3 4-6
1 7
8 2 0
0 0 1
6
02 Bond
22 6-7
0-1 0-0
4 4
8 2 0
2 0 1 12
13 Gibbs
6
1-2
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
2
53 Chapman
27 2-5
0-1 3-5
4 9 13 4 1
1 2 0
7
TEAM
1 1
2
Totals
200 26-56 2-17 23-35 17 31 48 20 7 15 3 4 77
Off: Maxwell, Randall, Daily Technicals: None Half: TU, 34-31 Attend: 11,441
GAME 11 • TEMPLE 87, BUFFALO 85 (OT)
Redshirt freshman Anthony Lee's lone basket, a put-back off a Khalif Wyatt miss, with 0.3 seconds remaining in overtime lifted Temple to a 87-85 win over visiting Buffalo. The win enabled
the Owls to extend their record home-court win streak to 25 games. On a night where they both
were honored pregame for reaching the 1000-point milestone, Ramone Moore and Juan
Fernandez had big nights. Moore tallied a team-high 24 points and matched his season high with
eight rebounds. Fernandez added 21 points and for the second straight game made five threepointers. He also dished six assists while committing just one turnover. Wyatt added 17 points,
including three huge three-pointers while Aaron Brown was superb off the bench with 12 points
and five rebounds over a season-high 33 minutes. In a game that featured 13 ties and 13 lead
changes, the Owls had to climb back from a seven-point deficit in regulation, tying the game on a
Moore three-pointer with 29 seconds to play. Wyatt scored five of his points in the extra frame,
including a huge three-pointer that gave the Owls their first lead since the midpoint of the second
half.
## BUFFALO
12 McCrea, f
27 12-16 0-0 4-6
3 4
7 3 1
4 2 0 28
21 Watt, f
40 9-17
1-3 3-4
2 7
9 3 3
1 3 1 22
24 Barnett, f
39 5-7
2-3 3-8
2 8 10 3 6
3 0 0 15
03 Oldham, g
37 1-6
0-3 2-2
0 6
6 3 11 3 1 2
4
05 Filzen, g
36 1-3
1-2 0-1
0 4
4 2 0
5 0 0
3
01 Watson
16 1-3
1-3 2-2
0 2
2 3 1
3 0 0
5
25 Ford
4
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 1
1 0 0
1 0 0
0
30 Robinson
14 2-4
0-0 0-2
1 2
3 4 0
0 0 0
4
32 T-Edwards
5
1-1
1-1 0-0
0 0
0 1 0
1 0 0
3
33 Downing
7
0-1
0-0 1-2
0 0
0 0 0
0 1 0
1
TEAM
0 2
2
Totals
225 32-58 6-15 15-27 8 36 44 22 22 221 7 3 85
## TEMPLE
03 Lee, f
25 1-6
0-0 3-5
2 6
8 4 0
0 0 1
5
0-0 2-6
7 5 12 5 2
3 1 1
6
01 Wyatt, g
39 6-17
3-8 2-4
1 2
3 2 3
2 0 3 17
04 Fernandez, g
41 7-21 5-13 2-2
2 1
3 2 6
1 0 2 21
10 Moore, g
43 7-18
2-4 8-9
1 7
8 4 3
3 0 1 24
02 Cummings
8
1-1
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 1 1
1 0 1
2
11 DiLeo
5
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 1
1 1 1
0 0 1
0
22 Brown
33 4-9
1-3 3-3
3 2
5 2 2
0 0 0 12
TEAM
3 2
5
Totals
225 28-77 11-28 20-29 19 26 45 21 18 11 1 11 87
Off: Styons, Jr., Anslinger, DeMayo Tech: none Half: T, 35-34 Reg. 78-78 Attend: 4161
GAME 10 • TEMPLE 77, RICE 70
TUDOR FIELDHOUSE• DECEMBER 19, 2011
In the 'Battle of the Owls, Temple had the last hoot as it held on to defeat Rice, 77-70. Juan
Fernandez put up a season-high 23 points, including the 1000th of his career. The senior guard
went five-of-seven from beyond the arc, marking his most three pointers since drilling seven on
Feb. 28, 2010. Ramone Moore chipped in with 15 points while Aaron Brown reached double figures with 10 points off the bench. Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson led the Owls with 10 rebounds. Temple
led by as many as 13 in the first half, but Rice rallied and eventually took a three-point lead (4239) early in the second half. Fernadez's third trey knotted the game and ignited an 18-5 TU run
that lifted Temple to a 57-47 lead. The visiting Owls never looked back in posting their seventh
win..
## TEMPLE
03 Lee, f
20 2-3
0-0 0-0
0 7
7 3 0
3 2 1
4
0-0 1-4
4 6 10 4 3
1 0 1
9
01 Wyatt, g
17 1-2
0-1 4-4
0 1
1 4 2
2 0 0
6
04 Fernandez, g
36 8-18
5-7 2-2
1 4
5 3 3
3 0 1 23
10 Moore, g
38 6-16
0-3 3-5
0 4
4 3 6
1 1 0 15
02 Cummings
15 1-3
0-1 3-4
0 1
1 0 1
0 1 0
5
11 DiLeo
13 2-3
1-1 0-0
0 1
1 3 0
0 0 0
5
22 Brown
28 4-11
2-6 0-0
0 4
4 3 0
0 0 1 10
TEAM
3 4
7
Totals
200 28-61 8-19 13-19 8 32 40 23 15 10 4 4 77
## RICE
14 Kazemi, f
36 5-7
0-0 3-5
2 9 11 3 2
2 2 0 13
20 Kuipers, f
27 6-14
2-8 2-2
2 5
7 2 1
1 2 2 16
03 Jackson, g
35 4-11
0-3 3-7
0 1
1 4 7
1 0 1 11
04 Frizzelle, g
29 2-7
0-0 3-3
0 0
0 1 1
1 0 0
7
31 Ennis, g
25 3-7
0-2 1-1
1 2
3 2 3
2 0 1
7
00 Ibrahim
9
0-2
0-0 0-0
1 0
1 3 0
0 0 0
0
01 Schwarze
1
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
12 Reischel
16 2-4
0-1 3-4
0 5
5 0 0
1 0 0
7
15 DeBose
10 1-4
0-2 2-4
0 1
1 1 0
0 0 0
4
34 Oraby
2
0-1
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 1 0
0 0 0
0
41 Gearhart
10 2-3
1-2 0-0
0 2
2 0 0
0 0 0
5
TEAM
2 3
5
Totals
200 25-60 3-18 17-26 8 28 36 17 14 8 4 4 70
Off: Styons, Oglesby, Schnur Technicals: None Half: T, 36-32 Attend: 1,483
GAME 12 • TEMPLE 66, DELAWARE 63
CARPENTER CENTER• DECEMBER 30, 2011
Khalif Wyatt, who struggled from the field (2-11) all night, drained a three-pointer from the top
of the key to put Temple ahead for good, 64-63, with 30 seconds to play. Wyatt, who finished
with seven points, made both ends of a one-and-one with 5.8 seconds on the clock to account for
the final score. Then Delaware's Devon Saddler, who led all scorers with 18 points, missed a heavily-contested trey at the buzzer to seal the victory. The Owls' inside tandem of Rahlir HollisJefferson and Anthony Lee led the way in a tightly-contested game that featured eight lead changes
and three ties. Hollis-Jefferson tied his season high with 13 points, while tying for game-high honors with eight rebounds. Lee scored a career-high 12 points on five-of-eight shooting while pulling
down seven rebounds and making three blocks. Temple trailed for much of the first seven minutes of the second half, but a huge three-pointer by Will Cummings gave the Owls a 42-40 lead.
The Owls extended the lead to five (56-51) on a steal and impressive breakaway slam by T.J. DiLeo
with 6:10 remaining. Delaware regained the advantage (60-59) on a lay-up by Khalid Lewis.
Following a Hollis-Jefferson basket, Kyle Anderson connected on a trey to give UD a 63-61 lead.
Each team missed opportunities until Wyatt stepped up and connected for what would prove to
be the game-winner.
## TEMPLE
03 Lee, f
26 5-8
0-0 2-2
5 2
7 2 0
1 3 0 12
0-0 3-4
4 4
8 3 2
1 1 2 13
01 Wyatt, g
27 2-11
1-4 2-2
1 2
3 0 0
3 0 2
7
04 Fernandez, g
26 3-10
3-7 2-2
1 5
6 4 3
0 0 1 11
10 Moore, g
36 4-14
1-4 1-3
3 3
6 2 6
4 0 0 10
02 Cummings
11 2-4
1-1 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
5
11 DiLeo
24 2-2
0-0 0-0
0 3
3 0 1
0 0 2
4
22 Brown
17 2-5
0-3 0-1
0 3
3 0 1
0 0 0
4
TEAM
1 3
4
Totals
200 25-64 6-19 10-14 15 25 40 11 13 9 4 7 66
## DELAWARE min fg-a 3p-a ft-a of de tot pf a to blk s pts
32 Brinkley, f
18 0-3
0-0 2-2
2 1
3 2 1
1 0 0
2
44 Hagins, f
22 3-6
0-0 0-0
1 7
8 3 1
4 0 0
6
03 Lewis, g
31 1-6
0-2 0-0
0 1
1 1 4
3 0 0
2
10 Sadder, g
37 7-18
3-8 1-1
0 5
5 1 1
1 0 1 18
13 Anderson, g
29 3-6
2-5 0-0
1 2
3 3 0
0 0 0
8
00 McNeil
23 5-7
0-0 3-4
1 3
4 1 0
1 0 0 13
04 Threatt
20 3-6
1-2 1-1
0 1
1 1 2
1 1 0
8
15 Savage
14 1-1
0-0 0-0
0 4
4 3 0
1 1 0
2
23 McCullar
6
2-3
0-0 0-0
1 0
1 0 0
1 1 0
4
TEAM
1 3
4
Totals
200 25-56 6-17 7-8
7 27 34 15 9 13 3 1 63
Off: Hull, Eppley, McCarthy Technicals: None Half: D, 31-30 Attend: 4,234
2011-12 GAME RECAPS
GAME 13 • TEMPLE 78, #3/5 DUKE 73
WELLS FARGO CENTER• JANUARY 4, 2012
In front of the third-largest crowd (20,420) ever to attend a college basketball game at the Wells
Fargo Center, the Temple Owls stunned the nation with a 78-73 upset of the #3/5 Duke Blue
Devils. Khalif Wyatt was the catalyst as he led the way with a game-high 22 points. Temple made
a season-high 31 field goals and won the rebounding battle, 32-29 behind Anthony Lee's seven
boards. It marked TU's first win over Duke (12-2) since Jan. 25, 1996, and in the process snapped
a nine-game losing streak in the series. It was a total team effort in the victory as five Owls scored
in double figures. The inside tandem of Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson and Lee were more than up to the
challenge against the Duke front court that featured two 6-11 forwards (Ryan Kelly and Marshall
Plumlee) and another 6-10 forward (Mason Plumee). Hollis-Jefferson contributed a season high
17 points while grabbing six rebounds while Lee had his best game as an Owl, scoring 11 points
and pulling down a team-high seven rebounds. The Owls never trailed after taking an 18-17 lead
at the 10:43 mark of the first half on a Hollis-Jefferson 17-foot jumper. TU extended its lead double figures midway through the second half on treys by Ramone Moore (11 pts) and Wyatt. Duke
cut it to three (60-57) with just under five minutes, but an 8-0 TU run fueled by consecutive Wyatt
threes helped seal the win.
## DUKE
00 Rivers, f
33 3-11
2-3 4-6
0 4
4 2 2
3 0 0 12
34 Kelly, f
19 1-2
0-0 3-4
1 1
2 3 0
1 1 0
5
05 Plumlee, Ma, c 32 7-13
0-0 2-2
7 6 13 1 4
3 2 1 16
03 Thorton, g
25 2-5
1-1
0
0 0
2 2 0
2 0 1
5
30 Curry, g
30 2-5
1-3 1-2
0 0
0 3 3
5 0 4
6
02 Cook
12 2-6
1-4 0-0
0 1
1 3 2
1 0 0
5
13 Gbinije
8
2-2
1-1 0-0
1 0
1 1 0
0 0 1
5
15 Hairston
8
1-1
0-0 0-0
1 0
1 1 1
0 0 0
2
20 Dawkins
14 0-3
0-2 0-0
0 1
1 1 0
1 0 1
0
21 Plumlee, Mi
19 8-11
0-0 1-2
3 1
4 0 1
0 2 0 17
TEAM
0 0
0
Totals
200 28-59 6-14 11-16 13 16 29 19 13 16 5 8 73
## TEMPLE
03 Lee, f
29 5-10- 0-0 1-2
5 2
7 3 0
0 3 1 11
0-0 3-3
2 4
6 4 4
2 0 1 17
01 Wyatt, g
30 8-12
3-5 3-6
2 2
4 4 3
2 0 5 22
04 Fernandez, g
36 1-4
0-1 2-2
0 4
4 1 6
7 0 1
4
10 Moore, g
35 5-9
1-2 0-1
0 2
2 3 4
4 0 1 11
02 Cummings
4
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 1
1 0 0
0 0 0
0
11 DiLeo
12 1-1
0-0 0-0
1 1
2 0 1
0 0 2
2
22 Brown
18 4-9
1-2 2-4
2 2
4 2 0
2 0 0 11
TEAM
1 1
2
Totals
200 31-55 5-10 11-18 13 19 32 17 18 17 3 11 78
Off: Gaffney, Walton, Gladden Tech: none Half: T, 35-33 Attend: 20,420
GAME 14 • DAYTON 87, TEMPLE 77
LIACOURAS CENTER• JANUARY 7, 2012
Dayton used a balanced attack that featured five double-figure scorers to do what no team has
been able to do over the last two years, defeat Temple at the Liacouras Center, The Flyers toppled the Owls, 87-77, to end TU's 25-game home win streak in the arena. Following a first half
that saw six ties and six lead changes, Temple seemed to have things under control for the initial
12 minutes of the second half. Then Dayton went on an 18-2 run over a four-minute stretch that
propelled them to a 71-62 advantage with 4:25 remaining. Khalif Wyatt, who scored 11 of his
career-high 28 points in the final three-plus minutes, kept the Owls within striking distance in the
closing minutes, but the Flyers would not relent. After a Wyatt trey cut the margin to five (77-72)
with 1:53 remaining, Josh Parker (16 points) provided what head coach Fran Dunphy called "the
dagger" - a three-pointer as the shot clock approached zero to make it 80-72 with just over a
minute to play. Dayton closed the game by hitting seven of eight free throws, and not letting
Temple get within five points in the final minute.
## DAYTON
04 Johnson, f
29 4-10
1-2 3-3
5 5 10 2 2
2 0 1 12
23 Fabrizius, f
25 5-8
3-5 0-0
1 4
5 1 0
2 2 0 13
35 Kavanaugh, c 27 6-9
0-0 2-2
3 3
6 2 1
4 0 0 14
01 Dillard, g
30 4-10
2-4 6-6
0 2
2 0 6
3 0 2 16
22 Williams, g
31 3-13
1-5 2-2
0 2
2 1 3
1 0 1
9
05 Oliver
12 0-2
0-0 1-2
1 4
5 0 0
1 0 1
1
12 Parker
28 4-7
3-5 5-6
0 0
0 2 3
2 0 0 16
25 Gavrilovic
13 3-3
0-0 0-0
1 5
6 2 0
1 0 0
6
50 Hill
5
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 1
1 0 1
0 0 0
0
TEAM
2 0
2
Totals
200 29-62 10-21 19-21 13 26 39 10 16 16 2 5 87
## TEMPLE
03 Lee, f
21 2-2
0-0 0-0
1 3
4 4 0
5 2 0
4
0-0 0-0
2 5
7 2 4
0 2 1
6
01 Wyatt, g
36 9-21 5-10 5-6
1 3
4 4 3
0 1 2 28
04 Fernandez, g
33 6-11
3-4 0-0
0 2
2 4 4
4 0 2 15
10 Moore, g
35 7-17
2-7 1-4
1 1
2 2 1
5 0 1 17
02 Cummings
6
0-0
0-0 2-2
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
2
11 DiLeo
10 0-0
0-0 0-0
1 1
2 2 0
1 0 1
0
22 Brown
22 2-7
1-4 0-0
1 1
2 2 3
0 0 0
5
TEAM
0 4
4
Totals
200 29-62 11-25 8-12
7 20 27 20 15 15 5 7 77
Off: Kitts, Hughes, Gladden Tech: none Half: 31-31 Attend: 5,172
GAME 15 • TEMPLE 72, SAINT LOUIS 67
CHAIFETZ ARENA• JANUARY 11, 2012
Temple picked up its first A10 win while handing Saint Louis its first home loss of the season, 7267. Khalif Wyatt was a perfect (3-3) from beyond the arc and 9-of-13 from the field on his way
to a game-high 22 points. Temple never trailed after intermission, shooting a blistering 59.3 percent (16-27) from the field, and a perfect three-of-three from behind the arc courtesy of Wyatt.
The reigning A10 player of the Week was sizzling during one stretch, hitting all three of his treys
during an 11-5 run to extend the lead to 47-39 with 12:38 to play. The Owls pushed the lead to
nine, 51-42, two minutes later on a lay-up by Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson (12 pts). The Billikens ran off
seven of the next nine points to trim the deficit to four (53-49), but Wyatt then delivered consecutive jumpers to bring the lead back to a comfortable 57-49. Then it was Ramone Moore's (18 pts)
turn. Following seven straight SLU points that cut the lead to one, Moore drove in for a threepoint play, then buried a jumper to make it 62-56. He would add an alley-oop pass for a one-handed slam by Hollis-Jefferson, and a driving one-handed jumper in the lane to keep the Billikens at
bay. His three free throws in the final 30 seconds sealed the win. The Owls' 56.6 percent shooting was their best of the season. TU also made five of seven from behind the arc for a seasonbest 71.4 percent.
## TEMPLE
03 Lee, f
30 3-5
0-0 0-0
2 7
9 3 0
2 3 0
6
0-0 0-1
1 1
2 0 2
1 0 2 12
01 Wyatt, g
35 9-13
3-3 1-1
0 2
2 4 2
1 2 3 22
04 Fernandez, g
29 1-8
0-0 0-1
0 2
2 1 4
2 1 0
2
10 Moore, g
36 7-14
0-1 4-5
0 7
7 2 1
4 0 1 18
02 Cummings
11 2-2
1-1 1-2
0 0
0 1 0
2 0 0
6
11 DiLeo
11 0-0
0-0 0-0
0 1
1 0 1
0 0 0
0
22 Brown
15 2-4
1-2 1-1
0 1
1 2 1
1 0 0
6
TEAM
2 2
4
Totals
200 30-53 5-7 7-11
5 23 28 13 11 13 6 6 72
## SAINT LOUIS min fg-a 3p-a ft-a of de tot pf a to blk s pts
14 Conklin, f
29 5-9
0-0 2-4
5 1
6 3 2
1 0 1 12
21 Evans, f
33 6-10
0-0 2-4
3 5
8 2 0
1 2 0 14
51 Loe, c
10 0-2
0-1 1-2
2 2
4 1 1
0 0 0
1
03 Mitchell, g
35 6-16
4-7 0-0
1 2
3 3 3
2 0 2 16
23 Cassity, g
25 1-5
0-0 0-0
1 4
5 2 3
1 0 3
2
05 Jett
25 4-9
0-2 4-4
0 1
1 1 1
1 1 1 12
11 McCall, Jr.
11 0-1
0-0 0-0
0 1
1 2 1
2 0 1
0
24 Ellis
25 3-8
2-6 0-0
0 2
2 2 0
1 0 0
8
32 Remekun
7
1-2
0-0 0-0
2 0
2 1 0
1 2 0
2
TEAM
1 2
3
Totals
200 26-62 6-16 9-14 15 20 3 17 11 10 5 8 67
Off: Prager, Simpson, Clark Technicals: None Half: T, 32-30 Attend: 8.760
GAME 16 • RICHMOND 76, TEMPLE 65
ROBINS CENTER• JANUARY 14, 2012
Khalif Wyatt scored a game-high 22 points to pace Temple once again, but it was not enough as
the defending Atlantic 10 Champion Richmond Spiders posted a 76-65, at the Robins Center. It
was the fourth straight game that Wyatt, the reigning A10 and Big 5 Player of the Week, led the
Owls in scoring. Anthony Lee grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds for the other bright spot in an
otherwise disappointing outing for the Cherry and White. The Spiders took their first lead on a
three-point play from their big man, Derrick Williams, 3-2, and never looked back. An 8-0 run at
the midpoint of the first half pushed the margin to double-figures, 23-13. It was a spread where
the majority of the contest was played. Darrius Brothers led Richmond with 19 points while
Williams chipped in with 18 points and 13 rebounds. Kendall Anthony added 15 points while
Cedrick Lindsay had 11 points. amone Moore also scored in double figures for the Owls with 17
points.
## TEMPLE
03 Lee, f
26 2-3
0-0 0-0
4 8 12 1 0
1 2 1
4
0-0 3-4
4 2
6 2 1
2 1 0
7
01 Wyatt, g
35 7-14
2-5 6-6
2 2
4 3 3
2 1 2 22
04 Fernandez, g
25 1-11
0-4 0-0
0 3
3 3 2
0 0 1
2
10 Moore, g
31 6-16
1-4 4-4
1 2
3 4 1
2 0 1 17
02 Cummings
15 0-2
0-1 1-4
1 2
3 4 1
3 0 0
1
11 DiLeo
17 2-3
1-2 1-2
0 3
3 1 0
0 0 1
6
15 McDonnell
1
0-1
0-0 0-0
1 0
1 0 0
0 0 0
0
22 Brown
14 2-6
2-4 0-0
1 3
4 4 0
0 0 1
6
TEAM
1 0
1
Totals
200 22-60 6-20 15-20 15 25 40 22 8 10 4 7 65
## RICHMOND min fg-a 3p-a ft-a of de tot pf a to blk s pts
15 Martel, f
22 0-1
0-1 0-0
0 0
0 3 3
1 0 0
0
34 Williams, f
32 7-12
0-0 4-5
5 8 13 3 0
1 0 0 18
01 Garrett, c
24 2-5
0-0 2-2
2 8 10 3 1
1 5 1
6
02 Lindsay, g
31 4-11
0-1 3-4
1 2
3 2 5
4 0 2 11
03 Brothers, g
35 5-15
4-8 5-7
1 3
4 2 1
2 0 1 19
00 Anthony
28 5-11
4-7 1-3
1 1
2 2 1
2 0 1 15
11 Duinker
12 1-1
0-0 0-0
1 1
2 1 1
1 0 0
2
22 Robbins
16 2-3
0-1 1-1
2 2
4 1 1
0 1 0
5
TEAM
0 0
0
Totals
200 26-59 8-18 16-22 13 25 38 17 13 12 6 5 76
Off: Armstrong, McCloskey, Lee Technicals: None Half: R, 44-25 Attend: 8.032
2011-12 GAME RECAPS
GAME 17 • TEMPLE 76, LA SALLE 70
LIACOURAS CENTER• JANUARY 18, 2012
Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson, who scored a career-high 19 points, drained his biggest shot, a 14-foot
jumper with 23 seconds remaining to help lift Temple to a hard-fought 76-70 win over La Salle in
front of a crowd of 8,068 at the Liacouras Center. Hollis-Jefferson, who also grabbed a game-high
seven rebounds, was joined in double-figures by Ramone Moore (17 pts), Juan Fernandez (12 pts)
and Khalif Wyatt (12 pts). Anthony Lee added nine points, six rebounds and a career-high five
blocks. The Owls, who never trailed after taking a 14-13 lead on a Lee basket, shot 51.9 percent
from the field and 81.8 percent from the line. TU also handily won the battle of the boards, pulling
down 38 caroms to La Salle's 27. Even though Temple never trailed in the final 33 minutes, the
game was in doubt until the final minutes. Free throw shooting, which hurt La Salle (9-16), helped
TU get needed separation in the final minutes. First Fernandez converted two to make it 70-67.
Then Wyatt drained two more with 1:22 to play to make it 72-67. Tyreek Duren, who led La Salle
with 18 points, made a lay-up to cut the deficit to three. Then Hollis-Jefferson drained his biggest
shot of the game to give the Owls a 74-69 advantage with a mere 23 seconds to play to help seal
the win.
## LA SALLE
25 Wright, f
17 4-6
0-0 1-4
3 3
6 4 1
2 1 0
9
03 Duren, g
38 8-13
0-1 2-4
0 6
6 0 2
0 1 1 18
10 Mills, g
39 2-11
1-5 2-2
1 1
2 1 2
0 0 1
7
23 Pettis, g
26 5-11
0-2 2-2
0 3
3 3 1
1 0 2 12
55 Galloway, g
39 6-12
3-6 2-4
0 3
3 2 3
4 0 2 17
01 Peterson
15 1-1
1-1 0-0
1 1
2 0 1
0 0 0
3
05 Dunn
6
0-1
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 1
0
14 White
16 2-5
0-0 0-0
3 1
4 5 1
1 1 1
4
21 Zack
4
0-2
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 1 0
0 0 0
0
TEAM
1 0
1
Totals
200 28-62 5-15 9-16
9 18 27 16 11 8 3 8 70
## TEMPLE
03 Lee, f
20 4-6
0-0 1-2
2 4
6 3 0
1 5 1
9
0-0 5-6
3 4
7 2 3
3 3 0 19
01 Wyatt, g
36 3-6
0-2 6-6
1 1
2 2 4
4 1 1 12
04 Fernandez, g
29 3-7
1-3 5-6
2 3
5 2 5
3 0 0 12
10 Moore, g
38 8-14
1-2 0-0
2 4
6 2 3
3 0 1 17
02 Cummings
2
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
1 0 0
0
11 DiLeo
15 0-2
0-1 0-0
0 3
3 0 1
0 0 1
0
22 Brown
20 2-6
2-5 1-2
0 6
6 1 0
0 0 0
7
TEAM
0 3
3
Totals
200 27-52 4-13 18-22 10 28 38 12 16 15 9 4 76
Off: Rutecki, Williams, Albright Tech: none Half: T, 37-33 Attend: 8,068
GAME 18 • TEMPLE 73, MARYLAND 60
THE PALESTRA • JANUARY 21, 2012
Temple welcomed back Micheal Eric, and then shared the ball to the tune of 20 assists on 27 baskets in a 73-60 win over Maryland. It was the Owls guard play that led the way at the sold-out
Palestra. Ramone Moore and Khalif Wyatt each finished with 20 points while Juan Fernandez,
who was perfect on three 3-pointers, added 14. Wyatt tied his career-high with seven assists while
Fernandez dished five assists and is now tied with Mark Tyndale (2004-08) for 10th place (377
assists) on TU's alltime list. Eric, who had missed the previous 13 games due to a fractured right
patella, took the floor with 12:29 remaining in the first half to a rousing cheer from the TU fans.
He only played seven minutes in the contest, but his presence was felt by his teammates. This was
a game that Temple trailed for only 30 seconds (8-7 at the 14:55 mark), but the Owls were never
truly comfortable until the final minute of play. The Owls shot nearly 50 percent (27-55, .491)
from the field, and drained nine three-pointers (40.9%). Temple also out-rebounded the Terps,
31-30. Terrell Stoglin led Maryland with 20 points.
## MARYLAND min fg-a 3p-a ft-a of de tot pf a to blk s pts
35 Padgett, f
31 5-6
0-0 0-0
1 3
4 0 0
4 0 0 10
25 Len, f
7
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 2 0
1 0 0
0
12 Stoglin, g
34 6-13
3-8 5-6
1 2
3 4 2
4 1 0 20
14 Mosley, g
30 0-5
0-1 3-5
2 8 10 4 0
3 0 2
3
21 Howard, g
34 7-12
1-5 0-1
0 1
1 1 1
2 0 2 15
05 Faust
30 1-7
0-2 3-6
1 3
4 0 4
0 0 0
5
10 Weijs
3
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 1
1 1 0
0 0 0
0
11 Parker
17 3-5
0-0 1-3
1 1
2 0 1
1 0 0
7
30 Pankey
14 0-0
0-0 0-0
0 3
3 2 0
1 0 0
0
TEAM
1 1
2
Totals
200 22-48 4-16 12-21 7 23 30 14 8 16 1 4 60
## TEMPLE
03 Lee, f
24 2-2
0-0 3-5
0 2
2 1 0
3 0 2
7
0-0 0-0
1 4
5 3 4
1 1 0
0
01 Wyatt, g
39 8-16
2-7 2-2
1 4
5 3 7
1 0 1 20
04 Fernandez, g
36 5-8
3-3 1-2
0 1
1 1 5
2 0 3 14
10 Moore, g
38 7-16
2-6 4-4
4 0
4 2 1
2 0 1 20
02 Cummings
2
0-1
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 1 0
0 0 0
0
11 DiLeo
5
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 2
2 2 0
1 0 0
0
22 Brown
26 5-10
2-6 0-0
1 7
8 1 3
0 0 1 12
50 Eric
7
0-1
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 2 0
0 0 0
0
TEAM
0 4
4
Totals
200 27-55 9-22 10-13 7 24 31 16 20 10 1 8 73
Off: Gladden, Clark, Styons, Jr. Tech: none Half: T, 32-29 Attend: 8,722
GAME 19 • TEMPLE 79, CHARLOTTE 57
HALTON ARENA • JANUARY 25, 2012
Temple jumped out to a 17-1 lead and never looked back in defeating Charlotte, 79-57, for its firstever win at Halton Arena. Ramone Moore tallied 18 points to lead four double-figure scorers..
Moore was joined in double figures by Aaron Brown, who scored 16 points off the bench, Khalif
Wyatt (12 pts) and Juan Fernandez (10 pts). Wyatt and Moore each dished six assists while Wyatt
also tied his career-high with five steals. Micheal Eric had a strong game off the bench with game
highs in rebounds (9) and blocks (3). Charlotte was playing without standout freshman Pierra
Henry (sprained MCL) and reserve forward KJ Sherrill (suspension). The way the Owls jumped
out, it is doubtful that LeBron James would have factored much in the outcome. The 49ers missed
their first 12 shots of the game, finally connecting on their first field attempt with 9:41 remaining
in the first half. Temple took a 38-18 lead at intermission, and then quickly extended it to 49-25
early in the second half. The lead grew to a high of 33 points before the benches were emptied.
## TEMPLE
03 Lee, f
12 0-2
0-0 4-4
0 4
4 3 1
2 0 0
4
0-0 0-0
3 4
7 3 0
1 0 0
8
01 Wyatt, g
30 4-7
2-4 2-3
0 2
2 0 6
5 0 5 12
04 Fernandez, g
31 3-7
2-5 2-2
0 2
2 2 6
3 0 0 10
10 Moore, g
30 7-12
2-6 2-2
0 2
2 2 2
1 1 4 18
02 Cummings
4
0-0
0-0 0-2
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
11 DiLeo
20 1-2
0-1 0-0
0 0
0 2 2
1 0 1
2
15 McDonnell
4
0-1
0-1 0-0
0 0
0 2
0 0 0
0
22 Brown
22 6-9
3-6 1-3
0 2
2 2 1
0 0 0 16
25 Pendergast
3
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
31 Godino
3
1-1
1-1 0-2
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
3
50 Eric
17 3-5
0-0 0-0
2 7
9 2 2
0 3 0
6
TEAM
2 2
4
Totals
200 29-53 10-24 11-18 7 25 32 17 20 13 4 10 79
CHARLOTTE
05 Nickerson, f
29 1-6
0-0 2-2
0 1
1 4 1
1 0 1
4
11 Mayfield, f
33 4-9
1-2 1-2
2 6
8 2 2
2 0 0 10
35 Braswel, c
33 3-12
0-2 6-7
5 2
7 2 1
3 0 0 12
10 Briscoe, g
27 2-8
1-6 1-2
1 4
5 1 0
3 0 1
6
14 Williams, g
15 0-3
0-1 0-0
1 0
1 3 0
3 1 1
0
00 Barnett
33 4-9
3-6 3-3
1 4
5 1 0
1 1 1 14
01 Green
18 1-3
0-1 0-0
0 0
0 1 3
3 0 0
2
20 Lewis
4
1-3
1-3 0-0
0 0
0 1 1
0 0 0
3
43 Ivankovic
7
1-1
0-0 1-1
0 1
1 2 1
0 0 0
3
30 Bradbury
1
1-1
1-1 0-0
0 1
1 0 0
0 0 0
3
TEAM
1 1
2
Totals
200 18-55 7-22 14-17 11 20 31 17 9 16 2 4 57
Off: McCarthy, Dawkins, Gwynn Tech: none Half: T, 38-18 Attend: 5,405
GAME 20 • TEMPLE 78, SAINT JOSEPH’S 60
LIACOURAS CENTER • JANUARY 28, 2012
Temple opened up a double-figure first half lead and never looked back. in posting its 10th
straight win against Saint Joseph’s, 78-60, in front 10,302 fans, the second largest crowd in
Liacouras Center history. Ramone Moore and Juan Fernandez led the way for the Owls, which
shot a season-best 60 percent (30-50) from the field and 53.3 percent (8-15) from three.. The duo
combined for 32 of the Owls' 38 first half points, hitting 13 of 17 shots, including six-of seven
from long range. That accuracy enabled Temple to breeze to a 38-24 halftime lead. Temple would
use a 17-2 run spearheaded by Moore (10 pts) and Fernandez (5 pts) to make it 24-10. TU did not
let the visitors up for air, extending the advantage to 16 twice before the end of the period. Khalif
Wyatt, held scoreless over the first 20 minutes, tallied eight points before the first media timeout
of the second half as TU started the half on a 14-4 run to take a 52-28 lead. The lead would
hover in the 20s for nearly the remainder of the game.. Moore finished with a game-high 21
points while Micheal Eric had his first double figure scoring effort since his return, scoring 11
points (5-7 FGs) while Wyatt added 10 points and a career-best eight assists.
## ST. JOE’S
11 Quarles, f
21 1-2
0-0 1-3
3 1
4 1 0
0 0 0
3
21 Kanacevic, f
27 4-8
0-1 0-0
1 5
6 4 0
6 1 0
8
01 Aiken, c
31 4-9
0-2 0-0
3 0
3 1 2
0 1 0
8
10 Galloway, g
33 3-9
1-6 0-0
1 2
3 3 0
0 0 1
7
35 Jones, g
24 1-5
1-2 2-3
0 2
2 0 4
2 0 0
5
00 Maschmeyer
6
1-1
1-1 3-4
0 0
0 2 2
1 0 0
6
13 Roberts
32 7-13
0-0 3-6
5 5 10 4 0
1 0 2 17
22 Trevisan
3
0-0
0-0 2-2
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
2
24 Wilson
15 0-6
0-1 0-0
0 0
0 0 1
1 0 0
0
25 Hess
2
1-1
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
2
32 Ndao
6
1-2
0-1 0-0
1 1
2 0 1
1 0 0
2
TEAM
1 3
4
Totals
200 23-56 3-14 11-18 15 19 34 15 10 13 2 3 60
## TEMPLE
03 Lee, f
21 4-5
0-0 0-2
1 5
6 1 0
0 1 0
8
0-0 0-0
1 6
7 2 2
1 0 1
2
01 Wyatt, g
4
1-5
1-3 7-7
0 2
2 3 8
3 0 4 10
04 Fernandez, g
23 7-9
3-3 0-0
0 0
0 4 0
1 0 0 17
10 Moore, g
35 8-13
3-5 2-3
0 4
4 3 4
1 0 1 21
02 Cummings
3
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 2 1
0 0 0
0
11 DiLeo
15 2-3
1-2 0-0
0 2
2 0 1
2 0 0
5
15 McDonnell
2
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 1
1 0 0
0 0 0
0
22 Brown
11 0-1
0-1 0-0
0 1
1 2 0
1 0 0
0
25 Pendergast
2
1-1
0-0 0-0
0 1
1 0 0
0 0 0
2
31 Godino
2
1-2
0-1 0-2
0 0
0 1 0
1 0 0
2
50 Eric
17 5-7
0-0 1-2
0 2
2 3 2
0 1 1 11
TEAM
1 0
1
Totals
200 30-50 8-15 10-16 3 24 27 21 18 11 2 7 78
Off: Scagliotta, Bordeaux, Anderson Tech: none Half: T, 38-24 Attend: 10,302
2011-12 GAME RECAPS
GAME 21 • TEMPLE 78, FORDHAM 60
LIACOURAS CENTER• FEBRUARY 1, 2012
Temple defeated Fordham, 78-60 to extend its winning streak to a season-high five games.
Ramone Moore (25 pts) and Khalif Wyatt (24) combined for 49 points, marking the second time
in two weeks that the duo scored 20 or more points in the same contest. Fordham opened the
game on a 5-0 run before Wyatt took the Owls under his wing, single-handedly scoring the team's
first 10 points with two layups and a three. After being fouled on his second three-point attempt
by Devon McMillan, Wyatt added three more points from the charity stripe. Trailing 21-18, TU
scored 10 straight, a run ignited by a Moore three-pointer to take the lead for good, 28-21. With
a 35-27 halftime lead, TU exploded after intermission, scoring 22 of the first 31 points to push
the lead to 57-38 on a Moore three-pointer. The lead never dipped below double figures the rest
of the way. Moore made a career-high six threes (8 attempts) whoile Micheal Eric made a careerhigh tying five blocks.
## FORDHAM
33 Gaston, f
31 5-12
0-0 4-4
2 3
5 4 0
4 0 0 14
55 Bristol, f
31 3-5
0-0 0-0
5 4
9 4 0
0 3 1
6
01 Frazier, g
36 2-10
1-5 0-0
0 1
1 1 6
2 0 0
5
03 McMillan, g
23 4-10
0-2 0-2
3 2
5 4 3
1 0 2
8
24 Smith, g
37 8-14
4-6 3-3
0 0
0 0 0
1 0 0 23
04 Hage
1
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
10 Zivkovic
1
0-1
0-1 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
14 Samuel
3
0-1
0-1 0-0
0 1
1 0 0
1 0 0
0
21 Estwick
18 0-2
0-1 0-0
0 2
2 0 0
0 1 1
0
23 Dominque
9
1-2
0-0 0-0
1 1
2 1 1
2 0 0
2
32 Gaitley
0+ 0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
35 Robinson
1
0-0
0-0 0-2
0 0
0 1 0
0 0 0
0
42 Canty
9
1-1
0-0 0-0
1 0
1 1 0
0 0 0
2
TEAM
1 1
2
Totals
200 24-58 5-16 7-11
1 15 28 16 10 12 4 5 60
## TEMPLE
03 Lee, f
25 2-6
0-0 0-1
3 4
7 1 1
0 0 0
4
0-0 2-2
5 4
9 1 2
2 1 0 10
01 Wyatt, g
34 8-14
1-5 7-8
1 3
4 1 1
4 0 1 24
04 Fernandez, g
27 3-6
2-5 0-0
0 1
1 3 3
1 0 0
8
10 Moore, g
36 9-16
6-8 1-1
1 0
1 1 5
1 0 0 25
02 Cummings
2
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 1
0 0 0
0
11 DiLeo
19 1-1
1-1 0-0
1 3
4 0 2
1 0 1
3
15 McDonnell
1
1-1
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
2
22 Brown
11 0-3
0-1 0-0
1 2
3 1 0
1 0 2
0
25 Pendergest
1
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 1 0
1 0 0
0
31 Godino
1
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 1
1 0 0
0 0 0
0
50 Eric
14 1-2
0-0 0-2
2 1
3 1 1
4 5 0
2
TEAM
0 4
4
Totals
200 29-56 10-20 10-14 14 23 37 10 16 15 6 4 78
Off: Anderson, Simpson, Bordeaux Tech: none Half: T, 35-27 Attend: 4,080
GAME 22 • TEMPLE 73, RHODE ISLAND 56
RYAN CENTER • FEBRUARY 4, 2012
Temple's one-two punch of Ramone Moore and Khalif Wyatt lifted the Owls to their sixthstraight win and first place in the Atlantic 10 standings with a 73-56 victory at Rhode Island.
Moore and Wyatt entered the game as the top two scorers in the A10, and they kept up their scoring proficiency. Moore scored 14 of his game-high 22 points in the opening half, and had five in
the Owls' 8-0 run to start the game. Wyatt (16 pts), who had just three first half points, buried
two "threes" to start the second half to push Temple's eight point halftime lead (41-33) to double
figures (47-36) early in the period. It would be a margin the Cherry and White would maintain for
all but 35 seconds the remainder of the contest. The Owls shot 51.8 percent (29-56) from the
field, marking the fifth time Temple has connected on 50 percent or better from the field during
its current six-game win streak. Besides the team's dynamic duo, Aaron Brown scored 16 points,
making six-of-seven shots (3-4 from long range). Not to be lost was the return of Micheal Eric
to the starting lineup for the first time since his Nov. 25 injury. The Owls' big man made both of
his shots while tying Wyatt and Moore for team-high rebound honors with five.
## TEMPLE
0-0 1-1
2 2
4 3 4
0 2 4
3
50 Eric, c
17 2-2
0-0 0-0
0 5
5 2 0
2 1 0
4
01 Wyatt, g
31 5-13
3-9 3-4
0 5
5 4 4
1 0 3 16
04 Fernandez, g
39 4-7
1-4 0-0
0 4
4 2 3
1 0 0
9
10 Moore, g
37 9-20
2-7 2-2
0 5
5 1 3
1 0 1 22
02 Cummings
2
0-0
0-0 0-0
1 0
1 2 0
1 0 0
0
03 Lee
13 2-3
0-0 0-0
1 2
3 2 0
0 0 0
4
11 DiLeo
11 0-2
0-1 0-0
0 1
1 1 2
0 0 0
0
22 Brown
16 6-7
3-4 0-0
0 1
1 3 0
1 0 0 15
TEAM
1 1
2
Totals
200 29-56 9-25 6-7
5 26 31 16 20 8 3 8 73
R. ISLAND
12 Outerbridge, f 27 2-11
0-2 3-4
2 4
6 1 0
3 0 1
7
23 Malesevic, f
26 4-8
1-3 3-5
1 0
1 1 2
2 1 1 12
35 Holton, f
38 5-9
3-3 0-0
3 10 13 2 2
1 1 1 13
04 Powell, g
26 1-5
0-1 5-7
0 2
2 1 1
2 0 0
7
20 Baron, g
35 5-10
1-4 0-2
1 3
4 1 5
2 0 0 11
05 McKoy
7
0-2
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
2 0 0
0
11 Shengelia
10 0-0
0-0 1-2
1 2
3 0 1
1 0 0
1
13 Buchanan
27 1-5
0-1 3-4
3 1
4 1 1
0 0 0
5
15 Vedder
1
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
44 Malhoit
3
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
TEAM
1 0
1
Totals
200 18-50 5-14 15-24 12 22 34 7 12 13 2 3 56
Off: Regan, Janosik, Cox Tech: none Half: T, 41-33 Attend: 5,606
GAME 23 • TEMPLE 79, GEORGE WASHINGTON 72
Ramone Moore and Khalif Wyatt combined for 47 points and were instrumental in a 13-0 run
over a four-minute stretch to lift Temple to a 79-72 come-from-behind win over visiting George
Washington Temple, which had been shooting 53 percent the previous six games, made only nineof-28 of its shots in the first half (32.1%). Meanwhile, GW started off strong, scoring at will
while shooting 56.7 percent from the floor to take a 41-29 advantage at the break. One of the
factors was that Wyatt was missing from the starting lineup, as he sat on the bench the first seven
minutes as punishment for being late to a study hall session. The lead hovered around double-figures until the final five minutes. Then Wyatt took over, scoring 14 of his team's final 22 points to
help lift his teammates to the win. It was not all Wyatt though. T.J. DiLeo drained a huge threepointer to cut the lead to four, 69-65. Wyatt then stole the ball and drained one of his career-high
12 free throws (13 attempts) to make it a one-possession game. A DiLeo steal led to a Wyatt for
a runner in the lane, to cut the GW lead to one, 69-68. Moore then connected on a wide-open
three-pointer from the top of the key for Temple's first lead, 71-69, since the 13:33 mark of the
first half. Wyatt added another basket and then two more free throws to cap the 13-0 TU run,
giving the Owls a 75-69 lead with 22 seconds remaining.
## G. WASH.
00 Smith, f
29 6-12
0-1 2-2
2 2
4 2 2
2 0 0 14
12 Pellicom, f
22 5-7
0-0 0-0
0 3
3 4 0
1 0 1 10
30 Mikic, f
36 3-8
1-3 0-0
0 0
0 3 0
0 0 1
7
03 Taylor, g
25 3-7
0-2 1-2
0 0
0 5 6
1 0 0
7
15 Ware, g
5
1-2
0-0 0-0
1 0
1 2 0
1 0 0
2
05 Bynes
23 2-8
1-2 2-2
3 4
7 2 4
2 0 1
7
11 Guest
2
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
13 Edwards
23 0-2
0-0 3-4
3 7 10 2 0
2 1 1
3
20 Kromah
30 8-12
2-3 4-4
0 3
3 3 2
1 0 2 22
34 Kopriva
5
0-1
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
1 0 0
0
TEAM
1 1
2
Totals
200 28-59 4-11 12-14 10 20 30 23 14 12 1 6 72
## TEMPLE
0-0 2-2
3 6
9 3 3
5 3 1
6
50 Eric, c
23 4-8
0-0 1-2
4 2
6 1 1
0 1 0
9
02 Cummings, g
7
1-2
0-0 0-0
0 1
1 0 1
0 0 0
2
04 Fernandez, g
24 2-6
1-2 0-1
0 1
1 3 1
1 0 1
5
10 Moore, g
38 6-14
3-6 10-12 1 3
4 3 4
2 1 2 25
01 Wyatt
28 5-9
0-2 12-13 1 3
4 2 2
1 1 2 22
03 Lee
17 1-3
0-0 2-4
3 4
7 0 0
0 0 0
4
11 DiLeo
13 1-1
1-1 0-0
1 1
2 0 1
0 0 2
3
22 Brown
13 1-6
1-5 0-0
0 1
1 1 0
1 0 0
3
TEAM
2 1
3
Totals
200 23-55 6-16 27-34 15 23 38 13 13 10 6 8 79
Off: Anderson, Schnur, Bordeaux Tech: none Half: T, 41-29 Attend: 4,076
GAME 24 • TEMPLE 85, XAVIER 72
Ramone Moore scored a game-high 30 points to lead Temple to a surprisingly easy 85-72 win over
Xavier in a showdown of the A10's premier teams. Temple used the energy of a frenzied 9,370
fans that "whited out" the Liacouras Center for the first time in the arena's history. The Owls
went on a 16-0 run in the first half to jump out to a 21-5 lead. Leading 30-18 used a 13-4 run
with Khalif Wyatt (18 pts) hitting two treys and Moore one in the stretch that gave TU its largest
lead of the first half, 43-22. Micheal Eric, who pulled down a career high 16 rebounds en route to
his fourth career double-double (11 pts), connected on a lay-up in the final seconds of the half to
allow Temple to match its largest first-half lead of the season, 47-27. Temple shot a blistering 19of-31 from the field (61.3%) and a more impressive 7-of-11 (63.6%) from three-point range. The
Owls defense held Xavier to 11-of-28 (39.3%) and 2-6 (33.3%), respectively. The second half saw
TU quickly extend its lead to a high of 23 points (45-31) on a Wyatt jumper. The Owls then held
off every Musketeer challenge, keeping the lead at 15 points or more for most of the next 13 minutes. Xavier finally cut the lead to to, 77-67, on a lay-up by Tu Holloway (23 pts) with 2:54 remaining, but only was able to get into single digits with 1:06 left, 80-71, following a Holloway free
throw. The Owls closed it out with Moore connecting on four-of-four free throws down the
stretch and Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson (7 pts, 10 rebs) adding one.
## XAVIER.
05 Wells, f
25 4-9
2-3 1-2
1 2
3 1 0
2 0 0 11
54 Walker, f
27 3-5
0-0 0-0
0 5
5 4 3
1 1 3
6
32 Frease, c
18 1-6
0-0 0-0
0 1
1 1 0
0 0 1
2
12 Redford, g
23 2-2
1-1 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 2
5
52 Holloway, g
33 7-15
2-4 7-9
1 2
3 2 2
4 0 0 23
00 Davis
6
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 1
1 2 3
0 0 0
0
04 Taylor
21 2-3
0-0 0-0
3 2
5 1 0
1 1 0
4
10 Lyons
27 4-15
1-6 6-6
0 6
6 4 4
2 0 0 15
20 Martin
11 2-2
0-0 0-0
1 1
2 4 0
0 0 0
4
21 Robinson
9
1-2
0-0 0-0
1 0
1 2 0
1 0 1
2
TEAM
1 1
2
Totals
200 26-59 6-14 14-17 8 21 29 21 12 11 2 7 72
## TEMPLE
0-0 3-8
6 4 10 3 0
1 2 1
7
50 Eric, c
28 4-13
0-0 3-4
6 10 16 5 0
0 1 0 11
01 Wyatt, g
36 5-12
2-6 6-8
0 2
2 1 4
4 0 3 18
04 Fernandez, g
25 3-7
0-1 0-0
0 1
1 1 3
2 0 1
6
10 Moore, g
39 9-16
5-8 7-9
0 1
1 4 2
3 1 2 30
03 Lee
11 0-1
0-0 1-3
1 2
3 2 0
0 1 0
1
11 DiLeo
24 3-5
1-3 0-0
1 3
4 1 1
0 1 0
7
22 Brown
10 2-3
1-2 0-0
1 0
1 3 1
0 0 0
5
TEAM
2 1
3
Totals
200 28-60 9-20 20-32 18 25 43 20 11 10 6 7 85
Off: Scirotto, Boroski, DeMayo Tech: none Half: T, 47-27 Attend: 9,370
2011-12 GAME RECAPS
GAME 25 • TEMPLE 76, ST. BONAVENTURE 70
REILLY CENTER • FEBRUARY 15, 2012
Scoreless in the first half, Ramone Moore proved why he is the A10’s best player by scoring a
game-high 19 points after intermission to lead Temple to a 76-70 win at St. Bonaventure. The win
was the ninth in a row for the Owls, who secured their fifth straight 20-win season and remained
in first place in the A10, by one-half game. Moore and SBU's Andrew Nicholson, the A10 CoPlayers of the Week, tied for game-high scoring honors. It marks the seventh straight time Moore
has led the game in scoring. It was far from a one-man show for the Owls, as Khalif Wyatt (17
pts) and Juan Fernandez (16 pts) joined their backcourt mate in double figures. After struggling
from the field in the first half (34.5%), the Owls, who trailed 31-30 at intermission, found their
range over the final 20 minutes, hitting 13 of 24 attempts (54.2%) in the second half. Temple
quickly took a five-point lead, 40-35, with Moore scoring six points in the first four minutes of the
period. He then scored five more to key a run of 10 consecutive TU points, giving the Owls a 5543 advantage.The Owls would extend the margin to 14 (64-50), three minutes later following three
free throws by Fernandez. The Bonnies would not go quietly, however, running off eight straight
points with Nicholson accounting for five, to make it 64-58 with 3:12 on the clock. Temple held
SBU at bay by connecting on 17 of 19 free throws, none bigger than Moore's two with 22 seconds left after the Bonnies had cut the lead to three (72-69).
## TEMPLE
0-0 3-6
3 5
8 4 2
1 1 1 11
50 Eric, c
33 3-9
0-0 0-0
4 7 11 2 0
1 3 0
6
01 Wyatt, g
30 3-8
2-3 9-10
0 1
1 3 0
3 1 2 17
04 Fernandez, g
38 5-12
1-4 5-5
1 1
2 3 4
1 0 4 16
10 Moore, g
29 6-11
1-4 6-6
0 4
4 2 3
1 0 3 19
02 Cummings
2
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
03 Lee
6
0-1
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 1 0
0 0 0
0
11 DiLeo
20 1-2
0-1 2-2
0 3
3 4 1
1 0 0
4
22 Brown
10 1-3
1-2 0-0
0 3
3 0 0
0 0 0
3
TEAM
0 1
1
Totals
200 23-53 5-14 25-29 8 25 33 19 10 8 5 10 76
## ST BONA
11 Conger, f
29 1-6
0-3 6-6
3 3
6 2 2
2 1 1
8
43 Cook, f
16 2-5
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 4 1
1 0 1
4
44 Nicholson, f
32 8-15
2-2 1-1
1 4
5 3 2
6 4 1 19
03 Kloof, g
24 2-5
1-2 2-2
0 2
2 2 3
2 0 0
7
24 Wright, g
23 0-3
0-1 0-0
1 2
3 2 3
0 0 1
0
02 Mosley
23 6-11
4-7 2-2
0 4
4 3 2
1 0 0 18
05 Gathers
12 1-1
0-0 1-1
0 1
1 2 0
0 0 0
3
21 Ndoye
13 1-2
0-0 1-2
0 2
2 1 0
2 0 0
3
23 Johnson
28 2-6
0-1 4-6
2 2
4 2 0
1 0 0
8
TEAM
2 5
7
Totals
200 23-54 7-16 17-20 9 25 34 21 13 15 5 4 70
Off: O’Connell, Scirotto, Turner Tech: none Half: SB, 31-30 Attend: 4,169
GAME 26 • TEMPLE 78, DUQUESNE 59
Juan Fernandez scored 20 points and dished six assists, including his 400th of his career, and
Khalif Wyatt contributed a game-high 24 points to lead Temple to its 10th straight win, a 78-59
decision over Duquesne in front of 9,832 fans celebrating Hooter The Owl's Birthday. Fernandez
became the seventh Temple player to reach the milestone, and the sixth to also have tallied 1,000
points. Heconnected on a season-high six three-pointers in seven attempts and combined with
Wyatt to ignite an Owl offense. Ramone Moore, who had scored in double-figures in an A10 best
18 straight games, was limited to three points. He did contribute a career-high eight assists.
Temple, which shot a blistering 57.7 percent (30-52) from the field, made only two of its first 10
shots to start the contest. The Owls trailed 11-6 with 12:33 remaining before they started to find
their stroke. TU made its next 11 field goals during a 26-11 run that catapulted them to a 34-22
advantage. Fernandez had 14 points in that run, including four three-pointers. Wyatt, who started the run with a three-point play, had 15 of his points in the opening half, including six of TU's
final eight as the Owls took a 42-31 lead at the break. Duquesne cut the lead to nine points on
four occasions in the second half, but each time the Owls had an answer.
## DUQUESNE. min fg-a 3p-a ft-a of de tot pf a to blk s pts
00 Mahold, f
13 3-5
0-0 0-0
4 1
5 2 0
1 0 0
6
23 Monteiro, f
31 8-16
2-3 2-5
2 4
6 2 1
0 0 0 20
03 Evans, g
19 0-4
0-2 1-2
0 0
0 1 0
0 0 0
1
20 McConnell, g
35 3-10
0-2 2-2
1 3
4 1 2
2 0 4
8
32 Johnson, g
22 0-8
0-2 2-3
0 2
2 2 1
2 0 1
2
01 Talley
30 4-11
0-3 1-2
1 1
2 3 3
0 0 0
9
02 Torres
4
0-2
0-1 0-0
0 0
0 0 1
2 0 2
0
05 Jones
12 1-1
1-1 0-0
1 1
2 1 0
0 0 0
3
22 Pantophlet
16 2-3
2-3 0-0
3 0
3 0 0
0 0 0
6
34 Datt
18 2-3
0-0 0-0
4 1
5 1 1
4 0 1
4
TEAM
1 4
5
Totals
200 23-63 5-17 8-14 17 17 34 13 9 11 0 8 59
## TEMPLE
0-0 1-2
2 4
6 1 1
2 2 2
9
50 Eric, c
16 0-1
0-0 4-4
0 5
5 0 0
1 1 0
4
01 Wyatt, g
39 11-17 1-4 1-1
1 4
5 2 3
4 1 0 24
04 Fernandez, g
30 7-9
6-7 0-0
0 0
0 3 6
1 0 2 20
10 Moore, g
32 1-6
1-5 0-0
0 4
4 3 8
2 0 0
3
02 Cummings
2
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
03 Lee
15 4-5
0-0 1-1
0 5
5 2 0
0 0 1
9
11 DiLeo
20 1-3
1-2 1-2
0 2
2 1 1
0 0 1
4
22 Brown
10 2-2
1-1 0-0
0 4
4 2 1
1 0 0
5
TEAM
1 0
1
Totals
200 30-52 10-19 8-10
4 28 32 14 20 12 4 6 78
Off: Simpson, Porterfield, Gwynn Tech: none Half: T, 42-31 Attend: 9,832
GAME 27 • #22/22 TEMPLE 80, LA SALLE 79 (OT)
GOLA ARENA • FEBRUARY 22, 2012
#22/22 Temple saw two separate 10-point leads diminish, as La Salle forced overtime at Tom
Gola Arena. The Owls escaped the Atlantic 10/Big 5 rival matchup, winning, 80-79, to extend
their winning streak to 11 consecutive games, making it their longest streak since 1999-2000.
Trailing 70-60 with under three minutes remaining, Earl Pettis scored 11 of his career-high 33
points to lead the Explorers on an 11-1 run to tie the game at 71. Ramone Moore (18 pts) was
called for an offensive foul,and a technical foul. Pettis drained both free throws then tied it with a
three. Moore atoned for it in the OT, scoring five of Temple's nine points. La Salle had two
chances to win the game with Pettis and Sam Mills (12 pts) each missing from long range in the
final seconds. Khalif Wyatt led the Owls with 25 points and Micheal Eric had a season-high 18
points to go along with 12 rebounds. Temple shot 72 percent from the field in the second half.
## TEMPLE
0-0 2-2
2 1
3 3 3
1 0 2 12
50 Eric, c
35 9-14
0-0 0-0
5 7 12 3 0
4 6 0 18
01 Wyatt, g
41 7-11
4-5 7-8
0 2
2 1 3
4 1 2 25
04 Fernandez, g
36 0-4
0-0 2-2
1 7
8 3 7
5 1 0
2
10 Moore, g
44 5-16
1-5 7-8
1 8
9 4 5
3 0 0 18
03 Lee
5
0-2
0-0 0-0
1 0
1 2 0
0 0 0
0
11 DiLeo
19 0-0
0-0 2-2
2 2
4 1 0
2 0 1
2
22 Brown
6
1-2
1-2 0-0
0 1
1 0 1
0 0 0
3
TEAM
0 0
0
Totals
225 27-58 6-12 20-22 12 28 40 17 19 19 8 5 80
## LA SALLE
25 Wright, f
18 3-7
0-0 3-3
1 1
2 3 0
2 1 1
9
03 Duren, g
41 3-10
3-5 1-2
1 2
3 1 2
2 0 1 10
10 Mills, g
44 5-12
2-5 0-0
2 1
3 0 2
2 0 3 12
23 Pettis, g
42 11-21 5-10 6-6
0 5
5 4 2
3 0 2 33
55 Galloway, g
42 4-14
0-3 4-4
0 5
5 4 6
2 0 4 12
01 Peterson
10 0-0
0-0 0-0
2 0
2 0 0
1 0 0
0
05 Dunn
1
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
14 White
21 1-5
0-0 1-2
3 3
6 4 1
1 0 0
3
21 Zack
6
0-1
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 2 0
0
TEAM
5 2
7
Totals
225 27-70 10-23 15-17 14 19 33 16 13 13 3 11 79
Off: Jones, Steratore, Carstensen Tech: Moore (T), White (L) Half:T, 32-29 Reg: 71-71
Att: 3,400
GAME 28 • SAINT JOSEPH’S 82, #22/22 TEMPLE 72
HAGAN ARENA • FEBRUARY 25, 2012
#22/22 Temple saw its 11-game win streak overall and its 10-gamer against Saint Joseph's come
to a crashing halt at Hagan Arena as the host Hawks toppled the Owls, 72-62. Langston Galloway
led all scorers with 22 points while Carl Jones and Ronald Roberts added 18 points each for the
Hawks. Ramone Moore and Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson led a balanced Temple attack with 15 points
each while Micheal Eric had a strong night with 14 points and a game-high 14 rebounds for his
fifth double-double of the season. It was the first game between the teams in SJU's on-campus
arena since 2001, and the atmosphere was deafening from the opening tip. The Hawks used the
energy from the crowd to run off 10 consecutive points midway through the first half to what
would amount to be their largest lead, 32-18. The Owls scored 12 of the last 17 points of the half
to cut the deficit to 37-32 at the break. After a Galloway three to start the second half, one of nine
by SJU on the evening, Temple went on a 15-4 run to take a 47-44 lead with 14:37 remaining. The
Hawks answered with a basket by Halil Kanacevic (14 pts, 12 rebs) and a trey by Jones. SJU then
started to pull away with Jones, Chris Wilson and Galloway draining threes to give the Hawks a
62-56 advantage with 9:04 to play. Moore drained two baskets with Hollis-Jefferson adding a free
throw to cut the deficit to one. SJU answered with seven straight points to make it 69-61. After
an Eric jumper, SJU ran off seven of the next nine points to extend the lead to 78-65 with 2:36
remaining.
## TEMPLE
0-0 3-4
3 1
4 4 3
1 0 4 15
50 Eric, c
36 7-20
0-0 0-2
4 10 14 4 1
1 1 0 14
01 Wyatt, g
27 3-8
1-2 4-6
2 1
3 4 2
0 0 1 11
04 Fernandez, g
26 1-7
1-5 0-0
0 3
3 4 3
1 0 2
3
10 Moore, g
39 6-15
1-5 2-3
0 4
4 2 3
5 0 1 15
02 Cummings
1
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
03 Lee
4
1-2
0-0 2-2
0 2
2 4 0
0 0 0
4
11 DiLeo
20 1-1
0-0 5-6
0 1
1 3 0
0 0 0
7
15 McDonnell
1
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
22 Brown
9
1-4
1-3 0-0
0 0
0 1 1
0 0 0
3
25 Pendergast
1
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
TEAM
1 1
2
Totals
200 26-57 4-15 16-23 10 23 33 26 13 8 1 8 72
## ST. JOE’S
11 Quarles, f
15 0-5
0-2 0-0
0 0
0 2 0
1 0 1
0
21 Kanacevic, f
32 5-7
1-3 3-4
5 7 12 5 6
1 0 0 14
01 Aiken, c
30 1-5
0-3 3-4
0 4
4 0 0
1 5 1
5
10 Galloway, g
33 6-9
4-6 6-6
0 5
5 3 1
0 0 1 22
35 Jones, g
37 3-11
3-7 9-10
0 0
0 3 2
1 0 0 18
00 Maschmeyer
1
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 1 0
0 0 0
0
13 Roberts
29 7-9
0-0 4-9
2 5
7 2 1
2 0 0 18
22 Trevisan
1
0-1
0-1 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
24 Wilson
21 2-4
1-2 0-1
0 4
4 2 3
3 0 0
5
25 Hess
1
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
1 0 0
0
TEAM
2 0
2
Totals
200 24-51 9-24 25-34 9 25 34 18 13 10 5 3 82
Off: Albright, Turner, Gwynn Tech: none Half: SJ, 37-32 Att: 4,200
2011-12 GAME RECAPS
GAME 29 • #23/25 TEMPLE 90, MASSACHUSETTS 88 (OT)
#23/25 Temple clinched a share of its record 10th A10 regular season title with a 90-88 overtime win over Massachusetts. The win was the 100th for the Owls over the last four years and
was fitting it came on Senior Night.. Temple's three senior starters, Micheal Eric, Juan Fernandez
and Ramone Moore all scored in double figures with Jake Godino, a three-year walk-on, making
his first start. It was a junior, Khalif Wyatt, who led the Owls,.scoring seven of his game-high 26
points in the extra stanza, including a three-point play to tie the game at 88, and then a breakaway
lay-up with 16 seconds left for the final points. Wyatt connected on 17 of 18 from the charity
stipe. It is the second most free throws in school history.. Eric, who continues to improve with
every game, tied his career high with 19 points in his final home game, while also pulling down a
game-high 15 rebounds. Fernandez, who became the seventh TU player to make 200 threes,
added 18 points while Moore contributed 13. The game was played at a frenetic pace orchestrated by UMass guard Chaz Williams (26 pts, 8 rebs, 11 asts), who almost single-handedly willed his
team to the upset. He helped UMass recover from a 10-point deficit with two minutes remaining in regulation, and take a six-point OT lead before the Owls clawed their way back for the win.
## UMASS
33 Vinson, f
30 7-12
2-3 0-0
2 1
3 5 1
1 0 1 16
34 Putney, f
35 5-8
2-4 4-6
1 7
8 5 1
4 1 0 16
54 Carter, c
40 3-9
0-0 1-2
2 5
7 5 0
2 2 1
7
03 Williams, g
44 10-19 5-7 1-1
0 8
8 3 11 5 0 4 26
05 Morgan, g
34 7-19
1-5 0-0
2 3
5 3 2
1 0 0 15
01 Esho
18 1-5
0-0 0-0
3 3
6 2 1
2 1 1
2
04 Riley
19 2-5
2-4 0-1
0 2
2 1 0
2 0 2
6
50 Hill
5
0-1
0-1 0-0
0 1
1 1 0
0 0 0
0
TEAM
2 3
5
Totals
225 35-78 12-24 6-10 12 33 45 26 16 17 4 9 88
## TEMPLE
50 Eric, c
36 7-12
0-0 5-8
5 10 15 2 1
4 3 0 19
01 Wyatt, g
39 4-10
1-5 17-18 0 4
4 0 6
4 0 3 26
04 Fernandez, g
42 5-13
3-7 5-5
0 4
4 3 2
3 0 1 18
10 Moore, g
42 5-19
2-8 1-2
2 4
6 4 3
2 0 2 13
31 Godino, g
1
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
03 Lee
9
2-3
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 1 0
1 1 1
4
11 DiLeo
11 0-2
0-1 2-2
0 1
1 0 0
0 0 1
2
22 Brown
3
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 1 0
1 0 0
0
32 Holl-Jefferson 42 410
0-0 0-5
5 7 12 3 5
0 2 3
8
TEAM
2 4
6
Totals
225 27-69 6-21 30-40 14 34 48 14 17 16 6 11 90
Off: O’Connell, Gaffney, Williams Tech: Morgan (M), Team (M) Half: M, 37-32, Reg:
80-80 Attend: 6,519
GAME 30 • #23/25 TEMPLE 80, FORDHAM 60
ROSE HILL GYM • MARCH 3, 2012
#23/25 Temple won its first outright Atlantic 10 Championship since 1989-90, defeating host
Fordham, 80-60, in front of a soldout Rose Hill Gym. Juan Fernandez led five double-figure scorers with 19 points. Ramone Moore added 16 points, six assists and a career-high-tying four steals
while Khalif Wyatt extended his A10 best double-figure streak to 18 games with 10 points and a
game-high seven assists. Micheal Eric contributed 11 points with Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson adding
10 to round out the Owls' double-figure scorers. Temple never trailed in the contest, scoring the
first nine points to quiet the crowd there for Senior Day festivities. The Rams were not going quietly, using a 7-0 run to make it a four-point game, 34-30, with 1:27 remaining in the half. The
Owls, however, answered with the final six points of the half to take a comfortable 40-30 lead at
the break. Temple shot a sizzling 60.7 percent (17-28) in the second half and Fordham never got
closer than eight the remainder of the game.
## TEMPLE
0-0 0-1
2 1
3 3 2
1 0 3 10
50 Eric, c
23 5-9
0-0 1-2
1 4
5 2 1
1 1 1 11
01 Wyatt, g
36 3-8
0-1 4-4
2 3
5 0 7
2 0 2 10
04 Fernandez, g
34 6-11
3-5 4-4
0 4
4 1 1
2 0 1 19
10 Moore, g
32 7-13
1-3 1-1
1 2
3 2 6
2 0 4 16
02 Cummings
2
0-1
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
03 Lee
12 1-3
0-0 0-0
1 0
1 0 0
0 0 0
2
11 DiLeo
15 2-2
0-0 0-1
0 1
1 1 0
1 0 1
4
15 McDonnell
1
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
22 Brown
12 2-4
2-4 2-2
0 1
1 1 0
0 0 0
8
25 Pendergast
1
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
31 Godino
1
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
TEAM
2 4
6
Totals
200 31-59 6-13 12-15 9 20 29 10 17 9 1 12 80
## FORDHAM
33 Gaston, f
37 9-18
0-0 0-1
1 8
9 1 3
5 1 3 18
55 Bristol, f
25 4-5
0-0 0-0
1 3
4 2 0
2 0 0
8
01 Frazier, g
32 4-9
0-2 3-3
0 0
0 3 4
2 0 1 11
04 Hage, g
3
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 1 0
0 0 0
0
21 Estwick, g
23 4-7
1-3 0-0
0 3
3 1 0
1 0 0
9
03 McMillan, g
21 2-3
0-1 0-0
0 3
3 1 1
2 1 0
4
14 Samuel
17 1-2
0-0 1-2
0 1
1 1 4
1 0 0
3
23 Dominque
11 0-0
0-0 0-0
0 2
2 1 0
0 0 0
0
24 Smith, g
22 1-3
1-3 2-2
0 1
1 3 1
3 0 1
5
32 Gaitley
1
0-0
0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
35 Robinson
1
0-0
0-0 0-2
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
42 Canty
7
1-1
0-0 0-0
1 0
1 1 0
0 1 0
2
TEAM
0 1
1
Totals
200 26-48 2-9 6-8
3 22 25 15 13 16 3 5 60
Off: Scagliotta, Albright, Gwynn Tech: none Half: T, 40-30 Att: 3,200
GAME 31 • MASSACHUSETTS 77, #21/24 TEMPLE 71
A10 QUARTERFINAL • BOARD WALK HALL • MARCH 9, 2012
Nine days after a 90-88 overtime loss at the Liacouras Center, Massachusetts extracted its revenge
on #21/24 Temple, posting a 77-71 win over the Owls in the Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals. It marked
just the third time Temple has been eliminated in the quarterfinals, and the program's earliest exit
since 2004. The Minutemen, trailing 36-31 at the half, scored the first 15 points of the second
half to take a 46-36 lead. The Owls recovered from that run with Ramone Moore (14 pts) and
Juan Fernandez (12 pts) making threes on four consecutive possessions, three straight by Moore,
to cut the deficit to five points, 55-50. The Cherry and White then went on an 11-2 run, capped
by a Fernandez trey, to take a 61-57 lead with eight minutes to play. UMass, which shot six-ofseven from long-range in the second half, answered with big threes from Chaz Williams (20 pts),
Jesse Morgan (21 pts) and Javorn Farrell, to give the Minutemen a 68-64 lead with 4:10 remaining. The Owls would close to 73-71 on a Wyatt lay-up with 28 seconds left, but the Minutemen
went 4-of-4 to the line to claim the win. Temple tied its season-high with 22 turnovers in the loss..
## UMASS
33 Vinson, f
33 2-10
1-4 3-4
3 1
4 4 0
2 0 4
8
34 Putney, f
22 2-4
1-1 1-2
1 5
6 2 0
3 2 3
6
54 Carter, c
39 3-8
0-0 0-0
4 4
8 1 2
2 2 0
6
03 Williams, g
40 5-12
2-2 8-10
0 2
2 2 10 1 0 4 20
05 Morgan, g
27 8-13
3-4 2-2
1 3
4 2 0
1 0 1 21
00 Farrell
23 3-5
1-1 0-2
1 0
1 1 2
2 0 2
7
01 Esho
8
3-6
1-1 0-0
2 0
2 2 0
2 0 0
7
04 Riley
8
1-4
0-3 0-0
0 0
0 1 0
0 0 0
2
TEAM
2 1
3
Totals
200 27-62 9-16 14-20 14 16 30 15 14 13 4 14 77
## TEMPLE
0-0 1-2
2 4
6 2 3
4 1 2 13
50 Eric, c
23 3-10
0-0 1-2
4 7 11 3 0
2 1 0
7
04 Fernandez, g
38 4-10
4-8 0-0
1 3
4 2 6
4 0 2 12
10 Moore, g
36 5-11
3-5 1-2
1 4
5 4 4
6 0 0 14
11 DiLeo, g
19 0-2
0-2 0-0
2 0
2 1 1
1 0 1
0
01 Wyatt
27 5-8
0-2 5-5
0 2
2 3 4
3 0 5 15
03 Lee
15 2-4
0-0 4-4
3 1
4 3 0
2 3 0
8
22 Brown
5
1-2
0-0 0-0
0 2
2 1 0
0 0 0
2
TEAM
2 1
3
Totals
200 26-57 7-17 12-15 15 24 39 19 18 22 5 10 71
Off: Anderson, Hampton, Clark Tech: None Half: M, 37-32 Attend:
THE STAT CREW SYSTEM
TEMPLE Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 09, 2012)
All games
RECORD:
ALL GAMES
CONFERENCE
NON-CONFERENCE
OVERALL
24-7
13-3
11-4
Total
3-Point
min avg fg-fga
fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
##
Player
gp-gs
10
01
04
32
50
22
03
11
02
31
25
15
MOORE,Ramone
WYATT,Khalif
FERNANDEZ,Juan
HOLLIS-JEFFERSON,
ERIC,Micheal
BROWN,Aaron
LEE,Anthony
DiLEO,T.J.
CUMMINGS,Will
GODINO,Jake
PENDERGAST,Nick
McDONNELL,Jimmy
Team
Total..........
Opponents......
31-31 1131 36.5 193-448 .431
30-27 983 32.8 157-325 .483
31-31 1009 32.5 124-306 .405
31-30 1047 33.8 119-207 .575
18-14 440 24.4 72-138 .522
31-1 461 14.9 73-157 .465
31-17 568 18.3 64-127 .504
31-1 518 16.7 30-55 .545
21-2 133 6.3 9-22
.409
7-1
10 1.4 2-3
.667
7-0
10 1.4 2-2
1.000
9-0
15 1.7 1-4
.250
TEAM STATISTICS
SCORING
Points per game
Scoring margin
FIELD GOALS-ATT
Field goal pct
3 POINT FG-ATT
3-point FG pct
3-pt FG made per game
FREE THROWS-ATT
Free throw pct
F-Throws made per game
REBOUNDS
Rebounds per game
Rebounding margin
ASSISTS
Assists per game
TURNOVERS
Turnovers per game
Turnover margin
Assist/turnover ratio
STEALS
Steals per game
BLOCKS
Blocks per game
ATTENDANCE
Home games-Avg/Game
Neutral site-Avg/Game
Score by Periods
TEMPLE
Opponents
HOME
12-1
7-1
5-0
31
31
6325
6326
TU
2357
76.0
+6.1
846-1794
.472
226-562
.402
7.3
439-611
.718
14.2
1086
35.0
+1.1
484
15.6
388
12.5
+0.9
1.2
224
7.2
129
4.2
106143
13-8165
-
1st 2nd
1085 1214
967 1157
OT
58
43
Totals
2357
2167
.386
.388
.434
.000
.000
.415
.000
.320
.500
.500
.000
.000
F-Throw
ft-fta
ft%
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
106-138
146-171
40-49
48-85
20-35
19-29
31-53
22-33
7-14
0-4
0-0
0-0
Date
11/14/11
11/17/11
11/18/11
11/20/11
11/27/11
12/03/11
12/07/11
12/10/11
12/17/11
12/19/11
12/28/11
12/30/11
01/04/12
01/07/12
01/11/12
1/14/12
01/18/12
01/21/12
01/25/12
01/28/12
2/1/2012
2/4/12
02/08/12
02/11/12
02/15/12
2/18/12
02/22/12
02/25/12
02/29/12
3/3/12
03/09/12
.768
.854
.816
.565
.571
.655
.585
.667
.500
.000
.000
.000
off
28
22
10
92
50
13
58
13
2
0
0
1
38
846-1794 .472 226-562 .402 439-611 .718 327
789-1805 .437 173-515 .336 416-594 .700 350
OPP
2167
69.9
789-1805
.437
173-515
.336
5.6
416-594
.700
13.4
1051
33.9
378
12.2
416
13.4
0.9
173
5.6
109
3.5
94818
14-5130
4-5748
56-145
52-134
66-152
0-0
0-0
39-94
0-0
8-25
4-8
1-2
0-0
0-2
AWAY
10-4
6-2
4-2
NEUTRAL
2-2
0-0
2-2
Rebounds
def tot avg
104
74
78
110
109
53
107
50
14
1
2
2
55
759
701
132
96
88
202
159
66
165
63
16
1
2
3
93
1086
1051
4.3
3.2
2.8
6.5
8.8
2.1
5.3
2.0
0.8
0.1
0.3
0.3
35.0 548
33.9 537
Opponent
at Penn
vs WESTERN MICHIGAN
vs PURDUE
vs WICHITA STATE
at Bowling Green
CENTRAL MICHIGAN
at TOLEDO
VILLANOVA
at Texas
at Rice
BUFFALO
at Delaware
DUKE
DAYTON
at Saint Louis
at RICHMOND
LA SALLE
MARYLAND
at Charlotte
SAINT JOSEPH'S
FORDHAM
at Rhode Island
GEORGE WASHINGTON
XAVIER
at St. Bonaventure
DUQUESNE
at La Salle
at Saint Joseph's
MASSACHUSETTS
at Fordham
vs Massachusetts
* - Conference game
pf dq
76
76
80
86
49
49
71
37
17
2
2
3
a
0 108
0 101
1 120
1 76
2 16
1 20
1
6
1 29
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
to blk stl
80
75
68
52
30
11
29
19
13
2
1
0
8
7 484 388
- 378 416
Wot
W
L
Wot
L
W
W
W
L
W
Wot
W
W
L
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
Wot
L
Wot
W
L
pts
avg
548
512
354
286
164
204
159
90
29
5
4
2
17.7
17.1
11.4
9.2
9.1
6.6
5.1
2.9
1.4
0.7
0.6
0.2
129 224 2357
109 173 2167
76.0
69.9
5
12
7
28
36
0
37
3
1
0
0
0
35
66
31
46
2
7
11
24
2
0
0
0
Score
73-67
69-55
77-85
78-74
64-67
86-74
77-58
78-67
65-77
77-70
87-85
66-63
78-73
77-87
72-67
65-76
76-70
73-60
79-57
78-60
78-60
73-56
79-72
85-72
76-70
78-59
80-79
72-82
90-88
80-60
71-77
Att.
6273
5322
6375
11297
1268
5215
4353
10206
11441
1483
4161
4234
20420
5172
8760
8032
8068
8722
5405
10302
4080
5606
4076
9370
4169
9832
3400
4200
6519
3200
0
TEMPLE Player High/Low Analysis (as of Mar 09, 2012)
All games
TEMPLE - INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Points
Field Goals Made
Field Goal Att.
FG Pct (min 5 made)
3-Point FG Made
3-Point FG Att.
3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made)
Free Throws Made
Free Throw Att.
FT Pct (min 3 made)
Rebounds
32
30
28
27
26
11
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
21
21
21
1.000
.857
.857
6
6
13
10
1.000
1.000
1.000
17
14
18
15
15
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
16
15
(5-5)
(6-7)
(6-7)
(3-3)
(3-3)
(3-3)
(10-10)
(7-7)
(6-6)
(6-6)
(6-6)
(5-5)
(5-5)
(5-5)
(4-4)
(4-4)
(4-4)
(4-4)
(4-4)
(4-4)
(4-4)
(4-4)
(4-4)
(4-4)
(3-3)
(3-3)
MOORE,Ramone vs Villanova (12/10/11)
MOORE,Ramone vs Xavier (02/11/12)
WYATT,Khalif vs Dayton (01/07/12)
MOORE,Ramone vs PURDUE (11/18/11)
WYATT,Khalif vs Massachusetts (02/29/12)
WYATT,Khalif vs Duquesne (2/18/12)
ERIC,Micheal at La Salle (02/22/12)
MOORE,Ramone vs Xavier (02/11/12)
MOORE,Ramone at Rhode Island (2/4/12)
MOORE,Ramone vs Fordham (2/1/2012)
WYATT,Khalif at Saint Louis (01/11/12)
MOORE,Ramone vs WICHITA STATE (11/20/11)
FERNANDEZ,Juan vs Buffalo (12/28/11)
HOLLIS-JEFFERSON,R. vs Central Michigan (12/03/11)
BROWN,Aaron at Rhode Island (2/4/12)
HOLLIS-JEFFERSON,R. at Saint Louis (01/11/12)
FERNANDEZ,Juan vs Duquesne (2/18/12)
MOORE,Ramone vs Fordham (2/1/2012)
FERNANDEZ,Juan vs Buffalo (12/28/11)
FERNANDEZ,Juan vs Saint Joseph's (01/28/12)
FERNANDEZ,Juan vs Maryland (01/21/12)
WYATT,Khalif at Saint Louis (01/11/12)
MOORE,Ramone vs PURDUE (11/18/11)
WYATT,Khalif vs Central Michigan (12/03/11)
WYATT,Khalif vs Saint Joseph's (01/28/12)
MOORE,Ramone at St. Bonaventure (02/15/12)
WYATT,Khalif vs La Salle (01/18/12)
WYATT,Khalif at RICHMOND (1/14/12)
FERNANDEZ,Juan vs Massachusetts (02/29/12)
FERNANDEZ,Juan at St. Bonaventure (02/15/12)
LEE,Anthony vs Massachusetts (03/09/12)
WYATT,Khalif at Fordham (3/3/12)
FERNANDEZ,Juan at Fordham (3/3/12)
ERIC,Micheal vs Duquesne (2/18/12)
LEE,Anthony at Charlotte (01/25/12)
MOORE,Ramone vs Maryland (01/21/12)
MOORE,Ramone at RICHMOND (1/14/12)
WYATT,Khalif at Rice (12/19/11)
MOORE,Ramone at TOLEDO (12/07/11)
FERNANDEZ,Juan vs PURDUE (11/18/11)
HOLLIS-JEFFERSON,R. vs Duke (01/04/12)
BROWN,Aaron vs Buffalo (12/28/11)
ERIC,Micheal vs Xavier (02/11/12)
ERIC,Micheal vs Massachusetts (02/29/12)
Assists
Steals
Blocked Shots
Turnovers
Fouls
15
9
8
8
5
5
5
6
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
ERIC,Micheal vs WESTERN MICHIGAN (11/17/11)
FERNANDEZ,Juan vs Central Michigan (12/03/11)
MOORE,Ramone vs Duquesne (2/18/12)
WYATT,Khalif vs Saint Joseph's (01/28/12)
WYATT,Khalif at Charlotte (01/25/12)
WYATT,Khalif vs Duke (01/04/12)
ERIC,Micheal at La Salle (02/22/12)
ERIC,Micheal vs Fordham (2/1/2012)
LEE,Anthony vs La Salle (01/18/12)
FERNANDEZ,Juan vs Duke (01/04/12)
MOORE,Ramone vs Massachusetts (03/09/12)
ERIC,Micheal vs Xavier (02/11/12)
HOLLIS-JEFFERSON,R. vs Buffalo (12/28/11)
BROWN,Aaron at Texas (12/17/11)
LEE,Anthony vs Villanova (12/10/11)
DiLEO,T.J. vs PURDUE (11/18/11)
FERNANDEZ,Juan vs PURDUE (11/18/11)
ERIC,Micheal vs PURDUE (11/18/11)
TEMPLE Opponent High/Low Analysis (as of Mar 09, 2012)
All games
OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Points
Field Goals Made
Field Goal Att.
FG Pct (min 5 made)
3-Point FG Made
3-Point FG Att.
3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made)
Free Throws Made
Free Throw Att.
FT Pct (min 3 made)
Rebounds
Assists
Steals
33
28
27
26
26
12
11
21
21
.857
.833
7
5
5
10
10
1.000
1.000
1.000
10
9
9
14
13
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
14
13
13
13
13
11
11
4
4
4
(6-7)
(5-6)
(3-3)
(2-2)
(2-2)
(6-6)
(6-6)
(6-6)
(6-6)
(6-6)
(6-6)
(4-4)
(4-4)
(4-4)
(4-4)
(4-4)
(4-4)
(3-3)
(3-3)
(3-3)
(3-3)
(3-3)
(3-3)
(3-3)
PETTIS, Earl at La Salle (02/22/12)
MCCREA, Javon vs Buffalo (12/28/11)
Rosen, Zack at Penn (11/14/11)
WILLIAMS, Chaz vs Massachusetts (02/29/12)
Jackson, Lewis vs PURDUE (11/18/11)
MCCREA, Javon vs Buffalo (12/28/11)
Brown, J'Covan at Texas (12/17/11)
Bond, Jaylen at Texas (12/17/11)
James Padgett vs Maryland (01/21/12)
HOLTON, Jonathan at Rhode Island (2/4/12)
NICHOLSON,Andrew at St. Bonaventure (02/15/12)
Jackson, Lewis vs PURDUE (11/18/11)
JONES, Carl at Saint Joseph's (02/25/12)
WAYNS, Maalik vs Villanova (12/10/11)
Kabongo, Myck at Texas (12/17/11)
WAYNS, Maalik vs Villanova (12/10/11)
GALLOWAY, Langston at Saint Joseph's (02/25/12)
CONGER,Demitrius at St. Bonaventure (02/15/12)
LYONS, Mark vs Xavier (02/11/12)
DILLARD, Kevin vs Dayton (01/07/12)
Hummel, Robbie vs PURDUE (11/18/11)
GALLOWAY, Ramon at La Salle (02/22/12)
KROMAH, Lasan vs George Washington (02/08/12)
GASTON, Chris vs Fordham (2/1/2012)
JETT, Jordair at Saint Louis (01/11/12)
BROWN, Julius at TOLEDO (12/07/11)
Byrd, D.J. vs PURDUE (11/18/11)
FRAZIER, Branden at Fordham (3/3/12)
WRIGHT, Jerrell at La Salle (02/22/12)
SMITH, Bryan vs Fordham (2/1/2012)
BARNETT, Javarris at Charlotte (01/25/12)
JOHNSON, Chris vs Dayton (01/07/12)
FRIZZELLE, Connor at Rice (12/19/11)
STUTZ, Garrett vs WICHITA STATE (11/20/11)
STUTZ, Garrett vs WICHITA STATE (11/20/11)
HOLTON, Jonathan at Rhode Island (2/4/12)
WILLIAMS, Derrick at RICHMOND (1/14/12)
Mason Plumlee vs Duke (01/04/12)
Chapman, Clint at Texas (12/17/11)
OLDHAM, Jarod vs Buffalo (12/28/11)
VINSON, Terrell vs Massachusetts (03/09/12)
Blocked Shots
Turnovers
Fouls
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
GALLOWAY, Ramon at La Salle (02/22/12)
McCONNELL, T.J. vs Duquesne (2/18/12)
Seth Curry vs Duke (01/04/12)
BUCKLEY, Dominique at TOLEDO (12/07/11)
AIKEN, C.J. at Saint Joseph's (02/25/12)
GARRETT, Darrius at RICHMOND (1/14/12)
NICHOLSON,Andrew at St. Bonaventure (02/15/12)
KANACEVIC, Halil vs Saint Joseph's (01/28/12)
Brown, J'Covan at Texas (12/17/11)
VINSON, Terrell vs Massachusetts (02/29/12)
PUTNEY, Raphiael vs Massachusetts (02/29/12)
CARTER, Sean vs Massachusetts (02/29/12)
KANACEVIC, Halil at Saint Joseph's (02/25/12)
TAYLOR, Tony vs George Washington (02/08/12)
WHITE, Devon vs La Salle (01/18/12)
CRADDOCK, Finis vs Central Michigan (12/03/11)
RAGLAND, Joe vs WICHITA STATE (11/20/11)
Barlow, Kelsey vs PURDUE (11/18/11)
Lawson, Jacob vs PURDUE (11/18/11)
TEMPLE Team High/Low Analysis (as of Mar 09, 2012)
All games
TEMPLE - TEAM GAME HIGHS
POINTS
FIELD GOALS MADE
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE
3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE
3 PT FG ATTEMPTS
3 PT FG PERCENTAGE
FREE THROWS MADE
FREE THROW ATTEMPTS
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE
REBOUNDS
ASSISTS
STEALS
BLOCKED SHOTS
TURNOVERS
FOULS
90
87
86
85
80
80
31
31
77
69
.600
.577
11
11
11
11
28
25
25
.714
.533
30
27
40
34
.909
.862
48
45
22
22
12
11
11
11
9
8
22
22
26
26
26
(30-50)
(30-52)
(5-7)
(8-15)
(20-22)
(25-29)
MASSACHUSETTS (02/29/12)
BUFFALO (12/28/11)
CENTRAL MICHIGAN (12/03/11)
XAVIER (02/11/12)
at Fordham (3/3/12)
at La Salle (02/22/12)
at Fordham (3/3/12)
DUKE (01/04/12)
BUFFALO (12/28/11)
SAINT JOSEPH'S (01/28/12)
DUQUESNE (2/18/12)
DAYTON (01/07/12)
BUFFALO (12/28/11)
at TOLEDO (12/07/11)
BUFFALO (12/28/11)
at Rhode Island (2/4/12)
DAYTON (01/07/12)
at Saint Louis (01/11/12)
GEORGE WASHINGTON (02/08/12)
at St. Bonaventure (02/15/12)
BUFFALO (12/28/11)
at Fordham (3/3/12)
DUKE (01/04/12)
BUFFALO (12/28/11)
LA SALLE (01/18/12)
vs Massachusetts (03/09/12)
at Saint Joseph's (02/25/12)
at Texas (12/17/11)
vs PURDUE (11/18/11)
TEMPLE High/Low Analysis (as of Mar 09, 2012)
All games
Opponent - GAME HIGHS
POINTS
FIELD GOALS MADE
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS
3 PT FG ATTEMPTS
3 PT FG PERCENTAGE
FREE THROWS MADE
FREE THROW ATTEMPTS
REBOUNDS
ASSISTS
STEALS
BLOCKED SHOTS
TURNOVERS
FOULS
88
87
85
85
82
35
32
78
70
70
.558
.552
12
10
10
24
24
.563
.500
27
25
35
34
.905
.882
48
45
22
16
16
14
12
8
7
7
21
17
17
17
26
24
(29-52)
(32-58)
(9-16)
(12-24)
(19-21)
(15-17)
DAYTON (01/07/12)
BUFFALO (12/28/11)
BUFFALO (12/28/11)
vs WICHITA STATE (11/20/11)
at Bowling Green (11/27/11)
BUFFALO (12/28/11)
DAYTON (01/07/12)
at Texas (12/17/11)
DAYTON (01/07/12)
at Texas (12/17/11)
BUFFALO (12/28/11)
DAYTON (01/07/12)
BUFFALO (12/28/11)
BUFFALO (12/28/11)
VILLANOVA (12/10/11)
vs WESTERN MICHIGAN (11/17/11)
All games
TEMPLE - GAME LOWS
POINTS
FIELD GOALS MADE
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS
3 PT FG ATTEMPTS
3 PT FG PERCENTAGE
FREE THROWS MADE
FREE THROW ATTEMPTS
REBOUNDS
ASSISTS
STEALS
BLOCKED SHOTS
TURNOVERS
FOULS
64
65
65
66
69
22
23
23
23
50
51
.364
.367
3
4
4
4
7
10
.235
.250
6
7
7
10
.500
.529
23
26
8
10
3
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
8
8
8
10
10
(28-77)
(22-60)
(4-17)
(3-12)
(10-20)
(9-17)
at Texas (12/17/11)
at RICHMOND (1/14/12)
at Delaware (12/30/11)
at Texas (12/17/11)
at Texas (12/17/11)
BUFFALO (12/28/11)
LA SALLE (01/18/12)
DUKE (01/04/12)
DUQUESNE (2/18/12)
at Texas (12/17/11)
at Penn (11/14/11)
at Texas (12/17/11)
at Rice (12/19/11)
LA SALLE (01/18/12)
FORDHAM (2/1/2012)
BUFFALO (12/28/11)
MARYLAND (01/21/12)
at Fordham (3/3/12)
FORDHAM (2/1/2012)
at Fordham (3/3/12)
All games
Opponent - GAME LOWS
POINTS
FIELD GOALS MADE
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS
3 PT FG ATTEMPTS
3 PT FG PERCENTAGE
FREE THROWS MADE
FREE THROW ATTEMPTS
REBOUNDS
ASSISTS
STEALS
BLOCKED SHOTS
TURNOVERS
FOULS
55
56
57
58
59
18
18
48
48
.327
.345
2
2
2
9
9
.118
.150
6
6
6
6
8
8
.545
.556
25
27
7
8
8
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
1
1
1
8
8
7
10
(18-55)
(19-55)
(2-17)
(3-20)
(12-22)
(15-27)
at Charlotte (01/25/12)
DUQUESNE (2/18/12)
MARYLAND (01/21/12)
at Fordham (3/3/12)
at Texas (12/17/11)
at Fordham (3/3/12)
at Fordham (3/3/12)
at Texas (12/17/11)
at Penn (11/14/11)
at Fordham (3/3/12)
at Fordham (3/3/12)
BUFFALO (12/28/11)
at Fordham (3/3/12)
LA SALLE (01/18/12)
at Texas (12/17/11)
MARYLAND (01/21/12)
BUFFALO (12/28/11)
DUQUESNE (2/18/12)
MARYLAND (01/21/12)
at Rice (12/19/11)
LA SALLE (01/18/12)
DAYTON (01/07/12)
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PHILADELPHIA — One minute, he was cemented to Temple’s bench. The next, he ripped off his warm-ups and raced
onto the Liacouras Center floor.
Things tend to change rather rapidly for Jake Godino.
The Delaware County Christian School product had big dreams when he landed on North Broad Street four years ago.
In that time, he’s gone from practice-squad player to seldom-used walk-on to scholarship athlete.
“When Jeff (Wilson, Temple’s director of basketball operations) called me into his office recently and said, ‘I think we
can get you that scholarship,’ I got choked up,” Godino said Saturday, following Temple’s win against Saint Joseph’s. “I
don’t think I said a word.”
In 20 games this year for the Owls, Godino has played seven minutes. That’s the life he chose when he picked Temple
after leaving Delco Christian as the fourth-leading scorer in program history.
“When I was 10 years old, we lived on Carlisle Street (in North Philadelphia) for a couple years, two blocks up from
here, and I grew up watching Lynn Greer and Alex Wesby,” Godino said of the Temple greats. “I was the ballboy for
them when I was 10, so this was always the dream.”
Four years later, Godino has experienced Atlantic 10 championships, an NCAA Tournament victory … and scoring a
basket Saturday with his father Joe and mother Mary Carol in the crowd.
Godino, with 73 seconds to go and Temple holding a sizeable lead, used a step-off move to create space and bury a 16foot jumper from the left side.
“Scoring is fun,” Godino said. “I guess that’s kind of the reward.”
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It was just that the Chester Upland School District
unofficially dropped the hyphen for school purposes.
And what soft-spoken first-grader wants to make a
big deal over having his last name shortened?
"Since that's where it started, I just used Jefferson,"
he said.
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Years later, when he became recognized as Temple's
undersized do-everything power forward, he confused
some people by changing his name from "Jefferson"
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It wasn't confusing to him. It made perfect sense
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"All the love she showed, she deserved some kind of recognition or representation out there," HollisJefferson said. "And putting Hollis on there, pretty much did that."
Hollis-Jefferson, 20, is the oldest of Hollis' two children. Her other son, Rondae, 17, who uses only
Jefferson as his last name, is a 6-foot-7 standout junior combo guard at Chester High, where HollisJefferson played.
"I have [four] other brothers and [two] sisters out there from my father," Hollis-Jefferson said of his
father, Ross Jefferson.
But it was the Hollis family that steered Hollis-Jefferson into sports. First came football and then, with a
push from his grandfather Carl Hollis, Rahlir got into basketball in the fourth grade.
"A lot of people were like, 'Oh, my God. He's big for nothing. What is he doing out there?' " Rylanda
Hollis said. "And once he caught on . . ."
Hollis-Jefferson excelled, and his mother was there through it all. She was a fixture when he struggled in
the Chester biddy league games. And when there's not a conflict with Rondae's games at Chester,
Rylanda Hollis attends his Temple games.
"She is my world," Hollis-Jefferson said. "She did a lot for me and my little brother. Everything I do, I
just try to thank her for what she does."
But changing the name on the back of his jersey means more than telling Hollis he loves her for the
trillionth time.
"I'm honored," said Hollis, who cried when she first saw the jersey. "He didn't have to that. I never
pushed for it.
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"I wasn't rude [when people just called him Jefferson], because I know what I do. And I know what I
named him."
Now, everyone seated in the family section at Temple home games knows it. That's because after he
makes a great play, his family members yell: "Hollis!"
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Before the return of M icheal Eric, the Owls were a
short-handed team who had to rely on major minutes
from their starters game after game. After the return of
the 6-foot-11 grad student, it suddenly seems like
Temple doesn’t have enough minutes to go around. It’s
amazing what the return of just one player can do.
Sophomore Aaron Brown, who had been averaging
nearly 19 minutes per game in the 14 that Eric was out
with a patella injury, played just 11 minutes against Saint
Joseph’s despite the Owls being up by more than 20
points for most of the second half.
Temple coach Fran Dunphy has to manage his
players' minutes now that Eric is back. (Rick
Kauffman/Philahoops)
“We have Mike back, we’re figuring things out,” Temple
coach Fran Dunphy said on the A10′s media conference call Monday. ”Aaron got 11 minutes–can he get 15
the next game and 20 the game after that? Absolutely.”
Brown had been one of the leading candidates for Atlantic 10 Sixth Man of the Year honors, shooting 40
percent from 3-point range while playing anything from shooting guard to power forward, guarding players
with quite a few inches and pounds more than his 6-5, 210-pound frame.
Now, he’s one of three valuable bench pieces all worthy of playing time along with T.J. DiLeo (16.4 mpg) and
Anthony Lee (21.8 mpg) , assuming that Eric slides back into his starting spot in the next few games. DiLeo
is more of a defensive specialist, so game situation will play a part in dictating who is on the court at any
given time.
“So much depends on the flow of the game and the teams that we’re playing and foul trouble and all of those
things,” Dunphy said. “Just trying to get as many guys in there and hopefully they all do well and we’ll see
what happens.”
It remains to be seen whether the minutes of starting guards Ramone M oore, Khalif Wyatt and Juan
Fernandez will be affected. Moore has played in 89.2 percent of Temple’s minutes this season, which is
34th in the nation among all Division I players and tied with Drexel’s Frantz M assenat for second-highest in
the city, behind Penn’s Zack Rosen (94.2 percent).
It will most likely affect the frontcourt, with Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson likely to see a drop in minutes as well as
Lee and Eric could see court time together. When asked if they would, Dunphy said “the answer is yes…how
much, I can’t tell you.”
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CHARLOTTE—In his first extended playing time since late November, Temple big man Micheal Eric reminded his teammates exactly what
they’ve been missing.
Eric, the 6-11 forward who missed 13 games with a right patella injury, grabbed nine rebounds, scored six points and had three blocked shots
in 17 minutes during the Owls’ easy 79-57 victory against Charlotte on Wednesday night. This was his second game back; he played only
seven minutes against Maryland on Saturday.
Temple coach Fran Dunphy said of
Micheal Eric: “There was a stretch in the second half where we felt he was pretty close to back the whole way." (AP Photo)
“The rust is still there,” Temple coach Fran Dunphy said, “but I thought in the second half he was much more himself, and certainly the guys
are thrilled to have him back.”
Eric entered the game when starter Anthony Lee picked up his second foul less than three minutes into the game, and his impact was
immediate. He recorded all three of his blocked shots in his first four minutes, helping the Owls build an intimidating 20-3 lead before the
49ers finally made their first bucket with 9:41 left in the half.
“He made a lot of big plays down on the defensive end, blocking shots and changing shots, which helped us get that big lead,” leading scorer
Ramone Moore said. “He played well tonight.”
Eric isn’t now and never will be the kind of player who can take over the game on both ends of the court, but that’s not what Temple needs.
The Owls have an outstanding trio of guards in Moore (17.2 points per game), Khalif Wyatt (16.6 ppg) and Juan Fernandez (11.6 ppg), who
can carry the offense and hound opposing guards on the perimeter defensively.
What Eric can be is the perfect complement to Temple’s strengths.
“It’s just his presence, because his size is so good,” Dunphy said. “We’re not a big team. Anthony Lee has height, but he doesn’t have bulk, so
we need to give Anthony a lot of help. But Mike, on a guy like (Charlotte center Chris) Braswell, we’ll take our chances on a one-on-one kind
of thing. So it helps us dramatically. Like tonight, he plays 17 minutes and gets nine rebounds. That’s pretty good stuff.”
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Physically and mentally, Eric almost is back to where he was before the injury. “There was a stretch in the second half where we felt he was
pretty close to back the whole way,” Dunphy said. “One of (the bright spots) was a jump hook in the lane, which we can certainly use.”
With the Eric piece of the puzzle back in place, now the Owls have to find the consistency that’s often eluded them this season. In November,
they beat a very good Wichita State team, but then lost the next game to a Bowling Green team that’s under .500 right now. In December, they
beat Villanova and lost the next game at Texas.
And then there was the four-game stretch to open January—the Owls beat No. 3 Duke, then lost at home to Dayton (a very good Flyers team,
but still, it was a loss at home). Then they won on the road at Saint Louis, one of the Atlantic 10 favorites, but followed that up with a loss at
Richmond, which isn’t a conference favorite.
“With Mike back, that’s going to be big for us. But we’ve got to keep our focus,” Fernandez said. “We can’t relax after a big win, like what
happened, for example, after the Duke game. That’s something we’ve got to work on. Hopefully we’ve learned from these things.”
Wednesday’s win against Charlotte was Temple’s third in a row, and its next two games are at home against St. Joseph’s and Fordham. The
Owls (14-5 overall and 3-2 in the A-10) are talented enough to make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament; remember, last year Temple was
oh-so-close to the Sweet 16. The Owls took No. 2 seed San Diego State into double-overtime before falling by seven points.
With the exception of departed big man Lavoy Allen—see why Eric is so important?—the Owls returned pretty much every significant player
this year. As they’ve learned often this season, though, past success is no predictor of future success.
“We want to make a run from now until the end,” Fernandez said. “If we want to be the best team we can be, we’ve got to stay focused. If we
win a game, just forget about it and start focusing on the next one.”
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IS THERE A COLLEGE basketball player in this city who exudes any
more confidence than Temple's Ramone Moore? No matter what the
situation, the 6-4, fifth-year senior guard mostly leaves the impression
that he has a handle on things.
Yet it wasn't too long ago when that was anything but the reality.
"My first 2 years here were the hardest," he said. "They were some
really tough times for me. I don't know how I got through it. When I
look back I always say, 'Wow. Man, I made it this far.' At one point I
probably thought I couldn't."
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That was then. Not only has he survived, he's thrived. He leads the Owls (13-5, 2-2 Atlantic 10) in
scoring, with a 17.2 average, heading into tonight's game at Charlotte (10-8, 2-3). But it goes way
beyond the points. He has worked hard to make himself into a complete player and leader.
In short, he has grown up. If college is supposed to be the biggest learning experience of your life, then
Moore's journey is certainly a prime example. Not that he really had much choice. That's what happens
when you find out just before your final season at Southern High, where you're about to become the
Public League Player of the Year, that you're also about to become a father.
"It was October of 2006," he recalled. "I was 17. [The mother] told me because she was scared to tell
her mom, but she had to tell someone. So I told my mom. Then we had a meeting, with both parents. It
wasn't too bad. I thought it was going to be even worse. They just said it was something we had to take
care of, that there would be responsibilities and we had to prepare for stuff like that.
"We've had lots of help. I mean, I'm not always able to be there for her. It's hard dealing with the
academics, the basketball and my family. But I put that on myself. College is something much different
than high school. I'm just thankful that people understood what I was going through, and were there for
me. I'm just trying to better myself, for [his daughter Simone].
"When I get to see her, hug her, little things like that, that's the best feeling."
He remains friends with Simone's mother, who is going to school herself. But as Moore said, it wasn't
easy, especially at first. He redshirted as a freshman, to give himself more of a transitionary cushion.
When he finally got on the court, he didn't disappoint. That was before he became an academic casualty.
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"Being ineligible was very embarrassing," Moore said. "To myself, the university, my family, my
teammates. In high school, you're the man. In college, everyone's the man. You have to make that
adjustment.
"One thing I never complained about was playing time. I knew I had older guys in front of me, Mark
[Tyndale] and Dionte [Christmas]. I was like, 'OK, I'm going to wait my turn, get acclimated.' My second
year, I learned a lot from Chris Clark. He was my roommate, and mentor. Now the younger guys look up
to me. If you had told me that a few years ago, I would have probably looked at you and said, 'Huh?
What are you talking about?' "
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This season he switched his uniform number from 23 to 10, which he wore his first 2 years at Southern,
to honor the memory of his cousin Zaire, who died in March in a car accident at the age of 9.
"It's just something small that I could do to get the story out there," Moore explained. "It's sad. I was
trying to help get his family through it. I think about it every time I put my jersey on."
The gesture revealed much about him, character traits his coach was already well aware of.
"He's so understanding of what life brings to all of us," Owls coach Fran Dunphy said. "He truly cares. I
think why he made it is because he thought there was a chance that he wouldn't. He didn't think he had
all the answers. He knew he was still a ways away from getting it. Now he gets it as good as anyone
we've had. It's been an absolute pleasure to watch that transformation. He's really a man right now . . .
"He's always had great sensitivity. But I think he's developed into a great teammate. He knows how
important his playing well is to our winning. Yet it's never about Ramone. It's always about everyone
around him."
Maybe because he's been able to lean on so many for support when he's needed it most. Still, he's the
one who had to ultimately make it happen.
"It sounds crazy, but as it became better on the court, I think it made me better as a father," Moore
said. "There were times when I was unhappy, but I couldn't show my daughter. I'd be down and she'd
say, 'What's wrong, dad?' She didn't understand. Now I'm always happy.
"My parents did a great job of raising me, leading me in the right direction. I have to give them credit.
They were always behind me. My dad's been like my best friend. At 17, you really don't know what it's
all about. I've seen a lot of guys who were big time in high school and didn't make it. I didn't want to be
one of those guys.
"People always say how proud they are of me. It makes me feel good, knowing I'm doing something
right. Any time I can be a motivation to anybody, that's what I want to do. Being part of a great team
that's successful, two classes away from being the first in my family to graduate, it's everything a person
could want in the world."
Almost like he knew what was coming his way all along.
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It was a life lesson for Khalif Wyatt — and all of us.
Make a mistake, pay for it and come out better in the
end.
Wyatt, the wonderfully talented Temple junior guard,
showed up late for a study hall session.
As a result, he was benched for the first seven
minutes of Wednesday’s game against George
Washington. And, like his team, Wyatt played in a
haze in the opening 20 minutes when the Colonials
took a 12-point lead into the locker room.
But, as the great Dr. Martin Luther King said, Wyatt
“did not wallow in the valley of despair.”
He shook off whatever might have been holding him
back, whether it was disappointment,
embarrassment, anger or sadness – or some
combination of the four – at the indignity of the whole
world (or at least all of Philly) knowing he made a
mistake, and played with fury and skill down the
stretch to lead the Owls to an impressive 79-72
comeback victory over GW at the Liacouras Center.
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Wyatt scored 14 of Temple’s final 22 points as the Owls (18-5, 7-2 Atlantic 10)
outscored the Colonials (8-16, 3-7) 22-5 in the final 5 minutes to win their seventh
straight while keeping their stranglehold of first place in the topsy-turvy Atlantic 10.
“I tried not to let it affect me but maybe it did a little bit early on,” Wyatt, who finished
with 22 points, said of the benching. “My teammates were encouraging me. Just put it
behind me and try to win.”
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He used an assortment of teardrop floaters, fall-on-his-back drives, off-balance shots,
acrobatic finishes and deadly free-throw shooting to reach 20 points or more for the
ninth time this season while making getting to the basket look easier than it should at
this level.
“I just read how they’re guarding me,” Wyatt said. “If they’re playing up on me tight,
just try to go by them. If they give me space, I try to shoot a jump shot. Just try to play
off how their guarding and try to make best play.”
He made plenty of them down the stretch, too. His coach, Fran Dunphy, certainly
appreciated the on-court work of the Norristown native. But Dunphy’s lofty
expectations extend beyond the 94 x 50-foot rectangular hardwood.
“He had the mistaken impression that his time was more valuable than others and it’s
not,” Dunphy said of the benching. “There’s not a malicious bone in that kid’s body,
he just sometimes gets a little bit off page. Do what you’re supposed to do.”
“He’s a tremendous kid,” Dunphy added, “but he’s part of a team that says do the
right thing and do it all the time.”
Likely because he fell short off the court, Wyatt was doing the same on the court in
the first half. He missed a pair of shots and committed a turnover, scoring all four of
his points from the line, in 10 strange first-half minutes.
Dunphy admitted that the benching affected Wyatt, but philosophized how the end
result provided a lasting, positive example.
“Life is interesting like that. You don’t think you’re supposed to take your medicine
early and then you take your medicine and life works out OK for you,” Dunphy said.
“He did nothing wrong necessarily other than think about him first other than the team
first. And yet, when we needed him, he was there. I’m very proud of the kid.
“He’s come a long ways, he’s a good man and I don’t think we’re going to see that
again.”
Wyatt likely will be on time for his study sessions and the coach hopes his team is
similarly prompt with its play going forward. The Owls could afford a lasting-too-long
malaise and late charge against GW, but probably not on Saturday when Tu
Holloway, Mark Lyons and Xavier come knocking.
And most certainly not if they want to lift the hardware again in Atlantic City and make
a deep run in the NCAA tournament – both of which this veteran squad is built for.
“I’m sure it can but you certainly don’t want to rely on this kind of performance by your
team,” Dunphy said, responding to a question about whether the comeback can be a
positive. “We were very, very fortunate.
“If you’re going to have a good year, there’s probably a couple of games you might
just get lucky and I think this is certainly one of them.”
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And there are more than a couple of times where we all learn something valuable
from our mistakes.
Hey, none of us are perfect.
Like Khalif Wyatt, we all make mistakes.
And, as Wyatt showed Wednesday, we can be better in the end for it.
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A-10 X-factor no problem for the Owls
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Xavier couldn't catch up after Temple built a huge lead early.
By Keith Pompey
Inquirer Staff Writer
TEMPLE
It was an Atlantic Ten test that Temple aced.
Going up against a conference power in a nationally
televised game, the Owls handed Xavier an 85-72
loss in front of a "Whiteout" crowd of 9,370 at the
Liacouras Center on Saturday night.
Temple (19-5, 8-2 A-10) dominated from the start until
a couple of garbage buckets made it look respectable.
“This was just one of those games where we knew
they were just trying to come in and beat us,” Owls
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In doing just that, Temple maintained a half-game
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serious consideration for this season's award.
The 6-foot-4 fifth-year senior flat out dominated anyone who defended him.
Moore scored 30 points to lead Temple to its eighth consecutive win. The Southern High graduate, who made a
game-high five three-pointers, was two points shy of his career high. This marked the third 30-point game of his
career.
“I just tried to go out there and play my best,” Moore said. “I think when I play well, my team has a great chance to
win it.
“I put a lot of pressure on myself to go out there and try to do as much as possible.”
Junior guard Khalif Wyatt (18 points) and center Micheal Eric (11 points, career-high 16 rebounds) also stood out. It
was the graduate student's third double-double of the season and fourth for his career.
Temple, which had eight different scorers, shot 46.7 percent from the field against a normally stingy defense.
The Musketeers came into Saturday's game leading the A-10 in field-goal percentage defense (39.1 percent) and
third in three-point percentage defense (30.2 percent).
“We made some tough shots,” said Temple coach Fran Dunphy, whose squad shot 45 percent on three-pointers.
“We made some timely shots. … I thought we could get some decent looks. We did, and we knocked them down.”
Holloway led Xavier with 23 points on 7-of-15 shooting. He also had four turnovers to go with two assists. Mark
Lyons, the Musketeers’ other standout guard, had 15 points on 4-of-15 shooting.
It didn't take long to realize that Xavier would have a hard time against the Owls.
It had more turnovers (six) than points (five) midway through the first half. And that wasn't the Musketeers' biggest
problem.
Temple broke the game wide open thanks to two first-half runs.
The Owls went on a 16-0 run to take a 21-5 lead 9 minutes, 26 seconds before intermission. Then after a 15-6 run,
Temple extended its cushion to 21 points with 56 seconds left in the half.
This was total domination by the Owls.
Temple shot 61.3 percent in the first half, while holding Xavier to 39.3 percent. The Owls even held two Musketeers
starters - center Kenny Frease and Dezmine Wells - scoreless before intermission.
Meanwhile, Moore (14 points) and Wyatt (11) combined for 25 of the Owls’ 47 first-half points.
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And Moore quickly added to his total.
He scored the Owls first five points of the second half to make it a 52-31 game with 17:49 left.
Wyatt’s layup 19 seconds later gave Temple its largest lead (23 points). Xavier went on to close the gap to 10 points
twice late in the game. But that was as close as the Musketeers got.
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Patience pays off for Wyatt
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BY MIKE KERN
[email protected]
SO HOW DO YOU define, or even accurately
quantify, growth?
Like a lot of other talented basketball players,
Norristown High's Khalif Wyatt expected to make an
immediate impact at the college level, which in his
case meant Temple. But as with many similarly gifted
guys who went through that transition before him on
North Broad Street, including Dionte Christmas and
teammates Ramone Moore and Scootie Randall, it
just didn't happen that way.
"I came here out of shape, thinking I was better than I
was, thinking it was just about me," the 6-4 junior
guard recalled. "Coach [Fran] Dunphy let me know
quickly that I had a lot of work to do.
"Everybody back home, in the barbershop and stuff, it
was all his fault. Somebody else must be doing
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"We had a graduate assistant, [former Owl] Dion Dacons, and he told me I had to take my game a little bit more
serious than I was. He thought I could be good."
In Wyatt's first season, the Owls won their third consecutive Atlantic 10 Tournament title. He didn't contribute much.
So what do you celebrate?
"I was kind of just along for the ride," he said. "I wasn't taking advantage of my opportunity. I was still confident in
practice, but . . .
"Other guys helped me, telling me my time would come. You hear them, but you're being tugged two ways. I thought
something had to give.
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"My teammates knew how frustrated I was. [Classmate] Rahlir [Hollis-Jefferson] was playing. He was my roommate.
He'd come in excited after wins, and I'd be, like, not as much. I was being selfish. I had to come back with a whole
different attitude.
"I guess it's all supposed to happen for a reason."
As a sophomore, he got an opening when Juan Fernandez (knee) missed five games. Later, Randall (foot) was lost
for the duration. Then big man Micheal Eric (knee) went out as well. So the Owls had to rely on every available
body. And all Wyatt did was become the A-10's Sixth Man of the Year, as part of a group that won an NCAA game
for the first time in a decade and nearly won another against a No. 2 seed.
With four starters back this season . . .
"All summer, I played thinking my role would be the same, maybe just more," said Wyatt, who'd averaged 10 points
in 20 minutes a game. "I mean, winning another Sixth Man of the Year's not a bad thing, but it's not really where you
want to be."
Turns out, Randall never made it all the way back from offseason knee surgery and finally decided to redshirt and
return for a fifth year next season. So Wyatt moved up in the rotation. As a starter now playing 32 minutes, he's the
conference's second-leading scorer, at 16.7, behind only Moore.
More to the point, the Owls (19-5, 8-2 Atlantic 10) will take a seven-game winning streak into Wednesday's trip to St.
Bonaventure (13-9, 6-4), which is 9-1 at home. And now that Eric's back from another knee issue, the Owls look to
be extremely dangerous come March. One of the major reasons is obviously their three-pronged starting backcourt.
It's evident that each has an assassin's mentality.
"That's our job," Wyatt said. "If Scootie had come back, it wasn't really a big deal for me. He's the senior. I would
have come off the bench again. We're competitive, but it's not between us. It's between us and the other team. We
complement each other well. It's always going to be somebody's day. We like winning, and the stage is never too
big. There's a certain calm to our game."
Except when he gets, well, animated out there.
"I'm just emotional," Wyatt said. "I wear it on my shoulder sometimes. It can be a bad thing, but it's something you
can't control. It's natural. Maybe I overdo it sometimes, and people think I'm a bad guy. It's a gift and a curse."
Last Wednesday, Dunphy sat him at the start of the game against visiting George Washington. When Wyatt did get
in, he struggled. And the Owls trailed by double digits in the second half. But down the stretch, he did what he does
and together the Owls found a way.
"It was embarrassing," Wyatt said. "I let my team down, and it almost cost us a game. There's no gray area with
coach Dunphy. I was 7 minutes late for a study hall, I'm thinking it's no big thing. But he was telling me it was my
responsibility, to be an adult. The lesson goes way beyond those 7 minutes. My time's not more important than
anyone else's.
"And I was 27 minutes early for today's."
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Dunphy has instilled these teaching moments before.
"[At first] he acted like it was my fault," Dunphy said, with a smile. "We don't have a lot of rules. One is, don't be late.
He has to understand he's a guy we really need to be effective. He's come a long way. And there's still more to go.
"He had to pay his dues. He's not the only one. Some pay more than others. But he has this fearlessness. It's part of
his makeup. He's not afraid of the limelight, or tough situations. He's not afraid to fail."
So what are the folks in the barbershop saying these days?
"Everybody thinks it's the best decision in the world," Wyatt said. "If we had that same conversation 2 years ago, it
would have been like World War II."
It's called evolution.
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Temple’s offense one of the best in the nation
By JOSH VERLIN
Philahoops Staff
Twitter: @jmverlin
Success for the Temple men’s
basketball team isn’t anything new,
not for a program that has the sixthhighest win total in NCAA Division I
history. Through decades of winning,
conference title after conference title,
NCAA tournament appearance to
NCAA tournament appearance, the
Owls built up a reputation.
Khalif Wyatt is one of three reasons the Owls
have such a potent offense this season. (Rick
Personified by longtime head coach
John Chaney, Temple became
known for its toughness and tenacity on the defensive end of the court. Current coach
Fran Dunphy’s teams haven’t been too poor on defense either, but this year’s team
is something new–an offensive juggernaut.
After Temple’s 85-72 thrashing of Xavier on Saturday night, it was clear that Temple’s
three-headed monster of a backcourt was one of the best not just in the Atlantic 10
Conference, but potentially one of the best in the country. Ramone Moore (18.8
points, 44.3 FG%), Khalif Wyatt (16.7 points, 47.5 FG%) and Juan Fernandez (11.0
points, 41.4 3PT%) have all had their moments in the spotlight this season, though
lately it’s been Moore and Wyatt stealing the show.
ESPN’s Kevin Neghandi told me after the Xavier game ”I think they are the best
three-guard combo, when you look at the experience and veteran leadership that they
have.” The SportsCenter host (and Temple alumnus) then compared the three to the
current Mizzou backcourt, featuring All-American candidate Kim English, which is
quite high praise indeed.
“I think what makes us good on offense is the three guards that we have who can
score it but also enjoy passing it to their teammates,” Dunphy said on the A-10′s
media conference call on Monday. “So I think the unselfishness of all those three
guys, but also the understanding that they have to score for us, has helped us.”
Moore and Wyatt have both taken the team on their shoulders for stretches during the
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Owls’ current eight-game winning streak, with Fernandez playing more of a floor
general role while his backcourt mates stay hot. Moore scored a season-high 30
points against Xavier and has 20-or-more in five straight games, while Wyatt has
emerged as one of the toughest players to guard in the conference, breaking doublefigures in all but two games this season.
The Owls are averaging 1.139 points per possession, their highest mark since
KenPom started keeping data back in 2003, and are currently the 16th-most efficient
offense in the country when adjusting for tempo. That puts Temple up in the same
stratosphere as top-10 teams North Carolina (1.145, 12th), Ohio State (1.141, 14th)
and Baylor (1.137, 19th), all of whom have gotten attention for their abilities on the
offensive end of the court.
So what has made Temple’s offense just so potent this year? Looking at the
numbers, one category immediately jumps out. The Owls are shooting 40.4 percent
from beyond the 3-point arc this season, ninth-best in the country, a huge step up
from recent years.
The 2009 Temple Owls shot 36.7 percent from the 3-point line, which was a very
respectable 67th in the country, but that’s still more of an outlier than the norm. Before
Dunphy arrived at the school in 2006, the Owls had been one of the poorer-shooting
teams in the nation, hitting anywhere from 27 to 32 percent of their 3-point attempts
between 2002-06.
Wyatt, Moore and Fernandez have made the 3-pointer one of their biggest weapons
this season, which is fairly surprising for a trio of guards that was more known for their
ability to take it to the hoop than as the type to bomb away from distance. Moore, the
conference’s top scorer at 18.8 points per game and a 41.8 percent shooter from 3point range this season, made just five treys his entire sophomore season.
“I think (Ramone) just has built a degree of confidence over the years and worked
very hard at his game,” Dunphy said. “He’s pushed his range out and now he’s a
pretty confident and competent 3-point jump shooter.”
The three guards are certainly the most obvious reason for Temple’s offensive
success, but what helps the team really rise to the next level is the performance of
their secondary players. Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson, primarily known for his defense and
rebounding prior to this season, has made 59 percent of his field goals this season
and has a very nice offensive rating of 115.7, according to KenPom.com.
Hollis-Jefferson isn’t the only role player having a solid year all-around, as both
Aaron Brown and T.J. DiLeo have offensive ratings over 117.0 as well. Obviously
that’s not to say that DiLeo (oRating: 116.5) is better on the offensive end than Moore
(oRating: 108.1), but it does show that Temple is getting production, rather than
hindrance, from its second unit.
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Moore and Temple leaving A-10 in dust
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The senior is having a stellar season.
By Keith Pompey
TEMPLE
Temple is Ramone Moore's team.
And the Atlantic Ten is the conference he dominates.
If there were any doubts that Moore is a legitimate A10 player-of-the-year candidate, they were erased
Saturday night.
The fifth-year senior guard led the Owls to an 85-72
victory over conference power Xavier in front of a
"whiteout" crowd of 9,370 at the Liacouras Center.
Moore flat-out dominated anyone who guarded him,
including reigning conference player of the year Tu
Holloway.
He scored a game-high 30 points to lead Temple (195, 8-2 A-10) to its eighth consecutive win. The
Southern High graduate, who made a game-high five
three-pointers, was two points shy of his career high.
Dominating performances against conference
opponents are becoming the norm for Moore.
He earned his second A-10 player-of-the-week honor
on Feb. 6. He tops the conference with 17
consecutive double-figure scoring games. And the 6foot-4, 190-pounder is the A-10's leading scorer at
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18.8 points per game.
Surely, Moore thinks he deserves the player-of-theyear award, right?
"I'm not even going to get into that," he said. "I'll let the
coaches and the voters handle that.
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Xavier's Jeff Robinson in the Owls' victory on Saturday.
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"I just want to focus on the rest of the season, try to maintain our winning streak and get into the postseason, and go
from there."
The win kept the Owls a half-game ahead of St. Louis atop the conference standings. Having already beaten St.
Louis, Temple owns tiebreakers over both the Billikens and Xavier (16-9, 7-4) with six regular-season games
remaining.
The Owls travel to St. Bonaventure on Wednesday to take on the fifth-place Bonnies (13-9, 6-4). Temple should
beat St. Bonaventure for the 15th straight time if it comes close to duplicating Saturday's performance against
Xavier.
Guard Khalif Wyatt (18 points) and center Micheal Eric (11 points, career-high 16 rebounds) also stood out against
the Musketeers.
Temple, with all eight of Saturday's players scoring, shot 46.7 percent from the field against a normally stingy
defense.
The Musketeers rank second in the A-10 in field-goal-percentage defense (39.4 percent) and third in three-pointpercentage defense (30.83 percent).
"We made some tough shots," said Temple coach Fran Dunphy, whose squad shot 45 percent on three-pointers.
"We made some timely shots. . . . I thought we could get some decent looks. We did, and we knocked them down."
In the process, Moore showed a packed Liacouras Center crowd and a national-television audience why he's a
conference player-of-the-year front-runner.
Moore "is the heart and soul of our team," Eric said. "He puts our team on his back with his scoring abilities."
Contact staff writer Keith Pompey at 215-854-2939 or [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter
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February 10, 2012
John Di Carlo
OwlScoop.com
If you're a Temple fan with opinions on the subject, and we know you're out there through the
wonders of Twitter and Internet message boards, you might want to take note of this little nugget.
Without the services of junior TJ DiLeo, the Owls would be looking at a 15-8 record instead of an 18-5
mark at this juncture of the season. And while that might not sound like the end of the world, three
wins makes a big difference when it comes to stuff like the RPI and NCAA Tournament seedings, and
first place in the Atlantic 10 standings is a nice place for Temple to be heading into Saturday night's
important conference game against Xavier at the Liacouras Center.
DiLeo, a 6-foot-3, 205-pound guard out of South Jersey's Cinnaminson High School who has already
earned a marketing degree in three-and-a-half years, averages 2.6 points and 16.1 minutes per
game, numbers that certainly won't make him an all-conference player. But if you ask around the
Temple locker room, his contributions are very much recognized and appreciated.
"TJ is our X-factor," said senior guard Ramone Moore, Temple's leading scorer. "I've said that all
along."
X-factor. Unsung hero. Glue guy. DiLeo is familiar with those labels, and he's fine with all of them.
Although he once dropped 50 points in a game and was named South Jersey Player of the Year by
both The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Courier Post after his senior season at Cinnaminson, he never
built himself up to be a blue chip recruit, nor did Temple coach Fran Dunphy or his father, Tony, the
senior vice president and assistant general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers.
And in his two-plus seasons on North Broad Street, DiLeo has been nothing more and nothing less
than a role player. After injuring his ankle and taking a medical redshirt as a true freshman, DiLeo
averaged 6.3 and 13.0 minutes per game, respectively, in his redshirt freshman and sophomore
seasons.
None of that has made DiLeo flinch. The stats and sporadic playing time don't matter.
"It takes a little bit to adapt," DiLeo told OwlScoop.com after Temple's 79-72 win over George
Washington Wednesday. "But after a little while, you realize that winning is a lot more fun than being
that guy that scores. Being on a winning team is so much more fun, and I've had a fair share of that
since I've been here."
Getting back to that whole winning thing, DiLeo has indeed had a direct, measurable impact in three
of Temple's victories this season.
Heading into the season opener against Penn at The Palestra, the Owls were already without senior
swingman Scootie Randall, who was still working his way back from surgery to repair torn meniscus
cartilage before ultimately deciding to redshirt this season, and junior guard Khalif Wyatt was serving
a one-game suspension for playing in an unsanctioned summer league game. With that type of
production and experience on the sideline, DiLeo played a career-high 38 minutes and contributed 10
points and five rebounds and a blocked shot in Temple's 73-67 overtime win.
The game, however, might have been decided in regulation had it not been for DiLeo's block. With the
score locked at 57-57 with 42 seconds left, DiLeo guarded Quakers sharpshooter and leading scorer
Zack Rosen as Rosen used a step-off move to create some space along the left wing. As Rosen
elevated to take a three-pointer, DiLeo stuck with him and blocked the shot to preserve the tie and
send the game to overtime.
Is there any guarantee Rosen's shot would have gone in? No, but considering he hit 7 of 10 threes
that night, it's not a chance the Owls wanted to take.
Still not convinced? OK. Stick with us for a second.
Back on Dec. 30, an 8-3 Temple team was trailing a 5-5 Delaware team on the road with less than two
minutes to play. After Moore missed a layup with 1:48 to go, Blue Hens forward Jamelle Hagins
dropped in a layup that would have given Delaware a four-point lead, but DiLeo successfully took a
charge on the play to negate the basket and create a turnover. A little more than a minute later,
Wyatt drained the game-winning three-pointer that put the Owls ahead by one. Had DiLeo not taken
the charge, Wyatt's three would have only gotten Temple within a point instead of putting it ahead by
one.
Instead, the Owls held on for a 66-63 win. In 24 minutes, DiLeo scored four points on 2-for-2 shooting
and added three rebounds, an assist, two steals and did not turn the ball over.
Big numbers? No. Winning numbers? Absolutely.
Flash forward to Wednesday night's game against George Washington, one Temple trailed by as many
as 15 points in the second half. The Owls were consistently a step slow in guarding the perimeter or
getting to a rebound or loose ball, all the critical things that can help a team chip into a 15-point
deficit.
During a decisive run that turned the game around and helped Temple avoid another RPI-killing loss,
DiLeo went to work. He swished a three that cut the Colonials' lead to four at 69-65. Moments later,
he came up with a steal on the baseline and eventually got the ball to Wyatt, who dropped in a runner
from the lane to close the gap to a point. Then Moore hit the game-winning three, and the Owls had
dodged yet another bullet.
DiLeo's stat line read as follows: 13 minutes played, three points on 1-for-1 shooting, two rebounds,
two steals and one assist. And again, no turnovers.
"When we have 'Mone, 'Lif and Juan (Fernandez) on the floor like that, I'm not always needed to
score," DiLeo said. "I try to do the little things as much as I can. There will be games like this where
that will really show and make a difference, so that's my job. It's nothing out of the ordinary for what
I'm supposed to do, so I just try to go out there and do that every game."
And any way you slice it, DiLeo has directly impacted at least three of those games.
"Oh, my God, he sure did," Dunphy said when asked what DiLeo did to contribute to Wednesday's win.
"He made a huge three, he makes a great steal. We can't live without TJ DiLeo. He could play two
minutes or 22 and it doesn't matter to him. He's just about the team and he's a spectacular guy, and
I'm just so happy that he came through for us like he did, because he deserves that. He's a great
guy."
Back in 2008, some fans wondered why Dunphy gave a scholarship to a kid like DiLeo who was mostly
generating recruiting interest from programs like Monmouth and Ivy League schools. Fair or unfair,
that criticism comes with the territory sometimes.
Perhaps they understand now. After all, it's easy to understand that 18-5 is better than 15-8.
That's all TJ DiLeo and his teammates care about, anyway.
OwlScoop.com Editor John Di Carlo can be reached at [email protected].
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March 2, 2012
Temple Discovers That Three Is Not a
Crowd in the Backcourt
By MARK VIERA
PHILADELPHIA — Forward Scootie Randall was playing the best basketball of his Temple
career late last season when a foot injury sidelined him for the Owls’ final seven games
before the N.C.A.A. tournament. But his injury turned out to be a fortuitous development for
Temple because it spawned one of the nation’s best three-guard lineups.
With Randall out, Khalif Wyatt joined Juan Fernandez and Ramone Moore to create a
backcourt threesome that showed brief flourishes last season. Their inspired play carried
over to this season.
Following the lead of Fernandez, Moore and Wyatt, No. 23 Temple (23-6, 12-3 Atlantic 10)
has established itself as the class of its conference. The Owls, who clinched a tie for the
Atlantic 10 regular-season title by beating Massachusetts on Wednesday, could be dangerous
in the N.C.A.A. tournament because of their savvy guard play.
“All of them have specific skills, but also they have the I.Q. to handle what we need to get
done,” Coach Fran Dunphy said. “There is a selfishness they need sometimes and an
unselfishness they need at other times. They’ve been able to marry the two.”
Under Dunphy, Temple has broken into the polls at some point over three straight seasons.
It is only the third time the program has had a stretch that successful. The others were under
the longtime coach John Chaney, who had the Owls in the polls from 1986-87 through 199091 and 1997-98 through 2000-1.
Dunphy has led Temple to the N.C.A.A. tournament in each of the past four seasons. That
experience should help Fernandez and Moore, both seniors, and Wyatt, a junior. Those trips
have imbued them with confidence to make a run. Temple was a win from the Round of 16
last year, losing in the tournament’s second round to San Diego State.
“We feel like we can play with anybody in the country,” Wyatt said. “We’ve got a lot of guys
who can do different things. We’re looking forward to finishing the season strong.”
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Aside from the team’s tournament experience, the biggest reason for optimism lies in the
three talented guards. The first glimpse of their promise came during Randall’s absence in a
stretch last season in which Temple was 5-2. Wyatt took a bigger role and averaged 13.1
points a game, up from his 10.1 season average. Wyatt, who started just five games last
season, has joined Fernandez and Moore as fixtures in Temple’s lineup this season. The
results have been positive. Lacking a dangerous inside presence, the Owls have relied heavily
on Fernandez, Moore and Wyatt, who have accounted for 60.1 percent of the team’s points
this season. Randall has not played since having off-season knee surgery.
“It’s just natural,” Moore said of the ability of the three players to play together. “We don’t
put too much thought into it. It’s kind of weird how everything just falls into place.”
All three guards are 6 feet 4 inches, and they space out the court so Temple’s halfcourt
offense can be successful. The coaches do not call many plays, allowing the guards to manage
themselves and run the offense. They also all lack speed, which is why their games are
predicated on their size and body positioning.
Despite sharing some similarities, each brings a different element to the court, and to the
locker room.
¶ All three can play the point or shooting guard position, but Fernandez is mainly
responsible for handling the ball. He is a 42.4 percent 3-point shooter, and he is also the
player the coaches want to take the most pressure-filled shots, evidenced by the leaner he hit
with four-tenths of a second left to beat Penn State in the first round of last year’s N.C.A.A.
tournament.
¶ Moore, 22, is the team’s vocal and spiritual leader. Mature beyond his years, he made the
unusual request to redshirt as a freshman to get himself in shape academically and
physically. His average of 17.9 points leads the team.
¶ Wyatt, who came off the bench most of last season, has added a different dimension since
joining Fernandez and Moore in the starting lineup. On the court, he has been an aggressive
scorer, averaging 17.4 points a game. Off the court, he is the team’s resident comedian,
moonlighting as a vocalist, often singing Beyoncé’s “Dance for You” on bus rides.
Each player has shone at moments this season, whether it was Moore scoring 32 points in a
win over Villanova on Dec. 10, Fernandez scoring 23 points in a defeat of Rice on Dec. 19 or
Wyatt netting Temple’s first 10 points in a win over Fordham on Feb. 1.
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“That’s the great thing about having two other guards who can distribute or you can get the
ball to,” Moore said. “A lot of times we know who to get the ball to in certain situations
depending on who has it going. There’s where the unselfishness comes in.”
One of the country’s hottest teams, Temple had won 11 straight games before losing to St.
Joseph’s last Saturday night. That game illustrated the problems Temple can face when more
than one of its guards get into foul trouble. With Fernandez and Wyatt saddled with fouls,
St. Joseph’s focused on Moore.
But that game was a rare misstep for the Owls, and Temple hopes the ad hoc three-guard
look it devised last season keeps working — all the way through March.
Temple plans longer NCAA stay
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BY MIKE KERN
Daily News Staff Writer
"Now we know what it's like to win a game [in the NCAA Tournament]. For the seniors, it's our last chance. We want
to take advantage of that. It's always there. When you get a taste of something that feels good, you want more.
"That's how we feel right now. I can't even imagine what it would mean to be in the Sweet 16 or Elite Eight. That's
what we want."
- Juan Fernandez, preseason
FIVE MONTHS later, nothing's changed.
You think it's easy to make it to the second week of the Madness, even for some of the usual suspects?
How many times did Hall of Famer John Chaney win two NCAA games at Temple, in his 17 appearances? If you
said five you would be correct, even though, looking back, it seems like it happened more often than that. Of course,
it helped that every time his Owls got to the third round they then made it to the fourth. And that's what folks
obviously tend to remember most.
Yet, the reality is that in his first four trips the Owls lost in the second game, the first three as an 8- or 9-seed. And
three times, twice as a 2 and another as a 4, Chaney's teams also were eliminated in Round 2. That happens too,
particularly when it's one-and-done. Things can get very fragile, regardless of the number the NCAA puts next to
your name.
Four of John's Final Eight runs came (in order) as a 10, 7, 6 and 11. Think about that. It kind of puts those four
Sweet 16s in 5 years that Villanova produced from 2005-09, which included a Final Eight and a Final Four, into
perspective. The Wildcats were able to get it done as a 5, 1, 12 and 3. It might be awhile before we see another
similar stretch around here, just because.
Now the Owls (24-7) - who earlier this week found out they'll be Big East-bound starting in 2013 - are a 5, as they
were 2 years ago, after losing to Massachusetts as the top seed in Friday afternoon's quarterfinals of the final
Atlantic 10 Tournament in Atlantic City. It was only their second loss since Jan. 14, but second in four games. And
two of their last three wins were in overtime, by one and two. This was the first time since 2007 that they didn't win
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at least once in the A-10 tourney. None of that matters anymore. It's all about whatever remains ahead. And it
begins Friday, against either Pac-12 runner-up California (24-9) or South Florida (20-13), which just ended
Villanova's season, in a Midwest Regional matchup in Nashville, Tenn.
Those teams will meet tomorrow in Dayton for the right to play some more. Somebody will get either fourth-seeded
Michigan (24-9) or 13 Ohio (27-7), the MAC champion, on Sunday.
We probably should mention that the top seed in the region is North Carolina (29-5).
"We get a chance to watch, just to get to know [them]," said Fernandez. "We've done that before. Coming after a
loss, we can't wait to get out there and start playing. It's going to be a long week preparing, we've got to use it well
and be ready. It really doesn't matter [who we play]. We've got a chance to work on us. We'll focus on that, and who
we play later."
As Fran Dunphy will no doubt continue to remind them, it's hard to try to win a third game unless you get past the
immediate obstacle.
"I hope they get a chance to play a lot more basketball," he cautioned. "But let's figure out how to win the game on
Friday before we try to do something else . . .
"Our defense wasn't where we needed it to be [against UMass]. So today at practice we worked mainly on defensive
intensity and pride, to be honest."
And few coaches do intense and proud any better.
Last March, the Owls, in their fourth consecutive four-letter appearance, advanced past the first line on the bracket
sheet for the first time since 2001. Despite being down two starters, they beat Penn State at the buzzer as a 7 seed
before losing in overtime to second-seeded San Diego State.
They've had to overcome injuries this season as well. They were supposed to start four seniors, but swingman
Scootie Randall never made it all the way back from offseason knee surgery and eventually decided to redshirt.
Then big man Micheal Eric hurt the same knee that sidelined him at the end in 2011, causing him to miss 13 games.
He returned on Jan. 21, and has steadily made more of a difference.
Still, it mostly revolves around a three-pronged backcourt that can be as potent as any. Ramone Moore and Khalif
Wyatt were the second- and third-leading scorers in the A-10. Fernandez hit the winning shot against Penn State
last year. They're all a year older.
This group has accomplished a whole bunch. This could be the fitting, lasting, topper.
"I've thought about it all season," Eric insisted. "It's our last everything. It would mean a lot, not just to us but the
institution and our family.
"All we have to do is play together as a team and I think we'll be tough to beat. I think we can do something special,
because we're a good group of guys."
One that even without Randall has put itself in a position to do some damage. The season would hardly go down as
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a failure if they didn't. Nonetheless . . .
"We got tired of hearing people saying, 'One and Dunphy,' things like that," said Moore. "It was a great relief to get
that out of the way. I think there's a lot of pressure on us. We didn't do well in the A-10 Tournament. We want to go
out and play pretty well. We got over the hump, but we want to take it further. Not too many guys were satisfied with
winning one and going home."
It's not supposed to be easy. These Owls don't seem preoccupied by that.
"We've shown before that whenever we're feeling good, we're able to manage the game," Fernandez said. "That's
when we've been pretty successful. We want to let the game be on our hands.
"It always has to be one at a time. But, hopefully, we can make a run. I think everybody deserves it. But we've got to
work hard, and it starts now."
Contact Mike Kern at [email protected]
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Worried Temple players relieved to be a No. 5 seed
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By Keith Pompey
Temple was scared.
The 21st-ranked Owls believed they had blown a potentially high NCAA tournament seed after an Atlantic Ten
tournament quarterfinal loss Friday.
"Coach [Fran] Dunphy didn't even think we were going to get in after the tournament," Temple center Micheal Eric
said.
Of course, Dunphy wasn't serious.
His Owls were a lock to reach the tourney, with an RPI of 20 and a schedule ranked 54th-hardest in the nation.
"But we were scared a little bit and thought about those things," Eric said.
So the uneasy Owls nervously gathered to learn their fate in the NCAA tournament in the Fox-Gittis room of the
Liacouras Center, amid university administrators, cheerleaders, fan members, and fans on Sunday.
Thirty-nine minutes into the event, Temple's name came up on the three monitors displaying the televised NCAA
tournament selection show.
And the seeding was better than the Owls (24-6) expected.
Temple drew the No. 5 seed in the Midwest Regional and will open with a second-round game at the Bridgestone
Arena on Friday at 9:55 p.m. in Nashville. The game will be televised on TNT.
The Owls will face the winner of Wednesday's first-round game between California and South Florida, the winner of
which will emerge as a 12th seed. That game will start around 9:15 p.m.
"I had my game face on the whole time, just hoping that we would go somewhere," Eric said of watching the
brackets go by during the selection show. "I kind of listened to [Dunphy] with his, 'Oh, we might not get picked.'
"But after I saw the fifth seed, I was pretty excited about it."
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Dunphy was glad that his team was fearful.
"It worked out," Dunphy said. "You know, we didn't play our best on Friday. So I wanted that fresh in their minds."
After winning the outright Atlantic Ten regular-season title, Temple was expected to win its fourth conference
tourney title in five seasons.
But following a first-round bye, the Owls suffered a 77-71 quarterfinal loss to Massachusetts. Temple committed 22
turnovers that game and shot 4 for 13 during the final eight minutes.
"We have 22 written on our foreheads, for the number of turnovers we had against UMass," Dunphy said. "There's
no reason to forget about it.
"We need to remember it and more on. But never forget it."
Last season, Temple posted its first victory in four consecutive tournament appearances by defeating Penn State,
66-64, in a second-round West Regional game.
The Owls followed with a heartbreaking, 71-64, double-overtime loss to San Diego State in the third round.
"I was surprised" with the fifth seed, Eric said. "But I will take it, and I think my teammates are excited.
"We are just going to go back to work."
Contact Keith Pompey at 215-854-2939 or [email protected], or on Twitter @pompeysgridlock.
Read his blog "Owls Inq," at www.philly.com/owlsinq
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