Classic showcases Temple recruits

Temple recruits, Daniel Dingle, Quenton DeCosey and Josh Brown, compete at the Mary Kline Classic in New Jersey. The Temple News talked with two of the men’s basketball team’s 2012 recruits, Daniel Dingle and Quenton DeCosey, and one of its 2013 recruits, Josh Brown, at the Mary Kline Classic in Pennington, N.J. on Saturday. Dingle, [...]

High school scout generates a following

As a high school senior he has been in Sports Illustrated, The Washington Post and made an appearance on The Today Show. College basketball coaches from around the country know him, or know of him and he has over 20,000 followers on Twitter. But Alex Kline is not a basketball player. “I’d say I’m more [...]

Hollis-Jefferson reflects on roots

The Owls will rely on the junior forward to pick up the offense. In the city of Chester, Pa., basketball is a way of life. From the early development on the playgrounds and in the Biddy League on the hardwood, the game becomes ingrained into a player and stays forever. Chester has garnered a reputation [...]

Owls clinch No. 1 seed in overtime thriller

The men’s basketball team defeated Massachusetts 90-88 in overtime Wednesday night to clinch the No. 1 seed in the A-10 Tournament. No. 23 Temple (23-6, 12-3 A-10) clinched at least a share of the Atlantic Ten Conference regular season title and the No. 1 seed in the A-10 Tournament Wednesday night in a 90-88 overtime [...]

Owls blow opportunity at St. Joseph’s

Men’s basketball lost its chance to clinch the A-10 regular season title and Big-5 title in a 82-72 defeat at St. Joseph’s on Saturday night. The No. 22 Temple men’s basketball team had its hands full for the second time this season in trying to guard St. Joseph’s sophomore forward Ronald Roberts, Jr. on Saturday [...]

Dunphy pays homage to deceased legend

Men’s basketball coach Fran Dunphy addressed the media for eight minutes after Wednesday night’s overtime win against La Salle. Dunphy thanked the media members and excused himself from the room, but let himself back in moments later. He had one more thing to add. Dunphy sat with former La Salle basketball star and local basketball [...]

Owls escape La Salle with 11th straight win

Temple defeated Atlantic 10 and Big-5 rival La Salle 80-79 in overtime on Wednesday night. It looked like both shots were going in. La Salle senior guard Earl Pettis took a 27-footer with five seconds left in overtime with a chance to give the Explorers a last-second win. The ball hit the back of the [...]

Less is Moore

Redshirt-senior guard Ramone Moore scored a season-low three points, but tied a career high with eight assists in the Owls’ 78-59 win against Duquesne on Saturday afternoon. On a night when the Atlantic Ten Conference’s leading scorer, redshirt-senior guard Ramone Moore, didn’t have his best shooting performance, it was up to senior guard Juan Fernandez [...]

Wyatt leads come-from-behind win against George Washington

Junior guard Khalif Wyatt scored 14 points in the final five minutes to lead men’s basketball to a 79-72 comeback win against George Washington. Although junior guard Khalif Wyatt didn’t start the game, he certainly made sure that he finished it. Denied the start due to showing up late for a study hall, Wyatt paid [...]

Temple brushes off Fordham, 78-60

Men’s basketball starts slow, wins big in a sloppy conference game.       After a close first half, Temple ran away from Fordham in a 78-60 win at the Liacouras Center Wednesday night. Redshirt-senior guard Ramone Moore and junior guard Khalif Wyatt led the way with 25 and 24 points, respectively. Wyatt scored Temple’s [...]

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