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Tipping off a turnaround: 2018-19 Basketball Preview

06 November 2018 The Temple News

Get up to speed with this season’s women’s and men’s basketball teams.

Piece of city’s basketball ‘fabric’ enters last year

06 November 2018 Michael Zingrone

Coach Fran Dunphy will begin his last season on Tuesday against La Salle.

Owls to lean on experience in quest for NCAA berth

06 November 2018 Sam Neumann

The team feels they are ready to take on a playoff berth for coach Fran Dunphy’s final season.

Young team finds its voice with high-scoring players

06 November 2018 Maura Razanauskas

Two sophomores will captain Owls, who finished second to last in The American last season.

Junior transfer: ‘I knew this was a good place for me’

06 November 2018 Michael Zingrone

Quentin Jackson, who transferred from Tallahassee Community College, gives the Owls guard depth.

Key guards stronger after injury-plauged season

06 November 2018 Tyler Sandora

The Owls lost their two starting point guards early last season. Both have returned and are looking to make an impact.

McKie: ‘I still have a lot to learn’

06 November 2018 Sam Neumann

Aaron McKie is learning from coach Fran Dunphy in his final season, before he transitions into the head-coach role.

‘Stick to the game plan’

06 November 2018 Dante Collinelli

Sophomore Mia Davis is Temple’s leading returning scorer and one of the team’s three captains.

Men’s basketball preview 2017-18

07 November 2017 Evan Easterling and Tom Ignudo

Temple is coming off a 16-16 record and first-round American Athletic Conference tournament exit in the 2016-17 season.

Women’s basketball preview 2017-18

07 November 2017 Maura Razanauskas, Austin Ampeloquio and Kevin Schaeffer

Temple ended the 2016-17 season with its first NCAA tournament appearance since 2011. But senior guard Alliya Butts, who averaged 15.5 points per game last season, will miss this year with a torn ACL.