Coach Fran Dunphy earn the conference’s coach of the year honors for the second straight year after leading Temple to The American’s regular season championship.
The Owls defeated last place Tulane, 64-56, to win the American Athletic Conference’s regular season championship on Sunday at Fogelman Arena in New Orleans.
Villanova freshman guard Jalen Brunson scored a game-high 25 points as the Owls fell to the No. 1 Wildcats 83-67 on Wednesday night at the Liacouras Center.