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TEMPLE MEN’S BASKETBALL 2018-19 GAME NOTES - NCAA TOURNAMENT Larry Dougherty, Sr. Associate AD/Communications l Email: [email protected] O: 215-204-2588 l C: 215-651-1822 l Twitter: @TUMBBHoops l Website: www.OwlSports.com Karen Angell, Associate Director for Athletic Communications l Email: [email protected] GAME INFORMATION GAME 33 - TEMPLE vs. BELMONT - NCAA FIRST FOUR Date/Time ....................................... March 19, 2019 / 9:10 p.m. Site ....................................................Dayton, Ohio (UD Arena) TV ...................truTV (PBP, Kevin Harlan; Analyst, Dan Bonner; .................Analyst: Reggie Miller; Sideline: Dana Jacobson) Radio ..... 1210 AM WPHT (PBP, Harry Donahue; Color, John Baum) Live Stats .................................................... Link on NCAA.com Twitter Updates ...............................................@TUMBBHoops Series History ......................................................First meeting TEMPLE STAT COMPARISON BELMONT Owls 23-9 ...............Overall Record .............. 26-5 Bruins 23-9, 13-5 American 74.8 ...............Scoring Offense .............. 87.4 26-5, 16-2 Ohio Valley SCHEDULE/RESULTS 71.2 .............. Scoring Defense .............73.9 NOVEMBER HEAD COACH +3.7 ..............Point Differential ........... +13.5 HEAD COACH Tues., 6 ^LA SALLE (ESPN3) ...................................W, 75-67 Fran Dunphy (La Salle '70) 43.9 ...............FG Percentage ...............49.9 Rick Byrd (Tennessee '76) Fri., 9 %DETROIT MERCY (ESPN3) ......................W, 83-67 Overall Record: 580-324 (30th Yr) 44.1 ........ FG Percentage Defense ........42.5 Overall Record: 778-395 (38th Yr) Tues., 13 GEORGIA (ESPN3) ......................................W, 81-77 at School: 270-161 (13th Yr) 7.5 ..................3PT Per Game ............... 10.5 at School: 686-340 (33rd Yr) Fri., 16 %LOYOLA-MD (OwlsTV) ............................ W, 81-67 vs. Belmont: 0-0 33.1 ...............3PT Percentage .............. 37.3 vs. Temple: 0-0 32.7 .......... Opp. 3PT Percentage..........34.3 Mon., 19 %vs. VCU (ESPN3) ...................................... L, 51-57 LAST TIME OUT 73.1 .................FT Percentage ...............73.8 LAST TIME OUT Tues., 20 %vs. Cal (ESPNU) ..................................... W, 76-59 L, 80-74 vs. Wichita State 34.3 ..........Rebounds Per Game ..........38.9 L, 77-65 vs. Murray State Tues., 27 at Missouri (SECN) ....................................W, 79-77 3/15/2019 (AAC Quarterfinal) -2.9 .............. Rebound Margin .............+3.8 3/9/2019 (OVC Championship) 14.5 ..............Assists Per Game ............. 19.9 DECEMBER LEADERS 8.7 ................ Steals Per Game ...............6.8 LEADERS Sat., 1 ^at Saint Joseph's (NBCSN) ......................W, 77-70 Points: Shizz Alston, Jr. (19.7 ppg) 2.3 ...............Blocks Per Game ...............3.8 Points: Dylan Windler (21.4 ppg) 11.1 ............. Turnovers Per Game ...........11.6 Wed., 5 ^at #21/21 Villanova (FS1).......................... L, 59-69 Rebounds: Ernest Aflakpui (7.0 rpg) Rebounds: Dylan Windler (10.7 rpg) Assists: Shizz Alston, Jr. (5.0 apg) +3.7 .............. Turnover Margin .............+0.9 Assists: Grayson Murphy (6.6 apg) Wed., 12 UMASS (ESPN3) ....................................... W, 65-63 Sat., 15 &vs. Davidson (ESPN3) ......................W, 77-75 (OT) Sat., 22 vs. Drexel (Palestra) ................................. W, 82-64 PROJECTED STARTERS # Name Pos. Ht./Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG Notes 1 Quinton Rose G 6-8/185 Jr. 16.5 3.8 2.5 AAC Second Team; Has scored 20+ points eight times JANUARY 10 Shizz Alston, Jr. G 6-4/180 Sr. 19.7 2.8 5.0 AAC First Team; Career-high 34 pts at UConn Wed., 2 *at UCF (ESPNews) ....................................L, 73-78 15 Nate Pierre-Louis G 6-4/170 So. 13.3 5.7 2.0 AAC co-Most Improved Player Sun., 6 *at Wichita State (ESPNews) ..............W, 85-81 (OT) 4 J.P. Moorman II F 6-7/210 So. 5.8 4.1 1.7 2nd double-double of '18-'19 w/ 14 pts/10 rebs at Memphis Wed., 9 *#17/15 HOUSTON (ESPNews) ..................W, 73-69 24 Ernest Aflakpui C 6-10/240 Sr. 5.9 7.0 0.4 7th in AAC with 6.6 rebounds per game Sat., 12 *USF (ESPNU) ....................................W, 82-80 (OT) HEADLINES Wed., 16 *at ECU (ESPN3) ........................................W, 85-74 Sat., 19 ^PENN (CBSSN) ..........................................L, 70-77 » Temple is making its 33rd appearance in the NCAA Tournament and its first in the First Four. The Owls are 33-32 all- time in the Big Dance, and making their first appearance since 2016. Thurs., 24 *MEMPHIS (CBSSN) ................................. W, 85-76 » The Owls are under the direction of head coach Fran Dunphy in his 13th and final season. The four-time conference Sun., 27 *CINCINNATI (CBSSN) ................................L, 68-72 Coach of the Year (two A-10, two AAC) has now gone to nine NCAA Tournaments with the Owls and 17 in his career after Thurs., 31 *at #13/13 Houston (ESPN2) .......................L, 66-73 taking Penn eight times. » Temple had three players recognized with American Athletic Conference postseason awards. Senior guard Shizz FEBRUARY Alston, Jr. was named to the AAC First Team, junior guard Quinton Rose was named to the AAC Second Team, and Sat., 2 *at Tulane (ESPN3) ....................................W, 75-67 sophomore guard Nate Pierre-Louis was named Most Improved along with Josh Carlton from UConn. » Alston, who leads all players in the AAC with 19.7 points per game, has scored 20 or more points in each of the last Wed., 6 *UCONN (CBSSN) ......................................W, 81-63 eight games. He exploded for a career-high 34 points on 12-of-14 shooting to lead the Owls to a 78-71 win at UConn on Sat., 9 *at Tulsa (ESPNU) .......................................L, 58-76 March 7. In addition to his AAC First Team honor, Alston was named to the USBWA All-District II Team. Wed., 13 *SMU (ESPN3) ...........................................W, 82-74 » Alston has hit at least one three-pointer in 43 straight games to set a new Temple record, surpassing the 39-game Sat., 16 *at USF (ESPNU) ...............................W, 70-69 (OT) streak by Dionte Christmas (2006-08). Sat., 23 *TULSA (ESPNews)....................................W, 84-73 » The Owls have won six of their last eight games and had won three straight heading into the AAC Championships Tues., 26 *at Memphis (ESPNU) ................................ L, 73-81 before being upset by Wichita State, 80-74 in the quarterfinals. Temple got a 67-62 Senior Day win over #25 UCF on March 9, earning its second win over a Top 25 team this season. » The Owls beat Tulsa, 84-73 on Feb. 23, for their 20th win of the season. Dunphy has now guided the Owls to 20 or MARCH more wins in nine of his 13 seasons. Sun., 3 *TULANE (ESPNU) ....................................W, 80-69 » Temple finished 13-2 at home this season, giving Dunphy his ninth 10-win season at the Liacouras Center. Thurs., 7 *at UConn (CBSSN) ....................................W, 78-71 » The Owls defeated then-#17/15 Houston at home on Jan. 9, making it 12 seasons in a row that Temple has defeated Sat., 9 *#25/RV UCF (ESPN2) .............................. W, 67-62 a Top 25 program. Temple was the only team to defeat the Cougars through their first 28 games until UCF became the Fri., 15 **vs. Wichita State (ESPNU) .......................L, 74-80 second team to do so on March 2. The Owls got another Top 25 win when they beat #25 UCF on March 9. Tues., 19 $vs. Belmont (NCAA First Four) (truTV) ....9:10 p.m. » Rose and Pierre-Louis average 16.5 and 13.3 points per game, respectively, to rank second and third on the team. Rose has tallied eight 20-point performances while Pierre-Louis has four. Home games in CAPS; *American Athletic Conference contest » Temple ranks 16th in the nation with 8.7 steals per game. The Owls have posted double-digit steals in 13 games. **American Athletic Conference Tournament (Memphis, Tenn.) » Taking the reins from Dunphy in 2019-20 will be current associate head coach Aaron McKie, a former Temple stand- ^Philadelphia Big 5; %Legends Classic, $NCAA Tournament out and 1994 graduate who went on to play 13 seasons in the NBA. 33 NCAA TOURNAMENTS l 2 NIT CHAMPIONSHIPS l 2 FINAL FOURS l 7 ELITE EIGHTS l 14 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS PROGRAM INFORMATION NUMERICAL ROSTER ALL-TIME RECORD NO. NAME YR. POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL • 122nd season of basketball 0 Alani Moore II Jr. G 5-10 170 Washington, D.C. Friendship Collegiate Academy • Years: 1885 to present 1 Quinton Rose Jr. G 6-8 185 Rochester, N.Y. Bishop Kearney 2 James “Monty” Scott* Jr. G 6-5 185 Union, N.J. St. Benedict’s Prep/Kennesaw State • Overall record: 1,926-1,077 3 Jasen West Fr. G 6-1 170 Winter Springs, Fla. Lake Highland Prep • American record: 59-49 4 J.P. Moorman II So. F 6-7 210 Greensboro, N.C. Greensboro Day School • NCAA Tournament record: 33-32 10 Shizz Alston, Jr. Sr. G 6-4 180 Philadelphia, Pa. The Haverford School 11 Trey Lowe R-Jr. G 6-7 165 Ewing, N.J.. Ewing 13 Quentin Jackson, Jr. Jr. G 6-2 180 Cary, N.C. Cape Fear Christian Acad./Tallahassee CC THE LIACOURAS CENTER 14 Arashma Parks Fr. F 6-9 235 North Royalton, Ohio Phelps School (Pa.) Opened ................................................................Dec. 9, 1997 15 Nate Pierre-Louis So. G 6-4 170 Plainfield, N.J. Roselle Catholic Season .............................................................................. 21st 21 Justyn Hamilton So. F 6-10 190 Charlotte, N.C . Independence Capacity ........................................................................10,206 22 De’Vondre Perry So. F 6-7 220 Baltimore, Md. Polytechnic Institute Student Section ..............................................Cherry Crusade 23 Damion Moore Jr. C 6-11 225 Jackson, Miss. Callaway 24 Ernest Aflakpui Sr. C 6-10 240 Accra, Ghana Archbishop Carroll (Pa.) Overall record .............................................................. 227-76 25 Tim Waddington Jr. F 6-5 195 Warrington, Pa. Central Bucks South 32 Anto Keshgegian Jr. G 6-3 185 Media, Pa. Eastern AMERICAN REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS * redshirt for 2018-19 season Titles (1): 2016 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER A-10 CHAMPIONSHIPS NO.