Introduction TABLE OF CONTENTS TEMPLE 100-Point Games ...... 113 Quick Facts 2011-12 Schedule ...... 2 All-Time Results ...... 115 GENERAL INFORMATION Liacouras Center ...... 3 Liacouras Center Records ...... 135 The Campus ...... 5 Honors and Awards ...... 136 Location ...... , PA Temple Transformation ...... 7 Owls in the Pros ...... 139 Enrollment ...... 39,000 Philadelphia ...... 9 All-Time Roster ...... 141 Founded ...... 1884 Media Market ...... 11 President ...... Dr. Ann Weaver Hart Residential Living ...... 12 OPPONENTS Atlantic 10 ...... 145 Athletic Director ...... Bill Bradshaw Academic Success ...... 13 Temple Alumni ...... 15 ...... 147 NCAA Faculty Rep. ....Eleanor Myers Tradition ...... 17 Big 5 Hall of Fame ...... 148 Affiliation ...... NCAA Division I-A Owl Experience ...... 19 Bowling Green Falcons ...... 149 Conference ...... Atlantic 10 NBA Owls ...... 21 Buffalo Bulls ...... 149 Arena ...... Liacouras Center (10,206) Atlantic 10 ...... 22 Central Michigan Chippewas ...... 150 Charlotte 49ers ...... 150 Nickname ...... Owls Roster ...... 24 Outlook ...... 25 ...... 151 Colors ...... Cherry and White Delaware Blue Hens ...... 151 Athletic Dept.Phone ..(215) 204-7447 COACHING STAFF Duke Blue Devils ...... 152 Ticket Office Phone ...(215) 204-8499 ...... 28 ...... 152 University Website Dave Duke ...... 32 ...... 153 George Washington Colonials .....153 ...... www.temple.edu Dwayne Killings ...... 33 Shawn Trice ...... 34 ...... 154 Athletics Website Support Staff ...... 35 Maryland Terrapins ...... 154 ...... www.owlsports.com Massachusetts Minutemen ...... 155 PLAyERS Penn Quakers ...... 155 Micheal Eric ...... 39 Rams ...... 156 TEAM INFORMATION Juan Fernandez ...... 41 Rice Owls ...... 156 2010-11 Record ...... 26-8 Jake Godino ...... 43 ...... 157 2010-11 Atlantic 10 Record ...... 14-2 Ramone Moore ...... 45 Saint Joseph’s Hawks ...... 157 2010-11 Big 5 Record ...... 3-1 Scootie Randall ...... 47 ...... 158 St. Bonaventure Bonnies ...... 158 Letterwinners Returning/Lost .....9/3 TJ DiLeo ...... 49 Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson ...... 51 Texas Longhorns ...... 159 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 4/1 Khalif Wyatt ...... 53 Toledo Rockets ...... 159 Captains ...... Eric, Fernandez, Aaron Brown ...... 55 Villanova Wildcats ...... 160 ...... Moore, Randall Anthony Lee ...... 56 Western Michigan Broncos ...... 160 Jimmy McDonnell ...... 56 Xavier Musketeers ...... 161 Will Cummings ...... 56 Puerto Rico Tip-Off Bracket ...... 161 COACHING STAFF Nick Pendergast ...... 56 Series Scores ...... 162 Head Coach ...... Fran Dunphy Dalton Pepper ...... 56 All-Time Opponents ...... 167 Career Record/Years ...... 420-220/22 Managers and Spirit Squads ...... 57 Versus the Polls ...... 169 Record at School/Years ...... 110-57/5 On National TV ...... 171 yEAR IN REVIEW Assistant Coaches ...... Dave Duke Year in Review ...... 59 ...... Dwayne Killings, Shawn Trice Accomplishments ...... 59 Administration ...... 173 Dir. of Operations ...... Jeff Wilson 2010-11 Statistics ...... 62 Main Campus Map ...... 174 Athletic Trainer ...... Shawn Cameron Game Recaps ...... 63 Athletic Facilities ...... 175 Director of Athletics ...... 177 HISTORy Athletic Administration ...... 179 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS History ...... 73 Head Coaches ...... 181 Assoc. AD/MBB Contact Elite Eight Teams ...... 85 Athletics Staff ...... 182 ...... Larry Dougherty Traditions ...... 86 Academic Support ...... 186 Staff Directory ...... 187 E-mail ...... [email protected] Team Records ...... 87 Individual Records ...... 88 Office Phone ...... (215) 204-2588 Single Game Records ...... 90 MEDIA INFORMATION Cell Phone ...... (215) 651-1822 Career Leaders ...... 91 On the Air ...... 189 Office Fax ...... (215) 204-7499 Season Records ...... 93 Media Information ...... 190 Press Row ...... (215) 204-7445 Records by Class ...... 95 Atlantic 10 Media Information .....191 1,000-Point Scorers ...... 97 Directions to Campus ...... 192 Year-by-Year Leaders ...... 99 Photo Roster ...... 193 HISTORy Year-by-Year Records ...... 103 First Year of Competition .....1894-95 NCAA Tournament History ...... 104 All-Time Record ...... 1,766-974 (.645) NCAA Records ...... 108 Atlantic 10 Tournament History .109 NCAA Appearances ...... 29 Nat’l Invitation Tournaments ...... 110 NCAA Record ...... 32-29 Regular Season Tournaments ...... 111 NIT Appearances/Record ...... 17 Overtime Games ...... 112 NIT Record ...... 20-15 Last Time It Happened ...... 113

1 • 2011-12 Men’s Basketball Media Guide Introduction TEMPLE OWLS 2011-12 SCHEDULE Day Date Opponent ...... Location ...... TV ...... Time Mon. Nov. 14 at Penn ...... Philadelphia, Pa...... 7 p.m. Puerto Rico Tip-Off Thu. Nov. 17 vs. Western Michigan ...... San Juan, Puerto Rico ...... ESPNU ...... 10:30 a.m. Fri. Nov. 18 vs. Purdue/Iona ...... San Juan, Puerto Rico ...... ESPNU $ ...... 1/3:30 p.m. Sun. Nov. 20 at Puerto Rico Tip-Off ...... San Juan, Puerto Rico ...... ESPN2 $ ...... TBA Sun. Nov. 27 at Bowling Green ...... Bowling Green, Ohio ...... 2 p.m. Sat. Dec. 3 CenTraL MiChigan (Dh)& . .LiaCOUraS CenTer ...... 4 p.m. Wed. Dec. 7 at Toledo ...... Toledo, Ohio ...... 7 p.m. Sat. Dec. 10 ViLLanOVa ...... LiaCOUraS CenTer ...... eSPn2 ...... 5 p.m. Sat. Dec. 17 at Texas ...... Austin, Texas ...... ESPN2 ...... 2:30 p.m. Mon. Dec. 19 at Rice ...... Houston, Texas ...... 9 p.m. Wed. Dec. 28 BUffaLO ...... LiaCOUraS CenTer ...... 7 p.m. Fri. Dec. 30 at Delaware ...... Newark, Del...... 7 p.m. Wed. Jan. 4 DUke ...... WeLLS fargO CenTer ...... eSPn2 ...... 7 p.m. Sat. Jan. 7 * DayTOn % ...... LiaCOUraS CenTer ...... CBSSnr ...... 4 p.m. Wed. Jan. 11 * at Saint Louis ...... Saint Louis, Mo...... CBSSN ...... 9 p.m. Sat. Jan. 14 * at Richmond ...... Richmond, Va...... CBSSN ...... 7 p.m. Wed. Jan. 18 * La SaLLe (Dh) ...... LiaCOUraS CenTer ...... 7 p.m. Sat. Jan. 21 MaryLanD ...... The PaLeSTra ...... eSPnU ...... 11 a.m. Wed. Jan. 25 * at Charlotte ...... Charlotte, N.C...... 7:30 p.m. Sat. Jan. 28 * SainT JOSePh’S # ...... LiaCOUraS CenTer ...... 4 p.m. Wed. feb. 1 * fOrDhaM ...... LiaCOUraS CenTer ...... 7 p.m. Sat. Feb. 4 * at Rhode Island ...... Kingston, R.I...... ESPN/ESPN2 ...... 2 p.m. Wed. feb. 8 * geOrge WaShingTOn . . .LiaCOUraS CenTer ...... CBSSnr ...... 6 p.m. Sat. feb. 11 * XaVier (Dh ) ...... LiaCOUraS CenTer ...... eSPn2 ...... 9 p.m. Wed. Feb. 15 * at St. Bonaventure ...... Olean, N.Y...... CBSSN ...... 8 p.m. Sat. feb. 18 * DUqUeSne ^ ...... LiaCOUraS CenTer ...... CBSSnr ...... 2 p.m. Wed. Feb. 22 * at La Salle ...... Philadelphia, Pa...... 7 p.m. Sat. Feb. 25 * at Saint Joseph’s ...... Philadelphia, Pa...... ESPNU ...... 7 p.m. Wed. feb. 29 * MaSSaChUSeTTS ...... LiaCOUraS CenTer ...... 7 p.m. Sat. Mar. 3 * at Fordham ...... Bronx, N.Y...... 4 p.m. Tu-Su. Mar. 6, 9-11 Atlantic 10 Championship . . . .Campus Sites/Atlantic City, N.J. Home Games in BOLD CAPS . Times Eastern Standard and subject to change. (DH) = Women’s/Men’s Doubleheader $ = Depends on outcome of previous game & = Hatfield Dollar Hot Dog Day % = Parent-Child Layup Day # = Ninth Annual Owl Club Auction ^ = Hooter the Owl’s Birthday Party!/Postgame Autograph Session

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CREDITS: The 2011-12 Temple University Men’s Basketball Media Guide was written and edited by Larry Dougherty. Interior layout and cover de - signs by Kelli Sheesley. Additional writing, research and editing by Al Shrier, Alex Samuelian and Mellana Cramer. Special thanks to Jeff Wilson. Player and staff headshots by Mitchell Leff. Additional photos by Joseph V. Labolito, Greg Carroccio, Brittany Hickey, Harvey Levine, Al Tielemans, Ken White, NBA Entertainment/Getty Images and the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau. www.OwlSports.com • 2