Missed Opportunity

The victories in November count almost as much as the wins in March. So do the losses. A little less than four months from now, when the Temple men’s basketball team is counting wins and calculating its RPI as it tries to earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year, it might rue the one that got away on Tuesday afternoon.   Full Story

This is the initial Atlantic 10 Conference's men's basketball notebook for the 2009-10 season. Awards this week go to Duquesne's Damian Saunders, Dayton's Chris Wright, Charlotte's Shamarr Bowden and La Salle's Aaric Murray.   Full Story

Tuesday's night's 2009 O'Reilly Auto Parts College Basketball Experience Classic matchup between Duquesne and Iowa will be televised (9 p.m ET) on ESPNU, is part of ESPN's second annual College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon.   Full Story

Listen to the postgame comments of Coach Fran Dunphy, senior guard Ryan Brooks, and junior forward Lavoy Allen following Temple's 76-56 victory over Delaware on Saturday afternoon at the Carpenter Center in Newark, Del.   Full Story

Listen to Coach Fran Dunphy's comments about the 2009-10 Temple men's basketball team from Media Day earlier this week. The Owls open the season with a trip to Delaware on Saturday afternoon.   Full Story

Joining a team in midseason isn’t easy. Joining a team in midseason, while moving from one country to another and adjusting to college life, would qualify as a remarkably difficult transition. Juan Fernandez pulled off the change with the Temple basketball team last year, joining the rotation in the second semester and becoming the Owls’ best playmaker.   Full Story

Craig Williams won’t be 100 percent when the Temple men’s basketball team opens up the 2009-2010 campaign at Delaware Saturday. But he will be well enough to play. The 6-9 forward suffered a dislocated right kneecap in an offseason practice session in April.   Full Story

The Temple men’s basketball team will “Turn Back The Clock” with a home game at McGonigle Hall this season. On Monday, December 28, the Owls will return to their former home to host Bowling Green, Temple Athletic Director Bill Bradshaw confirmed to OwlsDaily.com.   Full Story

Chester product Jake Godino has joined the Temple men’s basketball team’s active roster for the 2009-10 campaign. Godino, a 5-11 guard from Delaware County Christian School, worked out with the Owls last season but did not dress for games.   Full Story

It’s fair to say 2008-09 was an unorthodox recruiting year for the Temple Owls. They inked two players during the early signing period, didn’t add anyone in the spring, then signed two more players in August. Last week, OwlsDaily.com talked with Coach Fran Dunphy about this year’s class, the plans for next year, and the recruiting results from his first three years at Temple.   Full Story

Coach Fran Dunphy made another late addition to his 2009 recruiting class this week as 6-8 forward Chris Clarke of Pensacola (Fla.) Junior College enrolled for the fall semester. OwlsDaily.com got the inside scoop from Clarke's mother and his former AAU coach on Monday night.   Full Story

Thursday, the Atlantic 10 Conference announced the league's men's basketball 16-game conference schedules for 2009-10. Teams face each opponent once and three teams twice. Here is each team's home-and-home A-10 opponents for the upcoming season.   Full Story

Dionte Christmas scored over 2,000 points in his Temple career. Nearly 1,000 of those points came on 319 three-pointers, including 107 treys a year ago. The loss of Christmas’ shooting ability may be impossible to replace, but 6-6 forward Andrew “Scootie” Randall is hoping to do his part.   Full Story

Watching Khalif Wyatt in one summer league game, it is apparent why Coach Fran Dunphy wanted the 6-3 combo guard on his team.   Full Story

Throughout the summer, OwlsDaily.com will be checking in with returning and new members of the Temple men's basketball team, who are in action almost every night of the week in the Hank Gathers College League at McGonigle Hall. Tipping off, here's the latest from sophomore guard Ramone Moore, who says, "I got out of the hole. Now I have to keep myself out of it."   Full Story

This is the second part of our trip around the Atlantic 10 Conference websites to see what's been going on since the end of the season.   Full Story

Sophomore forward Craig Williams suffered a dislocated right kneecap in practice last week and could be sidelined for four to five months, a Temple spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday night.   Full Story

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ -- Dionte Christmas scored 29 points as Temple spoiled Duquesne’s first Atlantic 10 Championship final appearance since 1981 with a 69-64 win. The win, which secured the Owls’ second consecutive Championship title, prevented the Dukes from earning their first NCAA tournament bid since 1977.   Full Story

Among all the possible postgame angles, I never thought I would be writing about the officiating after Temple’s NCAA Tournament first round game against Arizona State on Friday. But the whistle-happy stripes helped secure the result as much as the slightly-rattled Sun Devils, who missed enough free throws to lose the game, if only they hadn’t gotten so many attempts.   Full Story

The Temple Owls met the media at American Airlines Arena on Thursday in Miami, as the hours ticked down towards their NCAA Tournament first round game against Arizona State on Friday. Read the complete transcript of the media session with Dionte Christmas, Semaj Inge, Sergio Olmos, and Coach Fran Dunphy.   Full Story

Longtime Temple fans might be confused about who they’re cheering for in Friday’s NCAA Tournament game between the Owls and Arizona State. One team will play a matchup zone defense, and its offense will feature a supremely-talented wing guard. The other team will play man-to-man, with an offense featuring an array of capable shooters. Guess who's who?   Full Story

Getting into the NCAA tournament is an exciting achievement, but the euphoria of that feat can be dampened if a team is “backing” its way into the Big Dance. Judging but its last four games, Arizona State should be free of those apprehensions. The Sun Devils are arguably playing at their highest level of the season, and that should bode well for them as they start play Friday against Temple.   Full Story

Dionte Christmas scored 29 points and Ryan Brooks hit the big three-pointer as Temple earned its second consecutive Atlantic 10 crown with a 69-64 victory over Duquesne on Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Read about the game and listen to the postgame press conference.   Full Story

Something special happens whenever Temple and Xavier get together in the Atlantic 10 Tournament. One other thing that happens: Temple always wins. But it’s always an incredible, memorable game. Add one more to the list.   Full Story

Temple advanced to the Atlantic 10 Championship Game with a 55-53 victory over Xavier on Friday night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Read about the game and listen to postgame comments from Coach Fran Dunphy and his players.   Full Story