2009–10 Temple Owls men's basketball team

2009–10 Temple Owls men's basketball
A-10 Regular Season Co-Champions A-10 Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, First round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
AP	#12
2009–10 record	29–6 (14–2 A-10)
Head coach	Fran Dunphy
Assistant coach	Dave Duke
Assistant coach	Matt Langel
Assistant coach	Shawn Trice
Home arena	Liacouras Center

2009–10 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
#12 Temple†	14	–	2		.875			29	–	6		.829
#25 Xavier	14	–	2		.875			26	–	9		.743
#24 Richmond	13	–	3		.813			26	–	9		.743
Saint Louis	11	–	5		.688			23	–	13		.639
Rhode Island	9	–	7		.563			26	–	10		.722
Charlotte	9	–	7		.563			19	–	12		.613
Dayton	8	–	8		.500			25	–	12		.676
St. Bonaventure	7	–	9		.438			15	–	16		.484
Duquesne	7	–	9		.438			16	–	16		.500
George Washington	6	–	10		.375			16	–	15		.516
UMass	5	–	11		.313			12	–	20		.375
Saint Joseph's	5	–	11		.313			11	–	20		.355
La Salle	4	–	12		.250			12	–	18		.400
Fordham	0	–	16		.000			2	–	26		.071
† 2010 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Fran Dunphy and played their home games at the Liacouras Center. The Owls are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 29–6, 14–2 in A-10 play to claim a share of the regular season championship. They won the 2010 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament for the third consecutive year to receive the conferences automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They received a 5 seed in the East Region where they were upset in the first round by 12 seed Cornell.

Preseason

The team is set to play their home games at Liacouras Center, which has a capacity of 10,206.^[1] They are in their 28th season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.^[2] Coming back from their 2008–09 season, they compiled a record of 22–12 and won the Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament for the second consecutive year.^[3]

However, Temple lost star player Dionte Christmas to graduation, whom Blue Ribbon Yearbook said that, if "anything good that happened to the Owls last year, Christmas had a hand in it."^[3] He led Temple in three statistics: points per game (19.5), three-pointers completed (107), and total steals (51); he finished second in two more: rebounds per game (5.5) and assists (28).^[3] In addition, he was an honorable mention All-American and scored 2,000 points over his college basketball career. Also graduating were two other starters: 7–0 center Sergio Olmos, who was selected as an All-A10 Tournament player, and point guard Semaj Inge.^[4]

Temple's schedule was announced on September 3, 2009, consisting of a school record-tying 31 games in the regular season.^[5] The out-of-conference portion, adopted on July 21, was regarded as one of the toughest in college hoops.^[3][6] The highlights of it include: Georgetown and Siena, which began the season ranked; Virginia Tech, a competitor in the Atlantic Coast Conference; Penn State, who won the 2009 National Invitation Tournament; and Villanova and Kansas, two top 10 teams.^[3]

Due to these factors, Temple was picked to finish fifth in the conference by the Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll, tied with Duquesne. Lavoy Allen was the only team member selected on the Preseason All-Atlantic 10 First Team.^[7] The Blue Ribbon Yearbook gave the backcourt a grade of B, the frontcourt a B, the bench/depth a C+, and the intangibles a B+. They commented that "the Owls have had a way the last couple years of surprising people," and that while Temple "might still surprise some people, but don't expect it to be with an NCAA Tournament berth."^[3]

Recruiting

Incoming signees

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Rahlir Jefferson SF	Chester, Pennsylvania	Chester (PA)	6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)	192.5 lb (87.3 kg)	Sep 19, 2008
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 85
Khalif Wyatt SG	Norristown, Pennsylvania	Norristown (PA)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 18, 2008
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 84
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Temple 2009 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 3, 2010. "2009 Temple Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved January 3, 2010. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 3, 2010. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved January 3, 2010. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 3, 2010.

2010–11 team recruits

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Anthony Lee F/C	Orlando, Florida	Eustis HS (FL)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 26, 2009
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 88
Aaron Brown SF	Newark, New Jersey	St. Benedict's Prep (NJ)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 2, 2009
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 83
Jimmy McDonnell PF	Jackson, New Jersey	Jackson Memorial HS (NJ)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 8, 2010
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Temple 2010 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 17, 2010. "2010 Temple Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved November 17, 2010. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 17, 2010. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved November 17, 2010. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 17, 2010.

Roster

Players

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown		High School
1	Khalif Wyatt	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 pounds (95 kg)	G	Fr.	Norristown, Pennsylvania	U.S.	Norristown HS
2	Ryan Brooks	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 pounds (91 kg)	G	Sr.	Narberth, Pennsylvania	U.S.	Lower Merion HS
4	Juan Fernandez	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 pounds (82 kg)	G	So.	Río Tercero, Córdoba	Argentina	Dr. Alexis Carrel HS
10	Luis Guzman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 pounds (91 kg)	G	Sr.	New York City	U.S.	Paramus Catholic HS
11	T.J. DiLeo	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 pounds (88 kg)	G	Fr.	Cinnaminson, New Jersey	U.S.	Cinnaminson HS
15	Carmel Bouchman	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 pounds (98 kg)	F	Fr.	Tel Aviv	Israel	Irani Tet HS
21	Rafael DeLeon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 pounds (91 kg)	F	Sr.	District Heights, Maryland	U.S.	Bishop McNamara HS
23	Ramone Moore	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 pounds (82 kg)	G	So.	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	U.S.	South Philadelphia HS
24	Lavoy Allen	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 pounds (102 kg)	F	Jr.	Morrisville, Pennsylvania	U.S.	Pennsbury HS
30	Craig Williams	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 pounds (110 kg)	F	Jr.	Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands	U.S.	St. Croix Central HS
31	Jake Godino	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 pounds (77 kg)	G	So.	Chester, Pennsylvania	U.S.	Delaware County Christian School
32	Rahlir Jefferson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 pounds (91 kg)	F	Fr.	Chester, Pennsylvania	U.S.	Chester HS
33	Scootie Randall	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 pounds (93 kg)	F	So.	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	U.S.	Communications Tech HS
45	Chris Clarke	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 pounds (91 kg)	F	So.	Orchard Lake, Michigan	U.S.	St. Mary's Prep
50	Micheal Eric	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 pounds (110 kg)	F/C	So.	Lagos	Nigeria	Church Farm School

Coaches

Name	Position	Year at Temple	Alma Mater (Year)[8]
Fran Dunphy	Head coach	4th	La Salle (1970)
Dave Duke	Assistant Coach	4th	Villanova (1974)
Matt Langel	Assistant Coach	4th	Pennsylvania (2000)
Shawn Trice	Assistant Coach	4th	Pennsylvania (1995)
Jeff Wilson	Director of Operations	4th	Temple (2004)
Steve Spirro	Athletic Trainer	6th	Temple (2002)
Dion Dacons	Coordinator of Student Development/Manager	2nd	Temple (2007)

Schedule

2009–10 game log
November Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 14 Delaware W 76–56 Ryan Brooks – 23 Lavoy Allen – 15 Juan Fernandez – 5 Bob Carpenter Center, Newark, DE (3,080) 1–0 2 November 17 Georgetown (#19) L 46–45 Allen – 12 Allen – 14 Luiz Guzman – 6 Verizon Center, Washington, DC (8,712) 1–1 3 November 21 Siena W 73–69 Fernandez – 20 Allen – 7 Allen – 5 Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA (6,759) 2–1 4 November 24 Ball State W 66–46 Brooks – 17 Allen – 9 Allen/Brooks – 7 Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA (3,597) 3–1 5 November 27 Virginia Tech W 61–50 Allen – 18 Allen – 10 Fernandez – 6 Palestra, Philadelphia, PA (3,750) 4–1 6 November 28 St. John's L 55–48 Ramone Moore – 10 Rahlir Jefferson – 12 Fernandez – 4 Palestra, Philadelphia, PA (3,469) 4–2
December Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 December 1 Western Michigan W 76–70 Brooks – 17 Brooks – 10 Guzman – 6 University Arena in Read Fieldhouse, Kalamazoo, MI (3,086) 5–2 8 December 5 Penn State W 45–42 Brooks – 19 Allen – 12 Fernandez – 4 Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA (7,012) 6–2 9 December 8 Miami (OH) W 64–42 Allen – 15 Allen – 7 Allen/Fernandez – 4 John D. Millett Hall, Miami, OH (1,457) 7–2 10 December 13 Villanova (#3) W 75–65 Fernandez – 33 Allen – 17 Guzman – 7 Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA (8,449) 8–2 11 December 19 Seton Hall W 71–65 Brooks – 24 Allen – 12 Brooks – 3 Prudential Center, Newark, NJ (7,100) 9–2 12 December 28 Bowling Green W 63–39 Brooks – 19 Allen – 13 Brooks – 6 Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA (3,900) 10–2 13 December 30 Northern Illinois W 70–60 Fernandez – 26 Allen – 11 Brooks – 4 Convocation Center, DeKalb, IL (1,234) 11–2
January Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 14 January 2 Kansas (#1) L 84–52 Brooks/Fernandez – 11 Guzman – 6 Allen/Brooks/Fernandez/Guzman – 2 Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA (10,206) 11–3 15 January 6 St. Joseph's W 73–46 Allen – 20 Allen – 11 Craig Williams/Guzman/Moore – 3 Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA (6,103) 12–3 (1–0) 16 January 10 Rhode Island (#32) W 68–64 (OT) Fernandez – 18 Allen – 12 Fernandez – 4 Thomas M. Ryan Center, Kingston, RI (6,122) 13–3 (2–0) 17 January 13 Pennsylvania W 60–45 Brooks – 15 Allen/Guzman – 6 Brooks/Fernandez – 3 Palestra, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (6,353) 14–3 18 January 16 Massachusetts W 76–64 Brooks – 29 Allen – 14 Guzman – 7 Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA (4,263) 15–3 (3–0) 19 January 20 Xavier W 77–72 Brooks – 22 Allen/Brooks – 7 Fernandez – 7 Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA (6,813) 16–3 (4–0) 20 January 23 Fordham W 62–45 Fernandez – 13 Micheal Eric – 5 Brooks – 6 Rose Hill Gym, New York, NY (2,690) 17–3 (5–0) 21 January 27 Charlotte L 74–64 Brooks – 20 Allen – 14 Fernandez – 6 Dale F. Halton Arena, Charlotte, NC (7,623) 17–4 (5–1) 22 January 30 La Salle W 64–52 Moore – 14 Allen – 10 Allen/Guzman – 5 Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA (8,501) 18–4 (6–1)
February Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 23 February 3 Duquesne W 76–60 Moore – 15 Allen – 15 Guzman – 4 Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA (4,391) 19–4 (7–1) 24 February 6 Richmond L 71–54 Allen/Moore – 17 Allen – 19 Guzman – 3 Robins Center, Richmond, VA (6,806) 19–5 (7–2) 25 February 13 Rhode Island W 78–56 Eric – 19 Allen/Guzman – 7 Fernandez – 6 Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA (7,080) 20–5 (8–2) 26 February 17 St. Bonaventure W 73–55 Moore – 18 Allen – 6 Fernandez – 5 Reilly Center, St. Bonaventure, NY (4,522) 21–5 (9–2) 27 February 20 St. Joseph's W 75–67 (OT) Moore – 24 Allen – 10 Guzman – 4 Hagan Arena, Philadelphia, PA (8,151) 22–5 (10–2) 28 February 24 Dayton W 49–41 Moore – 13 Allen – 17 Guzman – 7 Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA (5,833) 23–5 (11–2) 29 February 28 La Salle W 68–53 Fernandez – 23 Allen – 21 Guzman – 7 Tom Gola Arena, Philadelphia, PA (4,000) 24–5 (12–2)
March Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 30 March 3 St. Louis W 57–51 Allen – 18 Allen – 14 Guzman – 4 Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, MO (7,984) 25–5 (13–2) 31 March 6 George Washington W 70–57 Eric – 18 Eric – 6 Fernandez – 5 Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA (6,356) 26–5 (14–2) 32 March 12 St. Bonaventure W 69–51 Fernandez – 17 Allen – 15 Fernandez – 7 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ A-10 Tournament Quarterfinals 27–5 33 March 13 Rhode Island W 57–44 Brooks – 16 Allen – 10 Fernandez – 6 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ A-10 Tournament Semifinals 28–5 34 March 14 Richmond W 56–52 Fernandez – 18 Allen – 11 Allen – 3 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ A-10 Tournament Finals (7,882) 29–5 35 March 19 Cornell (12 Seed) L 65–78 Fernandez/Brooks – 14 Allen – 5 Allen – 4 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, FL NCAA Tournament First round (10,657) 29–6
2012–13 season schedule

Season

Preconference season

The Owls kicked off their season on November 14, 2009 with a 76–56 win against the University of Delaware, sending the Fighting Blue Hens to their fourth straight loss as a home opener.^[9] On November 17, the Owls failed to capitalize on preseason No. 19 Georgetown Hoyas' sloppy play, as the Hoyas were victorious 45–46. The game featured more fouls (18) and turnovers (16) than completed baskets (15) for Georgetown, playing their home opener at the Verizon Center. Georgetown led 19–13 at halftime, but Temple managed to mount a comeback, as they led with 6 seconds left in regulation until Hoya Greg Monroe scored the winning 3-pointer. After the game, Temple's 68-game winning streak when opponents scored less than 50 points was crushed.^[10]

On November 21, Temple beat the Siena Saints, after overcoming a six-point deficit at the half to end the game at 73–69.^[11] As a result, the Owls began receiving votes in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings for the week of November 23.^[12] After an easy win against Ball State on November 24, the Owls next faced Virginia Tech in the semifinals of the Philly Hoop Group Classic.^[13][14] Temple overcame Malcolm Delaney's 32 points to defeat the Hokies 60–51 on November 27. Their 4–1 start was the Owls' best since 2000.^[14]

The team suffered their second loss of the season by the undefeated Red Storm of St. John's on November 28, in the championship game of the Philly Hoop Group Classic. Temple led 22–21 at the half, but the Red Storm went on a 14–2 run in the beginning of the second half from which the Owls could not recover, and St. John's won 55–48.^[15] This caused Temple to lose all support in the national rankings.^[16] The Owls rebounded with three consecutive wins: against Western Michigan, Penn State, and Miami (Ohio).^[17][18][19] The Penn State game was notable in that it was the second lowest scoring game in the 13-year history of the Liacouras Center. Ryan Brooks's 19 points, the only Owl scoring in double figures, helped lead Temple over the Nittany Lions 45–42 in the largely defensive matchup.^[20]

Temple entered the top 25 in national rankings for the first time since 2001.^[21]

Atlantic 10 regular season

Lavoy Allen shooting a free throw against La Salle on February 28, 2010

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Final
AP[22]			47			30	21	18	21	19	16	15	19	21	21	20	20	17	12
Coaches[22]						30	25	19	25	21	17	15	17	21	20	18	16	17	13	27
ESPN.com Power Rankings[23]	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	23	18	16	18	19	21	20	16	19	N/A

Awards & honors

Lavoy Allen

• Preseason All-Atlantic 10 First Team^[7]
• November 30, 2009 Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Week^[24]
• November 30, 2009 Temple University Athlete of the Week^[25]
• December 14, 2009 Philadelphia Big Five Honor Roll^[26]
• January 11, 2010 Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Week^[27]
• January 11, 2010 Temple University Athlete of the Week^[28]

Ryan Brooks

• November 16, 2009 Philadelphia Big Five Honor Roll^[29]
• December 7, 2009 Philadelphia Big Five Honor Roll^[30]
• December 21, 2009 Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Week^[31]
• December 21, 2009 Temple University Athlete of the Week^[32]
• January 4, 2010 Philadelphia Big Five Honor Roll^[33]

Juan Fernandez

• December 14, 2009 Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Week^[34]
• December 14, 2009 Temple University Athlete of the Week^[35]
• December 20, 2009 A-10 Player of the Week^[36]
• January 6, 2010 Temple University Athlete of the Month^[37]

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