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Drexel Gets Snubbed In Favor Of Iona

Jerry Brennan — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:59:12 +0000

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The Drexel Dragons (27-6) were snubbed in favor of the Iona Gaels (25-7) for the final spot in the NCAA’s field of 68 on Sunday night. Due to the lack of strength in Drexel’s non-conference schedule the selection committee felt Iona was a more deserving team for a tournament bid. The Dragons non-conference strength of schedule was [...]

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UMass Stuns The 21st Ranked Temple Owls

Jerry Brennan — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 05:57:48 +0000

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Tags: Chazz Williams Fran Dunphy Jesse Morgan Juan Fernandez Khalif Wyatt Ramone Moore Temple Owls

UMass gave the Temple Owls their own version of an early A-10 exit, with a 77-71 defeat of Temple knocking the Owl’s out of the A-10 tournament after only one game. UMass opened the second half on a 15-0 run, led by Jesse Morgan who finished with 21 points and Chazz Williams who finished with 20. [...]

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Temple Joins The Big East, Awkward Moments With Villanova Ensue

GarryCobb — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:07:25 +0000

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Tags: Big East Temple Owls Basketball Temple Owls football

Months of speculation officially ended just after 5:35 pm Wednesday afternoon as the Big-East conference announced Temple officially joined the Big-East. The school will join the Big-East in football effective July 1st, 2012 and for basketball effective July 1st, 2013 which means Temple basketball will have one final season in the Atlantic 10 after this season. Once [...]

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Drexel’s Win Streak Snapped; Now On The Bubble

Jerry Brennan — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:11:34 +0000

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Tags: Bruiser Flint Chris Fouch Damion Lee Drexel Dragons Samme Givens

A 16-point halftime deficit proved to be too big of a mountain for the Drexel Dragons to climb as they fall to Virginia Commonwealth in the CAA Championship game 59-56. The Dragons were able to mount a comeback in the second half led by freshman Damion Lee’s 20 points, and had a chance to tie it [...]

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Temple Wins An Overtime Thriller; Dunphy Not A Fan Of Senior Night?

Jerry Brennan — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:23:04 +0000

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Tags: Fran Dunphy Jake Godino Juan Fernandez Michael Eric Ramone Moore Temple Owls Basketball

The Temple Owls were able to send their seniors off with a thrilling overtime win thanks in part to senior Michael Eric’s 19 points and 15 rebounds as Temple topped UMass 90-88 on senior night. It seemed with two minutes to play in the second half, the Owls up ten points, were about to clinch the [...]

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Coach: No Truth Goodman Goes To Temple If In Big East: Still Wide Open

Jerry Brennan — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:27:30 +0000

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Tags: Savon Goodman Temple Owls Villanova Wildcats

Last week the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Constitution High School forward and blue-chip prospect Savon Goodman would choose Temple as his school if the Owls were to join the Big East Conference. Constitution head basketball coach Rob Moore denies that report. “No truth that [Goodman going to Temple] is automatic. My point was Temple getting into [...]

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Recap Of Philly’s College Basketball Weekend: 5 of 6 Schools Still In The Hunt

Jerry Brennan — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:24:37 +0000

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Tags: Chris Fouch Damion Lee Drexel Dragons Old Dominion Penn Quakers Temple Owls Zach Rosen

It’s an exciting year on the Philadelphia College Basketball scene and the games they played this weekend were tough and illuminating. Amazingly five of the six teams still have a chance to reach the NCAA tournament. Penn Stuns Harvard – Harvard (24-5, 10-2) seemed all but a lock earlier in the college basketball season to be [...]

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Givens Makes History In Drexel Win; How Did Dragons Get So Good?

Jerry Brennan — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:13:30 +0000

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Tags: Bruiser Flint Drexel Dragons Frantz Massenat George Mason Georgia State Old Diminion Samme Givens

Drexel senior forward Samme Givens became the third player in Drexel history to record 1,000 career rebounds and 1,000 career points as the Drexel Dragons extended their winning streak to 16 with a 78-61 victory over James Madison University. Givens, the lone Drexel senior recorded his 1,000th rebound late in the second half in front a [...]

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Nova Suffers Another Heart Breaker: Bleak Future?

Jerry Brennan — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:10:54 +0000

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Tags: Jay Wright Ty Johnson Villanova Wildcats

A Shabazz Napier 29-footer with 0.6 seconds left in overtime handed Villanova its second over-time loss to a Big-East rival in less than a week, and gave Connecticut a 73-70 victory over the Wildcats. It seemed Villanova’s Ty Johnson sent the game to double OT after he converted a game tying lay-up with 5.4 seconds left [...]

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Temple Wins 10th Straight; Expected To Land In Top 25

Jerry Brennan — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 10:25:13 +0000

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Tags: Juan Fernandez Khalif Wyatt Mississippi State Temple Owls Basketball Virginia

The Temple Owls (21-5, 10-2) defeated the Duquesne Dukes (15-11, 6-6) 78-59 for its 10th consecutive victory. Temple was led by Juan Fernandez and Khalif Wyatt. The two combined for 44 of Temple’s 78 points. Wyatt led all scorers with 24 points, while Fernandez earned his 400th career assist to go along with 20 points. The [...]

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