Owls Face Former Scoring Leader In Exhibition Opener November 5

PHILADELPHIA (November 2) - Coach John Chaney's 2000-01 Temple basketball team will

be in action for the first time Sunday, as the Owls host their first

exhibition game against the California East All-Stars, beginning at 4:00

p.m. in the Liacouras Center.

Mark Karcher, who led the Owls in scoring with a 15.8 points per game

average as a junior last season, is among the players on the California

East All-Stars roster. Following the 1999-2000 season, Karcher declared

himself eligible for the NBA draft, thus ending his eligibility for

further participation in the Temple program. Subsequently, he was

drafted in the second round by the Philadelphia 76ers, but failed to

earn a roster position in the team's preseason camp.

The Owls return two starters and two additional who saw extensive

action with last year's 27-6 team, which won the Atlantic 10 Conference

championship and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Those players include returning starters senior guard Quincy Wadley and

junior forward Kevin Lyde along with junior guard Lynn Greer and junior

center Ron Rollerson.

Temple will conclude the exhibition portion of its schedule next

Wednesday (Nov. 8), when the Owls play the London Leopards at the

Liacouras Center beginning at 7:30 p.m. The contest will be the second

game of a doubleheader with the Temple women's team, which will open its

exhibition schedule against an international club team from Norway at

5:00 p.m.

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