Temple University Athletics
Three Temple Men's Basketball Players Earn Preseason Honors At A-10 Media Day
10.25.07 | Men's Basketball
Oct. 25, 2007
2007-08 Men's Basketball Media Guide
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Three Temple men's basketball players were honored Thursday as the Atlantic 10 Conference announced its preseason all-conference teams at its annual Media Day held at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.
Junior Dionte Christmas was named to the preseason second team all-conference in a vote conducted by the league's head coaches and selected media. Senior Mark Tyndale earned a nod on the preseason third team all-conference while freshman Lavoy Allen was voted on the preseason all-rookie team. Christmas and Tyndale became the first two players from the same team to finish one-two in the A-10 in scoring last year.
For the second consecutive year, Xavier is the overwhelming choice as the team to beat in the Atlantic 10 men's basketball race, according to a poll of the Atlantic 10's head coaches and media. The Musketeers received 42 of the 59 first-place votes cast by the panel of coaches and media members.
Rhode Island garnered five first-place votes and placed second in the preseason poll. Saint Joseph's (18-14/9-7) was tabbed third while Fordham (18-12/10-6) earned a pair of first-place votes and was chosen fourth. Saint Louis (20-13/8-8) was selected fifth, while Dayton (19-12/8-8) garnered a pair of first-place votes and was tabbed for sixth. Defending A-10 champion George Washington (23-9/11-5) was picked seventh, while 2007 regular season co-champion Massachusetts (24-9/13-3) received a first-place vote and was selected eighth, followed by Temple (12-18/6-10), Charlotte (14-16/7-9), Duquesne (10-19/6-10), Richmond (8-22/4-12), La Salle (10-20/3-13) and St. Bonaventure (7-22/4-12).
The preseason all-conference first-team is comprised of Will Daniels (Rhode Island), Drew Lavender (Xavier), Ahmad Nivins (Saint Joseph's), Bryant Dunston (Fordham) and Brian Roberts (Dayton). Joining Christmas on the second-team is Stanley Burrell (Xavier), Maureece Rice (George Washington) and teammates Tommie Liddell and Kevin Lisch of Saint Louis. Besides Tyndale, the third team is comprised of Pat Calathes (Saint Joseph's), Gary Forbes (Massachusetts), Leemire Goldwire (Charlotte) and Marcus Stout (Fordham).
Temple opens its 2007-08 season at Tennessee on Nov. 9.
