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Lavoy Allen Earns His Fourth Big 5 Player Of The Week Honor
3.1.10 | Men's Basketball
Junior forward averaged 19 rebounds in two Owl wins
PHILADELPHIA – Temple junior forward Lavoy Allen has been named the Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Week for the week ending February 28. Allen, who led the #16/20 Owls to a 2-0 week, earns his fourth Big 5 honor of this season and sixth career Player of the Week award.
Allen averaged 13 points, 19 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.5 blocks per game in helping the Cherry and White extend its win streak to five games. He scored nine points and grabbed a game -high 17 rebounds to lead Temple to a 49-41 win over preseason Atlantic 10 Conference favorite Dayton on Feb. 24. He followed that with his 11th double-double of the season, scoring 17 points and grabbing a career-high 21 rebounds in a 65-53 win at La Salle Sunday which clinched the program's fifth perfect 4-0 Big 5 championship season – and first since 1987-88. It marked the first time a Temple player grabbed 20 rebounds in a game since Joe Newman pulled down 24 against Drexel on Feb. 5, 1973.
The Morrisville, Pa. native (Pennsbury High) is on pace to become the first Temple player to average a double-double since Ollie Johnson accomplished the feat in 1970-71. He currently leads the team with a 10.9 rebound average while scoring at an 11.5 clip.
The Owls, 24-5, 12-2 travel to Saint Louis for a Wednesday night game against the Billikens (8:00 p.m.ET/950 AM ESPN Radio).
Allen averaged 13 points, 19 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.5 blocks per game in helping the Cherry and White extend its win streak to five games. He scored nine points and grabbed a game -high 17 rebounds to lead Temple to a 49-41 win over preseason Atlantic 10 Conference favorite Dayton on Feb. 24. He followed that with his 11th double-double of the season, scoring 17 points and grabbing a career-high 21 rebounds in a 65-53 win at La Salle Sunday which clinched the program's fifth perfect 4-0 Big 5 championship season – and first since 1987-88. It marked the first time a Temple player grabbed 20 rebounds in a game since Joe Newman pulled down 24 against Drexel on Feb. 5, 1973.
The Morrisville, Pa. native (Pennsbury High) is on pace to become the first Temple player to average a double-double since Ollie Johnson accomplished the feat in 1970-71. He currently leads the team with a 10.9 rebound average while scoring at an 11.5 clip.
The Owls, 24-5, 12-2 travel to Saint Louis for a Wednesday night game against the Billikens (8:00 p.m.ET/950 AM ESPN Radio).
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