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Temple Ranked #24 by Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook
9.24.10 | Men's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA – The three-time defending Atlantic 10 Conference champion Temple Owls are ranked #24 in the nation by the prestigious Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook. Temple ended the 2009-10 season with a 29-6 and ranked 12th in the final Associated Press poll. It marks the first preseason ranking for the program since the 2001-02 season.
The Owls return three starters including first team All-Atlantic 10 Conference performer, 6-9 senior forward Lavoy Allen, A-10 Most Outstanding Player, 6-4 junior guard Juan Fernandez and 6-11 junior forward Micheal Eric. Junior Ramone Moore, the league's Sixth Man of the Year, also returns along to bolster a program that has won 73 games over the last three seasons.
For the first time since the 2000-01 season Temple will open with consecutive home games at the Liacouras Center. The season opens with a home game against Seton Hall on Nov. 12. The Owls follow that with a home date against Toledo on November 14.
Blue Ribbon Preseason Top 25
1. Duke
2. Michigan State
3. Ohio State
4. Pittsburgh
5. Purdue
6. Villanova
7. Kansas
8. North Carolina
9. Illinois
10. Kansas State
11. Gonzaga
12. Florida
13. Syracuse
14. Tennessee
15. Kentucky
16. Baylor
17. Georgetown
18. Texas
19. Memphis
20. Missouri
21. Virginia Tech
22. BYU
23. Washington
24. Temple
25. NC State
The Owls return three starters including first team All-Atlantic 10 Conference performer, 6-9 senior forward Lavoy Allen, A-10 Most Outstanding Player, 6-4 junior guard Juan Fernandez and 6-11 junior forward Micheal Eric. Junior Ramone Moore, the league's Sixth Man of the Year, also returns along to bolster a program that has won 73 games over the last three seasons.
For the first time since the 2000-01 season Temple will open with consecutive home games at the Liacouras Center. The season opens with a home game against Seton Hall on Nov. 12. The Owls follow that with a home date against Toledo on November 14.
Blue Ribbon Preseason Top 25
1. Duke
2. Michigan State
3. Ohio State
4. Pittsburgh
5. Purdue
6. Villanova
7. Kansas
8. North Carolina
9. Illinois
10. Kansas State
11. Gonzaga
12. Florida
13. Syracuse
14. Tennessee
15. Kentucky
16. Baylor
17. Georgetown
18. Texas
19. Memphis
20. Missouri
21. Virginia Tech
22. BYU
23. Washington
24. Temple
25. NC State
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