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Temple to Face South Florida in NCAA Second Round in Nashville
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PHILADELPHIA – Temple, seeded fifth in the Midwest Region, will face 12th-seededSouth Florida in the second round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., on Friday, March 16 (9:50 p.m./TNT/1210 AM WPHT). The Owls, who won the Atlantic 10 regular season, will be making their 30th NCAA Tournament appearance.
The Cherry and White (24-7) are under the direction of sixth-year head coach Fran Dunphy who was named the 2012 A-10 Coach of the Year. The Owls, led by senior and A-10 First Team selection Ramone Moore, enter the tournament winners of 13 out of their last 15 contests. Moore leads Temple and ranks second in the A10 in scoring (17.8 ppg.).
Junior Khalif Wyatt, a second team all-conference selection, ranks fourth in the A-10 in scoring (17.1 ppg.) and enters the NCAAs with an A10-best 19 straight games scoing in double figures. Wyatt also ranks fourth in the A-10 in steals (2.2 pg) and third in free-throw percentage (.854).
Senior Juan Fernandez earned third team all-league honors for the second straight season. He leads the Owls in assists (3.9 apg, 8th A-10) while ranking third on the team in scoring (11.4 ppg). Ranked seventh on Temple's all-time assists (422) and three-point lists (207), he currently is fourth in the A-10 in three-pointers made (2.1 pg) and third in percentage (.434).
The South Florida Bulls (21-13) are coming off a 65-54 first round win over California in a first round NCAA?Tournament game Wednesday at the University of Dayton Arena. Fifth-year head coach Stan Heath was named the BIG EAST Coach of the Year after guiding USF to an impressive turnaround from a year ago when the team finished 10-23. The Bulls, who were 12-6 in the conference to tie for fourth, are led by Augustus Gilchrist (9.6 ppg.). Four other players average between eight and 10 points per game in an extremely balanced offense, including BIG EAST All-Rookie selection Anthony Collins (8.5 ppg., 5.3 apg.).
This is the first meeting between the schools, but the programs will meet yearly starting in 2013-14 when the Owls join the BIG?EAST for all sports.
PHILADELPHIA – Temple, seeded fifth in the Midwest Region, will face 12th-seededSouth Florida in the second round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., on Friday, March 16 (9:50 p.m./TNT/1210 AM WPHT). The Owls, who won the Atlantic 10 regular season, will be making their 30th NCAA Tournament appearance.
The Cherry and White (24-7) are under the direction of sixth-year head coach Fran Dunphy who was named the 2012 A-10 Coach of the Year. The Owls, led by senior and A-10 First Team selection Ramone Moore, enter the tournament winners of 13 out of their last 15 contests. Moore leads Temple and ranks second in the A10 in scoring (17.8 ppg.).
Junior Khalif Wyatt, a second team all-conference selection, ranks fourth in the A-10 in scoring (17.1 ppg.) and enters the NCAAs with an A10-best 19 straight games scoing in double figures. Wyatt also ranks fourth in the A-10 in steals (2.2 pg) and third in free-throw percentage (.854).
Senior Juan Fernandez earned third team all-league honors for the second straight season. He leads the Owls in assists (3.9 apg, 8th A-10) while ranking third on the team in scoring (11.4 ppg). Ranked seventh on Temple's all-time assists (422) and three-point lists (207), he currently is fourth in the A-10 in three-pointers made (2.1 pg) and third in percentage (.434).
The South Florida Bulls (21-13) are coming off a 65-54 first round win over California in a first round NCAA?Tournament game Wednesday at the University of Dayton Arena. Fifth-year head coach Stan Heath was named the BIG EAST Coach of the Year after guiding USF to an impressive turnaround from a year ago when the team finished 10-23. The Bulls, who were 12-6 in the conference to tie for fourth, are led by Augustus Gilchrist (9.6 ppg.). Four other players average between eight and 10 points per game in an extremely balanced offense, including BIG EAST All-Rookie selection Anthony Collins (8.5 ppg., 5.3 apg.).
This is the first meeting between the schools, but the programs will meet yearly starting in 2013-14 when the Owls join the BIG?EAST for all sports.
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