Temple University Athletics
Men’s Basketball Announces High Profile Four-Star Recruiting Class
11.13.16 | Men's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA – Four ESPN.com four-star men's basketball recruits signed National Letters of Intent to attend Temple University, announced the Owls' head coach Fran Dunphy.
Justyn Hamilton, a 6-10, 190-pound power forward out of Independence High (Charlotte, N.C.), Nate Pierre-Louis, a 6-4, 185-pound shooting guard out of Roselle Catholic High (Jersey City, N.J.), J.P. Moorman, a 6-7, 205-pound small forward out of Greensboro Day School (N.C.) and De'Vondre Perry, a 6-6, 220-pound small forward out of Polytechnic Institute (Baltimore, Md.) make up arguably the highest profile class in Dunphy's 11-year tenure at the school.
"These are tremendous young men who we are happy to welcome to the Temple basketball family," said the two-time American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year. "They fit into our program, not only for their basketball acumen, but because they possess outstanding character and come from great families."
A Southwestern 4A all-conference pick last season, Hamilton averaged 9.6 points, 8.3 rebounds, 4.5 blocks and 1.3 steals as a junior for Independence High. He led the Southwestern 4A in double-doubles with eight and his 130 blocked shots ranked third in the state. Hamilton was twice invited to USA Basketball camps in Colorado with some of the nation's best players in his age group.
After spending time at St. Peter's Prep and St. Benedict's, Pierre-Louis transferred to Roselle Catholic for his junior season (2015-16) where he averaged 13.5 points per game. This summer, playing for Sports U on the Under Armour Association circuit, he averaged 19.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, leading his team in all three statistical categories.
As a junior at Greensboro Day, Moorman was a first-team HSXtra All-Area selection for private schools. He averaged 13.6 points and 7.7 rebounds per game for Greensboro, which reached the NCISAA Class 3-A semifinals. He was named Most Valuable Player of the HAECO Invitational, where he led his team to the title. He was a key player on Greensboro Day's state championship team in 2015.
Last season, Perry, who transferred to Poly following his freshman season at Edenton (N.C.) High, averaged 20.4 points, 12 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game. The first-team All-Metro honors after leading the Engineers to their first Baltimore City Division I boys basketball championship in 2016. He also compiled 13 double-doubles as a junior to help the Engineers to a 20-win season.
Temple, 1-0, hosts New Hampshire Monday (7:00 pm/ESPN3/1210 AM WPHT).
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Justyn Hamilton, a 6-10, 190-pound power forward out of Independence High (Charlotte, N.C.), Nate Pierre-Louis, a 6-4, 185-pound shooting guard out of Roselle Catholic High (Jersey City, N.J.), J.P. Moorman, a 6-7, 205-pound small forward out of Greensboro Day School (N.C.) and De'Vondre Perry, a 6-6, 220-pound small forward out of Polytechnic Institute (Baltimore, Md.) make up arguably the highest profile class in Dunphy's 11-year tenure at the school.
"These are tremendous young men who we are happy to welcome to the Temple basketball family," said the two-time American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year. "They fit into our program, not only for their basketball acumen, but because they possess outstanding character and come from great families."
A Southwestern 4A all-conference pick last season, Hamilton averaged 9.6 points, 8.3 rebounds, 4.5 blocks and 1.3 steals as a junior for Independence High. He led the Southwestern 4A in double-doubles with eight and his 130 blocked shots ranked third in the state. Hamilton was twice invited to USA Basketball camps in Colorado with some of the nation's best players in his age group.
After spending time at St. Peter's Prep and St. Benedict's, Pierre-Louis transferred to Roselle Catholic for his junior season (2015-16) where he averaged 13.5 points per game. This summer, playing for Sports U on the Under Armour Association circuit, he averaged 19.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, leading his team in all three statistical categories.
As a junior at Greensboro Day, Moorman was a first-team HSXtra All-Area selection for private schools. He averaged 13.6 points and 7.7 rebounds per game for Greensboro, which reached the NCISAA Class 3-A semifinals. He was named Most Valuable Player of the HAECO Invitational, where he led his team to the title. He was a key player on Greensboro Day's state championship team in 2015.
Last season, Perry, who transferred to Poly following his freshman season at Edenton (N.C.) High, averaged 20.4 points, 12 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game. The first-team All-Metro honors after leading the Engineers to their first Baltimore City Division I boys basketball championship in 2016. He also compiled 13 double-doubles as a junior to help the Engineers to a 20-win season.
Temple, 1-0, hosts New Hampshire Monday (7:00 pm/ESPN3/1210 AM WPHT).
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