Temple University Athletics
Friday, November 16
Philadelphia, Pa.
7:00 p.m.
Temple University
vs
Loyola-Maryland
Photo by: Mike Apice
Men's Basketball Hosts Loyola (MD) in Legends Classic on Friday Night
11.15.18 | Men's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA - Looking for win number four in a row to start the season, Temple men's basketball (3-0) will host Loyola Maryland (1-2) as part of the GotPrint.com Legends Classic presented by Old Trapper on Friday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. (OwlsTV / 1210 AM WPHT). The Legends Classic will continue for Temple early next week at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Promotions
> The halftime show will feature the K9 Dog Crew! Don't miss the frisbee tricks these dogs will perform for the fans!
> Help Temple Athletics and donate a canned food item in the ticket office lobby. Anyone that donates a canned food item on the day of the game will receive $5 off their ticket purchase. One ticket offer per person. All canned food items will be donated to the local community for Thanksgiving.
Scouting Temple
> The Owls are 3-0, matching last year's start which was the best since 2012-13. Most recently, Temple held off a late run by Georgia to come away with an 81-77 win and avenge an 18-point loss in Athens a year ago.
> Senior guard Shizz Alston, Jr. scored 25 points vs. Georgia, getting his 1,000th career point early in a 16-point second half. He is the 53rd player in program history to reach the 1,000 point plateau and has now scored 1,014 points. Alston's 25-point effort came on the heels of scoring a career-high 30 points in Temple's win over Detroit Mercy.
> Also scoring 25 points vs. Georgia was junior guard Quinton Rose who made 11-of-24 field goals. Rose is also eyeing the 1,000-point mark, currently with 872 points.
> Temple trailed Detroit Mercy by four points at halftime on Nov. 9, but outscored the Titans by 20 in the second half, including going on a 17-0 run to take a double-digit lead for good.
> The Owls opened the season with a Philadelphia Big 5 win over La Salle, 75-67. Rose led Temple with 15 points, while sophomore Nate Pierre-Louis notched his first career double-double with 13 rebounds to go with 14 points.Â
>Â After being one of the last teams to start their season in 2017-18 on Nov. 16, the Owls were one of the first with their Nov. 6 tip-off this year. Temple's first home game a year ago was not until a full month later on Dec. 6. The team's start date this year was in fact the earliest ever in the history of the program.
> The 2018-19 season is the 13th and final year at the helm for head coach Fran Dunphy. Taking the reins in 2019-20 will be current associate head coach Aaron McKie. Dunphy has an overall record of 560-315 in his 29+ year career, and has a 250-152 record in his 12+ seasons with the Owls.
Scouting Loyola Maryland
> The Greyhounds lost their first two games of the season to St. John's and Dartmouth, but rebounded with a 91-62 win over Delaware State on Nov. 13.
> Loyola is coming off a 9-22 season but has a new head coach in Tavaras Hardy, formerly an assistant at Georgia Tech.
> Three players are averaging double figures in scoring so far for the Greyhounds, led by junior guard Chuck Champion with 14.7 points per game and 6.7 rebounds per game.
> Loyola had three players return this season who averaged 10.3 or more points per game in 2017-18 - Champion (11.5 ppg), Andrew Kostecka (11.0 ppg) and Isaiah Hart (10.3 ppg).
Series History vs. Loyola Maryland
> Temple and Loyola Maryland are facing each other for the first time in 88 years. The teams met seven times between 1915 and 1930 with the Owls winning five of those contests.
> The most recent meeting was on Feb. 21, 1930 with Temple earning a 52-30 home win vs. the Greyhounds.
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Promotions
> The halftime show will feature the K9 Dog Crew! Don't miss the frisbee tricks these dogs will perform for the fans!
> Help Temple Athletics and donate a canned food item in the ticket office lobby. Anyone that donates a canned food item on the day of the game will receive $5 off their ticket purchase. One ticket offer per person. All canned food items will be donated to the local community for Thanksgiving.
Scouting Temple
> The Owls are 3-0, matching last year's start which was the best since 2012-13. Most recently, Temple held off a late run by Georgia to come away with an 81-77 win and avenge an 18-point loss in Athens a year ago.
> Senior guard Shizz Alston, Jr. scored 25 points vs. Georgia, getting his 1,000th career point early in a 16-point second half. He is the 53rd player in program history to reach the 1,000 point plateau and has now scored 1,014 points. Alston's 25-point effort came on the heels of scoring a career-high 30 points in Temple's win over Detroit Mercy.
> Also scoring 25 points vs. Georgia was junior guard Quinton Rose who made 11-of-24 field goals. Rose is also eyeing the 1,000-point mark, currently with 872 points.
> Temple trailed Detroit Mercy by four points at halftime on Nov. 9, but outscored the Titans by 20 in the second half, including going on a 17-0 run to take a double-digit lead for good.
> The Owls opened the season with a Philadelphia Big 5 win over La Salle, 75-67. Rose led Temple with 15 points, while sophomore Nate Pierre-Louis notched his first career double-double with 13 rebounds to go with 14 points.Â
>Â After being one of the last teams to start their season in 2017-18 on Nov. 16, the Owls were one of the first with their Nov. 6 tip-off this year. Temple's first home game a year ago was not until a full month later on Dec. 6. The team's start date this year was in fact the earliest ever in the history of the program.
> The 2018-19 season is the 13th and final year at the helm for head coach Fran Dunphy. Taking the reins in 2019-20 will be current associate head coach Aaron McKie. Dunphy has an overall record of 560-315 in his 29+ year career, and has a 250-152 record in his 12+ seasons with the Owls.
Scouting Loyola Maryland
> The Greyhounds lost their first two games of the season to St. John's and Dartmouth, but rebounded with a 91-62 win over Delaware State on Nov. 13.
> Loyola is coming off a 9-22 season but has a new head coach in Tavaras Hardy, formerly an assistant at Georgia Tech.
> Three players are averaging double figures in scoring so far for the Greyhounds, led by junior guard Chuck Champion with 14.7 points per game and 6.7 rebounds per game.
> Loyola had three players return this season who averaged 10.3 or more points per game in 2017-18 - Champion (11.5 ppg), Andrew Kostecka (11.0 ppg) and Isaiah Hart (10.3 ppg).
Series History vs. Loyola Maryland
> Temple and Loyola Maryland are facing each other for the first time in 88 years. The teams met seven times between 1915 and 1930 with the Owls winning five of those contests.
> The most recent meeting was on Feb. 21, 1930 with Temple earning a 52-30 home win vs. the Greyhounds.
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