Temple University Athletics
Dunn Named to AAC Second Team; Hicks, White Selected AAC All-Freshmen Team
3.9.22 | Men's Basketball
FORTH WORTH, Texas – Redshirt freshman guard Damian Dunn was named American Athletic Conference Second Team All-Conference while freshmen Zach Hicks and Jahlil White were both selected to the AAC All-Freshmen Team. The teams were selected by a vote of the conference's coaches.
Dunn, who was a member of the 2021 AAC All-Freshmen Team, leads Temple in scoring (15.2 ppg/6th AAC), and free throw percentage (121-145, .835/5th) while ranking third in rebounding (4.4 rpg) and steals (24). The Kinston. N.C. native has scored in double figures a team-high 20 games and hit game-winning shots in the final minute at UCF and at home against East Carolina and Cincinnati.
Hicks, who averages 8.1 ppg off the bench, leads the Owls in three-pointers made (59) and has been red-hot of late from deep, making 53 treys over the last 17 games. The Camden, N.J. native set a school-record with 10 three-pointers (16 attempts) in a win over Delaware State while tying the Temple record for points in a game with 35.
White, who has averaged 9.8 ppg since Jan. 1, leads Temple in rebounding (5.8 ppg/t-11th AAC) and steals (32), ranks second in field goal percentage (.427) while averaging 7.5 points and 25.9 minutes per game. He has two double-doubles on the season and leads the squad with five double-figure rebound games.
Fourth-seed Temple (17-11) plays fifth-seed Tulane (13-14) in the 2022 Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship Quarterfinal Round on Friday at 3 p.m. ET (ESPN2/1210 AM WPHT) at Dickies Arena.
2021-22 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Honors
Player of the Year
Kendric Davis, Sr., G, SMU
Coach of the Year
Kelvin Sampson, Houston
Defensive Player of the Year
Dexter Dennis, Jr., G, Wichita State
Freshman of the Year
Jalen Duren, C, Memphis*
Sixth Man of the Year
Ricky Council IV, Fr., G, Wichita State
Most Improved Player of the Year
Kevin Cross, So., F, Tulane
Sportsmanship Award
Darien Jackson, Sr., G, Tulsa
All-Conference First Team
Josh Carlton, Gr., F, Houston
Fabian White Jr, Gr., F, Houston
Jalen Duren, Fr., C, Memphis
Kendric Davis, Sr., G, SMU*
Jalen Cook, Fr., G, Tulane
All-Conference Second Team
Tristen Newton, So., G, East Carolina
Kyler Edwards, Sr., G, Houston
DeAndre Williams, Sr., F, Memphis
Marcus Weathers, Sr., F, SMU
Damian Dunn, So., G, Temple
Jaylen Forbes, So., G, Tulane
All-Conference Third Team
Darin Green Jr, Jr., G, UCF
David DeJulius, Sr., G, Cincinnati
Jamal Shead, So., G, Houston
Kevin Cross, So., F, Tulane
Tyson Etienne, So., G, Wichita State
All-Freshman Team
Darius Johnson, G, UCF
Jalen Duren, C, Memphis *
Josh Minott, F, Memphis
Zach Hicks, G, Temple
Jahlil White, G, Temple
* denotes unanimous selection
Dunn, who was a member of the 2021 AAC All-Freshmen Team, leads Temple in scoring (15.2 ppg/6th AAC), and free throw percentage (121-145, .835/5th) while ranking third in rebounding (4.4 rpg) and steals (24). The Kinston. N.C. native has scored in double figures a team-high 20 games and hit game-winning shots in the final minute at UCF and at home against East Carolina and Cincinnati.
Hicks, who averages 8.1 ppg off the bench, leads the Owls in three-pointers made (59) and has been red-hot of late from deep, making 53 treys over the last 17 games. The Camden, N.J. native set a school-record with 10 three-pointers (16 attempts) in a win over Delaware State while tying the Temple record for points in a game with 35.
White, who has averaged 9.8 ppg since Jan. 1, leads Temple in rebounding (5.8 ppg/t-11th AAC) and steals (32), ranks second in field goal percentage (.427) while averaging 7.5 points and 25.9 minutes per game. He has two double-doubles on the season and leads the squad with five double-figure rebound games.
Fourth-seed Temple (17-11) plays fifth-seed Tulane (13-14) in the 2022 Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship Quarterfinal Round on Friday at 3 p.m. ET (ESPN2/1210 AM WPHT) at Dickies Arena.
2021-22 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Honors
Player of the Year
Kendric Davis, Sr., G, SMU
Coach of the Year
Kelvin Sampson, Houston
Defensive Player of the Year
Dexter Dennis, Jr., G, Wichita State
Freshman of the Year
Jalen Duren, C, Memphis*
Sixth Man of the Year
Ricky Council IV, Fr., G, Wichita State
Most Improved Player of the Year
Kevin Cross, So., F, Tulane
Sportsmanship Award
Darien Jackson, Sr., G, Tulsa
All-Conference First Team
Josh Carlton, Gr., F, Houston
Fabian White Jr, Gr., F, Houston
Jalen Duren, Fr., C, Memphis
Kendric Davis, Sr., G, SMU*
Jalen Cook, Fr., G, Tulane
All-Conference Second Team
Tristen Newton, So., G, East Carolina
Kyler Edwards, Sr., G, Houston
DeAndre Williams, Sr., F, Memphis
Marcus Weathers, Sr., F, SMU
Damian Dunn, So., G, Temple
Jaylen Forbes, So., G, Tulane
All-Conference Third Team
Darin Green Jr, Jr., G, UCF
David DeJulius, Sr., G, Cincinnati
Jamal Shead, So., G, Houston
Kevin Cross, So., F, Tulane
Tyson Etienne, So., G, Wichita State
All-Freshman Team
Darius Johnson, G, UCF
Jalen Duren, C, Memphis *
Josh Minott, F, Memphis
Zach Hicks, G, Temple
Jahlil White, G, Temple
* denotes unanimous selection
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