Connor Joseph Clark – Temple Update

Owls Head Home Empty Handed

Thu, 09 Mar 2017 23:55:58 +0000

Well, there will be no Cinderella story after all. The East Carolina Pirates led early and often as they took down the Temple Owls in the opening round of the Frontier Communications American Athletic Conference tournament by a score of 80 to 69. ECU knocked down a couple of three pointers in the opening minutes of Thursday afternoon’s game to take a 6-0 lead, and that lead would never be…

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American Athletic Conference Tournament Preview

Wed, 08 Mar 2017 22:47:00 +0000

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. The month of March belongs to college basketball. There will be buzzer-beaters, upsets, and a heck of a lot of nets being cut down to celebrate championships. The Frontier Communications American Athletic Conference men’s basketball tournament will kick off Thursday, March 9th at the XL Center in Hartford, CT. The 11 team field is set…

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Owls Beat Up the Bulls, 72-60

Sun, 05 Mar 2017 21:35:46 +0000

The Temple Owls will finish the 2016-2017 regular season with a winning record at 16-15 (7-11 AAC) after their 72-60 victory over University of South Florida on Sunday afternoon. Four Owls finished in double figures as the Cherry and White were swishing three balls all afternoon. Temple made 11 threes, with great performances from Obi Enechionyia and Daniel Dingle.

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Owls Stunned by the Huskies

Mon, 20 Feb 2017 00:31:51 +0000

The frustration and disappointment continued Sunday afternoon for the Temple Owls as they lost to the UConn Huskies 64-63 thanks a Jalen Adams layup with 2.9 seconds to go. Temple lead for nearly 36 minutes in their 6th annual “White Out” game, but came away with the loss which evens their record at 14-14 overall and 5-10 in the American Athletic Conference. In the first half of this…

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Rose Leads the Owls in His First Career Start

Sun, 12 Feb 2017 21:55:42 +0000

Temple’s head coach Fran Dunphy decided to switch things up for the Owls’ road game at Memphis. The Owls started the veterans Shizz Alston Jr., Daniel Dingle and Obi Enechionyia, but surprised everyone when he inserted freshmen Damion Moore and Quinton Rose. Dunphy’s decision to dip into the fountain of youth paid off as Damion Moore provided a much-needed post presence and Quinton Rose ignited…

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Owls Stay Afloat in the AAC, Sink the Green Wave

Wed, 01 Feb 2017 03:58:11 +0000

With the Owls on the brink of joining the cellar of the American Athletic Conference standings, freshman Quinton Rose and the Temple Owls went on a second-half surge to secure their first conference road win at Tulane 79-71. In a first half that saw 7 ties and 5 lead changes, the Owls headed into the locker room all tied at 34 apiece despite their poor rebounding performance.

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Owls Fall to Houston 79-66

Sun, 29 Jan 2017 18:06:00 +0000

The road woes continued for Temple Saturday night as they were defeated by the Houston Cougars 79-66. The Owls trailed early and often throughout the contest. The only Temple lead came when Obi Enechionyia knocked down a three pointer on the Owls’ first possession to make it 3-0, but Houston controlled the rest of the night behind huge games from Rob Gray and Damyean Dotson.

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Sizzlin’ Shizz Leads the Way as the Owls End Their Skid

Thu, 26 Jan 2017 04:38:44 +0000

While the Owls have had some extreme highs and extreme lows throughout the 2016-2017 campaign, the one thing that remains constant is the solid play of point guard Shizz Alston. For the third consecutive game Alston took control of the Owls’ offense with 20+ points. His effort Wednesday night was good enough for the 77-66 victory against the University of Memphis, which put a stop to Temple’s…

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Obi Struggles, Owls Fall to UConn 73-59

Thu, 12 Jan 2017 12:40:03 +0000

In a matchup between two AAC teams that were desperate for their second conference win, the Temple Owls lost to the UConn Huskies 73-59 at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, CT. Temple and UConn have rich basketball traditions but the two programs have not had hot starts to their American Athletic Conference play. Coming in, they both had only won one of their first conference battles.

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Collins Begins Forming His New Staff

Sun, 01 Jan 2017 16:33:27 +0000

After watching the Owls suffer a 34-26 defeat to Wake Forest in the Military Bowl, new head coach Geoff Collins quickly turned the page on another historic season for Temple football and began the difficult challenge of forming his coaching staff. So far, there are two newcomers to the Temple football program as Dave Patenaude has been hired as the offensive coordinator and David Feeley was…

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