Obi Enechionyia – Temple Update https://templeupdate.com On Air. Online. On Now. Fri, 22 Dec 2017 16:24:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://kleinsites-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/home/smcsites/public_html/wp-content/blogs.dir/47/files/2020/08/27112012/cropped-templeupdate-4-32x32.jpg Obi Enechionyia – Temple Update https://templeupdate.com 32 32 Enechionyia’s Efficiency is Key for the Owls https://templeupdate.com/enechionyias-efficiency-is-key-for-the-owls/ https://templeupdate.com/enechionyias-efficiency-is-key-for-the-owls/#respond Fri, 22 Dec 2017 16:24:38 +0000 https://templeupdate.com/?p=15952 View More » ]]> It is no secret that Obi Enechionya has been struggling for the Owls. In Temple’s last 3 games he has shot just 16% from the field. To put that into perspective, Lakers guard, Lonzo Ball, who is widely known for his struggles shooting is converting on just 34% of his shots. While it’s never good to go on scoring droughts like these, this is not out of the ordinary for the big man. Last season…

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Obi Enechionyia Declared for NBA Draft https://templeupdate.com/obi-enechionyia-declared-for-nba-draft/ https://templeupdate.com/obi-enechionyia-declared-for-nba-draft/#respond Sat, 05 Aug 2017 14:00:31 +0000 https://templeupdate.com/?p=14316 View More » ]]> Obi Enechionyia declared for the NBA draft Wednesday, but did not hire an agent. This gives Obi the opportunity to test the waters in the draft, and see what his stock is for this year’s draft. He has up until 10 days after the combine in mid-May to withdraw his name from the draft. If he doesn’t withdraw his name at this point, he will no longer be eligible to come back to Temple for his…

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Owls Beat Up the Bulls, 72-60 https://templeupdate.com/owls-beat-up-the-bulls-72-60/ https://templeupdate.com/owls-beat-up-the-bulls-72-60/#respond Sun, 05 Mar 2017 21:35:46 +0000 https://templeupdate.com/?p=13296 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. View More » ]]> 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 Stay Afloat in the AAC, Sink the Green Wave https://templeupdate.com/owls-stay-afloat-in-the-aac-sink-the-green-wave/ https://templeupdate.com/owls-stay-afloat-in-the-aac-sink-the-green-wave/#respond Wed, 01 Feb 2017 03:58:11 +0000 https://templeupdate.com/?p=12791 View More » ]]> 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 https://templeupdate.com/owls-fall-to-houston-79-66/ https://templeupdate.com/owls-fall-to-houston-79-66/#respond Sun, 29 Jan 2017 18:06:00 +0000 https://templeupdate.com/?p=12725 View More » ]]> 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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Owls Can’t Overcome Second Half Deficit, Fall to SMU https://templeupdate.com/owls-cant-overcome-second-half-deficit-fall-to-smu/ https://templeupdate.com/owls-cant-overcome-second-half-deficit-fall-to-smu/#respond Thu, 05 Jan 2017 04:29:17 +0000 https://templeupdate.com/?p=12596 View More » ]]> A year after upsetting an unbeaten SMU team, Temple entered Moody Coliseum looking for its first win in AAC play this season. The Mustangs came out hot, and carried a double digit lead throughout the game, defeating the Owls 79-65 for their 9th consecutive victory. The Owls could not overcome an 18 point second half deficit, and fall to 0-3 in AAC play to start the season.

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Game Preview: Temple Takes on Defending Champs for Big 5 Title https://templeupdate.com/game-preview-temple-takes-on-defending-champs-for-big-5-title/ https://templeupdate.com/game-preview-temple-takes-on-defending-champs-for-big-5-title/#respond Mon, 12 Dec 2016 23:33:14 +0000 https://templeupdate.com/?p=12447 The Temple Owls and the top-ranked Villanova Wildcats will square off at The Pavilion on Tuesday, December 13th in a winner-take-all matchup as the victor will be awarded this year’s Big 5 crown. View More » ]]> The Temple Owls and the top-ranked Villanova Wildcats will square off at The Pavilion on Tuesday, December 13th in a winner-take-all matchup as the victor will be awarded this year’s Big 5 crown. Not only are the Villanova Wildcats (10-0) the defending national champions and the #1 ranked team in the country, they also have won the last three Big 5 titles and are currently on a 17-game win…

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Owls Late Surge Falls Short, Loses to George Washington https://templeupdate.com/owls-late-surge-falls-short-loses-to-george-washington/ https://templeupdate.com/owls-late-surge-falls-short-loses-to-george-washington/#respond Thu, 08 Dec 2016 04:38:45 +0000 https://templeupdate.com/?p=12366 View More » ]]> The Temple Owls could not find an offensive rhythm until it was too late in their 66-63 loss to George Washington on Wednesday night. In the first half, the Owls found open looks within George Washington’s 2-3 zone but simply could not buy a bucket as they shot 10 of 25 from within the arc. Obi Enechionyia led the charge during the first twenty minutes with 10 points, and 5 other Owls scored…

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Owls Prevail Over Penn, 70-62 https://templeupdate.com/owls-prevail-over-penn-70-62/ https://templeupdate.com/owls-prevail-over-penn-70-62/#respond Sun, 04 Dec 2016 19:22:51 +0000 https://templeupdate.com/?p=12304 View More » ]]> Out of the Owls eight games this season, five have been decided by five or less points. Although their matchup with St. Joe’s was decided by 6 and the matchup against Penn, 8, they were by no means comfortable wins for the Owls. What started as a runaway game for Temple, with a lead as large as 17, the Owl’s offense quickly fell apart. In the first half Temple was 31% from the field.

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Enechionyia and Rose Putting the AAC on Notice https://templeupdate.com/enechionyia-and-rose-putting-the-aac-on-notice/ https://templeupdate.com/enechionyia-and-rose-putting-the-aac-on-notice/#respond Wed, 30 Nov 2016 20:59:29 +0000 https://templeupdate.com/?p=12199 View More » ]]> Philadelphia, PA – Temple men’s basketball Junior Obi Enechionyia and Freshman Quinton Rose were honored with two American Athletic Conference weekly awards on Nov. 28th. Junior Obi Enechionyia was awarded as the NCCA.com, AAC and Big 5 Player of the week; averaging 19 points per game 10 rebounds and 5.5 blks in two wins last week at the NIT Tip-Off Tournament. The Owls won the NIT Tip-Off…

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