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2019–20 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Team
The 2019–20 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by first-year head coach Aaron McKie, played their home games at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia as a member of the American Athletic Conference. Previous season The Owls finished the 2018–19 season 23–10, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in third place. As the 3-seed in the AAC tournament, the Owls lost to sixth-seeded Wichita State in the first round. They received a bid to the NCAA tournament as an 11th seed, where they lost to Belmont in the First Four. The season was head coach Fran Dunphy's final season as Temple head coach. The school announced on April 13, 2018, that he would step down at the end of the 2019 season and that top assistant and former Owls star Aaron McKie would succeed him. Offseason Departures Incoming transfers 2019 recruiting class Preseason In the preseason, Temple was picked to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron McKie
Aaron Fitzgerald McKie (born October 2, 1972) is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently the special advisor for athletics at his alma mater Temple University. From 2019 until 2023 he served as the head coach for the Temple men's basketball team. Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers 17th overall in the 1994 NBA draft, McKie spent time as a point guard, shooting guard or small forward throughout his professional playing career from 1994 to 2007. High school basketball career McKie attended Philadelphia's Simon Gratz High School, where he was a letterman in basketball. He played on the same team as future NBA player Rasheed Wallace. As a senior, he was an All-Scholastic choice and an All-Southern Pennsylvania choice, and helped lead his team to the Public League championship and a 26–4 record, averaging 18.9 points, 9.9 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game. He gradu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shizz Alston
Levan Shawn "Shizz" Alston Jr. (born September 21, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Vëllaznimi of the Kosovo Superleague. He played college basketball at Temple University. Early life Alston grew up in North Philadelphia. His father, Levan Alston Sr., played basketball at Temple in the 1990s and professionally in China, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy. Growing up, the younger Alson would frequently call his father when he was overseas and discuss NBA games. When current Temple coach Aaron McKie played for the 76ers, he would sometimes leave tickets for Shizz. The younger Alston attended The Haverford School and averaged 16.1 points per game as a sophomore. As a junior, he averaged 16.4 points and 5.2 rebounds per game and was named Second Team All State. As a senior, Alston was named First Team All State and led Haverford to a 17–11 record and the semifinals of the Pennsylvania Independent School Tournament. He averaged 19.4 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nate Pierre-Louis
Nate Pierre-Louis (born December 23, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Valley Suns of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Temple Owls. High school career After attending St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City, New Jersey and St. Benedict's Prep in Newark, New Jersey, Pierre-Louis attended Roselle Catholic High School in Roselle, New Jersey, where he averaged 15.6 points per game, leading Roselle to an 18–10 record, to the Union County Tournament final and the South Jersey, Non-Public B final. College career Pierre-Louis attended Temple coming as a three-star recruit. He played 91 games and averaged 10.9 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.8 steals as a junior before entering the NBA draft. Professional career South Bay Lakers (2021–2023) After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, Pierre-Louis joined the South Bay Lakers on October 23, 2021, after a tryout, playing 32 games and averaging 9.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quinton Rose
Quinton Rashod Rose (born January 26, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Manawatu Jets of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). He played college basketball for the Temple Owls. High school career Rose grew up in Rochester, New York, and began playing with fellow standout Thomas Bryant in third grade. Rose played basketball for Bishop Kearney High School in Irondequoit, New York. As a junior, he averaged 15.4 points, seven rebounds and seven assists per game. In his senior season, Rose averaged 23 points and six rebounds per game, leading Bishop Kearney to the Class AA sectional semifinals and earning second-team All-State honors. He played Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball with the City Rocks, with whom he drew attention from many NCAA Division I programs. Rose was considered a four-star recruit by ESPN and a three-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals. He committed to play for Temple at the collegiate level on August 7, 2015. Colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meadowcreek High School
Meadowcreek High School is a public high school located in unincorporated Norcross, Georgia, United States, off I-85 and led by principal Kevin Wood. The school is part of the Gwinnett County Public Schools system. Meadowcreek High School is the most diverse secondary institution in the state of Georgia, with a student body representing over 90 different nationalities. Hispanics make up the majority with 65% of its students being of Hispanic/Latino descent. Achievements *2008 - The culinary team won first place in the Georgia ProStart competition, which was the first time in the school's history that this honor had been given. *2008 - On September 5, 2008, Meadowcreek football broke its 43-game losing streak by defeating Duluth. *2009 - The culinary team successfully defended its state title at the Georgia ProStart competition. *2017 - The Meadowcreek Men's Varsity Soccer Team won the 7A Georgia State Championship. *2017 - Tommy T. Welch was named principal of the year for the st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinston, North Carolina
Kinston is a city in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States, with a population of 19,900 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It has been the county seat of Lenoir County since its formation in 1791. Kinston is located in the coastal plains region of eastern North Carolina. In 2009, Kinston won the All-America City Award. This marks the second time in 21 years the city has won the title. History Early history At the time of English settlement, the area was inhabited by the Neusiok people. Preceding the historic tribe, indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous peoples of a variety of cultures had lived in the area for thousands of years. Before the English colonists established the city, the area was called "Atkins Bank", referring to a bluff once owned by Robert Atkins just above the Neuse River; it was the site of farms, a tobacco warehouse, and a Church of England Christian mission, mission. Kinston was created by an act of the North Carolina Genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roselle Catholic High School
Roselle Catholic High School is a coeducational, Roman Catholic secondary education in the United States, high school, located on a campus in Roselle, New Jersey, Roselle, in Union County, New Jersey, Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school, established in 1959, operates under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark and the Marist Brothers. The school is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools through July 2027.Roselle Catholic High School Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed January 2, 2024. As of the 2017–18 school year, the school had an enrollment of 354 students and 28 classroom teachers (on an full-time equivalent, FTE basis), for a student†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plainfield, New Jersey
Plainfield is a City (New Jersey), city in Union County, New Jersey, Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Nicknamed "The Queen City",About City of Plainfield. Accessed December 29, 2021. "Plainfield Is Nicknamed 'The Queen City.'" it serves as both a regional hub for Central Jersey, Central New Jersey and a bedroom suburb of the New York Metropolitan area, located in the Raritan River, Raritan Valley region. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population, majority Latino (demonym), Latino for the first time, was 54,586. This was an increase of 4,778 (+9.6%) from the 2010 United States census, 2010 census count of 49,808, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,979 (+4.1%) from the 47,829 counted in the 2000 United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisconsin Badgers Men's Basketball
The Wisconsin Badgers are an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. The Wisconsin Badgers, Badgers' home games are played at the Kohl Center, located on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus in Madison, Wisconsin. Wisconsin has 1,732 wins through the end of the 2024–25 season which is List of teams with the most victories in NCAA Division I men's college basketball, top 50 all-time among Division I college basketball programs. Wisconsin has appeared in the NCAA tournament 28 times. The Wisconsin Badgers currently have 50 players in their 1,000-point club as well. History Early years (1898–1911) Wisconsin Badger basketball began in December, 1898 with the formation of its first team coached by Dr. James C. Elsom. The Badgers played their first game on January 21, 1899, losing to the Milwaukee Normal Alumni 25–15 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin] In 1905, Christian Steinmetz became the first Wisconsin Badger basketball player to be named A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampa, Florida
Tampa ( ) is a city on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. Tampa's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and the county seat of Hillsborough County, Florida, Hillsborough County. With an estimated population of 403,364 in 2023, Tampa is the List of United States cities by population, 49th-most populous city in the country and the List of municipalities in Florida, third-most populous city in Florida after Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville and Miami. Tampa was founded as a military center in the 19th century, with the establishment of Fort Brooke. The cigar industry was brought to Tampa by Vicente Martinez Ybor, Vincente Martinez Ybor, after whom Ybor City is named. Tampa was reincorporated as a city in 1887 following the American Civil War, Civil War. Tampa's economy is driven by tourism, health care, finance, insurance, technology, construction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indiana Hoosiers Men's Basketball
The Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represents Indiana University Bloomington in NCAA Division I college basketball and competes in the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers play at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on the Branch McCracken Court in Bloomington, Indiana on the Indiana University Bloomington campus. Indiana has won five NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, National Championships in men's basketball (1940 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 1940, 1953 NCAA basketball tournament, 1953, 1976 NCAA Division I basketball tournament, 1976, 1981 NCAA Division I basketball tournament, 1981, 1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 1987) – two coming under Branch McCracken and three under Bob Knight. Indiana's 1975–76 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team, 1976 team remains the last undefeated NCAA men's basketball champion. The Hoosiers are sixth in NCAA Tournament appearances (41), seventh in NCAA Tournament victories (68), tied for eighth in Final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
