The 2011–12 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented

Temple University Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related research university in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist ministe ...

in the

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. The team played their home games at the

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, which has a capacity of 10,206; as well as one game each at the Palestra and Wells Fargo Center. They are in their 30th season as a member of the

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. In their previous season, Temple compiled a record of 26–8 and reached the NCAA tournament. The team returned four starters from the previous season, but lost power forward

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to graduation. He is replaced by incoming recruit Will Cummings and transfer Dalton Pepper. Anthony Lee will be eligible after red shirting last year.

Preseason

In 2011–12, the Temple Owls men's basketball team were in their 30th season as a member of the

. Since 1997, the team has played their home games at the

, which has a capacity of 10,206. In the previous season, the Owls went 14–2 in Atlantic 10 play, earning a two seed in the 2011 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament, where they lost in the semifinals to

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. The team earned an

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to the

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as a seven seed, and defeated

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in the round of 64 on a last-second shot by guard Juan Fernandez. The win snapped coach

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's 11-game losing streak in the NCAA Tournament, the longest on record. Temple's season ended with a double overtime loss to

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in the round of 32 as the Owls compiled a record of 26–8. Temple lost starting power forward

to graduation. As a senior, Allen placed third on the team in scoring with 11.6 points per game and led the team in rebounding with 8.6 rebounds per game. He was a three-time All-Atlantic 10 Defensive Team honoree and a two-time All-Atlantic 10 First Team selection. He finished his career as the school's all-time leading rebounder with 1,147 boards and ranks 24th on the career scoring list with 1,421 points. In the

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, Allen was selected with the 50th overall pick by the

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. Reserve center

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also graduated. After redshirting the 2010–11 season with foot injuries, forward Craig Williams transferred to

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and was eligible to compete immediately. Temple assistant

Matt Langel Matthew Langel (born November 21, 1977) is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach for the Colgate Raiders men's basketball team. He previously served as an assistant for the Temple Owls men's basketball team for fiv ...

accepted the Colgate head coaching job on April 28, 2011. Langel had coached at Temple since Fran Dunphy was hired in 2006. Langel was responsible for recruiting Juan Fernandez to Temple, once driving ten hours in a compact car to find him. He was replaced by

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assistant Dwayne Killings. Killings served as assistant director of basketball operations at Temple from 2006 to 2009. In his only season at Boston University, Killings helped the team win the

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and earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament. On October 13, 2011. Temple was predicted to finish second in the Atlantic 10 behind Xavier and received four first-place votes. Ramone Moore and Juan Fernandez were Preseason First Team All-Conference selections,

Scootie Randall Andrew "Scootie" Randall (born January 5, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka in Japan. He played college basketball for Temple. As a junior, he averaged 10.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per game but missed s ...

was a Preseason Third Team All-Conference selection, and Anthony Lee was a Preseason All-Rookie Team selection. Jeff Goodman of CBS Sports named Temple Owls the second best team in the Atlantic 10 and highlighted the development of Michael Eric and Anthony Lee as factors for a successful season.

Recruiting

Incoming signees

The sole member of the Owls' 2011 recruiting class was

Will Cummings William Frederick Cummings (born October 7, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Galatasaray of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball for Temple. High school career Cummings, a point guard from Jackso ...

, a

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from

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who committed on September 4, 2010. He averaged 18.1 points, 8.1 assists, 4.0 steals per game as a senior at

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, in addition to carrying a 4.0

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. The ''Jacksonville Times-Union'' named him the high school boys basketball player of the year. Cummings drew attention from

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, Miami (Fl.), and

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, but chose Temple because of their winning tradition. In addition to Temple's recruiting class, the Owls signed transfer Dalton Pepper from

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. Due to NCAA rules, he will be forced to sit out the 2011–12 season as a

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and will have two years of eligibility remaining. In his career at

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, Pepper scored a school-record 2,207 points, grabbed 962 rebounds, and garnered 2009 Pennsylvania Big School Player of the Year recognition from the

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. In 62 games with the Mountaineers, Pepper averaged 3.5 points and 10.1 minutes per game and helped West Virginia reach the 2010 Final Four.

2012–13 team recruits

Roster

Schedule

, - align="center" bgcolor="#D8FFEB" , 1 , November 14 , Penn
W 73–67 (OT)
, Juan Fernandez – 19 , Micheal Eric – 10 , Juan Fernandez – 5 ,

The Palestra The Palestra, often called the Cathedral of College Basketball, is a historic arena and the home gym of the Penn Quakers men's and women's basketball teams, volleyball teams, wrestling team, and Philadelphia Big 5 basketball. Located at 235 So ...

, Philadelphia, PA , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#D8FFEB" , 2 , November 17 ,

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W 69–55
, Ramone Moore – 15 , Eric – 15 , Fernandez – 6 ,

José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum The ''Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot'' ( English: José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum of Puerto Rico) is the largest indoor entertainment and sports arena in Puerto Rico since its inauguration in 2004. Located in the Hato Rey business ce ...

, San Juan, PR , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFE6E6" , 3 , November 18 ,

Purdue Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donat ...

L 85–77
, Moore – 27 , Eric – 8 , Moore/Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson/T.J. DiLeo – 3 , José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, San Juan, PR , 2–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#D8FFEB" , 4 , November 20 ,

Wichita State Wichita State University (WSU) is a public university, public research university in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The university offers more than 60 undergraduate degree programs in more than 200 ...

W 78–74 (OT)
, Moore – 23 , Eric – 12 ,

Khalif Wyatt Khalif Wyatt (born June 10, 1991) is an American former professional basketball player. He was the Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year as a college basketball senior in the 2012–13 season, after leading the Owls to the Round of 32 in the ...

– 4 , José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, San Juan, PR , 3–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFE6E6" , 5 , November 27 ,

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L 67–64
, Wyatt – 19 , Anthony Lee – 9 , Wyatt/Moore – 4 ,

Stroh Center The Stroh Center is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. It replaced Anderson Arena as the home of the Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball, men's and ...

, Bowling Green, OH , 3–2 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#D8FFEB" , 6 , December 3 ,

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W 86–74
, Wyatt – 23 , Moore – 8 , Wyatt – 9 ,

, Philadelphia, PA , 4–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#D8FFEB" , 7 , December 7 ,

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W 77–58
, Aaron Brown – 19 , Lee – 9 , Moore – 7 ,

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, Toledo, OH , 5–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#D8FFEB" , 8 , December 10 , Villanova
W 78–67
, Moore – 32 , Hollis-Jefferson – 14 , Fernandez – 4 , Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA , 6–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFE6E6" , 9 , December 17 ,

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L 65–77
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Frank Erwin Center The Frank C. Erwin Jr. Center (originally Special Events Center) was a multi-purpose arena located on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas. It was also sometimes referred to as "The Drum" or "The Superdrum", owing to ...

, Austin, TX , 6–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#D8FFEB" , 10 , December 19 ,

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W 77–70
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Tudor Fieldhouse Tudor Fieldhouse is a multi-purpose arena in Houston, Texas. Previously known as Rice Gymnasium, it was renamed in honor of Rice University alum Bobby Tudor, who spearheaded the renovation of the facility with a multimillion-dollar donation. The ...

, Houston, TX , 7–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#D8FFEB" , 11 , December 28 ,

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W 87–85
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, Philadelphia, PA , 8–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#D8FFEB" , 12 , December 30 ,

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W 66–63
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Bob Carpenter Center Bob Carpenter Center is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena, in Newark, Delaware, named in honor of benefactor and trustee, R. R. M. Carpenter Jr. (1915–1990). Students at the University of Delaware have nicknamed it "The Bob." As UD athletic di ...

, Newark, DE , 9–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#D8FFEB" , 13 , January 4 ,

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W 78–73
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, Philadelphia, PA , 10–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFE6E6" , 14 , January 7 ,

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, L 77-87 , , , , Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA , 10-4(0-1) , - align="center" bgcolor="#D8FFEB" , 15 , January 11 , Saint Louis , W 72-67 , , , ,

Chaifetz Arena Chaifetz Arena ( ), is a 10,600 seat multi-purpose arena in St. Louis, Missouri, located on the Saint Louis University campus. The arena began construction on August 28, 2006, and opened on April 10, 2008. In February 2007, Chicago-based busine ...

, St. Louis, MO , 11-4(1-1) , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFE6E6" , 16 , January 14 ,

, L 65-76 , , , ,

Robins Center The Robins Center is a 7,201-seat multi-purpose arena in Richmond, Virginia. Opened in 1972, the arena is home to the University of Richmond Spiders basketball. It hosted the ECAC South (now known as the Colonial Athletic Association) men's baske ...

, Richmond, VA , 11-5(1-2) , - align="center" bgcolor="#D8FFEB" , 17 , January 18 , La Salle , W 76-70 , , , , Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA , 12-5(2-2) , - align="center" bgcolor="#D8FFEB" , 18 , January 21 ,

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, W 73-60 , , , , The Palestra, Philadelphia, PA , 13-5(3-2) , - align="center" bgcolor="#D8FFEB" , 19 , January 25 , Charlotte , W 79-57 , , , , Dale F. Halton Arena, Charlotte, NC , 14-5(4-2) , - align="center" bgcolor="#D8FFEB" , 20 , January 28 , Saint Joseph's , W 78-60 , , , , Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA , 15-5(5-2) , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#D8FFEB" , 21 , February 1 , Fordham , W 78-60 , , , , Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA , 16-5(6-2) , - align="center" bgcolor="#D8FFEB" , 22 , February 4 ,

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Ryan Center Ryan Center is an 8,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Kingston, Rhode Island, United States. The arena opened as a replacement for Keaney Gymnasium, which was built in 1953 for the needs of a much smaller student population at URI. It is home to ...

, Kingston, RI , 17-5(7-2) , - align="center" bgcolor="#D8FFEB" , 23 , February 8 ,

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, W 79-72 , , , , Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA , 18-5(8-2) , - align="center" bgcolor="#D8FFEB" , 24 , February 11 , Xavier , W 85-72 , , , , Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA , 19-5(9-2) , - align="center" bgcolor="#D8FFEB" , 25 , February 15 ,

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, W 76-70 , , , , Reilly Center, Olean, NY , 20-5(10-2) , - align="center" bgcolor="#D8FFEB" , 26 , February 18 ,

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, W 78-59 , , , , Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA , 21-5(11-2) , - align="center" bgcolor="#D8FFEB" , 27 , February 22 , La Salle , W 80-79 OT , , , , Tom Gola Arena, Philadelphia, PA , 22-5(12-2) , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFE6E6" , 28 , February 25 , Saint Joseph's , L 72-82 , , , ,

Hagan Arena The Michael J. Hagan Arena (previously known as the ''Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse'') of Saint Joseph's University is SJU's home court for men's and women's basketball. The new arena seats 3,800, which is 600 more than the Alumni Memorial Fieldh ...

, Philadelphia, PA , 22-6(12-3) , - align="center" bgcolor="#D8FFEB" , 29 , February 29 ,

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, W 90-88 OT , , , , Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA , 23-6(13-3) , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#D8FFEB" , 30 , March 3 , Fordham , W 80-60 , , , ,

Rose Hill Gymnasium Rose Hill Gymnasium is a 3,200-seat multi-purpose arena on the Rose Hill campus of Fordham University in The Bronx, New York City, New York. The arena, which opened in 1925, is the oldest on-campus venue currently used primarily for an NCAA Div ...

, Bronx, NY , 24-6(14-3) , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFE6E6" , 31 , March 9 ,

, L 71-77 , , , ,

Boardwalk Hall Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, formerly known as the Historic Atlantic City Convention Hall, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Built during 1926–1929, it was Atlantic City's primary convention center until the opening of ...

, Atlantic City, NJ , 24-7 , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFE6E6" , 32 , March 16 , (12) South Florida , L 44-58 , , , , Nashville, TN , 24-8 , - ! colspan="2"
2011–12 team schedule

Season

Preconference season

Behind Juan Fernandez's 19 points, Temple began their season with a 73–67 overtime victory over Penn on November 14, 2011.

Rankings

Awards and honors

;Juan Fernandez *Preseason All-Atlantic 10 First Team ;Ramone Moore *Preseason All-Atlantic 10 First Team ;Scootie Randall *Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Third Team ;Anthony Lee *Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Rookie Team

References

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