by Patrick 'Rey' Reynell Quite a few Temple University guards continued their careers at the highest level of professional basketball these last two decades. Some became first round draft picks while others signed after going undrafted. With the 2009 NBA Draft finally coming Thursday June 25, Dionte Christmas has completed all of his pre-draft workouts including an invite … [Read more...] about Temple Guards in the NBA: How Will Dionte Christmas Fare?
Dionte Christmas
Temple Owls: Supply and Demand for 2009-2010
by Patrick 'Rey' Reynell The past two seasons have brought some hardware for the Temple Owls by way of two Atlantic 10 tournament championships. Unfortunately, high hopes of upsets in the NCAA tourney never came to fruition in either season. A first round exit to Michigan State in 2008 and Arizona State in 2009 has left a bitter taste for Owl faithful. Lofty expectations … [Read more...] about Temple Owls: Supply and Demand for 2009-2010
The tired life of a shooting guard
by Paul Casey Gotham About five minutes into last week's A10 match-up between Temple and Xavier it became apparent what the Musketeers planned on the defensive end: go ahead and try to beat us. Just don't expect any yuletide greetings. Temple's leading scorer, Dionte Christmas came in averaging 20.5 per game including outbursts of 21 against Kansas, 30 vs. LaSalle, 27 … [Read more...] about The tired life of a shooting guard
11 hours of driving, 40:00 of hoops – Merry Christmas
It’s about 6:15 a.m. Saturday and my co-pilot, my brother-in-law, Roger, and I are about fifteen minutes south of Syracuse on Rte. 81. The Liacouras Center, home of the Temple Owls and our destination, looms four hours away. We have watched the temperature gauge on the dashboard drop from a, what seems now, balmy 21 degrees to 5. We continue on through the snow belt of Central … [Read more...] about 11 hours of driving, 40:00 of hoops – Merry Christmas