By Paul Gotham South Carolina slays KU Indiana Hoosier fans can rest easy. Your'75-'76 Hoosiers still hold the title as - the last division one men's basketball team to go undefeated. Not that there was any real cause for concern. Devan Downey led a spirited Gamecock squad to an upset of the previously last remaining undefeated team, Kentucky. Downey scored 30 … [Read more...] about College Basketball Splinters | 1/27/10
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Kansas-Temple: Tale Of The Tape
By Paul Gotham Setting: 1776 N. Broad Street is the site for a Top 20 tangle as Bill Self’s No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks (12-0) visit the Liacouras Center in downtown Philadelphia for a tilt with Fran Dunphy’s No. 18 Temple Owls (11-2). Plot: Temple finished an undefeated month of December with a victory over Northern Illinois, 70-60. Kansas throttled Belmont, 81-51 to close out … [Read more...] about Kansas-Temple: Tale Of The Tape
When Will The Ivy League Produce Another NBA Talent? Part I
by Rey I recently attended a high school state all-star basketball game. There were two guards from a state championship team that I looked forward to seeing play. Behind me, a discussion began about one of the players, a point guard that will attend Yale. "Why is he going to Yale? He ain't going pro if he's going to the Ivy League. Must not have had a lot of offers. … [Read more...] about When Will The Ivy League Produce Another NBA Talent? Part I
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
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