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Rysheed Jordan abdicates his throne or Temple stinks at recruiting
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Rysheed Jordan abdicates his throne or Temple stinks at recruiting

Rysheed Jordan to St. John’s. Peep these awesome quotes. “I love Philly and Temple,” Jordan said. “Coach Dunphy is great, but I wanted to go away from home but decided not too far, so UCLA was out. I have been in Philly my whole life and I want to experience [...]

Jaylen Bond to transfer out of Texas; Temple in the mix?
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Jaylen Bond to transfer out of Texas; Temple in the mix?

Former Temple target Jaylen Bond is about to hit the open market again and one has to believe that the Owls will make a serious play to bring him into the fold. Keith Pompey first reported the news on Saturday but it really didn’t start to spread until the school released [...]

Martinas Geben on Temple’s radar for 2014
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Martinas Geben on Temple’s radar for 2014

Fran Dunphy has expressed interest in Martinas Geben, a class of 2014 6-foot-9, 235 pound power forward originally from Lithuania but now playing for St. Maria Goretti (MD). Keith Pompey wrote last night and again this morning that Geben has yet to receive an offer from Temple but Edgar Walker of MDHoops.com [...]

Rysheed Jordan Recruiting Watch: Watch Jordan dominate the Public League Semis
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Rysheed Jordan Recruiting Watch: Watch Jordan dominate the Public League Semis

Rysheed Jordan did some work for Vaux last night with UCLA and St. John’s in the house. He scored 28 points to lead his squad to the Public League finals against Brandon Austin and Imhotep. That game, coincidentally enough, will be played at the Liacouras Center on Sunday afternoon. Unfortunately [...]

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Khalif Wyatt did some nice statistical things last night

But the Owls still lost. They still *bleeping* lost. Still, check out these numbers from ESPN: Wyatt is the first D-I player with 35 points, six rebounds, six assists and six steals in a game since Ohio’s D.J. Cooper in December 2010 against St. Bonaventure. He’s the first player to [...]

Rysheed Jordan Recruiting Watch: Black Jesus is ascending up the national rankings
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Rysheed Jordan Recruiting Watch: Black Jesus is ascending up the national rankings

The man has five stars next to his name. Depending who you talk to Jordan is either A) definitely going to St. John’s B) a done deal for UCLA or C) the savior of Temple Basketball. No one knows.

Q: If Temple loses to Xavier and it’s not televised does it still count?
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Q: If Temple loses to Xavier and it’s not televised does it still count?

A: Yes. Last night’s 57-52 loss at the Cintas Center certainly stings but it also wasn’t totally unexpected. Xavier was losers of four straight coming into the game and, for whatever reason, they just don’t lose many Atlantic 10 games there. It didn’t help Temple’s cause that senior leader Scootie [...]

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Rysheed Jordan recruiting watch: He’s committed to not committing

So Rysheed Jordan tweeted this out on Jan. 7: When I win 2mar ima commit. — black jesus (@sheedjordan) January 7, 2013 Predictably Vaux rolled on Constitution 76-57 with Jordan dropping 31 points. So, did he commit? Our man on the scene dropped this pearl last night after the game. [...]