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2014-15 Roster Numerical Roster
No. Name 0 Obi Enechionyia 1 Josh Brown 2 Will Cummings 3 Jesse Morgan 4 Daniel Dingle 10 Mark Williams 13 Nick Pendergast 15 Jaylen Bond 23 Devontae Watson 25 Quenton DeCosey 34 Devin Coleman 41 Jimmy McDonnell
Alphabetical Roster No. Name 15 Jaylen Bond 1 Josh Brown 34 Devin Coleman 2 Will Cummings 25 Quenton DeCosey 4 Daniel Dingle 0 Obi Enechionyia 41 Jimmy McDonnell 3 Jesse Morgan 13 Nick Pendergast 23 Devontae Watson 10 Mark Williams
Yr. Fr. So. Sr. Sr. R-So. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Gr.
Pos. F G G G G/F F F F F/C G G F
Ht. 6-8 6-3 6-2 6-5 6-7 6-8 6-5 6-8 6-11 6-5 6-2 6-10
Wt. 220 185 185 190 235 240 195 240 215 205 205 220
Hometown Springfield, Va. Newark, N.J. Jacksonville, Fla. Philadelphia, Pa. Bronx, N.Y. Cleveland, Ohio Bridgewater, Conn. Philadelphia, Pa. Ambridge, Pa. Union, N.J. Philadelphia, Pa. Jackson, N.J.
High School St. James (Md.) School St. Anthony’s Providence School Olney St. Raymond’s Montrose Christian Kent School Plymouth-Whitemarsh Lincoln Park Charter St. Joseph’s-Metuchen Friends’ Central Jackson Memorial
Yr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. R-So. Fr. Gr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So.
Pos. F G G G G G/F F F G F F/C F
Ht. 6-8 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-7 6-8 6-10 6-5 6-5 6-11 6-8
Wt. 240 185 205 185 205 235 220 220 190 195 215 240
Hometown Philadelphia, Pa. Newark, N.J. Philadelphia, Pa. Jacksonville, Fla. Union, N.J. Bronx, N.Y. Springfield, Va. Jackson, N.J. Philadelphia, Pa. Bridgewater, Conn. Ambridge, Pa. Cleveland, Ohio
High School Plymouth-Whitemarsh St. Anthony’s Friends’ Central Providence School St. Joseph’s-Metuchen St. Raymond’s St. James (Md.) School Jackson Memorial Olney Kent School Lincoln Park Charter Montrose Christian
Head Coach: Fran Dunphy (La Salle ‘70) - 9th season Record (Career/School): 477-260 (26th season)/167-97 (9th season) Assistant to the Head Coach/Player Development: Dave Duke (Villanova ’74) - 9th season Assistant Coach: Aaron McKie (Temple ‘94) - 1st season Assistant Coach: Dwayne Killings (Hampton ‘03) - 4th season Assistant Coach: Shawn Trice (Penn ’95) - 9th season Asst. AD/Director of Basketball Operations: Jeff Wilson (Temple ‘04) - 9th season Administrative/Video Coordinator: Raheem Mapp (Temple ‘09) - 5th season
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE:
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Graduate (1): McDonnell Senior (3): Cummings, Morgan, Pendergast Junior (4): Bond, Coleman, DeCosey, Watson Sophomore (3): Brown, Dingle, Williams Freshman (1): Enechionyia
Connecticut (1): Pendergast Florida (1): Cummings New Jersey (3): Brown, DeCosey, McDonnell New York (1): Dingle Ohio (1): Williams Pennsylvania (4): Bond, Coleman, Morgan, Watson Virginia (1): Enechionyia
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Season Outlook Bounce Back! That is what the Temple University men’s basketball team is looking to do following a tough 2013-14 season that saw the Owls’ NCAA Tournament streak of six straight postseason appearances halted with an uncharacteristic 9-22 campaign. Optimism abounds for this year’s Cherry and White as ninthyear head coach Fran Dunphy returns all but two players from last season’s young team. Three Philly-native transfers and a freshman forward that has the potential to make an immediate impact also join the fold in 2014-15. “We are really looking forward to the challenges the upcoming season presents,” extolls Dunphy. “The players and coaches have worked incredibly hard in the offseason, and I am pleased with how the team is shaping up heading into the year.” Senior Will Cummings and junior Quenton DeCosey make up arguably one of the most prolific backcourt tandems in the tough American Athletic Conference. Coming off his best season to date, Cummings averaged 16.8 points and 4.6 assists per game to rank sixth and fourth, respectively, in the conference. He also averaged 1.5 steals per game, good for ninth in the league, and played 34.4 minutes per contest as the heart and soul of the squad. DeCosey, who had one of the nation’s Top 10 breakout years in terms of scoring, increased his average output by 13.5 points per contest from his freshman year, placing third on the squad and eighth in the conference at 15.8 points per game. He tallied in dou-
Senior Will Cummings
Junior Quenton DeCosey
ble figures 27 times, draining 58 threes along the way, while playing 36.4 minutes per game which was good for second in The American. After this tandem, Dunphy has 10 hungry players vying for a starting slot and time on the court which will make for a very competitive atmosphere in practice. “This is one of the most competitive atmospheres I have been around,” states the Owls’ mentor, who is heading into his 26th season as a head coach in Philadelphia. “It will help not only make our players get tougher, but the team stronger on the court.” Junior Jaylen Bond is likely to find his way into the Temple frontcourt after sitting out last season. The Texas transfer, who prepped at nearby Plymouth-Whitemarsh High, is a huge presence in the paint at 6-8, 240, and should easily increase his output from his Longhorn days. In his last season at Texas, as a sophomore in 2012-13, he averaged 2.8 points and 3.2 rebounds per game in an injury-plagued campaign. Two other transfers, senior Jesse Morgan and junior Devin Coleman, also will vie for time. A graduate of Philadelphia’s Olney High, Morgan has one semester of eligibility remaining at the time of publication. He was a prolific scorer at UMass, where he averaged 13.4 points per game before succumbing to injury as a junior in 2012-13. Coleman, a hard-nosed player who prepped at Friends’ Central High, averaged 5.4 points per game for Clemson before transferring in January 2014. He will be eligible following the fall semester.
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#WEthEt Sophomore Daniel Dingle, who was able to redshirt last season after a knee injury sidelined him in December, will also be in the mix. The 67, 235-pound swingman was having a breakout season, averaging 6.7 points as the team’s top reserve prior to tearing his meniscus. Junior Devontae Watson, sophomore Mark Williams and graduate student Jimmy McDonnell all saw time in the starting front court last season with each bringing a different element to the 2014-15 team. Watson, who made 17 starts, led the Owls with 34 blocks while averaging 2.5 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. The 6-11 forward/center recorded his first of hopefully many double-doubles with 11 points and 11 rebounds at Houston. A 6-8, 240-pound forward, Williams is a battler underneath and played his best basketball at the end of the season. He scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds in a win over #23 SMU, and averaged 7.0 points and 4.8 rebounds in four late-season starts. The American Athletic Conference Scholar Athlete of the Year, McDonnell had a breakout season, playing in 24 games with six starts. The 611 forward averaged 1.8 points while displaying his strong perime-
Junior Devontae Watson
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ter shooting with a 42.9 percent accuracy from three-point range. Sophomore Josh Brown, perhaps the team’s most tenacious perimeter defender, should see more time this season while senior swingman Nick Pendergast will also push for more time on the floor. The product of St. Anthony’s High, Brown averaged 21.2 minutes per contest, the most by any reserve on the squad. His 51 assists and 27 steals ranked fourth on the team. Pendergast, who hails from Bridgeport, Conn. (Kent School), is one of the hardest workers on the squad and one of only two four-year players on the team. Great things are expected of the team’s lone freshman, Obi Enechionyia. The two-time Herald-Mail Player of the Year averaged 15 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks as a senior at St. James (Md.) High and has the tools to make a significant impact in his initial season. Once again Temple plays a formidable schedule. Playing 18 games in one of the toughest conferences in the nation, The American, highlights the slate. Temple will take on defending NCAA champion UConn twice along with NCAA qualifiers Cincinnati and Memphis, as well as NIT Finalist SMU. The non-conference part of the schedule is equally as challenging as the Owls host Kansas at the Wells Fargo Center and take on the Duke and either UNLV or Stanford as part of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at the Barclays Center. The home portion of the non-conference schedule opens with 2014 NCAA Tournament participant American University (Nov. 14) with a date against 2014 NIT quarterfinalist Louisiana Tech (Nov. 17) three days later. The road portion of the non-conference slate includes Philadelphia Big 5 dates at Saint Joseph's (Dec. 3) and Villanova (Dec. 14) and a short trip down I-95 to take on CAA champion Delaware (Dec. 18). Temple and La Salle will again play their Big 5 game at The Palestra with this year's contest being held on December 6.
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2014-15 Roster Numerical Roster
No. Name 0 Obi Enechionyia 1 Josh Brown 2 Will Cummings 3 Jesse Morgan 4 Daniel Dingle 10 Mark Williams 13 Nick Pendergast 15 Jaylen Bond 23 Devontae Watson 25 Quenton DeCosey 34 Devin Coleman 41 Jimmy McDonnell
Alphabetical Roster No. Name 15 Jaylen Bond 1 Josh Brown 34 Devin Coleman 2 Will Cummings 25 Quenton DeCosey 4 Daniel Dingle 0 Obi Enechionyia 41 Jimmy McDonnell 3 Jesse Morgan 13 Nick Pendergast 23 Devontae Watson 10 Mark Williams
Yr. Fr. So. Sr. Sr. R-So. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Gr.
Pos. F G G G G/F F F F F/C G G F
Ht. 6-8 6-3 6-2 6-5 6-7 6-8 6-5 6-8 6-11 6-5 6-2 6-10
Wt. 220 185 185 190 235 240 195 240 215 205 205 220
Hometown Springfield, Va. Newark, N.J. Jacksonville, Fla. Philadelphia, Pa. Bronx, N.Y. Cleveland, Ohio Bridgewater, Conn. Philadelphia, Pa. Ambridge, Pa. Union, N.J. Philadelphia, Pa. Jackson, N.J.
High School St. James (Md.) School St. Anthony’s Providence School Olney St. Raymond’s Montrose Christian Kent School Plymouth-Whitemarsh Lincoln Park Charter St. Joseph’s-Metuchen Friends’ Central Jackson Memorial
Yr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. R-So. Fr. Gr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So.
Pos. F G G G G G/F F F G F F/C F
Ht. 6-8 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-7 6-8 6-10 6-5 6-5 6-11 6-8
Wt. 240 185 205 185 205 235 220 220 190 195 215 240
Hometown Philadelphia, Pa. Newark, N.J. Philadelphia, Pa. Jacksonville, Fla. Union, N.J. Bronx, N.Y. Springfield, Va. Jackson, N.J. Philadelphia, Pa. Bridgewater, Conn. Ambridge, Pa. Cleveland, Ohio
High School Plymouth-Whitemarsh St. Anthony’s Friends’ Central Providence School St. Joseph’s-Metuchen St. Raymond’s St. James (Md.) School Jackson Memorial Olney Kent School Lincoln Park Charter Montrose Christian
Head Coach: Fran Dunphy (La Salle ‘70) - 9th season Record (Career/School): 477-260 (26th season)/167-97 (9th season) Assistant to the Head Coach/Player Development: Dave Duke (Villanova ’74) - 9th season Assistant Coach: Aaron McKie (Temple ‘94) - 1st season Assistant Coach: Dwayne Killings (Hampton ‘03) - 4th season Assistant Coach: Shawn Trice (Penn ’95) - 9th season Asst. AD/Director of Basketball Operations: Jeff Wilson (Temple ‘04) - 9th season Administrative/Video Coordinator: Raheem Mapp (Temple ‘09) - 5th season
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE:
BY CLASS:
BY STATE:
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Graduate (1): McDonnell Senior (3): Cummings, Morgan, Pendergast Junior (4): Bond, Coleman, DeCosey, Watson Sophomore (3): Brown, Dingle, Williams Freshman (1): Enechionyia
Connecticut (1): Pendergast Florida (1): Cummings New Jersey (3): Brown, DeCosey, McDonnell New York (1): Dingle Ohio (1): Williams Pennsylvania (4): Bond, Coleman, Morgan, Watson Virginia (1): Enechionyia
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Season Outlook Bounce Back! That is what the Temple University men’s basketball team is looking to do following a tough 2013-14 season that saw the Owls’ NCAA Tournament streak of six straight postseason appearances halted with an uncharacteristic 9-22 campaign. Optimism abounds for this year’s Cherry and White as ninthyear head coach Fran Dunphy returns all but two players from last season’s young team. Three Philly-native transfers and a freshman forward that has the potential to make an immediate impact also join the fold in 2014-15. “We are really looking forward to the challenges the upcoming season presents,” extolls Dunphy. “The players and coaches have worked incredibly hard in the offseason, and I am pleased with how the team is shaping up heading into the year.” Senior Will Cummings and junior Quenton DeCosey make up arguably one of the most prolific backcourt tandems in the tough American Athletic Conference. Coming off his best season to date, Cummings averaged 16.8 points and 4.6 assists per game to rank sixth and fourth, respectively, in the conference. He also averaged 1.5 steals per game, good for ninth in the league, and played 34.4 minutes per contest as the heart and soul of the squad. DeCosey, who had one of the nation’s Top 10 breakout years in terms of scoring, increased his average output by 13.5 points per contest from his freshman year, placing third on the squad and eighth in the conference at 15.8 points per game. He tallied in dou-
Senior Will Cummings
Junior Quenton DeCosey
ble figures 27 times, draining 58 threes along the way, while playing 36.4 minutes per game which was good for second in The American. After this tandem, Dunphy has 10 hungry players vying for a starting slot and time on the court which will make for a very competitive atmosphere in practice. “This is one of the most competitive atmospheres I have been around,” states the Owls’ mentor, who is heading into his 26th season as a head coach in Philadelphia. “It will help not only make our players get tougher, but the team stronger on the court.” Junior Jaylen Bond is likely to find his way into the Temple frontcourt after sitting out last season. The Texas transfer, who prepped at nearby Plymouth-Whitemarsh High, is a huge presence in the paint at 6-8, 240, and should easily increase his output from his Longhorn days. In his last season at Texas, as a sophomore in 2012-13, he averaged 2.8 points and 3.2 rebounds per game in an injury-plagued campaign. Two other transfers, senior Jesse Morgan and junior Devin Coleman, also will vie for time. A graduate of Philadelphia’s Olney High, Morgan has one semester of eligibility remaining at the time of publication. He was a prolific scorer at UMass, where he averaged 13.4 points per game before succumbing to injury as a junior in 2012-13. Coleman, a hard-nosed player who prepped at Friends’ Central High, averaged 5.4 points per game for Clemson before transferring in January 2014. He will be eligible following the fall semester.
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#WEthEt Sophomore Daniel Dingle, who was able to redshirt last season after a knee injury sidelined him in December, will also be in the mix. The 67, 235-pound swingman was having a breakout season, averaging 6.7 points as the team’s top reserve prior to tearing his meniscus. Junior Devontae Watson, sophomore Mark Williams and graduate student Jimmy McDonnell all saw time in the starting front court last season with each bringing a different element to the 2014-15 team. Watson, who made 17 starts, led the Owls with 34 blocks while averaging 2.5 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. The 6-11 forward/center recorded his first of hopefully many double-doubles with 11 points and 11 rebounds at Houston. A 6-8, 240-pound forward, Williams is a battler underneath and played his best basketball at the end of the season. He scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds in a win over #23 SMU, and averaged 7.0 points and 4.8 rebounds in four late-season starts. The American Athletic Conference Scholar Athlete of the Year, McDonnell had a breakout season, playing in 24 games with six starts. The 611 forward averaged 1.8 points while displaying his strong perime-
Junior Devontae Watson
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Sophomore Mark Williams
ter shooting with a 42.9 percent accuracy from three-point range. Sophomore Josh Brown, perhaps the team’s most tenacious perimeter defender, should see more time this season while senior swingman Nick Pendergast will also push for more time on the floor. The product of St. Anthony’s High, Brown averaged 21.2 minutes per contest, the most by any reserve on the squad. His 51 assists and 27 steals ranked fourth on the team. Pendergast, who hails from Bridgeport, Conn. (Kent School), is one of the hardest workers on the squad and one of only two four-year players on the team. Great things are expected of the team’s lone freshman, Obi Enechionyia. The two-time Herald-Mail Player of the Year averaged 15 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks as a senior at St. James (Md.) High and has the tools to make a significant impact in his initial season. Once again Temple plays a formidable schedule. Playing 18 games in one of the toughest conferences in the nation, The American, highlights the slate. Temple will take on defending NCAA champion UConn twice along with NCAA qualifiers Cincinnati and Memphis, as well as NIT Finalist SMU. The non-conference part of the schedule is equally as challenging as the Owls host Kansas at the Wells Fargo Center and take on the Duke and either UNLV or Stanford as part of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at the Barclays Center. The home portion of the non-conference schedule opens with 2014 NCAA Tournament participant American University (Nov. 14) with a date against 2014 NIT quarterfinalist Louisiana Tech (Nov. 17) three days later. The road portion of the non-conference slate includes Philadelphia Big 5 dates at Saint Joseph's (Dec. 3) and Villanova (Dec. 14) and a short trip down I-95 to take on CAA champion Delaware (Dec. 18). Temple and La Salle will again play their Big 5 game at The Palestra with this year's contest being held on December 6.
