Keith Pompey, Inquirer Staff Writer
Brian Carter, a senior defensive lineman at Harrisburg High, gave a verbal commitment Sunday to play football at Temple.
He will sign a binding national letter of intent on Wednesday.
The 6-foot-2, 260-pounder visited the Owls' North Broad Street campus this weekend.
The Inquirer's Marc Narducci and Keith Pompey team up to report from Hagan Arena where St. Joe's defeated Temple, 70-69, in an important Atlantic Ten matchup.
Keith Pompey, Inquirer Staff Writer
My look at some of the best and worst performances and happenings from St. Joe’s 70-69 victory over Temple Saturday night at Hagan Arena:
Best performance: How can you not give this award to Khalif Wyatt – even in defeat? Anyone who witnessed this game realizes that Wyatt was a one-man show. The Temple guard made seven three-pointers en route to scoring a career-high 34 points. Twenty-one of his points came after intermission. He also made all five of his free throws and had three assists while playing 39 minutes.
Worst performance: I had to give this award to Scootie Randall. The Temple swingman made two of his first three shots attempts – all three-pointers. But he followed that by missing his final five shots. Randall was held scoreless the final 32:21. He also had as many fouls (two) and rebounds (two).
Keith Pompey, Inquirer Staff Writer
Akrum Wadley was the second Temple commit to accept a scholarship offer from another school on Saturday.
The senior running back, who played at Weequahic High School (N.J.) announced that he would now be an Iowa Hawkeye after visiting the Big Ten campus this weekend. He originally committed to Temple on Jan. 21.
Iowa coach Kirt Ferentz visited Wadley on Tuesday. That and Iowa’s campus sold him on the Hawkeyes.
Keith Pompey, Inquirer Staff Writer
Now, that was quick.
Paul Davis, a senior linebacker at Cairo High (Ga.), gave a verbal commitment Tuesday to play football at Temple. Four days later, he announced his plan to play at Georgia Tech instead.
Yellow Jackets linebacker coach Andy McCollum offered him a scholarship on Saturday. Georgia Tech has always been his dream school.
Keith Pompey, Inquirer Staff Writer
Here’s a look at the probable starters, coaches’ records and series information for Saturday's Temple vs. St. Joe's game at Hagan Arena:
PROBABLE STARTERS
TEMPLE (14-6, 3-3 Atlantic Ten, 2-0 Big 5)
Keith Pompey, Inquirer Staff Writer
Sharif Finch, a senior linebacker at Henrico High School in Richmond, Va., gave a verbal commitment Friday to play at Temple.
The 6-foot-4, 215-pounder will sign a binding national letter of intent on Wednesday.
He chose the Owls over scholarship offers from Western Michigan, East Carolina, James Madison, Old Dominion, Richmond, Hampton, Norfolk State, Elon and William & Mary. Finch also received some interest from Penn State and Miami.
Keith Pompey, Inquirer Staff Writer
Former Detroit Lions fullback Shawn Bryson and Shelton Gaffney, the former strength and conditioning coach at Johnny Long’s Training Academy (Tenn.), joins Temple’s football staff.
Bryson will serve as a graduate assistant, while Gaffney was hired as an assistant strength and coordinating coach.
Gaffney was Tennessee’s assistant strength and conditioning coach from 2008-10.
Keith Pompey, Inquirer Staff Writer
Temple guard T.J. DiLeo was named to the five-member Capital One Academic All-District basketball team.
The district includes Division I programs from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, the District of Columbia, West Virginia and Kentucky.
By making the team, the graduate student is on the ballot for Capital One’s Academic All-America team. DiLeo has a 3.81 cumulative grade point average while pursuing a master’s degree in marketing.
Keith Pompey, Inquirer Staff Writer
Temple swingman Scootie Randall participated in Thursday's winter graduation ceremony for Temple's recent College of Liberal Arts graduates.
Randall earned a sociology degree in December. His graduation came one day after the 6-foot-6, 225-pounder scored a team-high 21 points in a 71-64 victory over Richmond at the Liacouras Center.
The Communications Tech product made his first five field-goal attempts en route to shooting 8-for-13. It marked the fifth-year senior's second impressive performance after enduring a two-month shooting slump.
Pompey is a native Philadelphian and a University of Pittsburgh graduate. Follow him on Twitter @pompeysgridlock. Reach Keith at kpompey@phillynews.com.
