PREFERS TEMPLE'S OFFENSE TO PRINCETON'S
Former Saint Joseph's star shooter Pat Carroll was chosen in the second round of the NBA Developmental League draft last night. Carroll was the eighth pick in the round by the Iowa Energy.
Carroll, from Hatboro-Horsham High, spent last season in Spain, splitting time between Beirasar Rosalia and Tenerife Rural. He averaged in double figures in scoring and shot better than 40 percent from the 3-point line.
He played with the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.
Two other players with Philly connections also were selected -- Mustafa Shakur and DeSean White.
Shakur, from Friends Central, was the first player chosen in the second round by the Tulsa 66ers. Shakur played collecgiately at Arizona and played on the Lakers summer league team this year. He has played in Poland, Spain and Greece and was in training camp last season with Minnesota.
White, from Cardinal Dougherty, was chosen in the fifth round by the Springfield Armor. White finished his college career as a two-time Sun Conference Player of the Year at Northwood, where he played for Rollie Massimino. He began his college career at Providence and made stops at LaSalle and Delaware, before heading to Northwood.
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FRAN DUNPHY, Temple
He begins his third season on North Broad with nearly 350 career victories after a long tenure at Penn. The Owls won the Atlantic 10 Tournament last season and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.
BRUISER FLINT, Drexel
He begins his eighth season with the Dragons after returning to the city where he played collegiately at St. Joe’s. The Dragons have advanced to the postseason in four of the last six years and have won at least 17 games four times under Flint.
DR. JOHN GIANNINI, La Salle
He begins his fifth season at the school after successful tenures at the University of Maine and Rowan, where teams made two trips to the Division III Final Four. At LaSalle two seasons ago, he engineered an 18-win season and third-place finish in the Atlantic 10, the school’s best finish since joining the league for the 1995-96 season.
PHIL MARTELLI, Saint Joseph’s
He begins his 14th season on Hawk Hill, having won more than 250 games. He is a four-time Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year and has taken the Hawks to the postseason in seven of the last eight years.
GLEN MILLER, Penn
He begins his third season at the school after moving within the Ivy League from Brown. In his first season, he led the Quakers to an Ivy League championship and their third consecutive NCAA Tournament bid.
JAY WRIGHT, Villanova
He begins his eighth season at ‘Nova, having amassed 148 wins at the school. Villanova has made the NCAA Tournament for the last four seasons, including three trips to the Sweet 16 and an Elite Eight appearance. Wright came to Villanova following his tenure at Hofstra and has 270 career victories.
