La Salle transfer granted waiver

La Salle junior Ramon Galloway has been granted a hardship waiver from the NCAA and is eligible to compete during the 2011-12 season, coach Dr. John Giannini announced.

Galloway, a native Philadelphia who went to high school in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., spent the past two seasons at South Carolina and will have two seasons of eligibility remaining.

Galloway, a 6-2 guard, averaged 10.7 points per game for South Carolina last season, ranking third on the team. He added 2.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists and connected on 44 three-pointers.

"I'm extremely happy to be able to play this season," Galloway said. "Returning home to help my family is important to me and I'm thankful that the waiver from the NCAA allows me the opportunity to complete my degree in 2 years."

As a freshman at South Carolina, Galloway averaged 7.8 points and 2.5 rebounds per game.

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The Temple men's basketball team will play Western Michigan in the opening game of the 2011 Puerto Rico Tip-Off on Nov. 17.

The game will begin at 10:30 a.m. and will be televised live by ESPNU.

The Temple-Western Michigan winne will play the winner of the Purdue-Iona game in the semifinals at 1 p.m. on Nov. 18.

The other teams in the tourney are: Maryland, Alabama, Wichita State and Colorado.

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Saint Joseph's will play Georgia Tech in the Charleston Classic on Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. on ESPNU.

The other matchups are: Tulsa-Western Kentucky; LSU-Northwestern; and VCU-Seton Hall. VCU was a Final Four team last year.

On Nov. 18, the Hawks will play either VCU or Seton Hall.

The bracket-format tournament will feature 12 games in three days with an off day on Nov. 19. The title game will be on Nov. 20 at 8:30 p.m.