Drexel
Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com
As I did last week, here's a sampling of interesting stats about each of the local teams. All numbers and definitions come from Ken Pomeroy, and are as of Tuesday night.
Team |
Record |
Conf. |
Big 5 |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Drexel |
10-4 |
2-2 |
2-0 |
78 (78) |
55 (51) |
58 (43) |
98 (89) |
164 (198) |
La Salle |
7-9 |
0-2 |
0-1 |
145 (132) |
165 (175) |
170 (160) |
228 (212) |
82 (102) |
Penn |
5-6 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
206 (205) |
179 (162) |
196 (181) |
238 (253) |
112 (122) |
St. Joseph's |
5-10 |
0-2 |
0-1 |
162 (153) |
173 (140) |
191 (151) |
181 (146) |
45 (56) |
Temple |
11-3 |
2-0 |
0-1 |
35 (34) |
21 (17) |
29 (32) |
19 (19) |
30 (23) |
| Villanova | 14-1 |
3-0 |
4-0 |
11 (12) |
16 (18) |
14 (21) |
18 (24) |
84 (143) |
Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com
We were a bit short on voters this week, but we soldier on nonetheless. Perhaps a few people were a bit late getting home after their New Year's revelry.
The other thing I need to note is that ballots were cast before Wednesday's games, so those results were not factored in.
Wih that, here goes.
Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com
To give this week's post a little more spice, here are some notable facts and figures about each team so far this season.
Team |
Record |
Conf. |
Big 5 |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Drexel |
9-3 |
1-1 |
2-0 |
78 (87) |
51 (25) |
43 (33) |
89 (83) |
198 (114) |
La Salle |
7-7 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
132 (123) |
175 (131) |
160 (145) |
212 (188) |
102 (47) |
Penn |
5-6 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
205 (180) |
162 (141) |
181 (148) |
253 (246) |
122 (162) |
St. Joseph's |
5-8 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
153 (172) |
140 (121) |
151 (173) |
146 (182) |
56 (30) |
Temple |
9-3 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
34 (29) |
17 (15) |
32 (23) |
19 (15) |
23 (27) |
| Villanova | 12-1 |
1-0 |
4-0 |
12 (13) |
18 (34) |
21 (25) |
24 (39) |
143 (199) |
Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com
Drexel lost a tight game to Hofrstra at the DAC, 75-69. Check out video highlights below along with analysis from The Inquirer's Kevin Tatum and my Philly.com colleague Dave Isaac.
Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com
The fur and feathers are flying ahead of the big game at the Pavilion. We'll have live updates here on Philly.com; stay tuned for more information on that soon.
1. Villanova, 26 points
- "Coach Wright did his best Jim Boeheim impression this year. Monmouth was Nova's only true road game outside Philly." (Nick Catrambone)
- "Hopefully enough Villanova students make it back from break to create a home court advantage at the Ski Lodge. Otherwise, keeping this game from being played at the Palestra will be for naught." (Joe McNamara)
Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com
With the big Villanova-Temple game just over 48 hours away, here's our weekly check on where the local teams stand in the major national computer rankings.
Team |
Record |
Conf. |
Big 5 |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Drexel |
8-2 |
0-0 |
2-0 |
87 (82) |
16 (25) |
33 (31) |
83 (80) |
114 (198) |
La Salle |
6-6 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
123 (126) |
131 (97) |
145 (124) |
188 (167) |
47 (62) |
Penn |
5-4 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
180 (200) |
141 (196) |
148 (193) |
246 (264) |
162 (172) |
St. Joseph's |
3-8 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
172 (173) |
121 (88) |
173 (168) |
182 (175) |
30 (26) |
Temple |
9-2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
29 (27) |
15 (18) |
23 (23) |
15 (17) |
27 (32) |
| Villanova | 10-1 |
0-0 |
3-0 |
13 (20) |
34 (27) |
25 (27) |
39 (34) |
199 (159) |
Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com
The votes are in, and now it's time to unveil your choices for the best player of the decade from each City Six school.
Perhaps not surprisingly, five of the six players you picked are guards. But our region's coaches have never been shy about playing small lineups when their stars are in the backcourt. So we won't be shy either about crowning these players as our region's best from the 2000s.
You can see the results of each school-specific poll by clicking on the school name.
Drexel: Robert Battle, 33.1 percent
La Salle: Rasual Butler, 72.5 percent
Penn: Ibrahim Jaaber, 31.5 percent
Saint Joseph's: Jameer Nelson, 95.0 percent
Temple: Lynn Greer, 48.9 percent
Villanova: Scottie Reynolds, 50.6 percent
Whether you're celebrating Christmas, Festivus or any other holiday at this time of year, best wishes to all of you for a peaceful season and a happy and healthy new year. I feel really privileged to have such a terrific group of readers here on the blog, and I hope our community continues to grow in the future.
Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com
Okay, now it's time for you to pick the best player of this decade from each City Six school.
Click here to cast your votes.
Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com
If you haven't yet seen my all-Decade teams for each of the City Six schools, check them out. Temple and La Salle are here, St. Joe's and Villanova are here, and Drexel and Penn are here.
In the morning, I'll post a page where you'll be able to vote for the player of the decade from each school.
Now for the latest edition of the Schuylkill 16, which I suspect will also give you quite a bit to talk about...
Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com
UPDATE: I admit I should have put Robert Battle on Drexel's all-decade team. I overlooked him, but I got a number of emails and comments on the blog rightly pointing out his career statistics and awards.
To make up for that, I'll include Battle in the voting for Drexel player of the decade. That poll will be posted tomorrow. Commenter 94Dragon posted his career stats below for reference.
Drexel and Penn have put a lot of physical investment into building up their campuses in this decade, and they've also put a fair amount of emotional investment into building up one of the city's better hoops rivalries. Here are my picks for the best Dragons and Quakers of the 2000s.
Reach Jonathan at jtannenwald@phillynews.com or 215-854-2330.
