Archive: January, 2011
Any time Villanova loses two straight games - heck, any time they lose at all these days - people start sounding alarms.
So you can be sure that there will be questions asked after Georgetown walked out of the Wells Fargo Center with a 69-66 win over the Wildcats.
Both Jay Wright and John Thompson III said after the game that playing in the Big East inevitably leads to winning streaks and losing streaks. There's little doubt that the Big East is the nation's deepest conference, even if its best teams aren't among the nation's elite right now. I think Villanova is one of top teams in the Big East, and that tby the end of the season they'll be just fine.
Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com
Temple vs. Saint Joseph's
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Venue: The Palestra, Philadelphia, Pa.
TV: ESPNU (Justin Kutcher and Dickey Simpkins)
Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com
When La Salle coach Dr. John Giannini benched Aaric Murray against Richmond a few weeks back, it was clear that Giannini was trying to send a message. It was not as clear, though, whether the message would get through.
Perhaps now it finally has.
After scoring 20 points at Rhode Island last Saturday, Murray tallied 19 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks in the Explorers' 76-72 win over Saint Joseph's at the Palestra last night. And for as memorable as that performance on the court was, Murray's words in the postgame press conference might end up having just as big an impact.
Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com
Time: 7:00 p.m. EST
Venue: The Palestra, Philadelphia, Pa.
Radio: WHAT 1340-AM (La Salle)
This much is for sure: one team will walk out of the Palestra tonight with a Big 5 win.
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Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com
Call it a hunch, but I don't see the top line changing much for the rest of the season...
1. Villanova, 12 points (12 first-place votes)
- "If there is any doubt who is the most dominant team in this fair City, Saturday's game answered the call." (Ralph Manoppello)
- "Congratulations Kroger, you've moved to the top of the Delta pledge class." (Andrew Melloh)
2. Temple, 35 points
- "Temple's fans must have lost their Cherry this week in Ohio. The losses are mounting. Bet they cant wait for La Salle and St. Joe's for a few wins." (Patrick Flannery)
Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com
- The Dragons' defense gives up the second fewest offensive rebounds per 100 possessions in the nation, but that same unit is ranked 337th nationally in turnovers forced per 100 possessions.
- Two players are ranked in the top 30 of individual defensive rebounding percentage: Daryl McCoy at No. 27 and Samme Givens at No. 29.
Team |
Record |
Conf. |
Big 5 |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Drexel |
13-6 |
5-4 |
2-0 |
76 (88) |
59 (65) |
68 (72) |
99 (95) |
127 (163) |
La Salle |
9-11 |
1-4 |
1-1 |
165 (158) |
164 (t180) |
170 (178) |
228 (228) |
121 (125) |
Penn |
6-8 |
0-0 |
1-3 |
180 (203) |
191 (189) |
184 (206) |
224 (237) |
96 (123) |
St. Joseph's |
5-14 |
0-5 |
0-2 |
185 (179) |
210 (199) |
209 (198) |
218 (192) |
39 (41) |
Temple |
13-5 |
3-2 |
1-1 |
39 (33) |
37 (33) |
34 (28) |
32 (27) |
40 (28) |
| Villanova | 17-2 |
5-1 |
4-0 |
10 (11) |
10 (12) |
8 (11) |
12 (16) |
36 (45) |
Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com
After Penn's 73-61 win over Saint Joseph's at the Palestra last night, Kevin Tatum and I got together to break down what we saw. Check out our analysis, plus video highlights shot by my Philly.com colleague Tony Morisset.
There's also audio of the postgame press conferences below, and a photo gallery above put together by staff photographer Michael Bryant.
Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com
Time: 7:00 p.m. EST
Venue: The Palestra, Philadelphia, Pa.
TV/Radio: Comcast Network/WNTP 990-AM/WPEN 950-AM
It's amazing to me that this blog is now in its fifth year of existence.
When I started it in January of 2007, I don't think I had any idea how long it would last or where it would go. I knew that Philly.com didn't have much of a college sports presence at that time, but at that point I had only just started working here.
Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com
The Big 5 Hall of Fame induction ceremony is one of my favorite events on the local college basketball calendar each year. Not only do we get to reminisce about the honorees, but there are always many past Hall of Famers on hand from each school.
Today was no different. There were a few hundred people at the Palestra this afternoon as the Hall of Fame welcomed five new members:
- Rashid Bey, Saint Joseph’s 1994-98
- Rick Brunson, Temple 1991-95
- Jewel Clark, Penn 2000-04
- Kerry Kittles, Villanova 1992-96
- Stacey Smalls, 1999-2003
Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com
Temple 73, Penn 56: Mike Kern | Keith Pompey | Bob Ford | John Smallwood | Box score | Enhanced box
After the game, I talked with Mike Kern of the Daily News about what the win meant to the Owls and what the loss meant to the Quakers. You can watch our conversation as well as some game highlights in the video player below. There's also an audio player with both teams' full postgame press conferences.
Reach Jonathan at jtannenwald@phillynews.com or 215-854-2330.
