Temple basketball preview
Coach: Fran Dunphy (55-43 in three seasons at school, 361-205 in 20 seasons overall)
Last season: 22-12
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Lavoy Allen has to become dominant.
Postseason: Lost in first round of the NCAA Tournament to Arizona State, 66-57.
Last league title: 2008
Last NCAA berth: 2008
PROJECTED STARTERS
C Lavoy Allen, Jr. 10.9 pts. 9.0 reb.
F Michael Eric, So. 2.7 2.1
G Ryan Brooks, Sr. 10.6 3.8
G Luis Guzman, Sr. 2.1 2.1
G Juan Fernandez, So. 5.5 1.9
KEY RESERVES
F Craig Williams, Jr. 5.3 3.0
F Scootie Randall, So. 1.2 0.5
G Ramone Moore, So. 4.5 2.3
F Carmel Bouchman, Fr. *8.0 7.7
G Khalif Wyatt, Fr. *20.0 4.0
F Rahlir Jefferson, Fr. *17.6 10.0
*Note: Bouchman's statistics are for Israel in 18-under Euro championship, Wyatt's and Jefferson's are high school.
It all comes down to ... How do you replace the 20 points a game that Dionte Christmas gave you each of the last three seasons? It probably won't come from any one player, which means a bunch of guys are going to have to contribute more. And not just at that position. There's no lack of potential candidates. But which ones are going to emerge, and when?
