Fran Dunphy coaches Temple in the second half of his last regular season road game at Connecticut Thursday (Stephen Dunn) Associated Press
Boop

Friday Quickie Quiz & Single Digits

Temple heavy 

Bob Vetrone

You can hear Boop chat with Big Daddy Graham every Friday at 5 a.m. on SportsRadio 94.1 WIP . . .

● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

FRIDAY’S QUICKIE QUIZ

>>> Fran Dunphy took over for John Chaney as Temple’s head men’s basketball coach in 2006 . . . Whom had Chaney replaced in 1982?

(Answer Below)

● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

FRIDAY’S SINGLE DIGITS

>>> Temple made 16 of its final 17 free throw attempts -- including 8-for-8 in the final minute -- in their important 78-71 win over Connecticut Thursday.

● ● ●

>>> Shizz Alston was 6-for-6 in his portion of the Owls’ FT performance, raising his season percentage to 90.91% (130-for-143), slightly ahead of Nate Blackwell (90.44% in 1986-87) for the best single-season performance in Temple history.

● ● ●

>>> Chris Clemons had 34 points in Campbell’s Big South quarterfinal win to move into fourth place on the Men’s NCAA Division I Career Scoring List, just 47 points behind La Salle’s Lionel Simmons for third . . . Clemons is also two games shy of tying Simmonds for the DI mark of scoring in double figures in 115 consecutive games . . . Campbell faces Gardner-Webb in a 8 p.m. semifinal Friday . . . The Final is 1 p.m. Saturday.

● ● ●

>>> The Flyers have recorded three shutouts this season . . . Two of those were in the game following a contest in which they lifted their starting goalie after he allowed four early goals, as Brian Elliott did Wednesday against the Capitals . . . The Flyers return to action against the Islanders on Long Island Saturday.

● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

QUICKIE QUIZ ANSWER

>>> John Chaney took over for Don Casey as Temple head coach in 1982.

SCROLL FOR NEXT