"Jon Rothstein @JonRothstein · 4h 4 hours ago

Another big get for Fran Dunphy RT @TheRecruitScoop 2015 PF Ernest Aflakpui of Archbishop Carroll (PA) has committed to Temple."


It looks like there is some crow to be eaten on a certain board!! Temple's 2015 class is stout!!

Ernest Aflakpui C 6-9/225
Levan Alston SG 6-3/165
Trey Lowe SF 6-6/175

Look for Mamadou Ndiaye to commit next, hopefully to Temple. He's classified as 2016 now but will probably reclassify to 2015. It is between Temple and Seton Hall. Temple's last four commits are ESPN four star recruits and one is ESPN top 100 (Trey Lowe was but was recently moved down).

Owls are back and ready to make some noise!

Decent offers, also:

Memphis, San Diego State, St Johns, VCU and Seton Hall.

Nice job guys. Looking forward to seeing Temple back to their usual self on the court.

This is going to be an awesome basketball conference. We just need to improve the bottom half and it will really be a contender.

(10-13-2014 07:30 AM)blunderbuss Wrote:  This is going to be an awesome basketball conference. We just need to improve the bottom half and it will really be a contender.

Finishing with 5 teams in the Top 25 last year has already marked us contenders, imo. SMU's rise has been a beacon for the rest of the conference. I really like our hires at Tulsa (Haith), Houston (Sampson), and USF (Antigua). I think we're seeing the commitment to build on UCONN's National Championship. Of course, even though Temple was in that 'bottom half', most people that know basketball knew the Owls wouldn't stay there. It'll be fun to see what Dunphy does with these recruits in a conference like the AAC.

(10-13-2014 07:40 AM)BigEastHomer Wrote:  

(10-13-2014 07:30 AM)blunderbuss Wrote:  This is going to be an awesome basketball conference. We just need to improve the bottom half and it will really be a contender.

Finishing with 5 teams in the Top 25 last year has already marked us contenders, imo. SMU's rise has been a beacon for the rest of the conference. I really like our hires at Tulsa (Haith), Houston (Sampson), and USF (Antigua). I think we're seeing the commitment to build on UCONN's National Championship. Of course, even though Temple was in that 'bottom half', most people that know basketball knew the Owls wouldn't stay there. It'll be fun to see what Dunphy does with these recruits in a conference like the AAC.

There's certainly a lot of upside in this conference.

(10-13-2014 07:44 AM)Insane_Baboon Wrote:  

(10-13-2014 07:40 AM)BigEastHomer Wrote:  

(10-13-2014 07:30 AM)blunderbuss Wrote:  This is going to be an awesome basketball conference. We just need to improve the bottom half and it will really be a contender.

Finishing with 5 teams in the Top 25 last year has already marked us contenders, imo. SMU's rise has been a beacon for the rest of the conference. I really like our hires at Tulsa (Haith), Houston (Sampson), and USF (Antigua). I think we're seeing the commitment to build on UCONN's National Championship. Of course, even though Temple was in that 'bottom half', most people that know basketball knew the Owls wouldn't stay there. It'll be fun to see what Dunphy does with these recruits in a conference like the AAC.

There's certainly a lot of upside in this conference.

Recruiting across the board certainly would suggest that. I see that UCF just got another commit! (free article) https://ucf.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1691905

Tanksley Efianayi, with offers from Arizona State, St. John's, Alabama, Cincinnati, DePaul, East Carolina, Florida State, Kansas State and USC.

Here's a blurb:
"UCF started recruiting me in the spring of my freshman year at Daytona State," Efianayi said. "I actually went up there on an unofficial visit (earlier this year) so they've been showing interest for a while now. I always knew that could be something. I've never been away from home, and I'm here at Daytona only about an hour away. I checked out St. John's and Arizona State (on official visits). Really nice places, I liked them a lot, but I thought this is just a little too far from home. UCF had everything I was looking for, plus it was at home. They're in a great new conference. They're trying to keep Orlando kids in Orlando. They're building a great program. I was all aboard."

Programs like UCF are recruiting like they never have before.