page_title: 2010–11 Temple Owls men's basketball team
section_title: Preseason
hierarchical_section_title: 2010–11 Temple Owls men's basketball team / Preseason
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context_page_description: The 2010–11 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played their home games at the Liacouras Center, which has a capacity of 10,206. The Owls were in their 29th season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. In the previous season, Temple Owls gained a record of 29–6 and reached the NCAA Tournament. The team returned three starters from the previous season, but leading scorer Ryan Brooks and point guard Luis Guzman left, having graduated. They were replaced by new players Aaron Brown, Anthony Lee, and Jimmy McDonnell and graduate student transfer Dutch Gaitley. In the off-season, other Atlantic 10 coaches predicted that Temple Owls would win the league.
  Temple Owls finished the season with a 26–8 record. Among the highlights of the year was an upset of #10 Georgetown on December 9, in coach Fran Dunphy's 400th victory. In addition, Lavoy Allen became Temple Owls' all-time leading rebounder in a 66–52 rout of Saint Joseph's. Allen snatched 12 boards to pass Temple Owls' radio analyst Johnny Baum's 1,042 career rebounds.
context_section_description: In 2010–11, the Temple Owls men's basketball team were in their 29th season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. Since 1997, the team has played their home games at the Liacouras Center, which has a capacity of 10,206. In their previous season, an Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll predicted that Temple Owls would finish fifth in the conference, tied with Duquesne. Despite the low expectations, the Owls were tied with Xavier atop the Atlantic 10 standings with a 14–2 conference record, and won their third straight Atlantic 10 tournament title. The team drew a five seed in the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, where they lost to 12 seed Cornell in the first round, 78–65, and finished with a record of 29–6. Head coach Fran Dunphy was rewarded with a contract extension on May 5, 2010 and will stay with Temple Owls until the 2017–18 season.
  Before the 2010–11 season, Temple Owls men's basketball team lost two starters from the previous year to graduation: Ryan Brooks and Luis Guzman. Brooks was the team's highest scorer, with an average of 14.3 points per game, and averages of 4.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. In his final season, he was selected for the all-conference second team and finished his career with 1,225 points, the 31st highest in Temple Owls' history. Guzman was the  Owls' starting point guard, leading the team in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.07 and averaged 4.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game. He was the team's captain and earned a degree in Bachelor of Business Administration in three and a half years. Walk-on forward Rafael DeLeon also graduated.
  Two players left Temple Owls voluntarily: sophomores Chris Clarke and Carmel Bouchman. Clarke redshirted in 2009–10 after transferring from Pensacola Junior College, transferred again to Division II Morehouse College. Bouchman appeared in nine games and tallied a total of 12 minutes and two points before returning to Tel Aviv, Israel. Lavoy Allen, a first team all-conference selection and the team's leading rebounder at 10.7 rebounds per game. Allen briefly played with the 2010 NBA Draft, but returned to Temple Owls for his senior season. Forward Craig Williams had foot surgery and did not play that season.
  On October 21, 2010, the Owls were voted by other Atlantic 10 coaches as the preseason favorite to win the league, receiving 19 first place votes. Allen was selected for the All-Conference First Team and Defensive Team, while Juan Fernandez was selected for the second team. Allen was listed on the preseason Wooden and Naismith Award 50-man watchlist. Jay Bilas of ESPN named Temple Owls the third best team in the Atlantic 10, behind Xavier and Dayton. He cited Allen's summer experience on the USA select team and the development of Michael Eric as factors for a successful season.
caption: Temple played their home games at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia
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