Youth to be served in UConn/Temple game
Usually whenever there is any conversation about year two of the American Athletic Conference the talk focused on the lack of competition UConn has faced this season.
The criticisms are well deserved as six of UConn's first AAC games have been decided by more than 50 points and the smallest margin of victory was the 34-point Huskies' win the last time they played Temple.
With all of that being said, if there is a silver lining it is the strong play of the freshmen in the AAC this season. A total of seven freshmen are averaging more than 10 points per game this season and two of the conference's most productive group of newcomers square off in tomorrow's UConn/Temple game.
The Owls are the only team with two freshmen averaging more than 10 points per game and below is the breakdown of top totals by the freshman classes (not including Saturday's games).
POINTS
Temple 533
SMU 456
UConn 422
UCF 379
Cincinnati 374
REBOUNDS
SMU 350
Temple 245
UConn 208
UCF 193
ASSISTS
UConn 100
Temple 85
Memphis 84
Cincinnati 75
STEALS
Temple 81
UConn 69
Tulane 47
Tulsa 39
UCF 34
BLOCKS
SMU 58
UCF 24
USF 17
Memphis 12
MINUTES
SMU 1679
Temple 1409
Cincinnati 1230
UCF 1145
UConn 976
USF 935
The criticisms are well deserved as six of UConn's first AAC games have been decided by more than 50 points and the smallest margin of victory was the 34-point Huskies' win the last time they played Temple.
With all of that being said, if there is a silver lining it is the strong play of the freshmen in the AAC this season. A total of seven freshmen are averaging more than 10 points per game this season and two of the conference's most productive group of newcomers square off in tomorrow's UConn/Temple game.
The Owls are the only team with two freshmen averaging more than 10 points per game and below is the breakdown of top totals by the freshman classes (not including Saturday's games).
POINTS
Temple 533
SMU 456
UConn 422
UCF 379
Cincinnati 374
REBOUNDS
SMU 350
Temple 245
UConn 208
UCF 193
ASSISTS
UConn 100
Temple 85
Memphis 84
Cincinnati 75
STEALS
Temple 81
UConn 69
Tulane 47
Tulsa 39
UCF 34
BLOCKS
SMU 58
UCF 24
USF 17
Memphis 12
MINUTES
SMU 1679
Temple 1409
Cincinnati 1230
UCF 1145
UConn 976
USF 935
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