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Jaylen Bond Named Men's Basketball Team Captain
10.26.15 | Men's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA - Senior forward Jaylen Bond, the leading returning rebounder in the American Athletic Conference, has been named the Temple University men's basketball team captain, announced head coach Fran Dunphy.
Bond becomes the first solo team captain at Temple in Dunphy's 10 seasons at the helm. The last Owl to be a solo captain was David Hawkins during his senior season in 2003-04.
"Jaylen was the consensus choice by a vote of his teammates," said Dunphy, the 2015 American Athletic Conference Coach of Year. "He is everything a coach wants in a captain. He is a hard worker, who leads by example, and most importantly he has earned the respect of his teammates."
Bond, a Philadelphia native (Plymouth-Whitemarsh HS), transferred to Temple prior to the 2013-14 season after playing his first two seasons at the University of Texas.  After sitting out his first year at Temple, he averaged 7.6 points and 7.9 rebounds per game while starting 29 of 35 games played.Â
The 6-8 forward was named second team all-Philadelphia Big 5 and honorable mention all-conference. He was second on the team and sixth in conference in steals (1.4 spg.).
Coming off a 26-11 season that included a trip to the NIT Semifinals, Temple opens its 2015-16 season on November 13 against #1 North Carolina at the Veterans Classic in Annapolis, Md.Â
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Bond becomes the first solo team captain at Temple in Dunphy's 10 seasons at the helm. The last Owl to be a solo captain was David Hawkins during his senior season in 2003-04.
"Jaylen was the consensus choice by a vote of his teammates," said Dunphy, the 2015 American Athletic Conference Coach of Year. "He is everything a coach wants in a captain. He is a hard worker, who leads by example, and most importantly he has earned the respect of his teammates."
Bond, a Philadelphia native (Plymouth-Whitemarsh HS), transferred to Temple prior to the 2013-14 season after playing his first two seasons at the University of Texas.  After sitting out his first year at Temple, he averaged 7.6 points and 7.9 rebounds per game while starting 29 of 35 games played.Â
The 6-8 forward was named second team all-Philadelphia Big 5 and honorable mention all-conference. He was second on the team and sixth in conference in steals (1.4 spg.).
Coming off a 26-11 season that included a trip to the NIT Semifinals, Temple opens its 2015-16 season on November 13 against #1 North Carolina at the Veterans Classic in Annapolis, Md.Â
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