Moorman Named AAC Sportsmanship Award Recipient; Battle, Dunn Earn AAC Honors

Moorman Named AAC Sportsmanship Award Recipient; Battle, Dunn Earn AAC Honors
FORT WORTH, Tex. – Temple senior captain J.P. Moorman II was

named the winner of the American Athletic Conference Sportsmanship Award while

sophomore Khalif Battle earned a spot on the league’s Third Team all-conference

and redshirt freshman Damian Dunn was tabbed as a member of the AAC all-Rookie

team as the league announced its year-end awards today.



Moorman, a two-year captain for the Owls, is the first

Temple player to win the AAC Sportsmanship Award.  The Greensboro, N.C. native exemplifies the

ideal of true sportsmanship on and off the court.  The 6-7 forward has been one of the most

active and engaged student-athletes in terms of speaking out about social

injustice, and is a member of Temple’s newly-formed student-athlete group,

Owls4Justice, and is also a member of the AAC’s Racial Equality Action Group.


Battle, who sat out Temple’s first five games due to a

hamstring injury, has moved from the team’s top reserve to the Owls’ leading

scorer at 14.7 points per game and ranks second in rebounding (6.0 rpg) and made

three-pointers (21).  As a starter the

last three games, the 6-5 guard has averaged 25.0 ppg and 7.7 rpg.


Dunn, who started the first 12 games before being sidelined

with a knee injury, ranks second on the team in scoring (13.3 ppg) and is

fourth in the NCAA in free throws made per game (6.33) and attempts (8.25).  The 6-5 guard was leading the team in scoring

(15.0 ppg) before being injured and playing just 12 scoreless minutes at

Cincinnati.


Temple, the ninth seed, takes on eighth-seeded USF in the

first round of the conference tournament Thursday (12 pm ET/ESPNU/1210 AM

WPHT).

All-Conference First Team
Jayden Gardner, Jr., F, East Carolina
Quentin Grimes, Jr., G, Houston*
Landers Nolley II, So., G, Memphis
Kendric Davis, Jr., G, SMU*
Tyson Etienne, So., G, Wichita State*

All-Conference Second Team
Keith Williams, Sr., G, Cincinnati
DeJon Jarreau, Sr., G, Houston
Justin Gorham, Sr., F, Houston
Marcus Sasser, So., G, Houston
Brandon Rachal, Sr., F, Tulsa

All-Conference Third Team
Brandon Mahan, Sr., G, UCF
Darius Perry, Sr., G, UCF
Feron Hunt, Sr., G, SMU
Khalif Battle, So., G, Temple
Jaylen Forbes, So., G, Tulane
Alterique Gilbert, R-Sr., G, Wichita State

All-Freshman Team
Isaiah Adams, G, UCF
Tari Eason, F, Cincinnati
Moussa Cisse, C, Memphis
Caleb Murphy, G, USF
Damian Dunn, G, Temple
Ricky Council IV, G, Wichita State

Coach of the Year
Issac Brown, Wichita State*
Player of the Year
Quentin Grimes, Jr., G, Houston
Tyson Etienne, So., G, Wichita State

Defensive Player of the Year
DeJon Jarreau, Sr., G, Houston

Freshman of the Year
Moussa Cisse, C, Memphis

Most Improved Player
Justin Gorham, Sr., F, Houston

Sixth Man of the Year
Boogie Ellis, So., G, Memphis
Darien Jackson, Sr., G, Tulsa

Sportsmanship Award
J.P. Moorman II, Sr., F, Temple

* denotes unanimous selections