A10: Temple's Dancing -- Ole!
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Hundreds of Temple students swarmed around Sergio Olmos, the center from Valencia, Spain, who had his hand high in the air to lead a chant.
"Ole, ole, ole, ole... ole... ole..."
It was a chant the Temple students did many times over the weekend, but none was happier than that one. The Owls are headed back to the NCAA Tournament. It's the Owls seventh Atlantic 10 Championship, most of any team, and first since 2001.
Just over 10 thousand fans packed Boardwalk Hall to see Temple and Saint Joseph's play for the third time this season. Dionte Christmas scored 22 points and was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Championship. It was a guard-heavy All-Tournament team, as Christmas joined teammate Mark Tyndale, Saint Joseph's Pat Calathes and Ahmad Nivins and Charlotte guard Leemire Goldwire.
Hey: If you've been reading this, thanks! In my other life I'm a "hilarious" professional blogger but I needed time off before the run-up to the election (which is already unbearable) so I, naturally, took time off and picked up a freelance job. But I had a good time, saw some excellent games and got to hang out in Atlantic City with the hundreds of cats who live under the boardwalk. Plus I won $50 last night!
