PHILADELPHIA - Temple University senior forward Jaylen Bond was named Philadelphia Big 5 Co-Player of the Week for the week ending March 6. Bond shares the honor with Villanova junior forward Kris Jenkins.
The Owls' captain posted a pair of double-doubles to lead his team to a 2-0 week that helped Temple clinch the outright American Athletic Conference regular season title and top seed in the league tournament. Philadelphia native had team-highs of 15 points and 10 rebounds in a 72-62 win versus Memphis (3/3) and followed that with 10 points and a season-high 16 boards in a victory at Tulane (3/6).