The Owls inducted the first four members of the Temple Basketball Ring of Honor at halftime. 2000 alumnus Juan “Pepe” Sanchez and 1984 alumnus Terence Stansbury were at the Liacouras Center to receive the honor.
Sanchez was a four-year starter under John Chaney and is one of two players to earn Big 5 Player of the Year honors twice. His 365 career steals ranks fourth in Temple history. Sanchez became the first Argentinian NBA player and played on the 2004 Olympic gold-medal team.
Stansbury earned Big 5 Player of the Year and Atlantic-10 Conference Player of the Year during his career.