Temple's Khalif Wyatt has been named the Atlantic-10 Player of the Year.

Joining Wyatt on the All-Conference First Team are Rotnei Clarke of Butler, Dwayne Evans of Saint Louis, La Salle's Ramon Galloway and Chaz Williams of Massachusetts.

Briante Weber of VCU was named Defensive Player of the Year and Semaj Christon of Xavier won Rookie of the Year honors.

Josh Brown, a 6-foot-3 guard from St. Anthony High School in Jersey City, has recommitted to Temple.

Brown chose the Owls over Rhode Island, Providence and Penn State.

Terrence Samuel has a top six of Tennessee, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pittsburgh, Dayton and Temple.

“It’s wherever I feel comfortable,” said Samuel, who led South Shore High School to the Smartball Classic title on Thursday with seven points, eight rebounds and seven assists in a 62-51 victory over Bayside at Abraham Lincoln Playground in Harlem. “Good graduation rate, where I’m going to play. Distance [from home] doesn’t matter. It’s whoever I like. Every school is a good opportunity. At the end of the day, it’s what fits me.”

Samuel will visit all six schools prior to making a decision on Nov. 1.

“It’s tough, but I have to go somewhere,” Samuel said. “I’m trying to go to college, play ball, achieve my goals.”

Jake O’Brien will play his final college basketball season at Temple.

"I chose Temple because of the success of the program and a chance for me to come in right away to contribute and compete for [an opportunity to reach] the NCAA tournament," O’Brien said.

The 6-foot-8 O'Brien sat out the 2011-2012 season as a medical redshirt.

O’Brien averaged career highs of 13.8 points and 6.4 rebounds as a sophomore for BU.

Fran Dunphy of Temple is the most underrated college coach in the NCAA according to a poll of nearly 100 coaches.

Dunphy received 14 percent of the vote, while Randy Bennett of Saint Mary's received nine percent. 

Rick Byrd of Belmont, Bill Self of Kansas, Buzz Williams of Marquette and John Calipari each received seven percent.

Davidson's Bob McKillop and West Virginia's Bob Huggins received five percent of votes.

"His teams always win," said a coach of Dunphy. "They are just like him. Quiet, unassuming. He's a good guy and just wins."