PHILADELPHIA (11/10/10) - The #22/22 Temple Owls will take part in the 2011 Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off to be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 17, 18 & 20, at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico, in the cosmopolitan Hato Rey district of San Juan.
The field for the fifth annual Puerto Rico Tip-Off includes Alabama, Colorado, Iona, Maryland, Wichita State and Purdue and Temple. The final team will be announced at a later date.
Five of the seven teams reached the 2010 postseason: Maryland, Purdue and Temple played in the NCAA Championship, while Wichita State reached the National Invitation Tournament.
The 2011 Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off, a bracket-format tournament, will feature 12 games over three days. Each team will compete in one game per day, advancing through a bracket-tournament format. The two teams that remain undefeated throughout will face off in a championship match Sunday, Nov. 20.
The family-friendly tournament and resort destination of Puerto Rico host the teams to three days of play, practices and immersion into the Puerto Rican culture and landscape. Additional information, including travel
packages, can be found on the Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off Web site at www.puertoricotipoff.com.
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