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Like Father, Like Son: Shizz Alston, Jr. Continues a Temple Legacy

Following in your father's footsteps. Never an easy thing to do.

Especially when your father is larger than life in Philadelphia college basketball, winning two Big 5 Championships and playing on two NCAA Tournament teams in only two seasons. Then later playing professionally overseas.

Shizz Alston, Jr. knew that challenge coming in, but there was no place he would rather be than Temple University, playing for Fran Dunphy, Aaron McKie and for his father, Levan's, Temple Owls.

"I thought about other places, but he (Levan) was pretty adamant about Temple.