He is surrounded by skilled big men, Donald Hodge, a 7-1 junior center, and Mark Strickland, a 6-9 junior forward.
During the lockout, Mourning let his teammate Mark Strickland borrow his Mercedes-Benz convertible.
Mark Strickland, filling in for the injured Miami forward P.J. Brown, scored 15 points.
Mark Strickland (2000-2001)
Mark Strickland goes against Sean Harrington, with Lee Pritts coaching from a corner.
In the first half, Mark Strickland scored 11 points and Macon had as Temple took a 34-23 lead.
Leaving the 6-foot-9-inch Mark Strickland on the bench until the third quarter looked afterward like a mistake of omission.
Macon began missing his outside shot, and Temple's inside threats, 7-foot Donald Hodge and 6-9 Mark Strickland, were stifled by the Tar Heels' collapsing defenders.
The Chairman of the ministry is Mark Strickland and the President/CEO and founder is David R. Reagan.
Scott then brought in Eddie Gill and Mark Strickland, also a recent signee, in hopes of finding some defense, but it never materialized.