Per NCAA rules governing transfers to other Division I programs, Pepper must sit out the upcoming season, but will have two years of eligibility remaining once he is able to return in 2012-13.
“Dalton is a fine young man from a wonderful family,” said Owls head coach Fran Dunphy. “He is a tremendous addition to our basketball program and we are looking forward to great things from him during his Temple career.”
The 6-foot-5, 230-pound forward averaged 3.5 points and 10.1 minutes per contest in 62 games with the Mountaineers, hitting 41-of-123 three-point attempts.
Pepper was a three-time all-state selection at Pennsbury High School, located in the northern Philadelphia suburbs. He poured in a school-record 2,207 points and 962 rebounds in four years.
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