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2017–18 Temple Owls men's basketball team

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2017–18 Temple Owls men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record17–16 (8–10 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLiacouras Center
Seasons
2017–18 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Cincinnati 16 2   .889 31 5   .861
No. 21 Houston 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
No. 16 Wichita State 14 4   .778 25 8   .758
Tulsa 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
Memphis 10 8   .556 21 13   .618
UCF 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Temple 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
UConn 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
SMU 6 12   .333 17 16   .515
Tulane 5 13   .278 14 17   .452
East Carolina 4 14   .222 10 20   .333
South Florida 3 15   .167 10 22   .313
2018 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Temple Owls basketball team represented Temple University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by 12th-year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 8–10 in AAC play to finish in seventh place. In the AAC tournament, they defeated Tulane before losing to Wichita State in the quarterfinals. They received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Penn State in the first round.

Previous season

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The Owls finished the 2016–17 season 16–16, 7–11 in AAC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to East Carolina.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Daniel Dingle 4 G/F 6'7" 235 RS Senior Bronx, NY Graduated
Mark Williams 10 F 6'8" 240 Senior Cleveland, OH Graduated
Isaiah Lewis 15 G 6'6" 185 Junior Brooklyn, NY Graduate transferred to California (PA)
Mike Robbins 22 G 6'4" 185 Senior Wynnewood, PA Walk-on; graduated

2017 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Justyn Hamilton
#29 PF
Charlotte, NC Independence High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 3, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 81
J.P. Moorman
#36 SF
Greensboro, NC Greensboro Day School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sep 28, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 80
Nate Pierre-Louis
#40 SG
Jersey City, NJ Roselle Catholic High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 11, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 80
De'Vondre Perry
#45 SF
Baltimore, MD Polytechnic Institute High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 30, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017.

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Arashma Parks
#65 C
Malvern, PA The Phelps School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Aug 3, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 66
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2017–18 Temple Owls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Obi Enechionyia 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr St. James School Springfield, Virginia
G 1 Josh Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr St. Anthony (NJ) Irvington, New Jersey
G 2 Alani Moore II 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Friendship Collegiate Academy Washington, D.C.
G 3 Shizz Alston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Haverford School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 4 J. P. Moorman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Greensboro Day School Greensboro, North Carolina
G 11 Trey Lowe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS So Ewing Ewing, New Jersey
G 13 Quinton Rose 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Bishop Kearney Rochester, New York
G 15 Nate Pierre-Louis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Roselle Catholic High School Plainfield, New Jersey
F 21 Justyn Hamilton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Independence High School Charlotte, North Carolina
F 22 De'Vondre Perry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Baltimore Polytechnic Baltimore, Maryland
C 23 Damien Moore 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Callaway Vaughn, Mississippi
C 24 Ernest Aflakpui 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Archbishop Carroll Accra, Ghana
G/F 25 Steve Leonard (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Perkiomen Valley High School Collegeville, Pennsylvania
G 32 Ayan Nunez de Carvalho 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Escuela Normal Superior Paraná, Argentina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 9, 2017*
7:30 pm
Philadelphia W 70–60 
Liacouras Center (3,292)
Philadelphia, PA
Regular season
November 16, 2017*
1:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Old Dominion
Charleston Classic quarterfinals
W 76–65  1–0
TD Arena (2,136)
Charleston, SC
November 17, 2017*
11:00 am, ESPN2
vs. Auburn
Charleston Classic semifinals
W 88–74  2–0
TD Arena (1,970)
Charleston, SC
November 19, 2017*
9:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Clemson
Charleston Classic championship
W 67–60  3–0
TD Arena (2,263)
Charleston, SC
November 26, 2017*
5:00 pm, NBCSN
at La Salle
Big 5
L 83–87  3–1
Tom Gola Arena (2,855)
Philadelphia, PA
November 30, 2017*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. South Carolina
Under Armour Reunion
W 76–60  4–1
Madison Square Garden (6,081)
New York, NY
December 3, 2017*
2:30 pm, NBCSP
vs. George Washington
BB&T Classic
L 67–71  4–2
Capital One Arena (4,338)
Washington, DC
December 6, 2017*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
Wisconsin W 59–55  5–2
Liacouras Center (6,713)
Philadelphia, PA
December 9, 2017*
2:30 pm, CBSSN
Saint Joseph's
Big 5/Rivalry
W 81–78  6–2
Liacouras Center (7,288)
Philadelphia, PA
December 13, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 1 Villanova
Big 5
L 67–87  6–3
Liacouras Center (10,206)
Philadelphia, PA
December 16, 2017*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Drexel
City 6
W 63–60  7–3
Liacouras Center (5,324)
Philadelphia, PA
December 22, 2017*
1:00 pm, SECN
at Georgia L 66–84  7–4
Stegeman Coliseum (8,282)
Athens, GA
December 28, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Tulane L 75–85  7–5
(0–1)
Liacouras Center (5,382)
Philadelphia, PA
December 30, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Houston L 73–76  7–6
(0–2)
H&PE Arena (3,370)
Houston, TX
January 4, 2018
9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 19 Cincinnati L 53–55  7–7
(0–3)
Liacouras Center (4,274)
Philadelphia, PA
January 7, 2018
12:00 pm, CBSSN
at UCF L 39–60  7–8
(0–4)
CFE Arena (4,010)
Orlando, FL
January 10, 2018
9:00 pm, CBSSN
at SMU W 66–64  8–8
(1–4)
Moody Coliseum (6,471)
University Park, TX
January 13, 2018
2:00 pm, CBSSN
Memphis L 72–75 OT 8–9
(1–5)
Liacouras Center (6,238)
Philadelphia, PA
January 17, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPNews
Tulsa W 59–58  9–9
(2–5)
Liacouras Center (4,694)
Philadelphia, PA
January 20, 2018*
6:00 pm, NBCSP
at Penn
Big 5
W 60–51  10–9
Palestra (7,233)
Philadelphia, PA
January 24, 2018
9:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 9 Cincinnati L 42–75  10–10
(2–6)
BB&T Arena (8,924)
Highland Heights, KY
January 28, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPN2
UConn W 85–57  11–10
(3–6)
Liacouras Center (6,103)
Philadelphia, PA
February 1, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 16 Wichita State W 81–79 OT 12–10
(4–6)
Liacouras Center (6,320)
Philadelphia, PA
February 4, 2018
3:00 pm, ESPNews
at Tulane W 83–76  13–10
(5–6)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,508)
New Orleans, LA
February 7, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPNews
East Carolina W 90–73  14–10
(6–6)
Liacouras Center (5,282)
Philadelphia, PA
February 10, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPNU
at South Florida W 73–55  15–10
(7–6)
USF Sun Dome (2,576)
Tampa, FL
February 15, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 19 Wichita State L 86–93  15–11
(7–7)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
February 18, 2018
4:00 pm, CBSSN
Houston L 59–80  15–12
(7–8)
Liacouras Center (7,270)
Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPNU
UCF W 75–56  16–12
(8–8)
Liacouras Center (7,119)
Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 2018
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at UConn L 66–72  16–13
(8–9)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,674)
Storrs, CT
March 4, 2018
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Tulsa L 58–76  16–14
(8–10)
Reynolds Center (5,303)
Tulsa, OK
AAC tournament
March 8, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPNU
(7) vs. (10) Tulane
First round
W 82–77  17–14
Amway Center (7,918)
Orlando, FL
March 9, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPNU
(7) vs. (2) No. 11 Wichita State
Quarterfinals
L 81–89  17–15
Amway Center (8,680)
Orlando, FL
NIT
March 14, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
(5) at (4) Penn State
First round – Notre Dame Bracket
L 57–63  17–16
Bryce Jordan Center (4,528)
State College, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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