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2022–23 Temple Owls men's basketball team

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2022–23 Temple Owls men's basketball
Philadelphia Big 5 co-champions
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record16–16 (10–8 AAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachMonté Ross
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Clark
  • Jimmy Fenerty
Home arenaLiacouras Center
Seasons
2022–23 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Houston 17 1   .944 33 4   .892
No. 24 Memphis 13 5   .722 26 9   .743
Tulane 12 6   .667 20 11   .645
Cincinnati 11 7   .611 23 13   .639
Temple 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
Wichita State 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
UCF 8 10   .444 19 15   .559
South Florida 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
East Carolina 6 12   .333 16 17   .485
SMU 5 13   .278 10 22   .313
Tulsa 1 17   .056 5 25   .167
2023 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by fourth-year head coach Aaron McKie, played their home games at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as a member of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 10–8 in AAC Play to finish in 5th place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC Tournament to Cincinnati.

Previous season

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The Owls finished the 2021–22 season 17–12, 10–7 in AAC Play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament to Tulane.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Sage Tolbert III 3 F 6'8" 210 RS Junior New Orleans, LA Transferred to San Jose State
Jake Forrester 10 F 6'9" 225 Senior Harrisburg, PA Graduated transferred to Saint Louis
Tai Stickland 13 G 6'2" 180 RS Junior Tampa, FL Transferred to Georgia Southern
Arashma Parks 14 F 6'9" 230 RS Junior Cleveland, OH Transferred to Detroit Mercy
Quincy Ademokoya 23 G 6'6" 185 Sophomore Bloomington, IL Transferred to Kennesaw State
Jeremiah Williams 25 G 6'5" 185 Sophomore Chicago, IL Transferred to Iowa State
Colin Daly 33 G 6'4" 185 GS Senior Havertown, PA Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jamille Reynolds 4 F 6'10" 285 Sophomore St. Petersburg, FL UCF
Taj Thweatt 10 F 6'7" 210 Sophomore Wildwood, NJ West Virginia
Kur Jongkuch 15 F 6'9" 220 GS Senior Juba, South Sudan Northern Colorado
Shane Dezonie 55 G 6'5" 215 Sophomore Tobyhanna, PA Vanderbilt

Recruiting classes

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2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Deuce Roberts
SF
Lee's Summit, MO St. Michael the Archangel Catholic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 4, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 80
  • 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:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 5, 2022.

2023 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Zion Stanford
SF
Philadelphia, PA West Catholic Prep High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 19, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 80
  • 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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2022–23 Temple Owls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Khalif Battle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Trenton Catholic Academy
Butler
Hillside, New Jersey
G 1 Damian Dunn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Meadowcreek High School Kinston, North Carolina
G 2 Jahlil White 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Wildwood Catholic High School Whitesboro, New Jersey
G 3 Hysier Miller 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Neumann Goretti High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 4 Jamille Reynolds 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 285 lb (129 kg) So Lakewood Senior High School
UCF
St. Petersburg, Florida
F 10 Taj Thweatt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Wildwood Catholic Academy
Coastal Carolina
Wildwood, New Jersey
F 11 Nick Jourdain 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Covenant College Prep Clifton, New Jersey
F 15 Kur Jongkuch 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr St. Andre Bessette Catholic
Northern Colorado
Ontario, Canada
C 21 Emmanuel Okpomo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Oak Hill Academy
Wake Forest
Delta State, Nigeria
G 22 Deuce Roberts 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Kansas City, Missouri
F 24 Zach Hicks 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Camden Catholic High School Camden, New Jersey
G 32 Ryan Sayers (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Owen J. Roberts High School Pottstown, Pennsylvania
G 55 Shane Dezonie Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Brewster Academy
Vanderbilt
Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania
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 High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Wagner L 73–76 OT 0–1
 29  Dunn   7  Jourdain   3  Dunn  Liacouras Center (4,707)
Philadelphia, PA
November 11, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 16 Villanova
Philadelphia Big 5
W 68–64  1–1
 22  Dunn   12  Reynolds   3  Miller  Liacouras Center (8,646)
Philadelphia, PA
November 15, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Vanderbilt L 87–89 OT 1–2
 38  Dunn   8  Hicks   6  Tied  Liacouras Center (4,491)
Philadelphia, PA
November 18, 2022*
5:00 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Rutgers
Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase
W 72–66  2–2
 24  Battle   9  Reynolds   10  Miller  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
November 21, 2022*
9:30 p.m., ESPNU
vs. St. John's
Empire Classic semifinals
L 72–78  2–3
 21  Reynolds   8  Reynolds   5  Hicks  Barclays Center (6,755)
Brooklyn, NY
November 22, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Richmond
Empire Classic consolation
L 49–61  2–4
 26  Battle   7  Miller   6  Miller  Barclays Center (5,901)
Brooklyn, NY
November 27, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Drexel
City 6
W 73–61  3–4
 25  Battle   7  Battle   4  Miller  Liacouras Center (4,102)
Philadelphia, PA
November 30, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. La Salle
Philadelphia Big 5
W 67–51  4–4
 22  Battle   8  Reynolds   6  Dunn  Palestra (3,246)
Philadelphia, PA
December 3, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPNU
VCU W 83–73  5–4
 27  Battle   6  Battle   4  Tied  Liacouras Center (4,094)
Philadelphia, PA
December 6, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
Saint Joseph's
Rivalry
W 70–60  6–4
 20  Battle   10  Hicks   6  Dunn  Liacouras Center (4,402)
Philadelphia, PA
December 10, 2022*
1:00 p.m., NBCSP
at Penn
Philadelphia Big 5
L 57–77  6–5
 14  Battle   9  Reynolds   4  Dunn  Palestra (3,252)
Philadelphia, PA
December 17, 2022*
5:00 p.m., SECN
at Ole Miss L 55–63  6–6
 16  Dunn   7  Hicks   5  Miller  SJB Pavilion (6,154)
Oxford, MS
December 20, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Maryland Eastern Shore L 78–86  6–7
 15  Tied   8  Battle   6  Battle  Liacouras Center (3,546)
Philadelphia, PA
AAC Regular Season
December 28, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at East Carolina W 59–57  7–7
(1–0)
 18  Battle   9  Jongkuch   3  Miller  Williams Arena (4,352)
Greenville, NC
January 1, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN
Cincinnati W 70–61  8–7
(2–0)
 14  tied   16  White   7  Miller  Liacouras Center (3,224)
Philadelphia, PA
January 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at South Florida W 68–64  9–7
(3–0)
 19  Dunn   7  Tied   3  White  Yuengling Center (2,327)
Tampa, FL
January 7, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Tulane L 76–87  9–8
(3–1)
 21  Battle   7  Jourdain   4  Battle  Liacouras Center (4,502)
Philadelphia, PA
January 10, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Tulsa W 76–72  10–8
(4–1)
 14  Hicks   9  Jongkuch   3  Tied  Reynolds Center (3,053)
Tulsa, OK
January 15, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN2
Memphis L 59–61  10–9
(4–2)
 23  Dunn   11  White   2  Tied  Liacouras Center (4,816)
Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
East Carolina W 73–58  11–9
(5–2)
 22  Dunn   7  Battle   4  Tied  Liacouras Center (4,007)
Philadelphia, PA
January 22, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN
at No. 1 Houston W 56–55  12–9
(6–2)
 16  Dunn   10  White   3  Dunn  Fertitta Center (7,484)
Houston, TX
January 25, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
South Florida W 79–76 OT 13–9
(7–2)
 25  Battle   7  Tied   4  Miller  Liacouras Center (4,971)
Philadelphia, PA
January 28, 2023
12:00 p.m., ESPNU
at UCF W 77–70 OT 14–9
(8–2)
 26  Battle   7  Battle   4  Tied  Addition Financial Arena (4,594)
Orlando, FL
February 5, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 3 Houston L 65–81  14–10
(8–3)
 24  Battle   6  Tied   4  Tied  Liacouras Center (10,206)
Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at SMU L 71–72  14–11
(8–4)
 27  Battle   11  Hicks   6  Dunn  Moody Coliseum (4,476)
University Park, TX
February 12, 2023
12:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Memphis L 77–85  14–12
(8–5)
 25  Battle   6  Tied   8  Dunn  FedExForum (10,836)
Memphis, TN
February 16, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Wichita State L 65–79  14–13
(8–6)
 17  Miller   7  Jourdain   4  Tied  Liacouras Center (4,390)
Philadelphia, PA
February 19, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPNU
Tulsa W 76–53  15–13
(9–6)
 24  Dunn   6  4 Tied   9  Miller  Liacouras Center (6,937)
Philadelphia, PA
February 22, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Cincinnati L 83–88  15–14
(9–7)
 34  Dunn   7  Hicks   6  Miller  Fifth Third Arena (10,059)
Cincinnati, OH
March 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
UCF W 57–55  16–14
(10–7)
 11  Dunn   9  Jourdain   4  Dunn  Liacouras Center (4,664)
Philadelphia, PA
March 5, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Tulane L 82–83  16–15
(10–8)
 21  Dunn   8  Jourdain   5  Miller  Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
AAC Tournament
March 10, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN2
(5) vs. (4) Cincinnati
Quarterfinals
L 54–84  16–16
 12  Tied   8  Hicks   5  Miller  Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". owlsports.com. Retrieved October 5, 2022.