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2020–21 Temple Owls men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record4–5 (3–5 AAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachMonté Ross
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Clark
  • Jimmy Fenerty
Home arenaLiacouras Center
Seasons
2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wichita State 11 – 2   .846 16 – 6   .727
No. 6 Houston † 14 – 3   .824 28 – 4   .875
Memphis 11 – 4   .733 20 – 8   .714
SMU 7 – 4   .636 11 – 6   .647
Cincinnati 8 – 6   .571 12 – 11   .522
UCF 8 – 10   .444 11 – 12   .478
Tulsa 7 – 9   .438 11 – 12   .478
South Florida 4 – 10   .286 9 – 13   .409
Temple 4 – 10   .286 5 – 11   .313
Tulane 4 – 12   .250 10 – 13   .435
East Carolina 2 – 10   .167 8 – 11   .421
† 2021 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Temple Owls men's basketball team represents Temple University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by second-year head coach Aaron McKie, play their home games at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia as a member of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2019–20 season 14–17, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in tenth place. They entered as the No. 10 seed in the AAC Tournament, which was ultimately cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Alani Moore 0 G 5'10" 170 Senior Washington, D.C. Graduated
Quinton Rose 1 G 6'8" 195 Senior Rochester, New York Graduated
Monty Scott 2 G 6'5" 185 RS Junior Union, New Jersey Graduate transferred to Portland State[1]
Josh Pierre-Louis 3 G 6'3" 180 Freshman Plainfield, New Jersey Transferred to UC Santa Barbara[2]
Nate Pierre-Louis 15 G 6'4" 170 Junior Plainfield, New Jersey Play professionally[3]
Justyn Hamilton 21 F 6'10" 190 Junior Charlotte, North Carolina Transferred to Kent State[4]
Anto Keshgegian 32 G 6'3" 185 Senior Media, Pennsylvania Walk–on; graduated
Damion Moore 44 C 6'11" 255 Senior Vaughn, Mississippi Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Khalif Battle G 6'5" 175 Sophomore Edison, New Jersey Transferred from Butler. Battle was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility.[5] Will have three years of remaining eligibility.[6]
Sage Tolbert F 6'8" 210 Junior Richmond, Texas Transferred from Southeast Missouri State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Tolbert will have to sit out the 2020–21 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.[7]
Brendan Barry G 6'2" 180 Graduate Student Fair Haven, New Jersey Transferred from Dartmouth after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately.[8]
Colin Daly G 6'4" 185 Senior Havertown, Pennsylvania Walk–on; transferred from West Chester.[9]

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jahlil White
#64 SF 		Wildwood, New Jersey Wildwood Catholic High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jul 19, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 76
Quincy Ademokoya
#75 SF 		Dacula, Georgia Dacula High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 12, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Nick Jourdain
PF 		Wayne, New Jersey Covenant College Prep 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Mar 18, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jeremiah Williams
#77 SF 		Chicago, Illinois Simeon Career Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 22, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 93
  • 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:

  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Brandon Sanders
C 		Miami, FL South Miami High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jul 13, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Hysier Miller
PG 		Philadelphia, PA Neumann Goretti High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Aug 7, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 78
Zach Hicks
PF 		Cherry Hill, NJ Camden Catholic High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 4, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
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:

Preseason

AAC preseason media poll

On October 28, The American released the preseason Poll and other preseason awards[10]

Coaches Poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Houston 99 (2)
2 Memphis 90 (2)
3 SMU 80
4 Cincinnati 77
5 South Florida 61
6 Tulsa 50
7 Wichita State 44
8 UCF 37
9 East Carolina 34
10 Temple 18
11 Tulane 15


Roster

2020–21 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) So Trenton Catholic Academy
Butler 		Edison, New Jersey
G 1 Damian Dunn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Meadowcreek High School Kinston, North Carolina
F 2 Jahlil White 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Wildwood Catholic High School Wildwood, New Jersey
F 3 Sage Tolbert III Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Combine Academy
Southeast Missouri State 		New Orleans, Louisiana
F 4 J. P. Moorman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Greensboro Day School Greensboro, North Carolina
F 10 Jake Forrester 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Westtown School
Indiana 		Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
F 11 Nick Jourdain 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Covenant College Prep Wayne, New Jersey
G 13 Tai Strickland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So St. Petersburg High School
Wisconsin 		Tampa, Florida
F 14 Arashma Parks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So The Phelps School North Royalton, Ohio
G 15 Brendan Barry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Rumson-Fair High School
Dartmouth 		Fair Haven, New Jersey
G 21 Colin Daly (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Archbishop Carroll High School
West Chester 		Havertown, Pennsylvania
F 22 De'Vondre Perry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Baltimore Polytechnic Baltimore, Maryland
G 23 Quincy Ademokoya 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Dacula High School Dacula, Georgia
F 24 Tim Waddington (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Central Bucks High School South Warrington, Pennsylvania
G 25 Jeremiah Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Simeon Career Academy Chicago, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 30 Dec 2020

Schedule and results

COVID-19 impact

Main article: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Owls' schedule is subject to change, including the cancellation or postponement of individual games, the cancellation of the entire season, or games played either with minimal fans or without fans in attendance and just essential personnel.

  • The games vs. Memphis scheduled for Jan 2nd was postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests in the Temple program.[13]
  • The games @ Tulane originally scheduled for Jan 6th was moved to Jan 16th due to positive COVID-19 tests in the Temple program.[14]
  • The games @ East Carolina originally scheduled for Jan 16th was moved to February 11th in Philadelphia due to COVID-19 issues.[15]
  • The games vs. Cincinnati originally scheduled for Jan 20th was postponed due to COVID-19 issues.[16]
  • The game vs. Houston originally scheduled for Feb 10th was rescheduled for Jan 23rd due to Houston's previously scheduled game being postponed.[17]
  • The game @ South Florida scheduled for Jan 27th was postponed due to COVID–19 issues.[18]
  • The games @ Cincinnati originally scheduled for Feb 4th was moved to Philadelphia.[19]
  • The game vs. Tulsa originally scheduled for March 2 was rescheduled for Jan 26th.[20]

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
December 19, 2020*
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		NJIT W 72–60  1–0
  18 – Dunn   14 – Perry   5 – Dunn  Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
December 22, 2020
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 6 Houston L 50–76  1–1
(0–1) 		 12 – Moorman II   8 – Perry   4 – Williams  Fertitta Center (1,859)
Houston, TX
December 30, 2020
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		SMU L 71–79  1–2
(0–2) 		 17 – Barry   12 – Forrester   3 – Moorman II  Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
January 2, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Memphis Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[21] Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
January 11, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at SMU L 68–79  1–3
(0–3) 		 17 – Dunn   8 – Moorman II   5 – Dunn  Moody Coliseum (1,417)
University Park, TX
January 14, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UCF W 62–55  2–3
(1–3) 		 20 – Dunn   13 – Moorman II   4 – Williams  Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
January 16, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Tulane W 65-57  3-3
(2-3) 		 18 – Dunn   10 – Forrester   5 – Williams  Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
January 20, 2021
9:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Cincinnati Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[22] Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
January 23, 2021
12:00 p.m., CBS 		No. 8 Houston L 51–68  3–4
(2–4) 		 15 – Forrester   8 – Forrester   6 – Williams  Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
January 26, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Tulsa W 76–67  4–4
(3–4) 		 22 – Battle   11 – Battle   8 – Williams  Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
January 27, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at South Florida Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[23] Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
January 31, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Tulane L 64–81  4–5
(3–5) 		 15 – Forrester   11 – Williams   9 – Williams  Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
February 4, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Cincinnati       Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
February 7, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Wichita State       Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS
February 11, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		East Carolina       Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
February 13, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at East Carolina       Williams Arena 
Greenville, NC
February 16, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Tulsa       Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
February 21, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Memphis       FedEx Forum 
Memphis, TN
February 24, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		South Florida       Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
February 27, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at UCF       Addition Financial Arena 
Orlando, FL
March 6, 2021
TBA, ESPN2 		Wichita State       Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
AAC Tournament
March 11–14, 2021
TBD 		vs.        Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ Goodman, Jeff [@GoodmanHoops] (2 May 2020). "Temple transfer Monty Scott is headed to Portland State, per source. Eligible immediately with one year to play" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 May 2020 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Klan, Mike (10 Apr 2020). "Reports have guard Josh Pierre-Louis transferring to UCSB". keyt.com. KEYT-TV. Retrieved 13 Apr 2020.
  3. ^ Juliano, Joe (29 Apr 2020). "Villanova's Saddiq Bey, St. Joseph's Ryan Daly, and Temple's Nate Pierre-Louis officially file for NBA draft early entry". inquirer.com. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Kent State Gets Commitment From Transfer Justyn Hamilton". kentstatesports.com. Kent State Athletics. 19 Apr 2020. Retrieved 20 Apr 2020.
  5. ^ "Khalif Battle's NCAA Waiver Approved; Owls Guard Immediately Eligible to Play". owlsports.com. Temple Athletics. 25 Nov 2020. Retrieved 1 Dec 2020.
  6. ^ Woods, David (21 Mar 2020). "Freshman guard Khalif Battle to transfer from Butler". indystar.com. Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 20 Apr 2020.
  7. ^ "Men's Basketball Announces Three Signings". owlsports.com. Temple University Athletics. 16 Apr 2020. Retrieved 20 Apr 2020.
  8. ^ "Graduate Transfer Brendan Barry Signs with Men's Basketball". owlsports.com. Temple University Athletics. 13 Nov 2020. Retrieved 30 Dec 2020.
  9. ^ "Men's Basketball Adds Senior Transfer Colin Daly to Roster". owlsports.com. Temple University Athletics. 25 Nov 2020. Retrieved 30 Dec 2020.
  10. ^ "Houston Tabbed as 2020-21 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Favorite". theAmerican.org. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  11. ^ Collinelli, Dante (23 Nov 2020). "Owls' Nov. 29 men's basketball game canceled". temple-news.com. The Temple News. Retrieved 13 Dec 2020.
  12. ^ "Temple, Butler men's basketball teams both on pause after positive coronavirus tests". espn.com. ESPN. 26 Nov 2020. Retrieved 13 Dec 2020.
  13. ^ "Pair of Men's Basketball Games Postponed". theamerican.org. 31 Dec 2020.
  14. ^ "The American Announces Changes to Men's Basketball Schedule". theamerican.org. 14 Jan 2021.
  15. ^ "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". 26 Jan 2021.
  16. ^ "Cincinnati-Temple Game Scheduled for Jan. 20 Postponed". 19 Jan 2021.
  17. ^ "The American Announces Schedule Changes to Pair of Men's Basketball Games". 20 Jan 2021.
  18. ^ "Pair of American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Games Postponed". theamerican.org. 20 Jan 2021.
  19. ^ "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". 27 Jan 2021.
  20. ^ "TThe American Announces Pair of Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". 22 Jan 2021.
  21. ^ "Pair of Men's Basketball Games Postponed". theamerican.org. 31 Dec 2020.
  22. ^ "Cincinnati-Temple Game Scheduled for Jan. 20 Postponed". 19 Jan 2021.
  23. ^ "Pair of American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Games Postponed". theamerican.org. 20 Jan 2021.
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