2023–24 Temple Owls men's basketball team

2023–24 Temple Owls men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record16–20 (5–13 AAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachMichael Huger
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Clark
  • Bobby Jordan
Home arenaLiacouras Center
Seasons
2023–24 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Florida 16 – 2   .889 25 – 8   .758
Florida Atlantic 14 – 4   .778 25 – 9   .735
Charlotte 13 – 5   .722 19 – 12   .613
UAB † 12 – 6   .667 23 – 12   .657
Memphis 11 – 7   .611 22 – 10   .688
SMU 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
North Texas 10 – 8   .556 19 – 15   .559
East Carolina 7 – 11   .389 15 – 18   .455
Tulsa 7 – 11   .389 16 – 15   .516
Tulane 5 – 13   .278 14 – 17   .452
Temple 5 – 13   .278 16 – 20   .444
Wichita State 5 – 13   .278 15 – 19   .441
Rice 5 – 13   .278 11 – 21   .344
UTSA 5 – 13   .278 11 – 21   .344
† 2024 AAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by first-year head coach Adam Fisher, played their home games at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as a member of the American Athletic Conference.

They finished the regular season at 12–19, 5–13 in AAC to finish in eleventh place. Despite their low seeding, Temple improbably won four games in four days to reach the AAC Tournament Final. They lost to UAB, finishing with a record of 16-20. In the end, a once lost season quickly turned into a successful rebuilding year.

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2022–23 season 16–16, 10–8 in AAC Play to finish in 5th place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC Tournament to Cincinnati.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Khalif Battle 0 G 6'5" 175 RS Junior Hillside, NJ Transferred to Arkansas
Damian Dunn 1 G 6'5" 195 RS Junior Kinston, NC Transferred to Houston
Jamille Reynolds 4 F 6'10" 285 Sophomore St. Petersburg, FL Transferred to Cincinnati
Nick Jourdain 11 F 6'8" 205 Sophomore Clifton, NJ Transferred to Memphis
Kur Jongkuch 15 F 6'9" 220 Senior Ontario, Canada Graduated
Zach Hicks 24 F 6'8" 195 Sophomore Camden, NJ Transferred to Penn State
Ryan Sayers 32 G 6'1" 175 Senior Pottstown, PA Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons

Incoming transfers

Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Quante Berry 0 G 6'4" 175 Sophomore Cleveland, TN Providence
Jordan Riley 4 G 6'4" 195 Junior Brentwood, NY Georgetown
Steve Settle III 14 F 6'10" 180 RS Junior Glenarden, MD Howard
Sam Hofman 33 F 6'5" 279 Senior Brussels, Belgium Houston Christian
Matteo Picarelli 34 G 6'2' 185 Senior Milan, Italy UMBC

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.

Roster

2023–24 Temple Owls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Quante Berry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Winston Salem Christian School (TN)
Providence 		Cleveland, TN
G 1 Zion Stanford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr West Catholic Prep High School Philadelphia, PA
G 2 Jahlil White 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Wildwood Catholic High School Whitesboro, NJ
G 3 Hysier Miller 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Neumann Goretti High School Philadelphia, PA
G 4 Jordan Riley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Brentwood High School
Georgetown 		Brentwood, NY
F 10 Taj Thweatt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Wildwood Catholic Academy
Coastal Carolina 		Wildwood, NJ
G 13 Connor Gal (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Great Valley High School Malvern, PA
F 14 Steve Settle III 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr DeMatha Catholic High School
Howard 		Glenarden, MD
C 21 Emmanuel Okpomo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Oak Hill Academy
Wake Forest 		Delta State, Nigeria
G 22 Deuce Roberts 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Kansas City, MO
G 25 AK Fihla (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So St David's Marist Johannesburg, South Africa
F 33 Sam Hofman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 280 lb (127 kg) GS Stedelijk Lyceum Topsport
Houston Christian 		Brussels, Belgium
G 34 Matteo Picarelli 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Inter-Community School Zürich
UMBC 		Milan, Italy
G 55 Shane Dezonie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Brewster Academy
Vanderbilt 		Tobyhanna, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Maryland Eastern Shore W 85–65  1–0
  17 – Miller   14 – White   5 – Miller  Liacouras Center (4,601)
Philadelphia, PA
November 10, 2023*
8:30 p.m., CBSSN 		at Navy
Veterans Classic 		W 75–68  2–0
  18 – White   10 – White   3 – White  Alumni Hall (2,340)
Annapolis, MD
November 14, 2023*
7:00 p.m., NBCSPHI 		at Drexel
Big 5 Classic Pod 1 		W 66–64  3–0
  19 – Miller   7 – Hofman   4 – Miller  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,509)
Philadelphia, PA
November 18, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Columbia L 73–78  3–1
  29 – Miller   8 – Hofman   6 – Miller  Liacouras Center (2,957)
Philadelphia, PA
November 22, 2023*
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Ole Miss L 76–77  3–2
  21 – Miller   7 – Stanford   5 – Hofman  Liacouras Center (2,334)
Philadelphia, PA
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		La Salle
Big 5 Classic Pod 1 		W 106–99 3OT 4–2
  20 – Miller   16 – Settle III   3 – Tied  Liacouras Center (4,229)
Philadelphia, PA
December 2, 2023*
7:30 p.m., NBCSPHI+/ Peacock 		vs. Saint Joseph’s
Big 5 Classic championship game 		L 65–74  4–3
  20 – Riley   9 – Stanford   4 – Miller  Wells Fargo Center (15,215)
Philadelphia, PA
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bloomsburg W 85–55  5–3
  16 – Riley   8 – Tied   7 – Miller  Liacouras Center (2,463)
Philadelphia, PA
December 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., YES 		vs. Albany
NABC Brooklyn Showcase 		W 78–73  6–3
  28 – Miller   12 – Hofman   4 – Miller  Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
December 16, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+/MASN 		at VCU L 78–87  6–4
  17 – Hofman   11 – White   9 – Miller  Siegel Center (7,189)
Richmond, VA
December 21, 2023*
3:00 p.m., ESPNU 		vs. Nevada
Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals 		L 56–80  6–5
  18 – Miller   5 – Tied   2 – Miller  Stan Sheriff Center (4,927)
Honolulu, HI
December 22, 2023*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Old Dominion
Diamond Head Classic Consolation Round 		L 63–78  6–6
  20 – Miller   9 – Hofman   5 – Miller  Stan Sheriff Center (5,077)
Honolulu, HI
December 24, 2023*
1:30 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Portland
Diamond Head Classic 7th Place Game 		W 55–54  7–6
  16 – Settle   12 – Riley   3 – Tied  Stan Sheriff Center (4,342)
Honolulu, HI
AAC regular season
January 4, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at South Florida L 68–76  7–7
(0–1) 		 21 – Riley   9 – Settle   4 – Miller  Yuengling Center (3,388)
Tampa, FL
January 7, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Wichita State W 68–61  8–7
(1–1) 		 17 – Tied   9 – Tied   8 – Miller  Liacouras Center (3,247)
Philadelphia, PA
January 10, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		East Carolina L 62–73  8–8
(1–2) 		 15 – Riley   7 – White   3 – Miller  Liacouras Center (2,003)
Philadelphia, PA
January 13, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at North Texas L 51–69  8–9
(1–3) 		 13 – Riley   7 – Tied   3 – Miller  The Super Pit (3,310)
Denton, TX
January 16, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at SMU L 64–77  8–10
(1–4) 		 14 – Tied   9 – White   4 – Miller  Moody Coliseum (5,018)
Dallas, TX
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Rice L 66–69  8–11
(1–5) 		 24 – Miller   8 – Riley   7 – Miller  Liacouras Center (4,007)
Philadelphia, PA
January 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		South Florida L 69–75  8–12
(1–6) 		 23 – Picarelli   7 – Tied   6 – White  Liacouras Center (3,505)
Philadelphia, PA
January 28, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at East Carolina L 64–70 OT 8–13
(1–7) 		 20 – Riley   9 – Dezonie   2 – Tied  Williams Arena (4,132)
Greenville, NC
February 4, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Tulane L 80–92 OT 8–14
(1–8) 		 23 – Riley   15 – White   4 – White  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,950)
New Orleans, LA
February 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Memphis L 77–84  8–15
(1–9) 		 20 – White   10 – Dezonie   4 – Stanford  Liacouras Center (4,888)
Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Charlotte L 70–73  8–16
(1–10) 		 14 – Miller   6 – Riley   4 – Berry  Liacouras Center (2,602)
Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at No. 24 Florida Atlantic L 68–80  8–17
(1–11) 		 19 – Riley   7 – White   5 – Miller  Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161)
Boca Raton, FL
February 18, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UTSA W 83–77  9–17
(2–11) 		 20 – Miller   7 – Tied   4 – Miller  Liacouras Center (4,482)
Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN 		at Wichita State W 72–66 OT 10–17
(3–11) 		 15 – Riley   11 – Tied   1 – Tied  Charles Koch Arena (7,019)
Wichita, KS
February 28, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Rice W 65–43  11–17
(4–11) 		 16 – Miller   9 – Hofman   4 – Miller  Tudor Fieldhouse (2,456)
Houston, TX
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Tulsa L 67–72  11–18
(4–12) 		 19 – Miller   8 – Settle   4 – Miller  Liacouras Center (3,213)
Philadelphia, PA
March 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		UAB L 72–100  11–19
(4–13) 		 20 – Stanford   5 – White   3 – Hofman  Liacouras Center (2,515)
Philadelphia, PA
March 10, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UTSA W 84–82  12–19
(5–13) 		 16 – Tied   6 – Tied   6 – Miller  Convocation Center (1,096)
San Antonio, TX
AAC Tournament
March 13, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(11) vs. (14) UTSA
First round 		W 64–61  13–19
  19 – Stanford   7 – Tied   5 – Miller  Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
March 14, 2024
9:00 p.m., ESPNU 		(11) vs. (6) SMU
Second round 		W 75–60  14–19
  21 – Miller   6 – Hofman   6 – Miller  Dickies Arena (5,516)
Fort Worth, TX
March 15, 2024
9:00 p.m., ESPNU 		(11) vs. (3) Charlotte
Quarterfinals 		W 58–54  15–19
  14 – Settle III   10 – Riley   4 – Miller  Dickies Arena (5,471)
Fort Worth, TX
March 16, 2024
5:30 p.m., ESPN2 		(11) vs. (2) Florida Atlantic
Semifinals 		W 74–73  16–19
  21 – Miller   10 – Riley   2 – Tied  Dickies Arena (5,545)
Fort Worth, TX
March 17, 2024
3:15 p.m., ESPN 		(11) vs. (4) UAB
Championship 		L 69–85  16–20
  32 – Miller   11 – Hoffman   6 – Miller  Dickies Arena (5,695)
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

References

  1. ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". owlsports.com. Retrieved 1 September 2023.