2017–18 Temple Owls men's basketball team

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

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

Departures

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

College recruiting information
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 
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 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/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 
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 
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

College recruiting information (2018)
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 
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

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

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.

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