2018–19 Temple Owls men's basketball team

2018–19 Temple Owls men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Four
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record23–10 (13–5 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLiacouras Center
Seasons
2018–19 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Houston 16 – 2   .889 33 – 4   .892
No. 22 Cincinnati † 14 – 4   .778 28 – 7   .800
Temple 13 – 5   .722 23 – 10   .697
UCF 13 – 5   .722 24 – 9   .727
Memphis 11 – 7   .611 22 – 14   .611
Wichita State 10 – 8   .556 22 – 15   .595
Tulsa 8 – 10   .444 18 – 14   .563
South Florida 8 – 10   .444 24 – 14   .632
UConn 6 – 12   .333 16 – 17   .485
SMU 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469
East Carolina 3 – 15   .167 10 – 21   .323
Tulane 0 – 18   .000 4 – 27   .129
† 2019 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2018–19 Temple Owls basketball team represented Temple University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by head coach Fran Dunphy in his 13th and final season with the Owls, played their home games at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia as members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament to Wichita State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four to Belmont.

This was Fran Dunphy's final season as Temple head coach, as the school announced on April 13, 2018, that he would step down at the end of the season with top assistant and former Owls star Aaron McKie succeeding him in 2019.[1]

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2017–18 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.

Shortly after the season, head coach Fran Dunphy announced that the 2018–19 season would be his last at Temple. Top assistant and former Owls star Aaron McKie was named as his designated successor.[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Obi Enechionyia 0 F 6'10" 220 Senior Springfield, VA Graduated
Josh Brown 1 G 6'3" 195 RS Senior Irvington, NJ Graduated
Steve Leonard 25 G/F 6'6" 180 RS Senior Collegeville, PA Graduated
Ayan Núñez de Carvalho 32 G 6'5" 200 RS Sophomore Paraná, Argentina Transferred

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Monty Scott 2 G 6'5" 185 Junior Union, NJ Kennesaw State
Quentin Jackson 13 G 6'3" 184 Junior Cary, NC Tallahassee Community College

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information
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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017.

Roster

2018–19 Temple Owls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Alani Moore II 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Friendship Collegiate Academy Washington, D.C.
G 1 Quinton Rose 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Bishop Kearney Rochester, New York
G 2 James Scott Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr St. Benedict’s Prep
Kennesaw State 		Union, New Jersey
F 4 J. P. Moorman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Greensboro Day School Greensboro, North Carolina
G 10 Shizz Alston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Haverford School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 11 Trey Lowe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Jr Ewing Ewing, New Jersey
G 13 Quentin Jackson Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Cape Fear Christian Academy
Tallahassee CC 		Cary, North Carolina
F 14 Arashma Parks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Phelps School North Royalton, Ohio
G 15 Nate Pierre-Louis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Roselle Catholic High School Plainfield, New Jersey
F 21 Justyn Hamilton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Independence High School Charlotte, North Carolina
F 22 De'Vondre Perry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Baltimore Polytechnic Baltimore, Maryland
C 23 Damien Moore 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Callaway Vaughn, Mississippi
C 24 Ernest Aflakpui 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Archbishop Carroll Accra, Ghana
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
Regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		La Salle W 75–67  1–0
 Liacouras Center (6,011)
Philadelphia, PA
November 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Detroit Mercy
Legends Classic campus-site game 		W 83–67  2–0
 Liacouras Center (4,649)
Philadelphia, PA
November 13, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Georgia W 81–77  3–0
 Liacouras Center (4,613)
Philadelphia, PA
November 16, 2018*
7:00 pm, OwlsTV 		Loyola (MD)
Legends Classic campus-site game 		W 81–67  4–0
 Liacouras Center (4,815)
Philadelphia, PA
November 19, 2018*
9:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. VCU
Legends Classic semifinals 		L 51–57  4–1
 Barclays Center (5,967)
Brooklyn, NY
November 20, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. California
Legends Classic consolation 		W 76–59  5–1
 Barclays Center (5,453)
Brooklyn, NY
November 27, 2018*
9:00 pm, SECN 		at Missouri W 79–77  6–1
 Mizzou Arena (9,971)
Columbia, MO
December 1, 2018*
5:30 pm, NBCSN 		at Saint Joseph's
Rivalry 		W 77–70  7–1
 Hagan Arena (4,200)
Philadelphia, PA
December 5, 2018*
8:30 pm, FS1 		at No. 21 Villanova L 59–69  7–2
 Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
December 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Massachusetts W 65–63  8–2
 Liacouras Center (4,840)
Philadelphia, PA
December 15, 2018*
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Davidson
Boardwalk Classic 		W 77–75 OT 9–2
 Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
December 22, 2018*
1:00 pm 		at Drexel
City 6 		W 82–64  10–2
 Palestra (3,025)
Philadelphia, PA
January 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNews 		at UCF L 73–78  10–3
(0–1) 		CFE Arena (3,884)
Orlando, FL
January 6, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPNews 		at Wichita State W 85–81 OT 11–3
(1–1) 		Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
January 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNews 		No. 17 Houston W 73–69  12–3
(2–1) 		Liacouras Center (5,723)
Philadelphia, PA
January 12, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPNU 		South Florida
Saturday Showcase 		W 82–80 OT 13–3
(3–1) 		Liacouras Center (6,826)
Philadelphia, PA
January 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at East Carolina W 85–74  14–3
(4–1) 		Williams Arena (4,551)
Greenville, SC
January 19, 2019*
5:00 pm, CBSSN 		Penn L 70–77  14–4
 Liacouras Center (8,409)
Philadelphia, PA
January 24, 2019
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Memphis W 85–76  15–4
(5–1) 		Liacouras Center (5,364)
Philadelphia, PA
January 27, 2019
12:00 pm, CBSSN 		Cincinnati L 68–72  15–5
(5–2) 		Liacouras Center (6,652)
Philadelphia, PA
January 31, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 13 Houston
Thursday Night Showcase 		L 66–73  15–6
(5–3) 		Fertitta Center (7,039)
Houston, Texas
February 2, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Tulane W 75–67  16–6
(6–3) 		Devlin Fieldhouse (2,350)
New Orleans, LA
February 6, 2019
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		UConn W 81–63  17–6
(7–3) 		Liacouras Center (6,129)
Philadelphia, PA
February 9, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Tulsa L 58–76  17–7
(7–4) 		Reynolds Center (4,276)
Tulsa, OK
February 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		SMU W 82–74  18–7
(8–4) 		Liacouras Center (4,913)
Philadelphia, PA
February 16, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		at South Florida W 70–69 OT 19–7
(9–4) 		Yuengling Center (4,898)
Tampa, FL
February 23, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPNews 		Tulsa W 84–73  20–7
(10–4) 		Liacouras Center (7,183)
Philadelphia, PA
February 26, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Memphis L 73–81  20–8
(10–5) 		FedEx Forum (14,652)
Memphis, TN
March 3, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPNU 		Tulane W 80–69  21–8
(11–5) 		Liacouras Center (7,090)
Philadelphia, PA
March 7, 2019
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at UConn W 78–71  22–8
(12–5) 		Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,790)
Storrs, CT
March 9, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 25 UCF
Saturday Showcase 		W 67–62  23–8
(13–5) 		Liacouras Center (9,951)
Philadelphia, PA
AAC Tournament
March 15, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		(3) vs. (6) Wichita State
Quarterfinals 		L 74–80  23–9
 FedEx Forum (7,356)
Memphis, TN
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2019*
9:10 pm, truTV 		(11 E) vs. (11 E) Belmont
First Four 		L 70–81  23–10
 UD Arena (11,784)
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ a b Hunt, Donald (April 13, 2018). "Aaron Mckie to become Temple head coach in 2019". Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved August 3, 2018.