2023–24 Temple Owls men's basketball team

2023–24 Temple Owls men's basketball
2023–24 Temple Owls men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	8–7 (1–1 AAC)
Head coach	Adam Fisher (1st season);
Associate head coach	Michael Huger
Assistant coaches	Chris Clark; Bobby Jordan;
Home arena	Liacouras Center

2023–24 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 13 Memphis	3	–	0	1.000	14	–	2	.875
UAB	2	–	0	1.000	10	–	5	.667
North Texas	2	–	0	1.000	9	–	5	.643
No. 24 Florida Atlantic	2	–	1	.667	12	–	4	.750
East Carolina	2	–	1	.667	9	–	7	.563
Charlotte	2	–	1	.667	8	–	7	.533
SMU	1	–	1	.500	10	–	5	.667
South Florida	1	–	1	.500	8	–	5	.615
Tulane	1	–	2	.333	10	–	5	.667
Temple	1	–	2	.333	8	–	8	.500
UTSA	1	–	2	.333	7	–	9	.438
Wichita State	0	–	2	.000	8	–	7	.533
Rice	0	–	2	.000	6	–	9	.400
Tulsa	0	–	3	.000	9	–	6	.600

† 2024 AAC tournament winner As of January 12, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

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

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 due to 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
Zion Stanford SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: 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, Tennessee
G	1	Zion Stanford	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	West Catholic Prep High School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	2	Jahlil White	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Wildwood Catholic High School	Whitesboro, New Jersey
G	3	Hysier Miller	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Neumann Goretti High School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	4	Jordan Riley	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Brentwood High School Georgetown	Brentwood, New York
F	10	Taj Thweatt	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Jr	Wildwood Catholic Academy Coastal Carolina	Wildwood, New Jersey
G	13	Connor Gal (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Great Valley High School	Malvern, Pennsylvania
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, Missouri
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, Pennsylvania

Head coach

Adam Fisher (Penn State)

Assistant coach(es)

Michael Huger (Bowling Green)
Chris Clark (Temple)
Bobby Jordan (Drexel)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
January 13, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	at North Texas						The Super Pit Denton, TX
January 16, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at SMU						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Rice						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	South Florida						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
January 28, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN2	at East Carolina						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
February 4, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Tulane						Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	Memphis						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Charlotte						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Florida Atlantic						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
February 18, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	UTSA						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Wichita State						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
February 28, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Rice						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Tulsa						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
March 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	UAB						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
March 10, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UTSA						Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
AAC Tournament
March 13–17, 2024 TBA	vs. TBA						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

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

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Temple Owls men's basketball
Venues	Mitten Hall South Hall Convention Hall (1938–1955) Palestra (1955–1984) McGonigle Hall (1969–1997) Liacouras Center (1997–present)
Rivalries	Saint Joseph's
Culture & lore	City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics