2016–17 Temple Owls men's basketball team

2016–17 Temple Owls men's basketball

NIT Season Tip-Off champions
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2016–17 record	5–2 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach	Fran Dunphy (11th year)
Assistant coach	Dwayne Killings
Assistant coach	Aaron McKie
Assistant coach	Shawn Trice
Home arena	Liacouras Center

2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cincinnati	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Houston	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
UCF	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
East Carolina	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
Memphis	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Temple	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
SMU	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
South Florida	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Tulsa	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Connecticut	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Tulane	0	–	0	–	1	–	7	.125

† 2017 AAC Tournament winner As of December 4, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Temple Owls basketball team represents Temple University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by eleventh year head coach Fran Dunphy, play their home games at the Liacouras Center and are members the American Athletic Conference.

Previous Season

The Owls finished the season with a record 21–12, 14–4 in AAC play to win the regular season championship. They defeated South Florida in the first round of the AAC Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Connecticut. They received an at-large bid as a #10 seed to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Iowa.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jaylen Bond	15	F	6'8"	240	RS Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Graduated
Devontae Watson	23	F/C	6'10"	215	Senior	Ambrige, PA	Graduated
Quenton DeCosey	25	G	6'5"	180	Senior	Union, NJ	Graduated
Devin Coleman	34	G	6'2"	205	RS Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Graduated
Chima Nwakpuda	50	F	6'4"	215	Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Graduated

Incoming Recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Quinton Rose #31 SG	Rochester, NY	Greece Athena High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 7, 2015
Quinton Rose #31 SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Alani Moore #38 PG	Washington, DC	Friendship Collegiate Academy	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Sep 13, 2015
Alani Moore #38 PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
Damien Moore #49 C	Vaughn, MS	Callaway High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Nov 14, 2015
Damien Moore #49 C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-08-15.

Roster

2016–17 Temple Owls men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Enechionyia, ObiObi Enechionyia	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. James School	Springfield, VA
1.5 !G	1	Brown, JoshJosh Brown	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	St. Anthony (NJ)	Irvington, NJ
1.5 !G	2	Moore, AlaniAlani Moore	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Friendship Collegiate Academy	Washington, D.C.
1.5 !G	3	Alston, Jr., Levan ShawnLevan Shawn Alston, Jr.	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Haverford School	Philadelphia, PA
2.5 !G/F	4	Dingle, DanielDaniel Dingle	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	St. Raymond	Bronx, NY
3.5 !F	10	Williams, MarkMark Williams	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Montrose Christian	Cleveland, OH
1.5 !G	11	Lowe, TreyTrey Lowe	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2.0 !So	Ewing	Ewing, NJ
1.5 !G	13	Rose, QuintonQuinton Rose	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bishop Kearney	Rochester, NY
1.5 !G	15	Lewis, IsaiahIsaiah Lewis	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Arlington Country Day	Brooklyn, NY
1.5 !G	22	Robbins, MikeMike Robbins (W)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Lower Merion	Wynnewood, PA
5.0 !C	23	Moore, DamienDamien Moore	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Callaway	Vaughn, MS
5.0 !C	24	Aflakpui, ErnestErnest Aflakpui	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2.0 !So	Archbishop Carroll	Accra, Ghana
1.5 !G	32	Nunez de Carvalho, AyanAyan Nunez de Carvalho	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Escuela Normal Superior	Paraná, Argentina

Head coach

Fran Dunphy (La Salle)

Assistant coach(es)

Aaron McKie (Temple)
Shawn Trice (Pennsylvania)
Chris Clark (Temple)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPNews	La Salle	W 97–92 ^OT	1–0	Liacouras Center (7,768) Philadelphia, PA
11/14/2016* 8:00 PM, ESPN3	New Hampshire NIT Season Tip-Off	L 52–57	1–1	Liacouras Center (4,893) Philadelphia, PA
11/17/2016* 7:00 PM, ASN	at Massachusetts	L 67–70	1–2	Mullins Center (3,732) Amherst, MA
11/20/2016* 2:00 PM, ESPN3	Manhattan NIT Season Tip-Off	W 88–67	2–2	Liacouras Center (5,156) Philadelphia, PA
11/24/2016* 12:30 PM, ESPNU	vs. No. 25 Florida State NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals	W 89–86	3–2	Barclays Center (2,451) Brooklyn, NY
11/25/2016* 3:00 PM, ESPN2	vs. No. 19 West Virginia NIT Season Tip-Off finals	W 81–77	4–2	Barclays Center (3,713) Brooklyn, NY
11/30/2016* 7:00 PM, CBSSN	at Saint Joseph's Rivalry/Philadelphia Big 5	W 78–72	5–2	Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA
12/03/2016* 4:00 PM, ASN	Penn Philadelphia Big 5	W 70–62	6–2	Liacouras Center (6,193) Philadelphia, PA
12/07/2016* 7:30 PM, CBSSN	George Washington			Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
12/10/2016* 11:30 AM, ESPNU	vs. DePaul Hoophall Miami Invitational			American Airlines Arena Miami, FL
12/13/2016* 7:00 PM, FS1	at Villanova Philadelphia Big 5			The Pavilion Villanova, PA
12/17/2016* 2:00 PM	NJIT			Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
12/22/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPNU	Yale			Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
AAC regular season
12/28/2016 9:00 PM, ESPNU	Cincinnati			Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
12/31/2016 4:00 PM, ESPNU	at UCF			CFE Arena Orlando, FL
01/04/2017 9:00 PM, CBSSN	at SMU			Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
01/07/2017 12:00 PM, ASN	East Carolina			Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
01/11/2017 9:00 PM, CBSSN	at Connecticut			Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
01/14/2017 12:00 PM, ESPNews	Tulsa			Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
01/18/2016 7:00 PM, CBSSN	at Cincinnati			Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
01/25/2017 6:00 PM, CBSSN	Memphis			Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
01/28/2017 10:00 PM, ESPNU	at Houston			Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
01/31/2017 8:00 PM, ESPNews	at Tulane			Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
02/05/2017 1:00 PM, ASN	South Florida			Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
02/09/2017 9:00 PM, ESPN2	SMU			Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
02/12/2017 2:00 PM, CBSSN	at Memphis			FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
02/15/2017 7:00 PM, ESPNews	at East Carolina			Williams Arena Greenville, NC
02/19/2017 4:00 PM, ESPN	Connecticut			Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
02/22/2017 7:00 PM, ESPNU	UCF			Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
02/25/2017 12:00 PM, ESPNU	Tulane			Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
03/05/2017 2:00 PM, ESPNU	at South Florida			USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
AAC Tournament
03/09–12/2017	vs.			XL Center Hartford, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Temple Owls men's basketball

Venues	Convention Hall (1938–1955) ? (1955–1969) McGonigle Hall (1969–1997) Liacouras Center (1997–present)

Rivalries	Saint Joseph's

Culture & lore	City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 Robert V. Geasey Trophy Hooter T. Owl "T For Temple U"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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