2016–17 Temple Owls men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Temple Owls basketball team represented Temple University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by 11th-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 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.

2016–17 Temple Owls men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record16–16 (7–11 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLiacouras Center
Seasons
2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 SMU 17 1   .944 30 5   .857
No. 18 Cincinnati 16 2   .889 30 6   .833
Houston 12 6   .667 21 11   .656
UCF 11 7   .611 24 12   .667
Memphis 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
UConn 9 9   .500 16 17   .485
Tulsa 8 10   .444 15 17   .469
Temple 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
East Carolina 6 12   .333 15 18   .455
Tulane 3 15   .167 6 25   .194
South Florida 1 17   .056 7 23   .233
2017 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Owls finished the 2015–16 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 UConn. They received an at-large bid as a No. 10 seed to the NCAA tournament where they lost in overtime in the First Round to Iowa by a buzzer beater from Adam Woodbury.

Departures

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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

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/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 August 15, 2016.

Roster

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2016–17 Temple Owls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Obi Enechionyia 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr St. James School Springfield, Virginia
G 1 Josh Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr St. Anthony (NJ) Irvington, New Jersey
G 2 Alani Moore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Friendship Collegiate Academy Washington, D.C.
G 3 Shizz Alston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Haverford School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G/F 4 Daniel Dingle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr St. Raymond Bronx, New York
F 10 Mark Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Montrose Christian Cleveland, Ohio
G 11 Trey Lowe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Ewing Ewing Township, New Jersey
G 13 Quinton Rose 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Bishop Kearney Rochester, New York
G 15 Isaiah Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Arlington Country Day Brooklyn, New York
G 22 Mike Robbins (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Lower Merion Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
C 23 Damien Moore 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Callaway Vaughn, Mississippi
C 24 Ernest Aflakpui 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Archbishop Carroll Accra, Ghana
G/F 25 Steve Leonard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Perkiomen Valley High School Collegeville, Pennsylvania
G 32 Ayan Nunez de Carvalho 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Escuela Normal Superior Paraná, Argentina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 26, 2016

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPNews
La Salle
Philadelphia Big 5
W 97–92 OT 1–0
Liacouras Center (7,768)
Philadelphia, PA
November 14, 2016*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
New Hampshire
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 52–57  1–1
Liacouras Center (4,893)
Philadelphia, PA
November 17, 2016*
7:00 pm, ASN
at Massachusetts L 67–70  1–2
Mullins Center (3,732)
Amherst, MA
November 20, 2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Manhattan
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 88–67  2–2
Liacouras Center (5,156)
Philadelphia, PA
November 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
November 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
November 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
December 3, 2016*
4:00 pm, ASN
Penn
Philadelphia Big 5
W 70–62  6–2
Liacouras Center (6,193)
Philadelphia, PA
December 7, 2016*
7:30 pm, CBSSN
George Washington L 63–66  6–3
Liacouras Center (5,016)
Philadelphia, PA
December 10, 2016*
11:30 am, ESPNU
vs. DePaul
Hoophall Miami Invitational
W 74–65  7–3
American Airlines Arena 
Miami, FL
December 13, 2016*
7:00 pm, FS1
at No. 1 Villanova
Philadelphia Big 5
L 57–78  7–4
The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
December 17, 2016*
2:00 pm
NJIT W 68–63  8–4
Liacouras Center (4,934)
Philadelphia, PA
December 22, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Yale W 83–77  9–4
Liacouras Center (4,775)
Philadelphia, PA
AAC regular season
December 28, 2016
9:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 23 Cincinnati L 50–56  9–5
(0–1)
Liacouras Center (5,478)
Philadelphia, PA
December 31, 2016
4:00 pm, ESPNU
at UCF L 53–77  9–6
(0–2)
CFE Arena (3,906)
Orlando, FL
January 4, 2017
9:00 pm, CBSSN
at SMU L 65–79  9–7
(0–3)
Moody Coliseum (6,782)
Dallas, TX
January 7, 2017
12:00 pm, ASN
East Carolina W 81–62  10–7
(1–3)
Liacouras Center (5,613)
Philadelphia, PA
January 11, 2017
9:00 pm, CBSSN
at UConn L 59–73  10–8
(1–4)
Gampel Pavilion (6,582)
Storrs, CT
January 14, 2017
12:00 pm, ESPNews
Tulsa L 68–70  10–9
(1–5)
Liacouras Center (6,175)
Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 2017
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 20 Cincinnati L 74–81  10–10
(1–6)
Fifth Third Arena (10,718)
Cincinnati, OH
January 25, 2017
6:00 pm, CBSSN
Memphis W 77–66  11–10
(2–6)
Liacouras Center (4,950)
Philadelphia, PA
January 28, 2017
10:00 pm, ESPNU
at Houston L 66–79  11–11
(2–7)
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,627)
Houston, TX
January 31, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPNews
at Tulane W 79–71  12–11
(3–7)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,609)
New Orleans, LA
February 5, 2017
1:00 pm, ASN
South Florida W 83–74  13–11
(4–7)
Liacouras Center (5,824)
Philadelphia, PA
February 9, 2017
9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 25 SMU L 50–66  13–12
(4–8)
Liacouras Center (4,603)
Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 2017
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at Memphis W 74–62  14–12
(5–8)
FedEx Forum (10,552)
Memphis, TN
February 15, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPNews
at East Carolina L 64–78  14–13
(5–9)
Williams Arena (3,741)
Greenville, NC
February 19, 2017
4:00 pm, ESPN
UConn L 63–64  14–14
(5–10)
Liacouras Center (8,702)
Philadelphia, PA
February 22, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPNU
UCF L 69–71  14–15
(5–11)
Liacouras Center (5,073)
Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 2017
12:00 pm, ESPNU
Tulane W 86-76 2OT 15–15
(6–11)
Liacouras Center (7,727)
Philadelphia, PA
March 5, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPNU
at South Florida W 72–60  16–15
(7–11)
USF Sun Dome (2,509)
Tampa, FL
AAC Tournament
March 9, 2017
3:30 pm, ESPNU
(8) vs. (9) East Carolina
First round
L 69–80  16–16
XL Center (4,874)
Hartford, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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