The Temple Owls are an American collegiate basketball team based in Philadelphia representing Temple University. They play in the American Athletic Conference.
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There have been 18 head coaches for the Owls, including two Basketball Hall of Fame inductees – Harry Litwack and John Chaney. The Owls play their home games at Liacouras Center in Philadelphia and are one of the original collegiate team members of the Philadelphia Big 5, along with Philadelphia collegiate rivals St. Joseph's, Penn, Villanova and LaSalle.
Key
editGC | Games coached |
W | Wins |
L | Losses |
Win% | Winning percentage |
# | Number of coaches |
† | Elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach |
Gallery
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Hall of Fame inductee Harry Litwack coached the Owls for 21 seasons. He is the school's second-winningest coach behind fellow inductee John Chaney.
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Former NBA guard and Owls player Aaron McKie is the current head men's basketball coach of the Temple Owls, taking over in 2019.
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Fran Dunphy was the Temple Owls head coach from 2006 to 2019, leading the Owls to eight NCAA tournament appearances.
Coaches
editNote: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2022–23 NCAA basketball season.
# | Name | Term | GC | W | L | Win% | GC | W | L | Win% | Achievements | Reference | |||
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Overall Record | Conference Record | ||||||||||||||
Temple Owls | |||||||||||||||
1 | Charles Williams | 1894–1899 | 105 | 73 | 32 | .695 | — | — | — | — | [1] | ||||
2 | John Rogers | 1899–1900 | 22 | 14 | 8 | .636 | — | — | — | — | [2] | ||||
3 | Shindle Wingert | 1901–1905 | 38 | 20 | 18 | .526 | — | — | — | — | [3] | ||||
4 | John Crescenzo | 1905–1908 | 24 | 14 | 10 | .583 | — | — | — | — | [4] | ||||
5 | Edward McCone | 1908–1909 | 11 | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | — | — | — | [5] | ||||
6 | Frederick Prosch | 1909–1913 | 37 | 17 | 20 | .459 | — | — | — | — | [6] | ||||
7 | William Nicolai | 1913–1913 | 57 | 31 | 26 | .544 | — | — | — | — | [7] | ||||
8 | Elwood Geiges | 1918–1919 | 15 | 8 | 7 | .533 | — | — | — | — | [8] | ||||
9 | Francois D’Eliscu | 1919–1923 | 52 | 30 | 22 | .577 | — | — | — | — | [9] | ||||
10 | Sam Dienes | 1923–1926 | 60 | 39 | 21 | .650 | — | — | — | — | [10] | ||||
11 | James Usilton | 1926–1939 | 284 | 205 | 79 | .722 | 66 | 41 | 25 | .621 | 1939 NIT Champions | [11] | |||
12 | Ernest Messikomer | 1939–1942 | 62 | 35 | 27 | .565 | — | — | — | — | [12] | ||||
13 | Josh Cody | 1942–1952 | 226 | 122 | 104 | .540 | — | — | — | — | 1 NCAA Tournament | [13] | |||
14 | Harry Litwack | 1952–1973 | 566 | 373 | 193 | .659 | 81 | 58 | 23 | .716 | 6 NCAA Tournaments, 2 Final Fours | [14] | |||
15 | Don Casey | 1973–1982 | 215 | 151 | 94 | .616 | — | — | — | — | 1 NCAA Tournament | [15] | |||
16 | John Chaney | 1982–2006 | 769 | 516 | 253 | .671 | 396 | 296 | 100 | .747 | 17 NCAA Tournaments | [16] | |||
17 | Fran Dunphy | 2006–2019 | 432 | 270 | 162 | .625 | 220 | 139 | 81 | .632 | 8 NCAA Tournaments | [17] | |||
18 | Aaron McKie | 2019–2023 | 108 | 52 | 56 | .481 | 67 | 30 | 37 | .448 | [18] | ||||
18 | Adam Fisher | 2023–Present | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | [19] |
References
edit- ^ "Charles Williams Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "John Rogers Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "Shindle Wingert Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "John Crescenzo Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "Edward McCone Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "Frederick Prosch Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "William Nicolai Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "Elwood Geiges Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "Francois D'Eliscu Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "Sam Dienes Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "James Usilton Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "Ernest Messikomer Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "Josh Cody Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "Harry Litwack Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "Don Casey Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "John Chaney Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "Fran Dunphy Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "Aaron McKie Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "Adam Fisher Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved March 29, 2023.