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2019–20 Temple Owls men's basketball team


The 2019–20 Temple Owls men's basketball team represents Temple University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by first-year head coach Aaron McKie, play their home games at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia as a member of the American Athletic Conference.[1]

2019–20 Temple Owls men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record14–17 (6–12 AAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachMonté Ross
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Clark
  • Jimmy Fenerty
Home arenaLiacouras Center
Seasons
2019–20 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cincinnati 13 – 5   .722 20 – 10   .667
No. 22 Houston 13 – 5   .722 23 – 8   .742
Tulsa 13 – 5   .722 21 – 10   .677
Wichita State 11 – 7   .611 23 – 8   .742
UConn 10 – 8   .556 19 – 12   .613
Memphis 10 – 8   .556 21 – 10   .677
SMU 9 – 9   .500 19 – 11   .633
UCF 7 – 11   .389 16 – 14   .533
South Florida 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452
Temple 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452
East Carolina 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355
Tulane 4 – 14   .222 12 – 18   .400
Note: The 2020 AAC tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season edit

The Owls finished the 2018–19 season 23–10, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in third place. As the 3-seed in the AAC tournament, the Owls lost to sixth-seeded Wichita State in the first round.[2] They received a bid to the NCAA tournament as an 11th seed, where they lost to Belmont in the First Four.[3]

The season was head coach Fran Dunphy's final season as Temple head coach. The school announced on April 13, 2018, that he would step down at the end of the 2019 season and that top assistant and former Owls star Aaron McKie would succeed him.[4]

Offseason edit

Departures edit

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Shizz Alston 10 G 6'4" 180 Senior Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Graduated
Ernest Aflakpui 24 C 6'10" 240 Senior Accra, Ghana Graduated

Incoming transfers edit

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jake Forrester 10 F 6'8" 215 Sophomore Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Transferred from Indiana. Forrester was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Tai Strickland 13 G 6'2" 180 Sophomore Tampa, Florida Transferred from Wisconsin. Under NCAA transfer rules, Strickland will have to sit out the 2019–20 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2019 recruiting class edit

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Joshua Pierre-Louis
#16 PG 		Plainfield, New Jersey Roselle Catholic High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mar 29, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 80
Damian Dunn
#87 SG 		Kinston, North Carolina Meadowcreek High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Oct 6, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason edit

In the preseason, Temple was picked to finish seventh in the American Athletic Conference by the league coaches. Senior guard Quinton Rose was picked to the preseason First Team All-AAC while junior guard Nate Pierre-Louis was picked to the preseason Second Team All-AAC.[5]

Roster edit

2019–20 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) Sr Friendship Collegiate Academy Washington, D.C.
G 1 Quinton Rose 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Bishop Kearney High School Rochester, New York
G 2 Monty Scott 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr St. Benedict’s Prep
Kennesaw State 		Union, New Jersey
G 3 Josh Pierre-Louis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Roselle Catholic High School Plainfield, New Jersey
F 4 J. P. Moorman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Greensboro Day School Greensboro, North Carolina
F 10 Jake Forrester 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) So Westtown School
Indiana 		Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
G 11 Damian Dunn     6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Meadowcreek High School Kinston, North Carolina
G 13 Tai Strickland   6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) So St. Petersburg High School
Wisconsin 		Tampa, Florida
F 14 Arashma Parks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr The Phelps School North Royalton, Ohio
G 15 Nate Pierre-Louis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Roselle Catholic High School Plainfield, New Jersey
F 21 Justyn Hamilton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Independence High School Charlotte, North Carolina
F 22 De'Vondre Perry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Baltimore Polytechnic Baltimore, Maryland
F 25 Tim Waddington (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Central Bucks High School South Warrington, Pennsylvania
G 31 Jasen West (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Lake Highland Prep Orlando, Florida
G 32 Anto Keshgegian (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr St. Joseph's Prep
Eastern 		Media, Pennsylvania
C 44 Damien Moore 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Callaway High School Vaughn, Mississippi
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

  • Preseason - Damian Dunn suffered a foot injury. He would appear in only one game during the season due to the injury.[6]

Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 5, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		Drexel
City 6 		W 70–62  1–0
  16 – N. Pierre-Louis   10 – N. Pierre-Louis   5 – Moore II  Liacouras Center (7,025)
Philadelphia, PA
November 9, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Morgan State W 75–57  2–0
  19 – N. Pierre-Louis   11 – N. Pierre-Louis   5 – N. Pierre-Louis  Liacouras Center (5,889)
Philadelphia, PA
November 16, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at La Salle
Philadelphia Big 5 		W 70–65  3–0
  21 – N. Pierre-Louis   12 – N. Pierre-Louis   6 – Moorman II  Tom Gola Arena (2,941)
Philadelphia, PA
November 22, 2019*
11:00 pm, P12N 		at USC
Orlando Invitational campus game 		W 70–61  4–0
  15 – J. Pierre-Louis   10 – N. Pierre-Louis   5 – Rose  Galen Center (3,625)
Los Angeles, CA
November 28, 2019*
11:00 am, ESPN2 		vs. No. 5 Maryland
Orlando Invitational quarterfinals 		L 69–76  4–1
  22 – Moore II   9 – Moorman II   4 – Rose  HP Field House 
Orlando, FL
November 29, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPNews 		vs. Texas A&M
Orlando Invitational consolation 2nd round 		W 65–42  5–1
  19 – Rose   7 – N. Pierre-Louis   4 – Rose  HP Field House (2,014)
Orlando, FL
December 1, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Davidson
Orlando Invitational - 5th Place Game 		W 66–53  6–1
  15 – N. Pierre-Louis   11 – Rose   9 – Rose  HP Field House 
Orlando, FL
December 7, 2019*
7:30 pm, ESPNU 		Missouri L 54–64  6–2
  16 – Rose   9 – N. Pierre-Louis   5 – N. Pierre-Louis  Liacouras Center (6,405)
Philadelphia, PA
December 10, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		Saint Joseph's
Philadelphia Big 5/Rivalry 		W 108–61  7–2
  17 – Forrester   6 – Forrester   6 – Rose  Liacouras Center (6,197)
Philadelphia, PA
December 17, 2019*
9:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Miami (FL)
Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational 		L 77–78  7–3
  18 – Perry   14 – N. Pierre-Louis   6 – N. Pierre-Louis  Barclays Center (5,064)
Brooklyn, NY
December 21, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Rider W 78–66  8–3
  15 – Moore II   8 – N. Pierre-Louis   9 – Rose  Liacouras Center (5,131)
Philadelphia, PA
December 31, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPNU 		at UCF W 62–58  9–3
(1–0) 		 16 – Rose   11 – N. Pierre-Louis   4 – N. Pierre-Louis  Addition Financial Arena (4,098)
Orlando, FL
January 3, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Tulsa L 44–70  9–4
(1–1) 		 12 – Rose   6 – Tied   4 – Rose  Reynolds Center (3,405)
Tulsa, OK
January 7, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Houston L 74–78  9–5
(1–2) 		 21 – Rose   7 – N. Pierre-Louis   3 – Rose  Liacouras Center (4,366)
Philadelphia, PA
January 11, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPNU 		Tulane L 51–65  9–6
(1–3) 		 12 – Rose   11 – N. Pierre-Louis   4 – N. Pierre-Louis  Liacouras Center (6,485)
Philadelphia, PA
January 15, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 16 Wichita State W 65–53  10–6
(2–3) 		 19 – Rose   12 – N. Pierre-Louis   3 – Rose  Liacouras Center (5,390)
Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at SMU L 52–68  10–7
(2–4) 		 14 – Forrester   7 – Forrester   4 – Moore II  Moody Coliseum (4,726)
Dallas, TX
January 22, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNews 		Cincinnati L 82–89  10–8
(2–5) 		 26 – Rose   7 – Moorman   3 – Rose  Liacouras Center (6,463)
Philadelphia, PA
January 25, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Penn
Philadelphia Big 5 		L 59–66  10–9
  21 – Rose   11 – Forrester   1 – Tied  Palestra (6,524)
Philadelphia, PA
January 29, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNews 		at Connecticut L 63–78  10–10
(2–6) 		 20 – N. Pierre-Louis   8 – Moorman II   5 – Rose  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,886)
Storrs, CT
February 1, 2020
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		East Carolina W 76–64  11–10
(3–6) 		 20 – Rose   10 – Moorman II   5 – N. Pierre-Louis  Liacouras Center (6,877)
Philadelphia, PA
February 5, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Memphis L 65–79  11–11
(3–7) 		 13 – Tied   8 – Pierre-Louis   6 – Rose  FedExForum (15,685)
Memphis, TN
February 8, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPNU 		SMU W 97–90 OT 12–11
(4–7) 		 25 – Rose   7 – Mike   10 – Davis  Liacouras Center (7,615)
Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Tulane W 72–68  13–11
(5–7) 		 23 – Rose   13 – N. Pierre-Louis   6 – Moore II  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,330)
New Orleans, LA
February 16, 2020*
1:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 15 Villanova
Philadelphia Big 5 		L 56–76  13–12
  22 – Rose   11 – N. Pierre-Louis   3 – Rose  Liacouras Center (10,206)
Philadelphia, PA
February 20, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		Connecticut W 93–89 2OT 14–12
(6–7) 		 25 – Scott   14 – N. Pierre-Louis   5 – N. Pierre-Louis  Liacouras Center (6,604)
Philadelphia, PA
February 23, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPNU 		at East Carolina L 63–67  14–13
(6–8) 		 15 – Rose   8 – Morman II   4 – Scott  Williams Arena (3,695)
Greenville, NC
February 27, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN 		at Wichita State L 69–72  14–14
(6–9) 		 20 – Rose   6 – N. Pierre-Louis   2 – Tied  Charles Koch Arena (10,112)
Wichita, KS
March 1, 2020
12:00 pm, CBSSN 		South Florida L 58–64  14–15
(6–10) 		 13 – Rose   12 – N. Pierre-Louis   7 – N. Pierre-Louis  Liacouras Center (6,656)
Philadelphia, PA
March 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Tulsa L 51–61  14–16
(6–11) 		 15 – Rose   12 – N. Pierre-Louis   4 – Rose  Liacouras Center (5,068)
Philadelphia, PA
March 7, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Cincinnati L 63–64  14–17
(6–12) 		 19 – Rose   8 – Moorman II   3 – Tied  Fifth Third Arena (12,365)
Cincinnati, OH
AAC tournament
March 12, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		(10) vs. (7) SMU
First Round 		Cancelled[1] Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
1.^ Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Awards and honors edit

American Athletic Conference honors edit

All-AAC Second Team edit

  • Quinton Rose

Player of the Week edit

  • Week 1: Nate Pierre-Louis
  • Week 4: Quinton Rose

Source[7][8][9]

References edit

  1. ^ "Temple Basketball: What we learned this offseason heading into 2019-20". Busting Brackets. September 4, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  2. ^ KWCH. "Wichita State holds off Temple, stays alive in AAC Tournament". www.kwch.com. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  3. ^ Brehm, Mike. "Belmont beats Temple in First Four for first tournament win, advances to face Maryland". USA TODAY. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  4. ^ Hunt, Donald (April 13, 2018). "Aaron Mckie to become Temple head coach in 2019". Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  5. ^ "Houston, Memphis Tabbed 2019-20 American Men's Basketball Preseason Favorites". American Athletic Conference. October 14, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  6. ^ Pastor, Shawn. "McKie offers roster news at AAC basketball media day". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "American Men's Basketball Release" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  8. ^ "American Athletic Conference Announces All-Conference, All-Freshman Teams". theamerican.org. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  9. ^ "American Athletic Conference Announces Individual Awards". theamerican.org. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
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