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
2016–17 record16–16 (7–11 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLiacouras Center
2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 11 SMU171 .944  305  .857
No. 18 Cincinnati162 .889  306  .833
Houston126 .667  2111  .656
UCF117 .611  2412  .667
Memphis99 .500  1913  .594
UConn99 .500  1617  .485
Tulsa810 .444  1517  .469
Temple711 .389  1616  .500
East Carolina612 .333  1518  .455
Tulane315 .167  625  .194
South Florida117 .056  723  .233
2017 AAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Jaylen Bond15F6'8"240RS SeniorPhiladelphia, PAGraduated
Devontae Watson23F/C6'10"215SeniorAmbrige, PAGraduated
Quenton DeCosey25G6'5"180SeniorUnion, NJGraduated
Devin Coleman34G6'2"205RS SeniorPhiladelphia, PAGraduated
Chima Nwakpuda50F6'4"215SeniorPhiladelphia, PAGraduated

Incoming recruits

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:   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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Obi Enechionyia 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrSt. James School Springfield, Virginia
    G 1 Josh Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrSt. Anthony (NJ) Irvington, New Jersey
    G 2 Alani Moore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)150 lb (68 kg) FrFriendship Collegiate Academy Washington, D.C.
    G 3 Shizz Alston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoHaverford School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    G/F 4 Daniel Dingle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS SrSt. Raymond Bronx, New York
    F 10 Mark Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrMontrose Christian Cleveland, Ohio
    G 11 Trey Lowe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoEwing Ewing Township, New Jersey
    G 13 Quinton Rose 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrBishop Kearney Rochester, New York
    G 15 Isaiah Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrArlington Country Day Brooklyn, New York
    G 22 Mike Robbins (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrLower Merion Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
    C 23 Damien Moore 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrCallaway Vaughn, Mississippi
    C 24 Ernest Aflakpui 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoArchbishop Carroll Accra, Ghana
    G/F 25 Steve Leonard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrPerkiomen Valley High School Collegeville, Pennsylvania
    G 32 Ayan Nunez de Carvalho 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS FrEscuela 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

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    11/11/2016*
    7:00 pm, ESPNews
    La Salle
    Philadelphia Big 5
    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 L 63–66  6–3
    Liacouras Center (5,016)
    Philadelphia, PA
    12/10/2016*
    11:30 am, ESPNU
    vs. DePaul
    Hoophall Miami Invitational
    W 74–65  7–3
    American Airlines Arena 
    Miami, FL
    12/13/2016*
    7:00 pm, FS1
    at No. 1 Villanova
    Philadelphia Big 5
    L 57–78  7–4
    The Pavilion (6,500)
    Villanova, PA
    12/17/2016*
    2:00 pm
    NJIT W 68–63  8–4
    Liacouras Center (4,934)
    Philadelphia, PA
    12/22/2016*
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    Yale W 83–77  9–4
    Liacouras Center (4,775)
    Philadelphia, PA
    AAC regular season
    12/28/2016
    9:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 23 Cincinnati L 50–56  9–5
    (0–1)
    Liacouras Center (5,478)
    Philadelphia, PA
    12/31/2016
    4:00 pm, ESPNU
    at UCF L 53–77  9–6
    (0–2)
    CFE Arena (3,906)
    Orlando, FL
    01/04/2017
    9:00 pm, CBSSN
    at SMU L 65–79  9–7
    (0–3)
    Moody Coliseum (6,782)
    Dallas, TX
    01/07/2017
    12:00 pm, ASN
    East Carolina W 81–62  10–7
    (1–3)
    Liacouras Center (5,613)
    Philadelphia, PA
    01/11/2017
    9:00 pm, CBSSN
    at UConn L 59–73  10–8
    (1–4)
    Gampel Pavilion (6,582)
    Storrs, CT
    01/14/2017
    12:00 pm, ESPNews
    Tulsa L 68–70  10–9
    (1–5)
    Liacouras Center (6,175)
    Philadelphia, PA
    01/18/2017
    7:00 pm, CBSSN
    at No. 20 Cincinnati L 74–81  10–10
    (1–6)
    Fifth Third Arena (10,718)
    Cincinnati, OH
    01/25/2017
    6:00 pm, CBSSN
    Memphis W 77–66  11–10
    (2–6)
    Liacouras Center (4,950)
    Philadelphia, PA
    01/28/2017
    10:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Houston L 66–79  11–11
    (2–7)
    Hofheinz Pavilion (3,627)
    Houston, TX
    01/31/2017
    8:00 pm, ESPNews
    at Tulane W 79–71  12–11
    (3–7)
    Devlin Fieldhouse (1,609)
    New Orleans, LA
    02/05/2017
    1:00 pm, ASN
    South Florida W 83–74  13–11
    (4–7)
    Liacouras Center (5,824)
    Philadelphia, PA
    02/09/2017
    9:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 25 SMU L 50–66  13–12
    (4–8)
    Liacouras Center (4,603)
    Philadelphia, PA
    02/12/2017
    2:00 pm, CBSSN
    at Memphis W 74–62  14–12
    (5–8)
    FedEx Forum (10,552)
    Memphis, TN
    02/15/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPNews
    at East Carolina L 64–78  14–13
    (5–9)
    Williams Arena (3,741)
    Greenville, NC
    02/19/2017
    4:00 pm, ESPN
    UConn L 63–64  14–14
    (5–10)
    Liacouras Center (8,702)
    Philadelphia, PA
    02/22/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    UCF L 69–71  14–15
    (5–11)
    Liacouras Center (5,073)
    Philadelphia, PA
    02/25/2017
    12:00 pm, ESPNU
    Tulane W 86-76 2OT 15–15
    (6–11)
    Liacouras Center (7,727)
    Philadelphia, PA
    03/05/2017
    2:00 pm, ESPNU
    at South Florida W 72–60  16–15
    (7–11)
    USF Sun Dome (2,509)
    Tampa, FL
    AAC Tournament
    03/09/2017
    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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