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2021–22 Temple Owls men's basketball team

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2021–22 Temple Owls men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record17–12 (10–7 AAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachMonté Ross
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Clark
  • Jimmy Fenerty
Home arenaLiacouras Center
Seasons
2021–22 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Houston 15 3   .833 32 6   .842
SMU 13 4   .765 24 9   .727
Memphis 13 5   .722 22 11   .667
Temple 10 7   .588 17 12   .586
Tulane 10 8   .556 14 15   .483
UCF 9 9   .500 18 12   .600
Wichita State 6 9   .400 15 13   .536
Cincinnati 7 11   .389 18 15   .545
East Carolina 6 11   .353 15 15   .500
Tulsa 4 14   .222 11 20   .355
South Florida 3 15   .167 8 23   .258
2022 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by third-year head coach Aaron McKie, played their home games at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as a member of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 17–12, 10–7 in AAC Play to finish in 4th place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament to Tulane.

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Owls finished the 2020–21 season 5–11, 4–10 in AAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the conference tournament to South Florida.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
J. P. Moorman 4 F 6'7" 210 Senior Greensboro, NC Graduate transferred to UC Riverside
Brendan Barry 15 G 6'2" 180 Graduate Student Fair Haven, NJ Graduate transferred to Dartmouth
De'Vondre Perry 22 F 6'7" 220 Senior Baltimore, MD Graduate transferred to Albany
Tim Waddington 24 F 6'5" 195 RS Senior Warrington, PA Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Emmanuel Okpomo 21 C 6'10" 225 Sophomore Delta State, Nigeria Wake Forest

2021 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Hysier Miller
PG
Philadelphia, PA Neumann Goretti High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Aug 7, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 78
Zach Hicks
PF
Camden, NJ Camden Catholic High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 4, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 80
  • 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:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.

Roster

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2021–22 Temple Owls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Khalif Battle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Trenton Catholic Academy
Butler
Hillside, New Jersey
G 1 Damian Dunn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Meadowcreek High School Kinston, North Carolina
G 2 Jahlil White 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Wildwood Catholic High School Whitesboro, New Jersey
F 3 Sage Tolbert III 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Combine Academy
Southeast Missouri State
New Orleans, Louisiana
G 4 Hysier Miller 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Neumann Goretti High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 10 Jake Forrester 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Westtown School
Indiana
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
F 11 Nick Jourdain 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Covenant College Prep Clifton, New Jersey
G 13 Tai Strickland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr St. Petersburg High School
Wisconsin
Tampa, Florida
F 14 Arashma Parks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr The Phelps School Cleveland, Ohio
C 21 Emmanuel Okpomoy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Wake Forest Delta State, Nigeria
G 22 Ryan Sayers (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Owen J. Roberts High School Pottstown, Pennsylvania
G 23 Quincy Ademokoya (S) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Dacula High School Bloomington, Illinois
F 24 Zach Hicks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Camden Catholic High School Camden, New Jersey
G 25 Jeremiah Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Simeon Career Academy Chicago, Illinois
G 33 Colin Daly (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Archbishop John Carroll High School
West Chester
Havertown, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 10, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Maryland Eastern Shore W 72–49  1–0
 22   Battle   9   Jourdain   4   Williams  Liacouras Center (3,486)
Philadelphia, PA
November 13, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
USC L 71–76  1–1
 26   Battle   9   Jourdain   5   Williams  Liacouras Center (5,323)
Philadelphia, PA
November 18, 2021*
4:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Clemson
Charleston Classic First Round
L 48–75  1–2
 16  Strickland   7  Dunn   3  Hicks  TD Arena (3,639)
Charleston, SC
November 19, 2021*
12:00 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Boise State
Charleston Classic Consolation Round
L 62–82  1–3
 19  Battle   7  Tolbert   2  2 tied  TD Arena (3,424)
Charleston, SC
November 21, 2021*
10:30 a.m., ESPNU
vs. Elon
Charleston Classic Consolation – 7th Place Game
W 75–58  2–3
 28  Battle   8  3 tied   8  Williams  TD Arena 
Charleston, SC
November 27, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Delaware W 75–74  3–3
 29  Battle   5  Dunn   4  Williams  Liacouras Center (3,979)
Philadelphia, PA
December 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
La Salle
Philadelphia Big 5
W 73–57  4–3
 22  Battle   8  Forrester   6  Williams  Liacouras Center (4,025)
Philadelphia, PA
December 4, 2021*
4:00 p.m., ESPNU
Penn
Philadelphia Big 5
W 81–72  5–3
 27  Dunn   9  Forrester   5  Williams  Liacouras Center (4,421)
Philadelphia, PA
December 7, 2021*
8:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
at Vanderbilt W 72–68 OT 6–3
 21  Strickland   8  Tolbert III   6  Williams  Memorial Gymnasium (5,239)
Nashville, TN
December 11, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Joseph's
Philadelphia Big 5/Rivalry
L 49–68  6–4
 12  2 tied   7  Dunn   3  Williams  Hagan Arena (2,400)
Philadelphia, PA
December 15, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
UCF L 48–65  6–5
(0–1)
 11  Williams   12  2 tied   2  2 tied  Liacouras Center (3,002)
Philadelphia, PA
December 18, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Drexel
City 6
Canceled due to COVID-19 issues on Drexel's team Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
December 22, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Delaware State W 85–48  7–5
 35  Hicks   7  2 tied   9  Williams  Liacouras Center (3,122)
Philadelphia, PA
December 29, 2021*
9:00 p.m., FS1
at No. 22 Villanova
Philadelphia Big 5
Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Finneran Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
January 2, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 12 Houston L 61–66  7–6
(0–2)
 14  Dunn   7  White   6  Williams  Liacouras Center (3,229)
Philadelphia, PA
January 5, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UCF W 66–62  8–6
(1–2)
 17  White   5  White   6  Williams  Addition Financial Arena (3,268)
Orlando, FL
January 8, 2022
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
East Carolina W 78–75  9–6
(2–2)
 33  Dunn   6  White   6  Williams  Liacouras Center (2,774)
Philadelphia, PA
January 12, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Tulsa W 69–64  10–6
(3–2)
 23  Jourdain   10  White   4  Williams  Reynolds Center (2,918)
Tulsa, OK
January 19, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Wichita State Canceled due to COVID-19 issues on Wichita State's team[1] Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
January 25, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
Cincinnati W 61–58  11–6
(4–2)
 18  Dunn   10  Strickland   2  Tied  Liacouras Center (4,752)
Philadelphia, PA
January 29, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at SMU L 61–69  11–7
(4–3)
 16  Dunn   11  White   4  White  Moody Coliseum (3,914)
University Park, TX
February 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at East Carolina W 71–63  12–7
(5–3)
 26  Dunn   10  White   6  Williams  Williams Arena (3,321)
Greenville, NC
February 5, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Tulsa W 67–58  13–7
(6–3)
 15  Jourdain   12  Jourdain   8  White  Liacouras Center (5,045)
Philadelphia, PA
February 7, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at South Florida
Rescheduled from January 22
L 49–52  13–8
(6–4)
 11  Dunn   9  Hicks   4  Dunn  Yuengling Center (2,046)
Tampa, FL
February 12, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Tulane L 83–92 OT 13–9
(6–5)
 21  Hicks   8  White   8  Miller  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,448)
New Orleans, LA
February 16, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPNU
SMU W 64–57  14–9
(7–5)
 27  Strickland   12  Jourdain   2  Tied  Liacouras Center (4,035)
Philadelphia, PA
February 20, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Cincinnati W 75–71  15–9
(8–5)
 16  Hicks   7  Hicks   3  Miller  Fifth Third Arena (9,122)
Cincinnati, OH
February 24, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Memphis L 64–78  15–10
(8–6)
 17  White   5  White   3  2 tied  FedExForum (14,013)
Memphis, TN
February 27, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPNU
Tulane W 75–70  16–10
(9–6)
 19  Dunn   12  White   6  Miller  Liacouras Center (4,915)
Philadelphia, PA
March 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 14 Houston L 46–84  16–11
(9–7)
 10  Jourdain   5  Strickland   3  Strickland  Fertitta Center (7,562)
Houston, TX
March 6, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
South Florida W 75–47  17–11
(10–7)
 27  Dunn   9  Dunn   5  Dunn  Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
AAC Tournament
March 11, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN2
(4) vs. (5) Tulane
Quarterfinals
L 60–69  17–12
 21  Miller   10  White   4  2 tied  Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ "The American Announces Changes to Men's Basketball Schedule". theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference. January 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". owlsports.com. Retrieved October 17, 2021.