2017–18 Temple Owls men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Temple Owls basketball team represented Temple University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by 12th-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 17–16, 8–10 in AAC play to finish in seventh place. In the AAC tournament, they defeated Tulane before losing to Wichita State in the quarterfinals. They received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Penn State in the first round.

2017–18 Temple Owls men's basketball
Charleston Classic champions
NIT, First Round
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	17–16 (8–10 AAC)
Head coach	Fran Dunphy (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Clark Aaron McKie Shawn Trice
Home arena	Liacouras Center
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Cincinnati †	16	–	2		.889			31	–	5		.861
No. 21 Houston	14	–	4		.778			27	–	8		.771
No. 16 Wichita State	14	–	4		.778			25	–	8		.758
Tulsa	12	–	6		.667			19	–	12		.613
Memphis	10	–	8		.556			21	–	13		.618
UCF	9	–	9		.500			19	–	13		.594
Temple	8	–	10		.444			17	–	16		.515
UConn	7	–	11		.389			14	–	18		.438
SMU	6	–	12		.333			17	–	16		.515
Tulane	5	–	13		.278			14	–	17		.452
East Carolina	4	–	14		.222			10	–	20		.333
South Florida	3	–	15		.167			10	–	22		.313
† 2018 AAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2016–17 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Daniel Dingle	4	G/F	6'7"	235	RS Senior	Bronx, NY	Graduated
Mark Williams	10	F	6'8"	240	Senior	Cleveland, OH	Graduated
Isaiah Lewis	15	G	6'6"	185	Junior	Brooklyn, NY	Graduate transferred to California (PA)
Mike Robbins	22	G	6'4"	185	Senior	Wynnewood, PA	Walk-on; graduated

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Justyn Hamilton #29 PF	Charlotte, NC	Independence High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 3, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 81
J.P. Moorman #36 SF	Greensboro, NC	Greensboro Day School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 28, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN grade: 80
Nate Pierre-Louis #40 SG	Jersey City, NJ	Roselle Catholic High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 11, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 80
De'Vondre Perry #45 SF	Baltimore, MD	Polytechnic Institute High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 30, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 79
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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-11-13.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Arashma Parks #65 C	Malvern, PA	The Phelps School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Aug 3, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 66
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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-11-13.

Roster

2017–18 Temple Owls men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Obi Enechionyia 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr St. James School Springfield, Virginia G 1 Josh Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr St. Anthony (NJ) Irvington, New Jersey G 2 Alani Moore II 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Friendship Collegiate Academy Washington, D.C. G 3 Shizz Alston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Haverford School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania F 4 J. P. Moorman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Greensboro Day School Greensboro, North Carolina G 11 Trey Lowe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS So Ewing Ewing, New Jersey G 13 Quinton Rose 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Bishop Kearney Rochester, New York G 15 Nate Pierre-Louis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Roselle Catholic High School Plainfield, New Jersey F 21 Justyn Hamilton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Independence High School Charlotte, North Carolina F 22 De'Vondre Perry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Baltimore Polytechnic Baltimore, Maryland C 23 Damien Moore 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Callaway Vaughn, Mississippi C 24 Ernest Aflakpui 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Archbishop Carroll Accra, Ghana G/F 25 Steve Leonard (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Perkiomen Valley High School Collegeville, Pennsylvania G 32 Ayan Nunez de Carvalho 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Escuela Normal Superior Paraná, Argentina	Head coach Fran Dunphy (La Salle) Assistant coach(es) Chris Clark (Temple) Aaron McKie (Temple) Shawn Trice (Penn) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 9, 2017* 7:30 pm		Philadelphia	W 70–60		Liacouras Center (3,292) Philadelphia, PA
Regular season
November 16, 2017* 1:30 pm, ESPN3		vs. Old Dominion Charleston Classic quarterfinals	W 76–65	1–0	TD Arena (2,136) Charleston, SC
November 17, 2017* 11:00 am, ESPN2		vs. Auburn Charleston Classic semifinals	W 88–74	2–0	TD Arena (1,970) Charleston, SC
November 19, 2017* 9:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Clemson Charleston Classic championship	W 67–60	3–0	TD Arena (2,263) Charleston, SC
November 26, 2017* 5:00 pm, NBCSN		at La Salle Big 5	L 83–87	3–1	Tom Gola Arena (2,855) Philadelphia, PA
November 30, 2017* 9:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. South Carolina Under Armour Reunion	W 76–60	4–1	Madison Square Garden (6,081) New York, NY
December 3, 2017* 2:30 pm, NBCSP		vs. George Washington BB&T Classic	L 67–71	4–2	Capital One Arena (4,338) Washington, DC
December 6, 2017* 9:00 pm, ESPNU		Wisconsin	W 59–55	5–2	Liacouras Center (6,713) Philadelphia, PA
December 9, 2017* 2:30 pm, CBSSN		Saint Joseph's Big 5/Rivalry	W 81–78	6–2	Liacouras Center (7,288) Philadelphia, PA
December 13, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 1 Villanova Big 5	L 67–87	6–3	Liacouras Center (10,206) Philadelphia, PA
December 16, 2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Drexel City 6	W 63–60	7–3	Liacouras Center (5,324) Philadelphia, PA
December 22, 2017* 1:00 pm, SECN		at Georgia	L 66–84	7–4	Stegeman Coliseum (8,282) Athens, GA
December 28, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Tulane	L 75–85	7–5 (0–1)	Liacouras Center (5,382) Philadelphia, PA
December 30, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at Houston	L 73–76	7–6 (0–2)	H&PE Arena (3,370) Houston, TX
January 4, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 19 Cincinnati	L 53–55	7–7 (0–3)	Liacouras Center (4,274) Philadelphia, PA
January 7, 2018 12:00 pm, CBSSN		at UCF	L 39–60	7–8 (0–4)	CFE Arena (4,010) Orlando, FL
January 10, 2018 9:00 pm, CBSSN		at SMU	W 66–64	8–8 (1–4)	Moody Coliseum (6,471) University Park, TX
January 13, 2018 2:00 pm, CBSSN		Memphis	L 72–75 ^OT	8–9 (1–5)	Liacouras Center (6,238) Philadelphia, PA
January 17, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPNews		Tulsa	W 59–58	9–9 (2–5)	Liacouras Center (4,694) Philadelphia, PA
January 20, 2018* 6:00 pm, NBCSP		at Penn Big 5	W 60–51	10–9	Palestra (7,233) Philadelphia, PA
January 24, 2018 9:00 pm, CBSSN		at No. 9 Cincinnati	L 42–75	10–10 (2–6)	BB&T Arena (8,924) Highland Heights, KY
January 28, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN2		UConn	W 85–57	11–10 (3–6)	Liacouras Center (6,103) Philadelphia, PA
February 1, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 16 Wichita State	W 81–79 ^OT	12–10 (4–6)	Liacouras Center (6,320) Philadelphia, PA
February 4, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPNews		at Tulane	W 83–76	13–10 (5–6)	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,508) New Orleans, LA
February 7, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNews		East Carolina	W 90–73	14–10 (6–6)	Liacouras Center (5,282) Philadelphia, PA
February 10, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPNU		at South Florida	W 73–55	15–10 (7–6)	USF Sun Dome (2,576) Tampa, FL
February 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 19 Wichita State	L 86–93	15–11 (7–7)	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
February 18, 2018 4:00 pm, CBSSN		Houston	L 59–80	15–12 (7–8)	Liacouras Center (7,270) Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPNU		UCF	W 75–56	16–12 (8–8)	Liacouras Center (7,119) Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at UConn	L 66–72	16–13 (8–9)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,674) Storrs, CT
March 4, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at Tulsa	L 58–76	16–14 (8–10)	Reynolds Center (5,303) Tulsa, OK
AAC tournament
March 8, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNU	(7)	vs. (10) Tulane First round	W 82–77	17–14	Amway Center (7,918) Orlando, FL
March 9, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNU	(7)	vs. (2) No. 11 Wichita State Quarterfinals	L 81–89	17–15	Amway Center (8,680) Orlando, FL
NIT
March 14, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	(5)	at (4) Penn State First round – Notre Dame Bracket	L 57–63	17–16	Bryce Jordan Center (4,528) State College, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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