2021–22 Temple Owls men's basketball team
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Conference | American Athletic Conference |
2021–22 record | 17–12 (10–7 AAC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Monté Ross |
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Home arena | Liacouras Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Houston † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 31 | – | 5 | .861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 As of March 20, 2022; 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.
Previous season[]
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[]
Departures[]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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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 | Gradutate 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[]
Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Emmanuel Okpomo | 21 | C | 6'10" | 225 | Sophomore | Delta State, Nigeria | Wake Forest |
2021 recruiting class[]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Hysier Miller PG |
Philadelphia, PA | Neumann Goretti High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Aug 7, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: 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 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 80 | ||||||
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Roster[]
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Schedule and results[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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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[]
- ^ "The American Announces Changes to Men's Basketball Schedule". theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference. 18 January 2022.
- ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". owlsports.com. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
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