2019–20 Temple Owls men's basketball team
Temple University NCAA 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]
Previous season
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
Departures
Incoming transfers
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
Preseason
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
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
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
American Athletic Conference honors
All-AAC Second Team
Player of the Week
Week 1: Nate Pierre-Louis
Week 4: Quinton Rose
Source[ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
References
^ "Temple Basketball: What we learned this offseason heading into 2019-20" . Busting Brackets . September 4, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019 .
^ KWCH. "Wichita State holds off Temple, stays alive in AAC Tournament" . www.kwch.com . Retrieved December 2, 2019 .
^ Brehm, Mike. "Belmont beats Temple in First Four for first tournament win, advances to face Maryland" . USA TODAY . Retrieved December 2, 2019 .
^ Hunt, Donald (April 13, 2018). "Aaron Mckie to become Temple head coach in 2019" . Philadelphia Tribune . Retrieved August 3, 2018 .
^ "Houston, Memphis Tabbed 2019-20 American Men's Basketball Preseason Favorites" . American Athletic Conference . October 14, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019 .
^ Pastor, Shawn. "McKie offers roster news at AAC basketball media day" . 247sports.com . Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
^ "American Men's Basketball Release" (PDF) . American Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2019 .
^ "American Athletic Conference Announces All-Conference, All-Freshman Teams" . theamerican.org . March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020 .
^ "American Athletic Conference Announces Individual Awards" . theamerican.org . March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020 .
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics