2021–22 Temple Owls men's basketball team

2021–22 Temple Owls men's basketball
2021–22 Temple Owls men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	17–12 (10–7 AAC)
Head coach	Aaron McKie (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Monté Ross
Assistant coaches	Chris Clark; Jimmy Fenerty;
Home arena	Liacouras Center
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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
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

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

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
Hysier Miller PG	Star ratings: 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
Zach Hicks PF	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: 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

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

Aaron McKie (Temple)

Assistant coach(es)

Monté Ross (Winston-Salem State)
Chris Clark (Temple)
Jimmy Fenerty (Dickinson)

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	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

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

[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.

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2021–22 Temple Owls men's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2021 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

References

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