2019–20 Temple Owls men's basketball team

{{short description|Temple University NCAA team}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

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|record =14–17

|conf_record=6–12

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|asst_coach2=Jimmy Fenerty

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{{2019–20 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings}}

The 2019–20 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by first-year head coach Aaron McKie, played their home games at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia as a member of the American Athletic Conference.{{Cite web|url=https://bustingbrackets.com/2019/09/04/temple-basketball-learned-offseason-heading-2019-20/|title=Temple Basketball: What we learned this offseason heading into 2019-20|date=2019-09-04|website=Busting Brackets|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-02}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kwch.com/content/sports/Wichita-State-holds-off-Temple-in-AAC-quarterfinal-507235221.html|title=Wichita State holds off Temple, stays alive in AAC Tournament|last=KWCH|website=www.kwch.com|language=english|access-date=2019-12-02}} They received a bid to the NCAA tournament as an 11th seed, where they lost to Belmont in the First Four.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2019/03/19/march-madness-belmont-temple-first-four/3219208002/|title=Belmont beats Temple in First Four for first tournament win, advances to face Maryland|last=Brehm|first=Mike|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-02}}

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.{{cite news|url=http://www.phillytrib.com/sports/basketball/aaron-mckie-to-become-temple-head-coach-in/article_a51280ac-2ca5-5ad6-8791-ed81d92ecdb1.html|title=Aaron Mckie to become Temple head coach in 2019|newspaper=Philadelphia Tribune|first=Donald|last=Hunt|date=April 13, 2018|accessdate=August 3, 2018}}

Offseason

=Departures=

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! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | Reason for departure

Shizz Alston10G6'4"180{{sort|4|Senior}}Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaGraduated
Ernest Aflakpui24C6'10"240{{sort|4|Senior}}Accra, GhanaGraduated

=Incoming transfers=

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! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | Previous school

Jake Forrester10F6'8"215{{sort|2|Sophomore}}Harrisburg, PennsylvaniaTransferred from Indiana. Forrester was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Tai Strickland13G6'2"180{{sort|2|Sophomore}}Tampa, FloridaTransferred 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=

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| position = #16 PG

| hometown = Plainfield, New Jersey

| highschool = Roselle Catholic High School

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| commitdate = 03/29/2019

| scout stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

| 247 stars = 3

| espn grade = 80

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| recruit = Damian Dunn

| position = #87 SG

| hometown = Kinston, North Carolina

| highschool = Meadowcreek High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 4

| weight = 165

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| commitdate = 10/6/2018

| scout stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

| 247 stars = 3

| espn grade = NR

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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.{{cite web |title=Houston, Memphis Tabbed 2019-20 American Men's Basketball Preseason Favorites |url=https://theamerican.org/news/2019/10/11/houston-memphis-tabbed-2019-20-american-mens-basketball-preseason-favorites.aspx |website=American Athletic Conference |accessdate=November 30, 2019 |date=October 14, 2019}}

Roster

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  • Preseason - Damian Dunn suffered a foot injury. He would appear in only one game during the season due to the injury.{{cite web |last1=Pastor |first1=Shawn|title=McKie offers roster news at AAC basketball media day|url=https://247sports.com/college/temple/Article/Temple-basketball-Aaron-McKie-Damian-Dunn-Monty-Scott-Jake-Forrester-Tai-Strickland-Arashma-Parks-136971310/|website=247sports.com|accessdate=8 April 2020}}

Schedule and results

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!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Temple Owls}}|Regular season

{{CBB Schedule Entry

| date = November 5, 2019

| time = 8:00{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = Drexel

| site_stadium = Liacouras Center

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename = City 6

| attend = 7,025

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 70–62

| highscorer = N. Pierre-Louis

| points = 16

| highrebounder= N. Pierre-Louis

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Moore II

| assists = 5

| record = 1–0

}}

{{CBB Schedule Entry

| date = November 9, 2019

| time = 2:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Morgan State

| site_stadium = Liacouras Center

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| attend = 5,889

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 75–57

| highscorer = N. Pierre-Louis

| points = 19

| highrebounder= N. Pierre-Louis

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = N. Pierre-Louis

| assists = 5

| record = 2–0

}}

{{CBB Schedule Entry

| date = November 16, 2019

| time = 2:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = La Salle

| site_stadium = Tom Gola Arena

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename = Philadelphia Big 5

| attend = 2,941

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 70–65

| highscorer = N. Pierre-Louis

| points = 21

| highrebounder= N. Pierre-Louis

| rebounds = 12

| highassister = Moorman II

| assists = 6

| record = 3–0

}}

{{CBB Schedule Entry

| date = November 22, 2019

| time = 11:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = USC

| site_stadium = Galen Center

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| gamename = Orlando Invitational campus game

| attend = 3,625

| tv = P12N

| score = 70–61

| highscorer = J. Pierre-Louis

| points = 15

| highrebounder= N. Pierre-Louis

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Rose

| assists = 5

| record = 4–0

}}

{{CBB Schedule Entry

| date = November 28, 2019

| time = 11:00{{nbsp}}am

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Maryland

| opprank = 5

| site_stadium = HP Field House

| site_cityst = Orlando, FL

| gamename = Orlando Invitational quarterfinals

| attend =

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 69–76

| highscorer = Moore II

| points = 22

| highrebounder= Moorman II

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = Rose

| assists = 4

| record = 4–1

}}

{{CBB Schedule Entry

| date = November 29, 2019

| time = 2:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Texas A&M

| site_stadium = HP Field House

| site_cityst = Orlando, FL

| gamename = Orlando Invitational consolation 2nd round

| attend = 2,014

| tv = ESPNews

| score = 65–42

| highscorer = Rose

| points = 19

| highrebounder= N. Pierre-Louis

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Rose

| assists = 4

| record = 5–1

}}

{{CBB Schedule Entry

| date = December 1, 2019

| time = 4:00{{nbsp}}pm

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Davidson

| site_stadium = HP Field House

| site_cityst = Orlando, FL

| gamename = Orlando Invitational - 5th Place Game

| attend =

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 66–53

| highscorer = N. Pierre-Louis

| points = 15

| highrebounder= Rose

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = Rose

| assists = 9

| record = 6–1

}}

{{CBB Schedule Entry

| date = December 7, 2019

| time = 7:30{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Missouri

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Liacouras Center

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| attend = 6,405

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 54–64

| highscorer = Rose

| points = 16

| highrebounder= N. Pierre-Louis

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = N. Pierre-Louis

| assists = 5

| record = 6–2

}}

{{CBB Schedule Entry

| date = December 10, 2019

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Saint Joseph's

| site_stadium = Liacouras Center

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename = Philadelphia Big 5/Rivalry

| attend = 6,197

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 108–61

| highscorer = Forrester

| points = 17

| highrebounder= Forrester

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Rose

| assists = 6

| record = 7–2

}}

{{CBB Schedule Entry

| date = December 17, 2019

| time = 9:30{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Miami (FL)

| site_stadium = Barclays Center

| site_cityst = Brooklyn, NY

| gamename = Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational

| attend = 5,064

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 77–78

| highscorer = Perry

| points = 18

| highrebounder= N. Pierre-Louis

| rebounds = 14

| highassister = N. Pierre-Louis

| assists = 6

| record = 7–3

}}

{{CBB Schedule Entry

| date = December 21, 2019

| time = 1:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Rider

| site_stadium = Liacouras Center

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| attend = 5,131

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 78–66

| highscorer = Moore II

| points = 15

| highrebounder= N. Pierre-Louis

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Rose

| assists = 9

| record = 8–3

}}

{{CBB Schedule Entry

| date = December 31, 2019

| time = 2:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = UCF

| site_stadium = Addition Financial Arena

| site_cityst = Orlando, FL

| attend = 4,098

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 62–58

| highscorer = Rose

| points = 16

| highrebounder= N. Pierre-Louis

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = N. Pierre-Louis

| assists = 4

| record = 9–3

| conference = 1–0

}}

{{CBB Schedule Entry

| date = January 3, 2020

| time = 9:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Tulsa

| site_stadium = Reynolds Center

| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK

| attend = 3,405

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 44–70

| highscorer = Rose

| points = 12

| highrebounder= Tied

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Rose

| assists = 4

| record = 9–4

| conference = 1–1

}}

{{CBB Schedule Entry

| date = January 7, 2020

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = Houston

| site_stadium = Liacouras Center

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| attend = 4,366

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 74–78

| highscorer = Rose

| points = 21

| highrebounder= N. Pierre-Louis

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Rose

| assists = 3

| record = 9–5

| conference = 1–2

}}

{{CBB Schedule Entry

| date = January 11, 2020

| time = 12:00{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = Tulane

| site_stadium = Liacouras Center

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| attend = 6,485

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 51–65

| highscorer = Rose

| points = 12

| highrebounder= N. Pierre-Louis

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = N. Pierre-Louis

| assists = 4

| record = 9–6

| conference = 1–3

}}

{{CBB Schedule Entry

| date = January 15, 2020

| time = 9:00{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = Wichita State

| opprank = 16

| site_stadium = Liacouras Center

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| attend = 5,390

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 65–53

| highscorer = Rose

| points = 19

| highrebounder= N. Pierre-Louis

| rebounds = 12

| highassister = Rose

| assists = 3

| record = 10–6

| conference = 2–3

}}

{{CBB Schedule Entry

| date = January 18, 2020

| time = 8:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = SMU

| site_stadium = Moody Coliseum

| site_cityst = Dallas, TX

| attend = 4,726

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 52–68

| highscorer = Forrester

| points = 14

| highrebounder= Forrester

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Moore II

| assists = 4

| record = 10–7

| conference = 2–4

}}

{{CBB Schedule Entry

| date = January 22, 2020

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = Cincinnati

| site_stadium = Liacouras Center

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| attend = 6,463

| tv = ESPNews

| score = 82–89

| highscorer = Rose

| points = 26

| highrebounder= Moorman

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Rose

| assists = 3

| record = 10–8

| conference = 2–5

}}

{{CBB Schedule Entry

| date = January 25, 2020

| time = 2:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Penn

| site_stadium = Palestra

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename = Philadelphia Big 5

| attend = 6,524

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 59–66

| highscorer = Rose

| points = 21

| highrebounder= Forrester

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 1

| record = 10–9

}}

{{CBB Schedule Entry

| date = January 29, 2020

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Connecticut

| site_stadium = Harry A. Gampel Pavilion

| site_cityst = Storrs, CT

| attend = 7,886

| tv = ESPNews

| score = 63–78

| highscorer = N. Pierre-Louis

| points = 20

| highrebounder= Moorman II

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Rose

| assists = 5

| record = 10–10

| conference = 2–6

}}

{{CBB Schedule Entry

| date = February 1, 2020

| time = 6:00{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = East Carolina

| site_stadium = Liacouras Center

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| attend = 6,877

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 76–64

| highscorer = Rose

| points = 20

| highrebounder= Moorman II

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = N. Pierre-Louis

| assists = 5

| record = 11–10

| conference = 3–6

}}

{{CBB Schedule Entry

| date = February 5, 2020

| time = 8:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Memphis

| site_stadium = FedExForum

| site_cityst = Memphis, TN

| attend = 15,685

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 65–79

| highscorer = Tied

| points = 13

| highrebounder= Pierre-Louis

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Rose

| assists = 6

| overtime =

| record = 11–11

| conference = 3–7

}}

{{CBB Schedule Entry

| date = February 8, 2020

| time = 12:00{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = SMU

| site_stadium = Liacouras Center

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| attend = 7,615

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 97–90

| highscorer = Rose

| points = 25

| highrebounder= Mike

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Davis

| assists = 10

| overtime = OT

| record = 12–11

| conference = 4–7

}}

{{CBB Schedule Entry

| date = February 12, 2020

| time = 8:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Tulane

| site_stadium = Devlin Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| attend = 1,330

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 72–68

| highscorer = Rose

| points = 23

| highrebounder= N. Pierre-Louis

| rebounds = 13

| highassister = Moore II

| assists = 6

| record = 13–11

| conference = 5–7

}}

{{CBB Schedule Entry

| date = February 16, 2020

| time = 1:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = No. 15 Villanova

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Liacouras Center

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename = Philadelphia Big 5

| tv = ESPN

| score = 56–76

| highscorer = Rose

| points = 22

| highrebounder= N. Pierre-Louis

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = Rose

| assists = 3

| record = 13–12

| attend = 10,206

}}

{{CBB Schedule Entry

| date = February 20, 2020

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = Connecticut

| site_stadium = Liacouras Center

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| attend = 6,604

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 93–89

| highscorer = Scott

| points = 25

| highrebounder= N. Pierre-Louis

| rebounds = 14

| highassister = N. Pierre-Louis

| assists = 5

| overtime = 2OT

| record = 14–12

| conference = 6–7

}}

{{CBB Schedule Entry

| date = February 23, 2020

| time = 12:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = East Carolina

| site_stadium = Williams Arena

| site_cityst = Greenville, NC

| attend = 3,695

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 63–67

| highscorer = Rose

| points = 15

| highrebounder= Morman II

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Scott

| assists = 4

| record = 14–13

| conference = 6–8

}}

{{CBB Schedule Entry

| date = February 27, 2020

| time = 8:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Wichita State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Charles Koch Arena

| site_cityst = Wichita, KS

| attend = 10,112

| tv = ESPN

| score = 69–72

| highscorer = Rose

| points = 20

| highrebounder= N. Pierre-Louis

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 2

| record = 14–14

| conference = 6–9

}}

{{CBB Schedule Entry

| date = March 1, 2020

| time = 12:00{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = South Florida

| site_stadium = Liacouras Center

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| attend = 6,656

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 58–64

| highscorer = Rose

| points = 13

| highrebounder= N. Pierre-Louis

| rebounds = 12

| highassister = N. Pierre-Louis

| assists = 7

| record = 14–15

| conference = 6–10

}}

{{CBB Schedule Entry

| date = March 4, 2020

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = Tulsa

| site_stadium = Liacouras Center

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| attend = 5,068

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 51–61

| highscorer = Rose

| points = 15

| highrebounder= N. Pierre-Louis

| rebounds = 12

| highassister = Rose

| assists = 4

| record = 14–16

| conference = 6–11

}}

{{CBB Schedule Entry

| date = March 7, 2020

| time = 8:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Cincinnati

| site_stadium = Fifth Third Arena

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH

| attend = 12,365

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 63–64

| highscorer = Rose

| points = 19

| highrebounder= Moorman II

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 3

| overtime =

| record = 14–17

| conference = 6–12

}}

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!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Temple Owls}}| 2020 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament

{{CBB Schedule Entry

| date = March 12, 2020

| time = 8:00{{nbsp}}pm

| status = p

| neutral = yes

| seed = 10

| opponent = SMU

| opprank =

| oppseed = 7

| site_stadium = Dickies Arena

| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX

| gamename = First Round

| attend =

| tv = ESPNU

| score = Cancelled{{ref|a}}

| highscorer = {{nbsp}}

| points =

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| rebounds =

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| assists =

| overtime =

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:1.{{note|a}}Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Awards and honors

=American Athletic Conference honors=

==All-AAC Second Team==

  • Quinton Rose

==Player of the Week==

  • Week 1: Nate Pierre-Louis
  • Week 4: Quinton Rose

Source{{cite news|url=http://theamerican.org/documents/2020/3/7/American_MBB_Notes_March_8_full.pdf|title=American Men's Basketball Release|publisher=American Athletic Conference|accessdate=March 10, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://theamerican.org/news/2020/3/9/mens-basketball-american-athletic-conference-announces-all-conference-all-freshman-teams.aspx|title=American Athletic Conference Announces All-Conference, All-Freshman Teams|website=theamerican.org|language=en|date=2020-03-10|access-date=2020-03-10}}{{Cite web|url=http://theamerican.org/news/2020/3/11/mens-basketball-american-athletic-conference-announces-individual-awards.aspx|title=American Athletic Conference Announces Individual Awards|website=theamerican.org|language=en|date=2020-03-11|access-date=2020-03-11}}

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