2015–16 Temple Owls men's basketball team

2015–16 Temple Owls men's basketball

American Athletic regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, First round
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2015–16 record	21–12 (14–4 The American)
Head coach	Fran Dunphy (10th year)
Assistant coach	Dave Duke
Assistant coach	Dwayne Killings
Assistant coach	Shawn Trice
Assistant coach	Aaron McKie
Home arena	Liacouras Center

2015–16 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Temple	14	–	4	.778	21	–	12	.636
#24 SMU*	13	–	5	.722	25	–	5	.833
Houston	12	–	6	.667	22	–	10	.688
Cincinnati	12	–	6	.667	22	–	11	.667
Tulsa	12	–	6	.667	20	–	12	.625
Connecticut †	11	–	7	.611	25	–	11	.694
Memphis	8	–	10	.444	19	–	15	.559
UCF	6	–	12	.333	12	–	18	.400
East Carolina	4	–	14	.222	12	–	20	.375
South Florida	4	–	14	.222	8	–	25	.242
Tulane	3	–	15	.167	12	–	22	.353
*Ineligible for postseason due to postseason ban † American Athletic Conference Tournament Champions

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Temple Owls basketball team represented Temple University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by tenth year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at the Liacouras Center and were members the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 14–4 in American Athletic play to win the regular season championship. They defeated South Florida in the first round of the American Athletic Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Connecticut. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Iowa.

Previous Season

The Owls finished the season 26–11, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic Tournament to SMU. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Bucknell in the first round, George Washington in the second round, and Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Miami (FL).

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Will Cummings	2	G	6'2"	175	Senior	Jacksonville, FL	Graduated, signed with the Houston Rockets^[1]
Jesse Morgan	3	G	6'5"	190	RS Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Graduated
Nick Pendergrast	13	F	6'5"	180	RS Junior	Bridgewater, CT	Graduated & transferred Nova Southeastern
Jimmy McDonnell	41	F	6'10"	210	Senior	Jackson, NJ	Graduated

Incoming Recruits

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Levan Alston SG	Haverford, Pa	The Haverford School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Nov 12, 2014
Levan Alston SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82
Ernest Aflakpui C	Radnor, Pa	Archbishop Carroll High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 12, 2014
Ernest Aflakpui C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Trey Lowe SG	Ewing, NJ	Ewing High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Aug 7, 2014
Trey Lowe SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.

Recruiting Class of 2016

2016 recruits
Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Quinton Rose SG	Rochester, NY	Greece Athena High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 7, 2015
Quinton Rose SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.

Roster

2015–16 Temple Owls men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Enechionyia, ObiObi Enechionyia	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	St. James School	Springfield, VA
1.5 !G	1	Brown, JoshJosh Brown	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. Anthony (NJ)	Irvington, NJ
1.5 !G	3	Alston, Jr., Levon ShawnLevon Shawn Alston, Jr.	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Haverford School	Philadelphia, PA
2.5 !G/F	4	Dingle, DanielDaniel Dingle	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	St. Raymond	Bronx, NY
4.5 !F/C	9	Watson, DevontaeDevontae Watson	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Lincoln Park Performing Arts	Ambridge, PA
3.5 !F	10	Williams, MarkMark Williams	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Montrose Christian	Cleveland, OH
1.5 !G	11	Lowe, TreyTrey Lowe	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Ewing	Ewing, NJ
3.5 !F	15	Bond, JaylenJaylen Bond	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Texas Plymouth-Whitemarsh	Philadelphia, PA
1.5 !G	22	Robbins, MikeMike Robbins	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lower Merion	Wynnewood, PA
5.0 !C	24	Aflakpui, ErnestErnest Aflakpui	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Archbishop Carroll	Accra, Ghana
1.5 !G	25	DeCosey, QuentonQuenton DeCosey	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	St. Joseph, Metuchen, NJ	Union, NJ
1.5 !G	32	Nunez de Carvalho, AyanAyan Nunez de Carvalho	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Escuela Normal Superior	Paraná, Argentina
1.5 !G	34	Coleman, DevinDevin Coleman	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Clemson Friends' Central	Philadelphia, PA
3.5 !F	50	Nwakpuda, ChimaChima Nwakpuda	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Millersville Shipley	Philadelphia, PA

Head coach

Fran Dunphy

Assistant coach(es)

Dave Duke
Dwayne Killings
Shawn Trice
Aaron McKie

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular season

11/13/2015* 7:00 PM, CBSSN		vs. #1 North Carolina Veterans Classic	L 67–91	0–1	Alumni Hall (5,710) Annapolis, MD
11/19/2015* 11:30 AM, ESPN2		vs. Minnesota Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinals	W 75–70	1–1	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (1,601) San Juan, PR
11/20/2015* 1:00 PM, ESPN2		vs. #22 Butler Puerto Rico Tip-Off Semifinals	L 69–74	1–2	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (1,814) San Juan, PR
11/22/2015* 4:30 PM, ESPNU		vs. #16 Utah Puerto Rico Tip-Off 3rd place game	L 68–74	1–3	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (5,309) San Juan, PR
11/29/2015* 5:00 PM, ESPN3		Delaware	W 69–50	2–3	Liacouras Center (4,706) Philadelphia, PA
12/02/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 79–70	3–3	Liacouras Center (4,034) Philadelphia, PA
12/05/2015* 12:30 PM, CBS		at Wisconsin	L 60–76	3–4	Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI
12/09/2015* 7:00 PM		at Penn	W 77–73	4–4	Palestra (4,378) Philadelphia, PA
12/13/2015* 4:00 PM, CBSSN		Saint Joseph's Rivalry	L 65–66 ^OT	4–5	Liacouras Center (6,194) Philadelphia, PA
12/19/2015* 3:00 PM, ESPN3		Delaware State	W 78–63	5–5	Liacouras Center (4,578) Philadelphia, PA
12/29/2015 3:00 PM, ESPN2		at #22 Cincinnati	W 77–70	6–5 (1–0)	Fifth Third Arena (10,029) Cincinnati, OH
01/02/2016 12:00 PM, ESPNews		Houston	L 50–77	6–6 (1–1)	Liacouras Center (5,374) Philadelphia, PA
01/05/2016 8:00 PM, CBSSN		at #23 Connecticut	W 55–53	7–6 (2–1)	XL Center (11,319) Hartford, CT
01/09/2016 9:00 PM, ESPNews		East Carolina	W 78–60	8–6 (3–1)	Liacouras Center (4,524) Philadelphia, PA
01/13/2016 8:00 PM, CBSSN		at Memphis	L 65–67	8–7 (3–2)	FedEx Forum (12,247) Memphis, TN
01/16/2016 12:00 PM, ESPNU		Cincinnati	W 67–65 ^2OT	9–7 (4–2)	Liacouras Center (7,481) Philadelphia, PA
01/20/2016* 7:00 PM, CBSSN		vs. La Salle	W 62–49	10–7 (5–2)	Palestra (8,030) Philadelphia, PA
01/24/2016 12:00 PM, ESPN2		#8 SMU	W 89–80	11–7 (5–2)	Liacouras Center (6,096) Philadelphia, PA
01/27/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at East Carolina	L 61–64	11–8 (5–3)	Williams Arena (4,196) Greenville, NC
01/31/2016 2:00 PM, CBSSN		at South Florida	W 70–63	12–8 (6–3)	USF Sun Dome (2,875) Tampa, FL
02/04/2016 7:00 PM, ESPNU		Tulsa	W 83–79 ^OT	13–8 (7–3)	Liacouras Center (5,929) Philadelphia, PA
02/06/2016 12:00 PM, ESPNU		at UCF	W 62–60	14–8 (8–3)	CFE Arena (3,654) Orlando, FL
02/11/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN2		Connecticut	W 63–58	15–8 (9–3)	Liacouras Center (8,316) Philadelphia, PA
02/14/2016 3:00 PM, CBSSN		South Florida	W 75–63	16–8 (10–3)	Liacouras Center (7,560) Philadelphia, PA
02/17/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN2		#1 Villanova	L 67–83	16–9	Liacouras Center (10,472) Philadelphia, PA
02/21/2016 7:00 PM, ESPNews		at Houston	W 69–66	17–9 (11–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion (4,466) Houston, TX
02/23/2016 7:00 PM, ESPNews		at Tulsa	L 55–74	17–10 (11–4)	Reynolds Center (4,827) Tulsa, OK
02/27/2016 12:00 PM, ESPNews		UCF	W 63–61	18–10 (12–4)	Liacouras Center (7,569) Philadelphia, PA
03/03/2016 7:00 PM, ESPNU		Memphis	W 72–62	19–10 (13–4)	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
03/06/2016 3:00 PM, ESPN3		at Tulane	W 64–56	20–10 (14–4)	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
American Athletic Tournament
03/11/2016 12:00 PM, ESPN2	(1)	vs. (7) UCF Quarterfinals	W 79–62	21–10	Amway Center (7,475) Orlando, FL
03/12/2016 3:10 pm, ESPN2	(1)	vs. (5) Connecticut Semifinals	L 62–77	21–11	Amway Center (7,465) Orlando, FL
NCAA Tournament
03/18/2016* 3:10 pm, TruTV	(10 S)	vs. (7 S) Iowa First round	L 70–72 ^OT	21–12	Barclays Center (17,333) Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ Feldman, Dan (September 4, 2015). "Report: Rockets signing four free agents, including Chris Walker". NBC Sports. Retrieved October 1, 2015.

Temple Owls men's basketball

Venues	Convention Hall (1938–1955) ? (1955–1969) McGonigle Hall (1969–1997) Liacouras Center (1997–present)

Rivalries	Saint Joseph's

Culture & lore	City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 Robert V. Geasey Trophy Hooter T. Owl "T For Temple U"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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