2021–22 Temple Owls men's basketball team

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.

2021–22 Temple Owls men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record17–12 (10–7 AAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachMonté Ross
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Clark
  • Jimmy Fenerty
Home arenaLiacouras Center
2021–22 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 Houston153 .833326  .842
SMU134 .765249  .727
Memphis135 .7222211  .667
Temple107 .5881712  .586
Tulane108 .5561415  .483
UCF99 .5001812  .600
Wichita State69 .4001513  .536
Cincinnati711 .3891815  .545
East Carolina611 .3531515  .500
Tulsa414 .2221120  .355
South Florida315 .167823  .258
2022 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
J. P. Moorman4F6'7"210SeniorGreensboro, NCGraduate transferred to UC Riverside
Brendan Barry15G6'2"180Graduate StudentFair Haven, NJGraduate transferred to Dartmouth
De'Vondre Perry22F6'7"220SeniorBaltimore, MDGraduate transferred to Albany
Tim Waddington24F6'5"195RS SeniorWarrington, PAWalk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Emmanuel Okpomo21C6'10"225SophomoreDelta State, NigeriaWake Forest

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Khalif Battle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrTrenton Catholic Academy
Butler
Hillside, New Jersey
G 1 Damian Dunn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SoMeadowcreek High School Kinston, North Carolina
G 2 Jahlil White 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS FrWildwood Catholic High School Whitesboro, New Jersey
F 3 Sage Tolbert III 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrCombine Academy
Southeast Missouri State
New Orleans, Louisiana
G 4 Hysier Miller 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrNeumann Goretti High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 10 Jake Forrester 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrWesttown School
Indiana
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
F 11 Nick Jourdain 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoCovenant College Prep Clifton, New Jersey
G 13 Tai Strickland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrSt. Petersburg High School
Wisconsin
Tampa, Florida
F 14 Arashma Parks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS JrThe Phelps School Cleveland, Ohio
C 21 Emmanuel Okpomoy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoWake Forest Delta State, Nigeria
G 22 Ryan Sayers (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrOwen J. Roberts High School Pottstown, Pennsylvania
G 23 Quincy Ademokoya (S) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoDacula High School Bloomington, Illinois
F 24 Zach Hicks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrCamden Catholic High School Camden, New Jersey
G 25 Jeremiah Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoSimeon Career Academy Chicago, Illinois
G 33 Colin Daly (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) GSArchbishop John Carroll High School
West Chester
Havertown, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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

  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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