2015–16 Temple Owls men's basketball team

2015–16 Temple Owls men's basketball

Conference	American Athletic Conference
2015–16 record	15–8 (9–3 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	10	–	3	.769	16	–	8	.667
#21 SMU*	9	–	3	.750	21	–	3	.875
Cincinnati	9	–	4	.692	19	–	7	.731
Connecticut	8	–	4	.667	18	–	7	.720
Houston	8	–	5	.615	18	–	7	.720
Tulsa	8	–	5	.615	16	–	9	.640
Memphis	5	–	7	.417	14	–	11	.560
UCF	5	–	7	.417	11	–	12	.478
Tulane	3	–	10	.231	10	–	16	.385
East Carolina	2	–	10	.167	10	–	15	.400
South Florida	2	–	11	.154	5	–	21	.192
*Ineligible for postseason due to postseason ban

As of February 14, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Temple Owls basketball team will represent Temple University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by tenth year head coach Fran Dunphy, will play their home games at the Liacouras Center and are members the American Athletic Conference.

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	Hometown
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	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			Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
02/17/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN2	Villanova			Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
02/21/2016 7:00 PM, ESPNews	at Houston			Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
02/23/2016 7:00 PM, ESPNews	at Tulsa			Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
02/27/2016 12:00 PM, ESPNews	UCF			Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
03/03/2016 7:00 PM, ESPNU	Memphis			Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
03/06/2016 3:00 PM, ESPN3	at Tulane			Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
AAC Tournament
03/10–13/2016	vs.			Amway Center Orlando, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. 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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