# 2023–24 Temple Owls men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by first-year head coach Adam Fisher, played their home games at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as a member of the American Athletic Conference.
They finished the regular season at 12–19, 5–13 in AAC to finish in eleventh place. Despite their low seeding, Temple improbably won four games in four days to reach the AAC Tournament Final. They lost to UAB, finishing with a record of 16-20. In the end, a once lost season quickly turned into a successful rebuilding year.

## Previous season

The Owls finished the 2022–23 season 16–16, 10–8 in AAC Play to finish in 5th place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC Tournament to Cincinnati.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Khalif Battle | 0 | G | 6'5" | 175 | RS Junior | Hillside, NJ | Transferred to Arkansas |
| Damian Dunn | 1 | G | 6'5" | 195 | RS Junior | Kinston, NC | Transferred to Houston |
| Jamille Reynolds | 4 | F | 6'10" | 285 | Sophomore | St. Petersburg, FL | Transferred to Cincinnati |
| Nick Jourdain | 11 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Sophomore | Clifton, NJ | Transferred to Memphis |
| Kur Jongkuch | 15 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Senior | Ontario, Canada | Graduated |
| Zach Hicks | 24 | F | 6'8" | 195 | Sophomore | Camden, NJ | Transferred to Penn State |
| Ryan Sayers | 32 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Senior | Pottstown, PA | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Quante Berry | 0 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Sophomore | Cleveland, TN | Providence |
| Jordan Riley | 4 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Junior | Brentwood, NY | Georgetown |
| Steve Settle III | 14 | F | 6'10" | 180 | RS Junior | Glenarden, MD | Howard |
| Sam Hofman | 33 | F | 6'5" | 279 | Senior | Brussels, Belgium | Houston Christian |
| Matteo Picarelli | 34 | G | 6'2' | 185 | Senior | Milan, Italy | UMBC |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Zion Stanford SF | Philadelphia, PA | West Catholic Prep High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Sep 19, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| 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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 1, 2023. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 85–65 | 1–0 | 17 – Miller | 14 – White | 5 – Miller | Liacouras Center (4,601) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 10, 2023* 8:30 p.m., CBSSN | | at Navy Veterans Classic | W 75–68 | 2–0 | 18 – White | 10 – White | 3 – White | Alumni Hall (2,340) Annapolis, MD |
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., NBCSPHI | | at Drexel Big 5 Classic Pod 1 | W 66–64 | 3–0 | 19 – Miller | 7 – Hofman | 4 – Miller | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,509) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 18, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Columbia | L 73–78 | 3–1 | 29 – Miller | 8 – Hofman | 6 – Miller | Liacouras Center (2,957) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 22, 2023* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Ole Miss | L 76–77 | 3–2 | 21 – Miller | 7 – Stanford | 5 – Hofman | Liacouras Center (2,334) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | La Salle Big 5 Classic Pod 1 | W 106–99 $^{3OT}$ | 4–2 | 20 – Miller | 16 – Settle III | 3 – Tied | Liacouras Center (4,229) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 2, 2023* 7:30 p.m., NBCSPHI+/Peacock | | vs. Saint Joseph’s Big 5 Classic championship game | L 65–74 | 4–3 | 20 – Riley | 9 – Stanford | 4 – Miller | Wells Fargo Center (15,215) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bloomsburg | W 85–55 | 5–3 | 16 – Riley | 8 – Tied | 7 – Miller | Liacouras Center (2,463) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., YES | | vs. Albany NABC Brooklyn Showcase | W 78–73 | 6–3 | 28 – Miller | 12 – Hofman | 4 – Miller | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+/MASN | | at VCU | L 78–87 | 6–4 | 17 – Hofman | 11 – White | 9 – Miller | Siegel Center (7,189) Richmond, VA |
| December 21, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Nevada Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals | L 56–80 | 6–5 | 18 – Miller | 5 – Tied | 2 – Miller | Stan Sheriff Center (4,927) Honolulu, HI |
| December 22, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Old Dominion Diamond Head Classic Consolation Round | L 63–78 | 6–6 | 20 – Miller | 9 – Hofman | 5 – Miller | Stan Sheriff Center (5,077) Honolulu, HI |
| December 24, 2023* 1:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Portland Diamond Head Classic 7th Place Game | W 55–54 | 7–6 | 16 – Settle | 12 – Riley | 3 – Tied | Stan Sheriff Center (4,342) Honolulu, HI |
| AAC regular season |||||||||
| January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Florida | L 68–76 | 7–7 (0–1) | 21 – Riley | 9 – Settle | 4 – Miller | Yuengling Center (3,388) Tampa, FL |
| January 7, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Wichita State | W 68–61 | 8–7 (1–1) | 17 – Tied | 9 – Tied | 8 – Miller | Liacouras Center (3,247) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | East Carolina | L 62–73 | 8–8 (1–2) | 15 – Riley | 7 – White | 3 – Miller | Liacouras Center (2,003) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 13, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at North Texas | L 51–69 | 8–9 (1–3) | 13 – Riley | 7 – Tied | 3 – Miller | The Super Pit (3,310) Denton, TX |
| January 16, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at SMU | L 64–77 | 8–10 (1–4) | 14 – Tied | 9 – White | 4 – Miller | Moody Coliseum (5,018) Dallas, TX |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Rice | L 66–69 | 8–11 (1–5) | 24 – Miller | 8 – Riley | 7 – Miller | Liacouras Center (4,007) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Florida | L 69–75 | 8–12 (1–6) | 23 – Picarelli | 7 – Tied | 6 – White | Liacouras Center (3,505) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 28, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at East Carolina | L 64–70 $^{OT}$ | 8–13 (1–7) | 20 – Riley | 9 – Dezonie | 2 – Tied | Williams Arena (4,132) Greenville, NC |
| February 4, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Tulane | L 80–92 $^{OT}$ | 8–14 (1–8) | 23 – Riley | 15 – White | 4 – White | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,950) New Orleans, LA |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Memphis | L 77–84 | 8–15 (1–9) | 20 – White | 10 – Dezonie | 4 – Stanford | Liacouras Center (4,888) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 11, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Charlotte | L 70–73 | 8–16 (1–10) | 14 – Miller | 6 – Riley | 4 – Berry | Liacouras Center (2,602) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 24 Florida Atlantic | L 68–80 | 8–17 (1–11) | 19 – Riley | 7 – White | 5 – Miller | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL |
| February 18, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UTSA | W 83–77 | 9–17 (2–11) | 20 – Miller | 7 – Tied | 4 – Miller | Liacouras Center (4,482) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 25, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN | | at Wichita State | W 72–66 $^{OT}$ | 10–17 (3–11) | 15 – Riley | 11 – Tied | 1 – Tied | Charles Koch Arena (7,019) Wichita, KS |
| February 28, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Rice | W 65–43 | 11–17 (4–11) | 16 – Miller | 9 – Hofman | 4 – Miller | Tudor Fieldhouse (2,456) Houston, TX |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tulsa | L 67–72 | 11–18 (4–12) | 19 – Miller | 8 – Settle | 4 – Miller | Liacouras Center (3,213) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | UAB | L 72–100 | 11–19 (4–13) | 20 – Stanford | 5 – White | 3 – Hofman | Liacouras Center (2,515) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 10, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UTSA | W 84–82 | 12–19 (5–13) | 16 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 6 – Miller | Convocation Center (1,096) San Antonio, TX |
| AAC Tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (11) | vs. (14) UTSA First round | W 64–61 | 13–19 | 19 – Stanford | 7 – Tied | 5 – Miller | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX |
| March 14, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | (11) | vs. (6) SMU Second round | W 75–60 | 14–19 | 21 – Miller | 6 – Hofman | 6 – Miller | Dickies Arena (5,516) Fort Worth, TX |
| March 15, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | (11) | vs. (3) Charlotte Quarterfinals | W 58–54 | 15–19 | 14 – Settle III | 10 – Riley | 4 – Miller | Dickies Arena (5,471) Fort Worth, TX |
| March 16, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (11) | vs. (2) Florida Atlantic Semifinals | W 74–73 | 16–19 | 21 – Miller | 10 – Riley | 2 – Tied | Dickies Arena (5,545) Fort Worth, TX |
| March 17, 2024 3:15 p.m., ESPN | (11) | vs. (4) UAB Championship | L 69–85 | 16–20 | 32 – Miller | 11 – Hoffman | 6 – Miller | Dickies Arena (5,695) Fort Worth, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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