# 2017–18 Temple Owls men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Temple Owls basketball team represented Temple University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by 12th-year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 8–10 in AAC play to finish in seventh place. In the AAC tournament, they defeated Tulane before losing to Wichita State in the quarterfinals. They received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Penn State in the first round.

## Previous season

The Owls finished the 2016–17 season 16–16, 7–11 in AAC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to East Carolina.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Daniel Dingle | 4 | G/F | 6'7" | 235 | RS Senior | Bronx, NY | Graduated |
| Mark Williams | 10 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Senior | Cleveland, OH | Graduated |
| Isaiah Lewis | 15 | G | 6'6" | 185 | Junior | Brooklyn, NY | Graduate transferred to California (PA) |
| Mike Robbins | 22 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Senior | Wynnewood, PA | Walk-on; graduated |

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Justyn Hamilton #29 PF | Charlotte, NC | Independence High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Oct 3, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| J.P. Moorman #36 SF | Greensboro, NC | Greensboro Day School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Sep 28, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Nate Pierre-Louis #40 SG | Jersey City, NJ | Roselle Catholic High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 11, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| De'Vondre Perry #45 SF | Baltimore, MD | Polytechnic Institute High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Sep 30, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017. ||||||

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Arashma Parks #65 C | Malvern, PA | The Phelps School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 232 lb (105 kg) | Aug 3, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 66 |||||||
| 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 9, 2017* 7:30 pm | | Philadelphia | W 70–60 | | Liacouras Center (3,292) Philadelphia, PA |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 16, 2017* 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Old Dominion Charleston Classic quarterfinals | W 76–65 | 1–0 | TD Arena (2,136) Charleston, SC |
| November 17, 2017* 11:00 am, ESPN2 | | vs. Auburn Charleston Classic semifinals | W 88–74 | 2–0 | TD Arena (1,970) Charleston, SC |
| November 19, 2017* 9:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Clemson Charleston Classic championship | W 67–60 | 3–0 | TD Arena (2,263) Charleston, SC |
| November 26, 2017* 5:00 pm, NBCSN | | at La Salle Big 5 | L 83–87 | 3–1 | Tom Gola Arena (2,855) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 30, 2017* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. South Carolina Under Armour Reunion | W 76–60 | 4–1 | Madison Square Garden (6,081) New York, NY |
| December 3, 2017* 2:30 pm, NBCSP | | vs. George Washington BB&T Classic | L 67–71 | 4–2 | Capital One Arena (4,338) Washington, DC |
| December 6, 2017* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | Wisconsin | W 59–55 | 5–2 | Liacouras Center (6,713) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 9, 2017* 2:30 pm, CBSSN | | Saint Joseph's Big 5/Rivalry | W 81–78 | 6–2 | Liacouras Center (7,288) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 13, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 1 Villanova Big 5 | L 67–87 | 6–3 | Liacouras Center (10,206) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 16, 2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Drexel City 6 | W 63–60 | 7–3 | Liacouras Center (5,324) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 22, 2017* 1:00 pm, SECN | | at Georgia | L 66–84 | 7–4 | Stegeman Coliseum (8,282) Athens, GA |
| December 28, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Tulane | L 75–85 | 7–5 (0–1) | Liacouras Center (5,382) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 30, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Houston | L 73–76 | 7–6 (0–2) | H&PE Arena (3,370) Houston, TX |
| January 4, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 19 Cincinnati | L 53–55 | 7–7 (0–3) | Liacouras Center (4,274) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 7, 2018 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | at UCF | L 39–60 | 7–8 (0–4) | CFE Arena (4,010) Orlando, FL |
| January 10, 2018 9:00 pm, CBSSN | | at SMU | W 66–64 | 8–8 (1–4) | Moody Coliseum (6,471) University Park, TX |
| January 13, 2018 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | Memphis | L 72–75 $^{OT}$ | 8–9 (1–5) | Liacouras Center (6,238) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 17, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPNews | | Tulsa | W 59–58 | 9–9 (2–5) | Liacouras Center (4,694) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 20, 2018* 6:00 pm, NBCSP | | at Penn Big 5 | W 60–51 | 10–9 | Palestra (7,233) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 24, 2018 9:00 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 9 Cincinnati | L 42–75 | 10–10 (2–6) | BB&T Arena (8,924) Highland Heights, KY |
| January 28, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | UConn | W 85–57 | 11–10 (3–6) | Liacouras Center (6,103) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 1, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 16 Wichita State | W 81–79 $^{OT}$ | 12–10 (4–6) | Liacouras Center (6,320) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 4, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPNews | | at Tulane | W 83–76 | 13–10 (5–6) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,508) New Orleans, LA |
| February 7, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNews | | East Carolina | W 90–73 | 14–10 (6–6) | Liacouras Center (5,282) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 10, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | at South Florida | W 73–55 | 15–10 (7–6) | USF Sun Dome (2,576) Tampa, FL |
| February 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 19 Wichita State | L 86–93 | 15–11 (7–7) | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| February 18, 2018 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | Houston | L 59–80 | 15–12 (7–8) | Liacouras Center (7,270) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 25, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPNU | | UCF | W 75–56 | 16–12 (8–8) | Liacouras Center (7,119) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 28, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at UConn | L 66–72 | 16–13 (8–9) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,674) Storrs, CT |
| March 4, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Tulsa | L 58–76 | 16–14 (8–10) | Reynolds Center (5,303) Tulsa, OK |
| AAC tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNU | (7) | vs. (10) Tulane First round | W 82–77 | 17–14 | Amway Center (7,918) Orlando, FL |
| March 9, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNU | (7) | vs. (2) No. 11 Wichita State Quarterfinals | L 81–89 | 17–15 | Amway Center (8,680) Orlando, FL |
| NIT ||||||
| March 14, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | (5) | at (4) Penn State First round – Notre Dame Bracket | L 57–63 | 17–16 | Bryce Jordan Center (4,528) State College, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||