# 2016–17 Temple Owls men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Temple Owls basketball team represented Temple University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by 11th-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 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.

## Previous season

The Owls finished the 2015–16 season with a record 21–12, 14–4 in AAC play to win the regular season championship. They defeated South Florida in the first round of the AAC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to UConn. They received an at-large bid as a No. 10 seed to the NCAA tournament where they lost in overtime in the First Round to Iowa by a buzzer beater from Adam Woodbury.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Jaylen Bond | 15 | F | 6'8" | 240 | RS Senior | Philadelphia, PA | Graduated |
| Devontae Watson | 23 | F/C | 6'10" | 215 | Senior | Ambrige, PA | Graduated |
| Quenton DeCosey | 25 | G | 6'5" | 180 | Senior | Union, NJ | Graduated |
| Devin Coleman | 34 | G | 6'2" | 205 | RS Senior | Philadelphia, PA | Graduated |
| Chima Nwakpuda | 50 | F | 6'4" | 215 | Senior | Philadelphia, PA | Graduated |

## Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Quinton Rose #31 SG | Rochester, NY | Greece Athena High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Aug 7, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Alani Moore #38 PG | Washington, DC | Friendship Collegiate Academy | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | Sep 13, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 ||||||
| Damien Moore #49 C | Vaughn, MS | Callaway High School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Nov 14, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 ||||||
| 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 August 15, 2016. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPNews | | La Salle Philadelphia Big 5 | W 97–92 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | Liacouras Center (7,768) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 14, 2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | New Hampshire NIT Season Tip-Off | L 52–57 | 1–1 | Liacouras Center (4,893) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 17, 2016* 7:00 pm, ASN | | at Massachusetts | L 67–70 | 1–2 | Mullins Center (3,732) Amherst, MA |
| November 20, 2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Manhattan NIT Season Tip-Off | W 88–67 | 2–2 | Liacouras Center (5,156) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 24, 2016* 12:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. No. 25 Florida State NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals | W 89–86 | 3–2 | Barclays Center (2,451) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 25, 2016* 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 19 West Virginia NIT Season Tip-Off finals | W 81–77 | 4–2 | Barclays Center (3,713) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 30, 2016* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Saint Joseph's Rivalry/Philadelphia Big 5 | W 78–72 | 5–2 | Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 3, 2016* 4:00 pm, ASN | | Penn Philadelphia Big 5 | W 70–62 | 6–2 | Liacouras Center (6,193) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 7, 2016* 7:30 pm, CBSSN | | George Washington | L 63–66 | 6–3 | Liacouras Center (5,016) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 10, 2016* 11:30 am, ESPNU | | vs. DePaul Hoophall Miami Invitational | W 74–65 | 7–3 | American Airlines Arena Miami, FL |
| December 13, 2016* 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at No. 1 Villanova Philadelphia Big 5 | L 57–78 | 7–4 | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| December 17, 2016* 2:00 pm | | NJIT | W 68–63 | 8–4 | Liacouras Center (4,934) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 22, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Yale | W 83–77 | 9–4 | Liacouras Center (4,775) Philadelphia, PA |
| AAC regular season ||||||
| December 28, 2016 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 23 Cincinnati | L 50–56 | 9–5 (0–1) | Liacouras Center (5,478) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 31, 2016 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | at UCF | L 53–77 | 9–6 (0–2) | CFE Arena (3,906) Orlando, FL |
| January 4, 2017 9:00 pm, CBSSN | | at SMU | L 65–79 | 9–7 (0–3) | Moody Coliseum (6,782) Dallas, TX |
| January 7, 2017 12:00 pm, ASN | | East Carolina | W 81–62 | 10–7 (1–3) | Liacouras Center (5,613) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 11, 2017 9:00 pm, CBSSN | | at UConn | L 59–73 | 10–8 (1–4) | Gampel Pavilion (6,582) Storrs, CT |
| January 14, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPNews | | Tulsa | L 68–70 | 10–9 (1–5) | Liacouras Center (6,175) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 18, 2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 20 Cincinnati | L 74–81 | 10–10 (1–6) | Fifth Third Arena (10,718) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 25, 2017 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | Memphis | W 77–66 | 11–10 (2–6) | Liacouras Center (4,950) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 28, 2017 10:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Houston | L 66–79 | 11–11 (2–7) | Hofheinz Pavilion (3,627) Houston, TX |
| January 31, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPNews | | at Tulane | W 79–71 | 12–11 (3–7) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,609) New Orleans, LA |
| February 5, 2017 1:00 pm, ASN | | South Florida | W 83–74 | 13–11 (4–7) | Liacouras Center (5,824) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 9, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 25 SMU | L 50–66 | 13–12 (4–8) | Liacouras Center (4,603) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 12, 2017 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Memphis | W 74–62 | 14–12 (5–8) | FedEx Forum (10,552) Memphis, TN |
| February 15, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPNews | | at East Carolina | L 64–78 | 14–13 (5–9) | Williams Arena (3,741) Greenville, NC |
| February 19, 2017 4:00 pm, ESPN | | UConn | L 63–64 | 14–14 (5–10) | Liacouras Center (8,702) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 22, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | UCF | L 69–71 | 14–15 (5–11) | Liacouras Center (5,073) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 25, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | Tulane | W 86-76 $^{2OT}$ | 15–15 (6–11) | Liacouras Center (7,727) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 5, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPNU | | at South Florida | W 72–60 | 16–15 (7–11) | USF Sun Dome (2,509) Tampa, FL |
| AAC Tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2017 3:30 pm, ESPNU | (8) | vs. (9) East Carolina First round | L 69–80 | 16–16 | XL Center (4,874) Hartford, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||