2020–21 Temple Owls men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2020-21
Team:Temple Owls
Conference:American Athletic Conference
Short Conf:AAC
Record:5–11
Conf Record:4–10
Hc Year:2nd
Asst Coach1:Chris Clark
Asst Coach2:Jimmy Fenerty

The 2020–21 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by second-year head coach Aaron McKie, play their home games at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia as a member of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 5–11, 4–10 in AAC Play to finish in 9th place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to South Florida.

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2019–20 season 14–17, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in tenth place. They entered as the No. 10 seed in the AAC tournament, which was ultimately cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Alani Moore 0 G 5'10" 170 Graduated
1 G 6'8" 195 Graduated
Monty Scott 2 G 6'5" 185 Graduate transferred to Portland State[1]
Josh Pierre-Louis 3 G 6'3" 180 Transferred to UC Santa Barbara[2]
15 G 6'4" 170 Play professionally[3]
Justyn Hamilton 21 F 6'10" 190 Transferred to Kent State[4]
Anto Keshgegian 32 G 6'3" 185 Walk–on; graduated
Damion Moore 44 C 6'11" 255 Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Khalif Battle G 6'5" 175 Transferred from Butler. Battle was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility.[5] Will have three years of remaining eligibility.[6]
Sage Tolbert F 6'8" 210 Transferred from Southeast Missouri State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Tolbert will have to sit out the 2020–21 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.[7]
Brendan Barry G 6'2" 180 Transferred from Dartmouth after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately.[8]
Colin Daly G 6'4" 185 Walk–on; transferred from West Chester.[9]

2021 recruiting class

Preseason

AAC preseason media poll

On October 28, The American released the preseason Poll and other preseason awards[10]

Coaches Poll
1 Houston 99 (2)
2 Memphis 90 (2)
3 SMU 80
4 Cincinnati 77
5 South Florida 61
6 Tulsa 50
7 Wichita State 44
8 UCF 37
9 East Carolina 34
10 Temple 18
11 Tulane 15

Schedule and results

COVID-19 impact

See main article: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Owls' schedule is subject to change, including the cancellation or postponement of individual games, the cancellation of the entire season, or games played either with minimal fans or without fans in attendance and just essential personnel.

Schedule

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|-!colspan=12 style=| AAC tournament|-|-

Awards and honors

American Athletic Conference honors

All-AAC Awards

All-AAC Third Team

All-AAC Freshman Team

Source[20]

Notes and References

  1. Goodman . Jeff . GoodmanHoops . 1256775132124717056 . 2 May 2020 . Temple transfer Monty Scott is headed to Portland State, per source. Eligible immediately with one year to play. . https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/status/1256775132124717056 . 13 May 2020 .
  2. Web site: Reports have guard Josh Pierre-Louis transferring to UCSB . Klan . Mike . 10 Apr 2020 . keyt.com . . 13 Apr 2020 .
  3. Web site: Villanova’s Saddiq Bey, St. Joseph’s Ryan Daly, and Temple’s Nate Pierre-Louis officially file for NBA draft early entry . Juliano . Joe . 29 Apr 2020 . inquirer.com . . 19 May 2020 .
  4. Web site: Kent State Gets Commitment From Transfer Justyn Hamilton . . 19 Apr 2020 . kentstatesports.com . Kent State Athletics . 20 Apr 2020 .
  5. Web site: Khalif Battle's NCAA Waiver Approved; Owls Guard Immediately Eligible to Play . . 25 Nov 2020 . owlsports.com . Temple Athletics . 1 Dec 2020 .
  6. Web site: Freshman guard Khalif Battle to transfer from Butler . Woods . David . 21 Mar 2020 . indystar.com . . 20 Apr 2020 .
  7. Web site: Men’s Basketball Announces Three Signings . . 16 Apr 2020 . owlsports.com . Temple University Athletics . 20 Apr 2020 .
  8. Web site: Graduate Transfer Brendan Barry Signs with Men’s Basketball . . 13 Nov 2020 . owlsports.com . Temple University Athletics . 30 Dec 2020 .
  9. Web site: Men’s Basketball Adds Senior Transfer Colin Daly to Roster . . 25 Nov 2020 . owlsports.com . Temple University Athletics . 30 Dec 2020 .
  10. Web site: Houston Tabbed as 2020-21 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Favorite. theAmerican.org. 28 October 2020.
  11. Web site: Owls’ Nov. 29 men’s basketball game canceled . Collinelli . Dante . 23 Nov 2020 . temple-news.com . The Temple News . 13 Dec 2020 .
  12. Web site: Temple, Butler men's basketball teams both on pause after positive coronavirus tests . . 26 Nov 2020 . . 13 Dec 2020 .
  13. Web site: The American Announces Men’s Basketball Schedule Changes . 27 Jan 2021.
  14. Web site: The American Announces Men’s Basketball Schedule Changes . 26 Jan 2021.
  15. Web site: The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes . 10 Feb 2021.
  16. Web site: Cincinnati-Temple Game Scheduled for Jan. 20 Postponed . 19 Jan 2021.
  17. Web site: The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes . 10 Feb 2021.
  18. Web site: Pair of American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Games Postponed . theamerican.org. 20 Jan 2021.
  19. Web site: The American Announces Men’s Basketball Schedule Changes . theamerican.org. 18 Feb 2021.
  20. Web site: American Athletic Conference Announces Men’s Basketball Honors. theamerican.org. en. 2021-03-10. 2021-03-10.

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