2024–25 Temple Owls men's basketball team

2024–25 Temple Owls men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	12–8 (4–3 AAC)
Head coach	Adam Fisher (2nd season)
Associate head coach	Michael Huger
Assistant coaches	Chris Clark Bobby Jordan
Home arena	Liacouras Center

2024–25 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 24 Memphis	6	–	1		.857			16	–	4		.800
North Texas	6	–	1		.857			15	–	4		.789
UAB	5	–	2		.714			12	–	8		.600
Tulane	5	–	2		.714			11	–	9		.550
Temple	4	–	3		.571			12	–	8		.600
East Carolina	4	–	4		.500			12	–	9		.571
Florida Atlantic	3	–	4		.429			10	–	10		.500
South Florida	3	–	4		.429			10	–	10		.500
UTSA	3	–	4		.429			9	–	10		.474
Tulsa	3	–	4		.429			9	–	11		.450
Rice	2	–	5		.286			11	–	9		.550
Wichita State	1	–	6		.143			11	–	9		.550
Charlotte	1	–	6		.143			8	–	12		.400
† 2025 AAC tournament winner As of January 26, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Temple Owls men's basketball team represents Temple University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by second-year head coach Adam Fisher, play their home games at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as a member of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2023–24 season 16–20, 5–13 in AAC play to finish in a five-way tie for last place. As a no. 11 seed in the AAC tournament they defeated UTSA in the first round, SMU in the second round, Charlotte in the quarterfinals and Florida Atlantic in the semifinals before losing in the AAC tournament final to UAB.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jahlil White	2	G	6'7"	210	Junior	Whitesboro, NJ	Transferred to La Salle[1]
Hysier Miller	3	G	6'1"	190	Junior	Philadelphia, PA	Transferred to Virginia Tech[2]
Jordan Riley	4	G	6'4"	200	Junior	Brentwood, NY	Transferred to East Carolina
Taj Thweatt	10	F	6'7"	225	Junior	Wildwood, NJ	Transferred to Fairmont State
Emmanuel Okpomo	21	C	6'9"	225	Junior	Delta State, Nigeria	Transferred to New Hampshire
Deuce Roberts	22	G	6'6"	200	Sophomore	Kansas City, MO	Transferred
AK Fihla	25	G	6'2"	170	Sophomore	Johannesburg, South Africa	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Sam Hofman	33	F	6'5"	280	GS Senior	Brussels, Belgium	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Lynn Greer III	3	G	6'2"	180	Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Saint Joseph's
Mohamed Keita	4	C	7'1"	220	Junior	Conakry, Guinea	Tulsa
Jameel Brown	10	G	6'4"	188	Junior	Philadelphia, PA	Penn State
Elijah Gray	22	F	6'8"	220	Junior	Charlotte, NC	Fordham
Jamal Mashburn Jr.	24	G	6'2"	195	GS Senior	Miami, FL	New Mexico[3]
Christian Tomasco	33	F	6'9"	205	Junior	Moorestown, NJ	Walk-on; Hofstra

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dillon Battie #35 C	Lancaster, TX	Lancaster High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 31, 2023
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Aiden Tobiason SG	Wilmington, DE	St Elizabeth High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Nov 2, 2023
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Babatunde Durodola SG	Daytona Beach, FL	DME Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 16, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 16, 2024.

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Cameron Miles #36 PG	Bradenton, FL	IMG Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 31, 2023
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 81
Cam Wallace SG	Norristown, PA	Westtown School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 12, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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: "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 16, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Temple Owls men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Quante Berry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Winston Salem Christian School (TN) Providence Cleveland, TN G 1 Zion Stanford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So West Catholic Prep High School Philadelphia, PA F 2 Steve Settle III 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS Sr DeMatha Catholic High School Howard Glenarden, MD G 3 Lynn Greer III 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr IMG Academy Saint Joseph's Philadelphia, PA C 4 Mohamed Keita 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr The Winchendon School Tulsa Conakry, Guinea F 8 Dillon Battie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Lancaster High School Dallas, TX G 10 Jameel Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Westtown School Penn State Philadelphia, PA F 11 Babatunde Durodola 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr DME Academy Toronto, ON G 13 Connor Gal (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Great Valley High School Malvern, PA F 22 Elijah Gray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Hargrave Military Academy Fordham Charlotte, NC G 24 Jamal Mashburn Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Brewster Academy New Mexico Miami, FL G 25 Aiden Tobiason 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr St. Elizabeth High School Wilmington, DE F 32 Holden Pierre-Louis (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr St. Andrew's Episcopal School Potomac, MD F 33 Christian Tomasco (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Archbishop Ryan High School Hofstra Moorestown, NJ G 34 Matteo Picarelli 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Inter-Community School Zürich UMBC Milan, Italy G 55 Shane Dezonie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Brewster Academy Vanderbilt Tobyhanna, PA	Head coach Adam Fisher (Penn State) Assistant coach(es) Michael Huger (Bowling Green) Chris Clark (Temple) Bobby Jordan (Drexel) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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 4, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		Sacred Heart	W 81–70	1–0	26 – Mashburn	7 – Tied	6 – Settle III	Liacouras Center (3,485) Philadelphia, PA
November 8, 2024* 6:00 p.m.		vs. Monmouth Jersey Jam	W 103–74	2–0	25 – Mashburn Jr.	11 – Settle III	4 – Tied	CURE Insurance Arena (2,247) Trenton, NJ
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Drexel Big 5 Classic Pod 1	W 69–61	3–0	23 – Stanford	9 – Tied	4 – Mashburn Jr.	Liacouras Center (4,547) Philadelphia, PA
November 15, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		at Boston College	L 69–72	3–1	23 – Mashburn Jr.	8 – Settle	4 – Mashburn Jr.	Conte Forum (4,863) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 22, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Florida State Hall of Fame Tip-Off	L 69–78	3–2	20 – Mashburn Jr.	6 – Brown	3 – Stanford	Mohegan Sun Arena (2,176) Uncasville, CT
November 23, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. UMass Hall of Fame Tip-Off	W 87–80	4–2	26 – Mashburn Jr.	12 – Durodola	2 – Settle III	Mohegan Sun Arena (5,368) Uncasville, CT
November 30, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at La Salle Big 5 Classic Pod 1	L 75–83	4–3	18 – Berry	15 – Berry	3 – Tied	Tom Gola Arena (3,001) Philadelphia, PA
December 7, 2024* 4:30 p.m., NBCSP+		vs. Villanova Big 5 Classic 3rd place game	L 65–94	4–4	20 – Mashburn Jr.	5 – Dezonie	3 – Settle	Wells Fargo Center  Philadelphia, PA
December 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Holy Family	W 110–81	5–4	25 – Stanford	7 – Settle III	5 – Tied	Liacouras Center (2,755) Philadelphia, PA
December 15, 2024* 12:00 p.m., FloSports		at Hofstra	W 60–42	6–4	12 – Mashburn Jr.	10 – Durodola	4 – Stanford	Mack Sports Complex (2,274) Hempstead, NY
December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Davidson	W 62–61	7–4	19 – Mashburn Jr.	6 – Tied	3 – Dezonie	Liacouras Center (2,472) Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2024* 6:30 p.m., CBSSN		vs. Rhode Island Basketball Hall of Fame Classic	L 79–85	7–5	18 – Settle	8 – Settle	4 – Berry	MassMutual Center (3,252) Springfield, MA
December 29, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPNU		Buffalo	W 91–71	8–5	18 – Mashburn Jr.	11 – Settle	5 – Dezonie	Liacouras Center (3,198) Philadelphia, PA
AAC regular season
January 3, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		Wichita State	W 91–85	9–5 (1–0)	24 – Mashburn Jr.	9 – Settle	5 – Berry	Liacouras Center (3,622) Philadelphia, PA
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at East Carolina	L 79–80	9–6 (1–1)	22 – Mashburn Jr.	5 – Tied	4 – Berry	Williams Arena (3,274) Greenville, NC
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Rice	W 73–70	10–6 (2–1)	24 – Mashburn Jr.	15 – Dezonie	1 – Tied	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,300) Houston, TX
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		No. 18 Memphis	W 88–81	11–6 (3–1)	21 – Mashburn Jr.	13 – Dezonie	4 – Mashburn Jr.	Liacouras Center (5,719) Philadelphia, PA
January 19, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPNU		Tulane	W 80–77	12–6 (4–1)	32 – Mashburn Jr.	7 – Berry	3 – Dezonie	Liacouras Center (2,910) Philadelphia, PA
January 22, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Texas	L 67–76	12–7 (4–2)	24 – Berry	8 – Dezonie	3 – Durodola	The Super Pit (4,029) Denton, TX
January 25, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UTSA	L 79–88	12–8 (4–3)	20 – Mashburn Jr.	7 – Tied	4 – Stanford	Convocation Center (1,263) San Antonio, TX
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Charlotte						Liacouras Center  Philadelphia, PA
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		East Carolina						Liacouras Center  Philadelphia, PA
February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at South Florida						Yuengling Center  Tampa, FL
February 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Memphis						FedExForum  Memphis, TN
February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Tulsa						Liacouras Center  Philadelphia, PA
February 16, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU		Florida Atlantic						Liacouras Center  Philadelphia, PA
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Charlotte						Dale F. Halton Arena  Charlotte, NC
February 23, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU		at UAB						Bartow Arena  Birmingham, AL
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		South Florida						Liacouras Center  Philadelphia, PA
March 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tulsa						Reynolds Center  Tulsa, OK
March 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Texas						Liacouras Center  Philadelphia, PA
AAC Tournament
March 12–16, 2025 TBA		vs.						Dickies Arena  Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[4]

References

1. Neiburg, Jeff (May 12, 2024). "Temple transfer Jahlil White commits to La Salle". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 7, 2024. (subscription required)
2. O'Neal, Sam (April 24, 2024). "Former Temple basketball standout Hysier Miller transfers to Virginia Tech". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 16, 2024. (subscription required)
3. Neiburg, Jeff (April 22, 2024). "Temple lands Jamal Mashburn Jr., son of the former NBA star, in the transfer portal". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 16, 2024. (subscription required)
4. "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". owlsports.com. Retrieved October 16, 2024.