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
Roster
Schedule and results
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