We are a little more than halfway through the college basketball season and have now seen enough Temple basketball to evaluate the team to some extent. As of today (1/18) Temple is 8-10 overall and just 1-4 in conference play. The high point of the year so far was probably the triple OT win against … Continue reading Midseason Thoughts
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Way Too Late Season Predictions
Back by popular demand, we have the predictions for the Temple Owls 2023-24 season! The season officially began yesterday with the Owl’s getting a 85-65 win over UMES, which also happens to be the largest margin of victory in a Temple coach’s first game in the history of the program. Not a bad way to … Continue reading Way Too Late Season Predictions
Welcome to Temple, Adam Fisher!
A new era of Temple basketball has officially begun. The Owls hired former Penn State assistant coach Adam Fisher to replace Aaron McKie after a 4 year stretch that included just one winning season and no postseason tournament appearances. It was reported on Wednesday (3/29) that the job was initially offered to and rejected by … Continue reading Welcome to Temple, Adam Fisher!
Conference Tournament Preview
It is officially Championship Week in college basketball, also known as the start of the most unproductive 2 weeks of work for those that live the office life. While the first weekend of the NCAA tournament might be my favorite sports weekend of the year, championship week is right behind it. There is no shortage … Continue reading Conference Tournament Preview
Did Temple just save the season and McKie’s job?
Yesterday may have been the single greatest upset I have ever witnessed for Temple basketball. The Owls stunned #1 Houston on the road 56-55 making it the first time an unranked Temple team has ever defeated the #1 team in the nation in their own building (Temple defeated #1 Kansas in 1995 on a neutral … Continue reading Did Temple just save the season and McKie’s job?
It’s Time to Cut Our Losses with Aaron McKie
It’s time to end the Aaron McKie experiment in Philadelphia. Midway through his fourth season as head coach of the Owls, and the only thing I’ve seen so far is regression culminating in an 8 point home loss to Maryland Eastern Shore. For a little context, UMES entered this game with 4 wins on the … Continue reading It’s Time to Cut Our Losses with Aaron McKie
The Dunphy Classic Preview
Aaron McKie will face off tonight with his predecessor in what we just have to call the Dunphy Classic. Tip off will be 6:00pm as the first game of a double header at the Palestra to be follow by St Joe’s vs Penn at 8:30. The holiday week last week and preseason tournaments made it … Continue reading The Dunphy Classic Preview
Vanderbilt @ Temple Preview
The Vanderbilt Commodores will visit Temple tonight in the Owls’ first game since knocking off then #16 Villanova on Friday night. Before we get into this game, let’s acknowledge the accomplishment of beating the Wildcats for the first time in 10 years. I had a lot of doubt heading into that game, especially after Wagner … Continue reading Vanderbilt @ Temple Preview
Villanova @ Temple Preview
It’s been 3 years since Temple has faced Villanova and tonight they finally get another shot at knocking off the team that has dominated the big 5 for the last decade. In my full season game by game predictions, I had Temple winning this game to end a 9 year drought against the Wildcats. Then … Continue reading Villanova @ Temple Preview
Wagner @ Temple Preview
The long-awaited start to the Temple basketball season is finally here! Temple opens the season at home at 7pm tonight against the visiting Wagner Seahawks. Right off the bat, the probable starters for Temple are bit surprising. We should expect to see Damian Dunn, Hysier Miller, Jahlil White, Zach Hicks, and Jamille Reynolds. The biggest … Continue reading Wagner @ Temple Preview