#81 Temple Men's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview

 
 
Temple Owls
 
2022-2023 Overall Rank: #81
Conference Rank: #5 American
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2021-22 Record: 17-12, 10-7
2021-22 Postseason: None
Coach: Aaron McKie
Coach Record: 36-40 at Temple, 36-40 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Jeremiah Williams, Guard, 9.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 4.3 apg
Tai Strickland, Guard, 8.2 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.7 apg
Jake Forrester, Forward, 5.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 0.3 apg
Sage Tolbert III, Forward, 3.1 ppg, 3.9 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
Khalif Battle, Junior, Guard, 21.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.0 apg
Damian Dunn, Sophomore, Guard, 14.9 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 2.0 apg
Zach Hicks, Sophomore, Forward, 8.3 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 0.6 apg
Jahlil White, Sophomore, Forward, 7.4 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 1.5 apg
Nick Jourdain, Sophomore, Forward, 6.6 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 0.8 apg
Hysier Miller, Sophomore, Guard, 4.9 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.7 apg
 
Key New Players:
Shane Dezonie, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Vanderbilt
Kur Jongkuch, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Northern Colorado
Jamille Reynolds, Junior, Forward, Transfer from UCF
Deuce Roberts, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 66.8 (283rd in nation, 10th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 66.4 (93, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 39.5 (341, 10)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.1 (29, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.7 (246, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.1 (295, 10)
Free-Throw Percentage: 67.9 (291, 8)
Rebound Margin: 2.6 (106, 3)
Assists Per Game: 11.8 (269, 9)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.6 (173, 6)