2025–26 Temple Owls men's basketball team

The 2025–26 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls were led by third-year head coach Adam Fisher and played their home games at the Liacouras Center located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as a member of the American Conference.

2025–26 Temple Owls men's basketball
Conference	American Conference
Record	16–16 (8–10 American)
Head coach	Adam Fisher (3rd season)
Associate head coach	Michael Huger
Assistant coach	Bobby Jordan
Home arena	Liacouras Center

2025–26 American Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Florida †	15	–	3		.833			25	–	9		.735
Wichita State	13	–	5		.722			24	–	12		.667
Tulsa	13	–	5		.722			30	–	8		.789
UAB	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
Charlotte	9	–	9		.500			17	–	17		.500
North Texas	9	–	9		.500			19	–	14		.576
Florida Atlantic	9	–	9		.500			18	–	15		.545
Memphis	8	–	10		.444			13	–	19		.406
Tulane	8	–	10		.444			18	–	15		.545
Temple	8	–	10		.444			16	–	16		.500
Rice	7	–	11		.389			13	–	18		.419
East Carolina	6	–	12		.333			11	–	20		.355
UTSA	1	–	17		.056			5	–	25		.167
† 2026 American tournament winner

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2025–26 season 17–15, 9–9 in AAC play to finish in seventh place. As a no. 7 seed in the AAC tournament they lost to Tulsa in the second round.

Offseason

Roster

2025–26 Temple Owls men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Gavin Griffiths 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Kingswood Oxford School Nebraska Simsbury, CT F 1 Jamai Felt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Our Saviour Lutheran School Bowling Green Boston, MA F 2 Ayuba Bryant Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr JL Bourg Basket Antwerp, Belgium G 3 CJ Hines 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Archer High School Alabama State Atlanta, GA C 4 Mohamed Keita 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr The Winchendon School Tulsa Conakry, Guinea G 7 Cam Wallace 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Westtown School Malvern, PA F 8 Spencer Mahoney 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Red Rocks Academy California Brooklyn, NY G 9 AJ Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Combine Academy Charleston Charlotte, NC G 10 Masiah Gilyard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Staten Island Technical High School Manhattan Brooklyn, NY F 11 Babatunde Durodola 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So DME Academy Toronto, ON G 13 Connor Gal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Great Valley High School Malvern, PA G 21 Olin Chamberlain Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr St. Joseph's Prep Philadelphia, PA G 22 Derrian Ford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Magnolia High School Arkansas State Magnolia, AR G 25 Aiden Tobiason 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So St. Elizabeth High School Wilmington, DE G 32 Jordan Mason 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Tom C. Clark High School UIC San Antonio, TX	Head coach Adam Fisher (Penn State) Assistant coach(es) Michael Huger (Bowling Green) Bobby Jordan (Drexel) Bill Courtney (Bucknell) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 13, 2025

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 5, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Delaware State	W 83–65	1–0	23 – Tobiason	8 – Durodola	6 – Mason	Liacouras Center (3,637) Philadelphia, PA
November 11, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		La Salle Big 5 Classic Pod 1	W 90–63	2–0	22 – Ford	6 – Tied	5 – Tied	Liacouras Center (3,108) Philadelphia, PA
November 15, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Boston College	L 71–76	2–1	18 – Ford	9 – Ford	4 – Tobiason	Liacouras Center (3,063) Philadelphia, PA
November 19, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hofstra	W 81–76	3–1	21 – Tobiason	6 – Durodola	3 – Tobiason	Liacouras Center (2,442) Philadelphia, PA
November 24, 2025* 4:30 p.m., ESPNU		vs. UC San Diego ESPN Events Invitational Adventure Bracket quarterfinals	L 76–91	3–2	16 – Gilyard	8 – Gilyard	2 – Tied	State Farm Field House  Kissimmee, FL
November 25, 2025* 7:30 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Princeton ESPN Events Invitational Adventure Bracket consolation semifinals	W 79–75	4–2	21 – Ford	9 – Griffiths	6 – Mason	State Farm Field House  Kissimmee, FL
November 26, 2025* 7:30 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Rhode Island ESPN Events Invitational Adventure Bracket 5th place game	L 75–90	4–3	18 – Smith	9 – Felt	6 – Mason	State Farm Field House (539) Kissimmee, FL
December 1, 2025* 6:30 p.m., FS1		at Villanova Big 5 Classic Pod 1	L 56–74	4–4	15 – Tobiason	6 – Griffiths	3 – Mason	Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA
December 6, 2025* 4:30 p.m., NBCSPHI		vs. Saint Joseph's Big 5 Classic 3rd Place Game	L 69–70	4–5	27 – Ford	8 – Tobiason	6 – Mason	Xfinity Mobile Arena  Philadelphia, PA
December 9, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgian Court	W 103–57	5–5	18 – Ford	8 – Mason	11 – Mason	Liacouras Center (2,042) Philadelphia, PA
December 14, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Francis	W 95–67	6–5	24 – Ford	6 – Ford	4 – Wallace	Liacouras Center (2,043) Philadelphia, PA
December 18, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Davidson	W 68–63	7–5	23 – Ford	9 – Ford	2 – Tied	John M. Belk Arena (2,151) Davidson, NC
December 22, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Princeton	W 65–61	8–5	16 – Mason	6 – Felt	4 – Tied	Liacouras Center (2,924) Philadelphia, PA
American regular season
December 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Charlotte	W 76–73	9–5 (1–0)	18 – Mason	7 – Griffiths	5 – Tobiason	Dale F. Halton Arena (2,342) Charlotte, NC
January 3, 2026 12:00 p.m., ESPNU		UTSA	W 76–57	10–5 (2–0)	23 – Griffiths	8 – Gilyard	12 – Mason	Liacouras Center (4,011) Philadelphia, PA
January 7, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		East Carolina	W 75–67	11–5 (3–0)	24 – Griffiths	6 – Griffiths	5 – Mason	Liacouras Center (2,128) Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Memphis	L 53–55	11–6 (3–1)	15 – Griffiths	7 – Tobiason	4 – Tobiason	FedExForum (9,610) Memphis, TN
January 18, 2026 12:00 p.m., ESPNU		Florida Atlantic	L 73–79	11–7 (3–2)	23 – Tobiason	7 – Tied	2 – Tied	Liacouras Center (2,588) Philadelphia, PA
January 21, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Rice	W 69–65	12–7 (4–2)	15 – Tied	8 – Griffiths	6 – Mason	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,183) Houston, TX
January 24, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UTSA	W 70–64	13–7 (5–2)	21 – Ford	8 – Ford	4 – Tobiason	Convocation Center (1,027) San Antonio, TX
January 28, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Charlotte	L 76–80 OT	13–8 (5–3)	21 – Ford	6 – Tied	4 – Tied	Liacouras Center (2,659) Philadelphia, PA
January 31, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		South Florida	W 79–78	14–8 (6–3)	22 – Tobiason	6 – Gilyard	5 – Tied	Liacouras Center (4,050) Philadelphia, PA
February 7, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPNU		at East Carolina	W 81–73	15–8 (7–3)	27 – Tobiason	9 – Griffiths	7 – Mason	Williams Arena (4,010) Greenville, NC
February 11, 2026 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Tulane	L 66–77	15–9 (7–4)	26 – Ford	8 – Tobiason	5 – Mason	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,196) New Orleans, LA
February 15, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Texas	L 62–65	15–10 (7–5)	20 – Ford	9 – Griffiths	4 – Ford	Liacouras Center (3,685) Philadelphia, PA
February 18, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		UAB	L 71–76	15–11 (7–6)	18 – Mason	10 – Felt	3 – Tied	Liacouras Center (2,761) Philadelphia, PA
February 21, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Wichita State	L 57–69	15–12 (7–7)	18 – Tobiason	5 – Tied	2 – Mason	Charles Koch Arena (8,094) Wichita, KS
February 26, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Florida Atlantic	L 73–77	15–13 (7–8)	20 – Tied	7 – Griffiths	4 – Mason	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL
March 1, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Rice	L 74–80	15–14 (7–9)	20 – Tied	6 – Gilyard	4 – Mason	Liacouras Center (2,684) Philadelphia, PA
March 5, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		Tulane	W 89–60	16–14 (8–9)	21 – Tobiason	7 – Tobiason	5 – Tied	Liacouras Center (2,141) Philadelphia, PA
March 8, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tulsa	L 76–78	16–15 (8–10)	23 – Ford	9 – Durodola	3 – Tied	Reynolds Center (5,152) Tulsa, OK
American tournament
March 11, 2026 9:00 p.m., ESPN+	(10)	vs. (7) Florida Atlantic First round	L 59–63	16–16	16 – Ford	7 – Felt	1 – Tied	Legacy Arena  Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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