2025–26 Temple Owls men's basketball team

2025–26 Temple Owls men's basketball
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	–	8	.758
Wichita State	13	–	5	.722	23	–	11	.676
Tulsa	13	–	5	.722	27	–	7	.794
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 As of March 17, 2026

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.

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.^[1]^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting classes

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)

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.

Source^[3]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Owlsports.com. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Temple Owls Men's Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". owlsports.com. Retrieved November 13, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Owlsports.com. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

[2] "2024-25 Temple Owls Men's Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

[3] "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". owlsports.com. Retrieved November 13, 2025.

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