Temple University Athletics
Sunday, March 6
Philadelphia, Pa.
2:00 PM
Temple University
vs
South Florida
Photo by: Zamani Feelings
Men’s Basketball Celebrates Senior Day Sunday with Key AAC Game with USF
3.4.22 | Men's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA – Temple will honor its graduating seniors on Sunday (2 p.m./ESPN+/1210 AM WPHT) and look to clinch a bye in the upcoming 2022 Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championships.
A win over visiting South Florida (8-21. 3-14 AAC) would give Temple (16-11, 9-7 AAC) a first-round bye in the tournament and a likely meeting with Tulane in the quarterfinal round. A loss would most likely push the Owls to sixth place and a date with the 11th seed, either South Florida or Tulsa, in an opening round game.
Temple will also be looking to extract revenge on USF, which beat the Owls 52-49 in Tampa on a desperation three-pointer with 20 seconds on the clock.
GAME PROMOTIONS
> Doors to the IBC Entrance (across from the Liacouras Center Garage) will open at Noon for "Temple on Tap." From 12 p.m. - 1 p.m., take advantage of discounted domestics, imports, crafts, food, soft beverages, and more behind Section 116!
> All other doors to the arena will open at 12:30 p.m. for Hooter's Birthday Party activities. Kids will have the opportunity to take part in games, meet and receive autographs from local mascots, take pictures with Elsa and Spider-Man, watch a magic act, get their faces painted, and receive balloons. All activities will remain open through halftime.
> "Senior Day" pre-game festivities will begin at approximately 1:45 p.m.
> One fan will have the opportunity to win a 2022 Audi A4 Sedan!
> Following the game, fans are encouraged to head next door to McGonigle Hall to support the Temple Women's Gymnastics team in action! Just show your ticket from the
Men's Basketball game at the Ticket Sales table in the front lobby of McGonigle Hall and receive a complimentary ticket to the Gymnastics meet which begins at 4:30 p.m.
SCOUTING TEMPLE
> Damian Dunn, who has scored in double figures a team-high 20 times, leads the Owls in scoring (14.7 ppg/7th AAC) and free throw percentage (112-135, .830/5th AAC).
> Jeremiah Williams, who has missed four of the last five games (shoulder), remains questionable. He is second on the team in scoring (9.5 ppg) and tops the Owls in assists (4.3 apg, 5th AAC), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.94/4th AAC) and steals (30).
> Tai Strickland is averaging 8.5 ppg (3rd on team). He exploded for a career-high 27 points in the SMU win and tallied 11 points in his first collegiate start at Cincinnati.
> Zach Hicks (8.0 ppg), who has averaged 12.1 points and 6.4 rebounds over the last eight games, leads the Owls with 55 three-pointers. He has been red-hot of late from deep, making 49 of his treys over the last 16 games, including a school-record 10 treys against Delaware State.
> Nick Jourdain (7.0 ppg), who scored a career-high 23 at Tulsa, leads TU in blocks (1.7 bpg/2nd AAC), and offensive rebounding (2.4 pg/4th AAC) while is second in overall rebounding (5.3 rpg/18th AAC).
> Jahlil White (7.34ppg), who came off the bench to tie his career scoring high (17 pts) at Memphis, leads the team in rebounding (5.8 rpg/12th AAC).
> Hysier Miller, who has averaged 8.7 ppg and 3.7 apg since joining the starting lineup at Tulane, scored a career-high 16 point at Memphis.
SCOUTING SOUTH FLORIDA
> South Florida has lost seven of its eight games since defeating Temple 52-49 on Feb. 7 in Tampa. The lone win was two games ago (Feb. 26) at Cincinnati, 56-54.
> The Bulls are a tough defensive team, ranking second in the AAC (64.7 ppg), three spots ahead of the Owls (67.7).
> USF is led by Caleb Murphy and Javon Greene. Both guards Murphy leads the team in scoring 11.4 ppg and assists (95) while Greene tops the team in three-pointers (42) and the AAC in steals (1.8 pg) while averaging 9.2 ppg.
> Jamir Chaplin and Russel Tchewa have been mainstays in the starting five with Chaplin third on the team in scoring (8.8 ppg) and third in rebounding (4.4 rpg) while Tchewa tops the squad in rebounding (5.5 rpg) and is fourth in scoring (7.9 ppg).
> South Florida has struggled to score this season, averaging a league-low (57.8 ppg).
SERIES HISTORY
> Temple and South Florida have met 19 times, with the Owls leading 13-6 in the series.
> South Florida has won three of the last four meetings, including a 52-49 victory in Tampa this season on Feb. 7.
> The Owls had won 11 in a row prior to falling at home during the 2019-20 season.
> South Florida has won three of the seven meetings in Philadelphia, including the last two games at the Liacouras Center.
> USF won two of the three meetings last season, with the three contests also being the Owls final games of the season. Temple won the first one, 83-76, in Tampa before dropping the final two, 65-47 in Philadelphia and 73-71 at the AAC Tournament in Dallas.
> The first meeting in the series was 10 years ago in the NCAA Second Round at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. The Bulls won by a score of 58-44 after trailing Temple 19-15 at halftime. USF also won the first-ever meeting as conference opponents on Jan. 9, 2014, 75-82, but did not win again until the 2019-20 campaign.
A win over visiting South Florida (8-21. 3-14 AAC) would give Temple (16-11, 9-7 AAC) a first-round bye in the tournament and a likely meeting with Tulane in the quarterfinal round. A loss would most likely push the Owls to sixth place and a date with the 11th seed, either South Florida or Tulsa, in an opening round game.
Temple will also be looking to extract revenge on USF, which beat the Owls 52-49 in Tampa on a desperation three-pointer with 20 seconds on the clock.
GAME PROMOTIONS
> Doors to the IBC Entrance (across from the Liacouras Center Garage) will open at Noon for "Temple on Tap." From 12 p.m. - 1 p.m., take advantage of discounted domestics, imports, crafts, food, soft beverages, and more behind Section 116!
> All other doors to the arena will open at 12:30 p.m. for Hooter's Birthday Party activities. Kids will have the opportunity to take part in games, meet and receive autographs from local mascots, take pictures with Elsa and Spider-Man, watch a magic act, get their faces painted, and receive balloons. All activities will remain open through halftime.
> "Senior Day" pre-game festivities will begin at approximately 1:45 p.m.
> One fan will have the opportunity to win a 2022 Audi A4 Sedan!
> Following the game, fans are encouraged to head next door to McGonigle Hall to support the Temple Women's Gymnastics team in action! Just show your ticket from the
Men's Basketball game at the Ticket Sales table in the front lobby of McGonigle Hall and receive a complimentary ticket to the Gymnastics meet which begins at 4:30 p.m.
SCOUTING TEMPLE
> Damian Dunn, who has scored in double figures a team-high 20 times, leads the Owls in scoring (14.7 ppg/7th AAC) and free throw percentage (112-135, .830/5th AAC).
> Jeremiah Williams, who has missed four of the last five games (shoulder), remains questionable. He is second on the team in scoring (9.5 ppg) and tops the Owls in assists (4.3 apg, 5th AAC), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.94/4th AAC) and steals (30).
> Tai Strickland is averaging 8.5 ppg (3rd on team). He exploded for a career-high 27 points in the SMU win and tallied 11 points in his first collegiate start at Cincinnati.
> Zach Hicks (8.0 ppg), who has averaged 12.1 points and 6.4 rebounds over the last eight games, leads the Owls with 55 three-pointers. He has been red-hot of late from deep, making 49 of his treys over the last 16 games, including a school-record 10 treys against Delaware State.
> Nick Jourdain (7.0 ppg), who scored a career-high 23 at Tulsa, leads TU in blocks (1.7 bpg/2nd AAC), and offensive rebounding (2.4 pg/4th AAC) while is second in overall rebounding (5.3 rpg/18th AAC).
> Jahlil White (7.34ppg), who came off the bench to tie his career scoring high (17 pts) at Memphis, leads the team in rebounding (5.8 rpg/12th AAC).
> Hysier Miller, who has averaged 8.7 ppg and 3.7 apg since joining the starting lineup at Tulane, scored a career-high 16 point at Memphis.
SCOUTING SOUTH FLORIDA
> South Florida has lost seven of its eight games since defeating Temple 52-49 on Feb. 7 in Tampa. The lone win was two games ago (Feb. 26) at Cincinnati, 56-54.
> The Bulls are a tough defensive team, ranking second in the AAC (64.7 ppg), three spots ahead of the Owls (67.7).
> USF is led by Caleb Murphy and Javon Greene. Both guards Murphy leads the team in scoring 11.4 ppg and assists (95) while Greene tops the team in three-pointers (42) and the AAC in steals (1.8 pg) while averaging 9.2 ppg.
> Jamir Chaplin and Russel Tchewa have been mainstays in the starting five with Chaplin third on the team in scoring (8.8 ppg) and third in rebounding (4.4 rpg) while Tchewa tops the squad in rebounding (5.5 rpg) and is fourth in scoring (7.9 ppg).
> South Florida has struggled to score this season, averaging a league-low (57.8 ppg).
SERIES HISTORY
> Temple and South Florida have met 19 times, with the Owls leading 13-6 in the series.
> South Florida has won three of the last four meetings, including a 52-49 victory in Tampa this season on Feb. 7.
> The Owls had won 11 in a row prior to falling at home during the 2019-20 season.
> South Florida has won three of the seven meetings in Philadelphia, including the last two games at the Liacouras Center.
> USF won two of the three meetings last season, with the three contests also being the Owls final games of the season. Temple won the first one, 83-76, in Tampa before dropping the final two, 65-47 in Philadelphia and 73-71 at the AAC Tournament in Dallas.
> The first meeting in the series was 10 years ago in the NCAA Second Round at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. The Bulls won by a score of 58-44 after trailing Temple 19-15 at halftime. USF also won the first-ever meeting as conference opponents on Jan. 9, 2014, 75-82, but did not win again until the 2019-20 campaign.
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