Temple University Athletics
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Jordan Myers enters his second season as a graduate assistant for the Temple men’s basketball team in 2026-27.
Temple went 16-16 overall and 8-10 in the American Conference in 2025-26, finishing 10-6 at the Liacouras Center and putting together its longest winning streak since 2014-15 at seven games. The Owls also knocked off eventual conference champion South Florida, 79-78, in a White Out thriller, while 11 of their 16 losses came by two possessions or fewer.
Temple’s identity was built on defense and ball security. The Owls ranked 11th nationally in turnovers per game (9.0), committing 10 or fewer turnovers in 20 of 32 games, and made one of the nation’s biggest defensive jumps by cutting scoring defense from 77.7 points per game in 2024-25 to 70.8 in 2025-26. Temple also held opponents to 32.4 percent shooting from 3-point range and averaged 4.0 blocks per game.
The season also featured major growth from Temple’s core. Derrian Ford blossomed into one of the conference’s top scorers, averaging 18.1 points per game after averaging 8.0 at Arkansas State. Aiden Tobiason surged from 4.8 points per game as a freshman to 15.3 as a sophomore. Gavin Griffiths developed into a two-way weapon, averaging 10.1 points, hitting 63 3-pointers and ranking second in the conference in both total blocks and blocks per game. Jordan Mason gave the Owls a true point guard presence, averaging 11.8 points and 4.0 assists per game while ranking second in the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio.
Myers joins the Owls’ staff following a standout playing career at Ramapo College, where he finished ranked among the program’s top 10 all-time in both points (1,317, ninth) and rebounds (668, fourth).
As a senior in 2024-25, Myers earned All-NJAC Second Team honors and was named to the NABC Honors Court. The Piscataway, N.J., native averaged 11.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per game while shooting 46.7 percent from the field. He helped lead Ramapo to the NJAC Championship Game and the NCAA Tournament, as the Roadrunners finished with a 21-8 record.
