List of Temple Owls men's basketball head coaches

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The Temple Owls have played their home games at the Peter J. Liacouras Center (affectionately known as "the Pete") since 1997. Liacouras Center, Temple University - 2009.jpg
The Temple Owls have played their home games at the Peter J. Liacouras Center (affectionately known as "the Pete") since 1997.

The Temple Owls are an American collegiate basketball team based in Philadelphia representing Temple University. They play in the American Athletic Conference.

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There have been 18 head coaches for the Owls, including two Basketball Hall of Fame inductees – Harry Litwack and John Chaney. The Owls play their home games at Liacouras Center in Philadelphia and are one of the original collegiate team members of the Philadelphia Big 5, along with Philadelphia collegiate rivals St. Joseph's, Penn, Villanova and LaSalle.

Key

GCGames coached
WWins
LLosses
Win% Winning percentage
#Number of coaches
†Elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach

Coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2022–23 NCAA basketball season.

#NameTermGCWLWin%GCWLWin%AchievementsReference
Overall RecordConference Record
Temple Owls
Charles Williams 1894–1899 1057332.695———— [1]
John Rogers 1899–1900 22148.636———— [2]
Shindle Wingert 1901–1905 382018.526———— [3]
John Crescenzo 1905–1908 241410.583———— [4]
Edward McCone 1908–1909 1183.727———— [5]
Frederick Prosch 1909–1913 371720.459———— [6]
William Nicolai 1913–1913 573126.544———— [7]
Elwood Geiges 1918–1919 1587.533———— [8]
Francois D’Eliscu 1919–1923 523022.577———— [9]
Sam Dienes 1923–1926 603921.650———— [10]
James Usilton 1926–1939 28420579.722664125.621 1939 NIT Champions [11]
Ernest Messikomer 1939–1942 623527.565———— [12]
Josh Cody 1942–1952 226122104.540————1 NCAA Tournament [13]
Harry Litwack 1952–1973 566373193.659815823.7166 NCAA Tournaments, 2 Final Fours [14]
Don Casey 1973–1982 21515194.616————1 NCAA Tournament [15]
John Chaney 1982–2006 769516253.671396296100.74717 NCAA Tournaments [16]
Fran Dunphy 2006–2019 432270162.62522013981.6328 NCAA Tournaments [17]
Aaron McKie 2019–2023 1085256.481673037.448 [18]
Adam Fisher 2023–Present–––––––– [19]

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References

  1. ↑ "Charles Williams Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  2. ↑ "John Rogers Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Shindle Wingert Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  4. ↑ "John Crescenzo Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Edward McCone Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Frederick Prosch Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  7. ↑ "William Nicolai Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Elwood Geiges Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Francois D'Eliscu Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Sam Dienes Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  11. ↑ "James Usilton Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Ernest Messikomer Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Josh Cody Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Harry Litwack Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Don Casey Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  16. ↑ "John Chaney Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Fran Dunphy Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  18. ↑ "Aaron McKie Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Adam Fisher Coaching Record". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database LLC. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
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