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.

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

There have been 18 head coaches for the Owls, including two

St. Joseph's, Penn, Villanova and LaSalle
.


Key

GC Games coached
W Wins
L Losses
Win% Winning percentage
# Number of coaches
† Elected into the
Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach

Gallery

  • Hall of Fame inductee Harry Litwack coached the Owls for 21 seasons. He is the school's second-winningest coach behind fellow inductee John Chaney.
    Hall of Fame inductee Harry Litwack coached the Owls for 21 seasons. He is the school's second-winningest coach behind fellow inductee John Chaney.
  • Former NBA guard and Owls player Aaron McKie is the current head men's basketball coach of the Temple Owls, taking over in 2019.
    Former NBA guard and Owls player Aaron McKie is the current head men's basketball coach of the Temple Owls, taking over in 2019.
  • Fran Dunphy was the Temple Owls head coach from 2006 to 2019, leading the Owls to eight NCAA tournament appearances.
    Fran Dunphy was the Temple Owls head coach from 2006 to 2019, leading the Owls to eight NCAA tournament appearances.

Coaches

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

# Name Term GC W L Win% GC W L Win% Achievements Reference
Overall Record Conference Record
Temple Owls
1 Charles Williams 1894–1899 105 73 32 .695 — — — — [1]
2 John Rogers 1899–1900 22 14 8 .636 — — — — [2]
3 Shindle Wingert 1901–1905 38 20 18 .526 — — — — [3]
4 John Crescenzo 1905–1908 24 14 10 .583 — — — — [4]
5 Edward McCone 1908–1909 11 8 3 .727 — — — — [5]
6 Frederick Prosch 1909–1913 37 17 20 .459 — — — — [6]
7 William Nicolai 1913–1913 57 31 26 .544 — — — — [7]
8 Elwood Geiges 1918–1919 15 8 7 .533 — — — — [8]
9 Francois D’Eliscu 1919–1923 52 30 22 .577 — — — — [9]
10 Sam Dienes 1923–1926 60 39 21 .650 — — — — [10]
11 James Usilton 1926–1939 284 205 79 .722 66 41 25 .621 1939 NIT Champions [11]
12 Ernest Messikomer 1939–1942 62 35 27 .565 — — — — [12]
13 Josh Cody 1942–1952 226 122 104 .540 — — — — 1 NCAA Tournament [13]
14 Harry Litwack 1952–1973 566 373 193 .659 81 58 23 .716 6 NCAA Tournaments, 2 Final Fours [14]
15 Don Casey 1973–1982 215 151 94 .616 — — — — 1 NCAA Tournament [15]
16 John Chaney 1982–2006 769 516 253 .671 396 296 100 .747 17 NCAA Tournaments [16]
17 Fran Dunphy 2006–2019 432 270 162 .625 220 139 81 .632 8 NCAA Tournaments [17]
18 Aaron McKie 2019–2023 108 52 56 .481 67 30 37 .448 [18]
18 Adam Fisher 2023–Present – – – – – – – – [19]

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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