Last season, no new players played significant minutes for the Temple men’s basketball team. This season, the Owls have six incoming players in coach Aaron McKie’s inaugural campaign.
While football has sold more tickets, men’s basketball student attendance dropped from the 2015-16 season and women’s basketball attendance has stagnated.
Junior guard Quinton Rose’s steal and fast-break dunk in the final five seconds gave Temple a 77-75 overtime win against Davidson College on Saturday in Atlantic City, New Jersey.