2020–21 Temple Owls men's basketball team

2020–21 Temple Owls men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record5–11 (4–10 AAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachMonté Ross
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Clark
  • Jimmy Fenerty
Home arenaLiacouras Center
2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wichita State 11 2   .846 16 6   .727
No. 6 Houston 14 3   .824 28 4   .875
Memphis 11 4   .733 20 8   .714
SMU 7 4   .636 11 6   .647
Cincinnati 8 6   .571 12 11   .522
UCF 8 10   .444 11 12   .478
Tulsa 7 9   .438 11 12   .478
South Florida 4 10   .286 9 13   .409
Temple 4 10   .286 5 11   .313
Tulane 4 12   .250 10 13   .435
East Carolina 2 10   .167 8 11   .421
2021 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by second-year head coach Aaron McKie, play their home games at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia as a member of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 5–11 and 4–10 in AAC Play and finished 9th place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to South Florida.