The Owls, led by first-year head coach Aaron McKie, played their home games at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia as a member of the American Athletic Conference.

As the 3-seed in the AAC tournament, the Owls lost to sixth-seeded Wichita State in the first round.

The school announced on April 13, 2018, that he would step down at the end of the 2019 season and that top assistant and former Owls star Aaron McKie would succeed him.

[4] Sources: In the preseason, Temple was picked to finish seventh in the American Athletic Conference by the league coaches.

Senior guard Quinton Rose was picked to the preseason First Team All-AAC while junior guard Nate Pierre-Louis was picked to the preseason Second Team All-AAC.