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Temple Basketball: 2018-2019 season preview for the Owls

By Stu Luddecke

ORLANDO, FL - MARCH 11: during the final game of the 2018 AAC Basketball Championship against at Amway Center on March 11, 2018 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***
ORLANDO, FL - MARCH 11: during the final game of the 2018 AAC Basketball Championship against at Amway Center on March 11, 2018 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – DECEMBER 13: Quinton Rose #13, Shizz Alston Jr. #3, Josh Brown #1, and Obi Enechionyia #0 of the Temple Owls huddle against the Villanova Wildcats at the Liacouras Center on December 13, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – DECEMBER 13: Quinton Rose #13, Shizz Alston Jr. #3, Josh Brown #1, and Obi Enechionyia #0 of the Temple Owls huddle against the Villanova Wildcats at the Liacouras Center on December 13, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

Key reserves

Whatever issues the Owls do have this season, depth probably won’t be one of them. If everyone is healthy, they should be at least 10-deep in terms of players who see meaningful playing time.

In the backcourt, Dunphy will have Alani Moore and Quentin Jackson Jr. waiting to be called on. Moore had a relatively disappointing sophomore campaign after showing a lot of promise as a freshman. He shot just 25% from 3 and 32% from 2-point range, but he should have plenty of opportunity backing up Alston to redeem himself and get back to his freshman ways (7 points per game on 41% 3-point shooting). Also available for relief duty in the backcourt will be Quentin Jackson Jr., a transfer from Tallahassee Community College who was highly-touted coming out of high school but went JUCO after transferring from Charlotte (6 points per game there).

Down on the block, Junior Damion Moore should see plenty of minutes behind Aflakpui, and so should Freshman Arashma Parks, a 3-star Center from New York. Parks probably won’t get a lot of time to start the year, but he’ll have a chance to earn more if either Aflakpui or Moore are struggling. De’Vondre Perry, a 6’6” Sophomore forward, will likely come off the bench for JP Moorman at the 4. Perry isn’t a threat on offense, but as one of the best defenders on the team, he’ll still be an extremely useful weapon in Dunphy’s arsenal.