Daily News | Temple head coach Aaron McKie fired after four seasons
Temple men’s basketball coach Aaron McKie stepped down on Monday after his fourth season ended with an 84-54 loss to Cincinnati in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament, the program announced.
Temple won only two of nine games to close the season. McKie, who had one year remaining on a five-year contract, finished with a 52-56 career record — including an 0-3 performance in the AAC Tournament — and only had one team finish above .500.Temple’s Damian Dunn has become a staple on North Broad. Will he return and add to his legacy?
McKie was hired as Temple’s head coach in 2019, replacing Fran Dunphy, who is now La Salle’s head coach. He became an assistant in 2014 and was promoted to associate head coach in 2018 before taking over as head coach in 2019.McKie’s first two seasons were cut short by COVID-19, but his last two seasons did not go as planned. During McKie’s four-year tenure, the Owls never came close to making a postseason appearance.
Temple finished with a 6-7 nonconference record and could not make a statement in the AAC. There were some bright moments, but guard Khalif Battle left the program and many players who needed to take the next step never performed up to expectations. Temple will now start a search for the 19th head coach in program history. Temple Vice President and Director of Athletics Arthur Johnson will be leading his sixth coaching search in less than two years.
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