Michael Huger

Biography

The 2026-27 season marks Michael Huger’s fourth as associate head coach for Temple men’s basketball. Temple went 16-16 overall and 8-10 in the American Conference in 2025-26, finishing 10-6 at the Liacouras Center and putting together its longest winning streak since 2014-15 at seven games. The Owls also knocked off eventual conference champion South Florida, 79-78, in a White Out thriller, while 11 of their 16 losses came by two possessions or fewer. Temple’s identity was built on defense and ball security. The Owls ranked 11th nationally in turnovers per game (9.0), committing 10 or fewer turnovers in 20 of 32 games, and made one of the nation’s biggest defensive jumps by cutting scoring defense from 77.7 points per game in 2024-25 to 70.8 in 2025-26. Temple also held opponents to 32.4 percent shooting from 3-point range and averaged 4.0 blocks per game. The season also featured major growth from Temple’s core. Derrian Ford blossomed into one of the conference’s top scorers, averaging 18.1 points per game after averaging 8.0 at Arkansas State. Aiden Tobiason surged from 4.8 points per game as a freshman to 15.3 as a sophomore. Gavin Griffiths developed into a two-way weapon, averaging 10.1 points, hitting 63 3-pointers and ranking second in the conference in both total blocks and blocks per game. Jordan Mason gave the Owls a true point guard presence, averaging 11.8 points and 4.0 assists per game while ranking second in the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio. The Owls