Temple Men’s Basketball guard Quante Berry has entered the transfer portal, his agent announced Thursday night. Berry was the first player to commit to Temple following the hiring of head coach Adam Fisher in 2023.
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Heading into the 2024-25 Temple Basketball season, Quante Berry’s role in the lineup was up in the air. The Providence transfer averaged just 10 minutes for the Owls in his first season last year and the offseason cast even more doubt on his playing time.
Jamal Mashburn Jr. scored 21 points and Quante Berry added 19, leading Temple to a stunning 88-81 upset of No. 18 Memphis on Thursday night. The Owls (11-6 overall, 3-1 American) broke a six-game losing streak against the Tigers, earning their most impressive victory of the season.
With eight minutes left in the second half, guard Quante Berry drilled a three-point shot to push Temple’s lead against Rice to seven. It looked like Temple was going to keep a stranglehold on the game but instead, the lead completely evaporated.
Temple spent the entire second half of Friday’s game trading blows with Wichita State. Neither team was able to find separation and the Owls trailed by four points with eight minutes left and were in desperate need of a spark.