Seth Needle is the special assistant to the head coach for Temple men's basketball in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and enters the 2026-27 season in that position after four years on the Owls' staff. He was elevated to the role in July 2025 following two seasons as a graduate assistant.
Before his promotion, Needle was part of a Temple staff that oversaw clear progress across consecutive seasons. In 2025-26, the Owls finished 16-16 overall and 8-10 in the American Conference, went 10-6 at the Liacouras Center, and produced the program's longest winning streak since 2014-15 at seven games. Temple also posted one of the nation's best turnover figures at 9.0 per game and made a major defensive improvement, lowering its scoring defense from 77.7 points per game in 2024-25 to 70.8 while limiting opponents to 32.4 percent shooting from three-point range.
