1990–91 Temple Owls men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Record | 24–10 (13–5 A–10) |
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Home arena | McGonigle Hall (Capacity: 4,500) |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State † | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 5 | – | 23 | .179 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1991 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1990–91 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach John Chaney and played their home games at McGonigle Hall. The Owls received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the East region. Temple made a run to the Elite Eight before falling to North Carolina in the East regional final, 75–72. The team finished with a record of 24–10 (13–5 A-10).
Players, coaches, and managers of team were honored in 2016 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 1990–91 season.[1]
Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 14, 1990* | No. 19 | at Iowa Preseason NIT | L 71–73[2] | 0–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa | ||||||
Dec 1, 1990* | at No. 24 Villanova | W 70–57 | 1–1 | The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 5, 1990 | No. 24 | at St. Bonaventure | W 76–52 | 2–1 (1–0) | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York | ||||||
Dec 8, 1990* | No. 24 | at No. 21 South Carolina | L 63–87 | 2–2 | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina | ||||||
Dec 15, 1990* | No. 23 Georgia Tech | W 69–67 | 3–2 | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 18, 1990 | Penn State | W 67–63 | 4–2 (2–0) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 27, 1990* | vs. Iowa State Fiesta Bowl Classic | L 79–81 OT | 4–3 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | |||||||
Dec 28, 1990* | vs. Pepperdine Fiesta Bowl Classic | W 56–55 | 5–3 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | |||||||
Jan 3, 1991* | Penn | W 66–49 | 6–3 | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 5, 1991* | at La Salle | W 91–86 | 7–3 | Convention Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 8, 1991 | Rutgers | W 83–62 | 8–3 (3–0) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 10, 1991 | at George Washington | W 70–61 | 9–3 (4–0) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Jan 16, 1991 | at Duquesne | L 59–60 | 9–4 (4–1) | A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 19, 1991* | at Clemson | W 71–52 | 10–4 | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina | |||||||
Jan 22, 1991 | Saint Joseph's | W 73–56 | 11–4 (5–1) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 24, 1991 | UMass | W 55–53 | 12–4 (6–1) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 26, 1991 | St. Bonaventure | W 77–66 | 13–4 (7–1) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 28, 1991 | at Rhode Island | W 76–61 | 14–4 (8–1) | Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island | |||||||
Feb 2, 1991 | at Rutgers | L 73–82 | 14–5 (8–2) | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey | |||||||
Feb 4, 1991 | at Saint Joseph's | L 60–66 | 14–6 (8–3) | Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 7, 1991 | George Washington | W 77–60 | 15–6 (9–3) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 10, 1991 | West Virginia | W 88–78 OT | 16–6 (10–3) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 13, 1991 | at Penn State | W 69–59 | 17–6 (11–3) | Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 16, 1991* | vs. Notre Dame | W 70–46 | 18–6 | Hersheypark Arena Hershey, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 19, 1991* | Rhode Island | L 62–63 | 18–7 (11–4) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 21, 1991 | at UMass | W 80–70 | 19–7 (12–4) | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts | |||||||
Feb 23, 1991 | at West Virginia | L 66–91 | 19–8 (12–5) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
Feb 28, 1991 | Duquesne | W 65–51 | 20–8 (13–5) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Atlantic 10 Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 3, 1991* | (2) | (7) West Virginia Quarterfinals | W 56–53 | 21–8 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Mar 4, 1991* | (2) | (3) Penn State Semifinals | L 50–52 | 21–9 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 1991* | (10 E) | vs. (7 E) Purdue First round | W 80–63 | 22–9 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland | ||||||
Mar 16, 1991* | (10 E) | vs. (15 E) Richmond Second Round | W 77–64 | 23–9 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland | ||||||
Mar 22, 1991* | (10 E) | vs. (3 E) No. 14 Oklahoma State East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 72–63 OT[3] | 24–9 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||||
Mar 24, 1991* | (10 E) | vs. (1 E) No. 4 North Carolina East Regional Final – Elite Eight | L 72–75[4] | 24–10 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Standard Time. |
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Rankings
Awards and honors
- Mark Macon – AP Honorable Mention All-American, First-team All-Atlantic 10 (only player named 4x), Robert V. Geasey Trophy, East Region MOP, Temple all-time leading scorer (2,609 points)
NBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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1 | 8 | Mark Macon | Denver Nuggets |
2 | 33 | Donald Hodge | Dallas Mavericks |
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References
- ^ "Temple to honor 1991 NCAA Final Eight team". Philadelphia Tribune. February 12, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "PRESEASON NIT : Iowa Knocks Off No. 19 Temple". Los Angeles Times. November 16, 1990. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "College Basketball: N.C.A.A. Tournament; No. 10 Temple Races by a Tired Oklahoma St". New York Times. March 23, 1991. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "TAR HEELS EDGE OWLS, 75-72, FOR TRIP TO FINAL FOUR". Deseret News. March 25, 1991. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "2019-20 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Temple Owls. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "1991 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 3, 2020.