1996–97 Temple Owls men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1996–97 Temple Owls men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Second round | |
Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Record | 20–11 (10–6 A–10) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Dan Leibovitz (1st season) |
Home arena | McGonigle Hall |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 12 Saint Joseph's † | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 6 | – | 21 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 13 Xavier | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 23 | – | 6 | .793 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Salle | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1997 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1996–97 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach John Chaney and played their home games, for the final season, at McGonigle Hall. The Owls received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the Midwest region. Temple beat Ole Miss in the opening round before losing to No. 1 seed and eventual Final Four participant Minnesota, 76–57, in the round of 32. Temple finished with a record of 20–11 (10–6 A-10).
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Dec 4, 1996* | Wisconsin | L 57–64 OT | 0–1 | McGonigle Hall (3,427) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 7, 1996* | vs. Georgia Tech | W 76–58 | 1–1 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey | |||||||
Dec 9, 1996* | Tulane | W 67–49 | 2–1 | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 14, 1996* | at Tulsa | L 60–67 | 2–2 | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
Dec 21, 1996* | Penn | W 69–45 | 3–2 | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 27, 1996* | at No. 24 Oregon | L 62–82 | 3–3 | McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon | |||||||
Dec 28, 1996* | vs. Bradley | W 69–63 | 4–3 | Rose Garden Arena Portland, Oregon | |||||||
Jan 4, 1997* | at DePaul | W 73–60 | 5–3 | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 7, 1997 | Rhode Island | L 72–79 OT | 5–4 (0–1) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 11, 1997 | St. Bonaventure | W 68–53 | 6–4 (1–1) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 13, 1997 | Dayton | W 75–50 | 7–4 (2–1) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 16, 1997* | at No. 4 Cincinnati A-10/C-USA Challenge | W 70–55 | 8–4 | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 19, 1997 | at No. 14 Xavier | L 64–68 OT | 8–5 (2–2) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 23, 1997 | at Fordham | W 62–45 | 9–5 (3–2) | Rose Hill Gym Bronx, New York | |||||||
Jan 25, 1997 | UMass | L 66–78 | 9–6 (3–3) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 28, 1997 | La Salle | W 70–67 2OT | 10–6 (4–3) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 30, 1997 | at Saint Joseph's | W 68–59 | 11–6 (5–3) | Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 2, 1997* | No. 9 Louisville | W 67–44 | 12–6 | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 4, 1997 | at St. Bonaventure | L 55–73 | 12–7 (5–4) | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York | |||||||
Feb 9, 1997 | at Duquesne | W 83–68 | 13–7 (6–4) | A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 13, 1997 | Saint Joseph's | W 64–62 | 14–7 (7–4) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 16, 1997 | at Rhode Island | L 82–85 | 14–8 (7–5) | Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island | |||||||
Feb 18, 1997 | at Virginia Tech | W 45–41 | 15–8 (8–5) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia | |||||||
Feb 22, 1997 | George Washington | W 71–59 | 16–8 (9–5) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 24, 1997 | Fordham | W 69–53 | 17–8 (10–5) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Mar 1, 1997 | at UMass | L 53–59 | 17–9 (10–6) | Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts | |||||||
Atlantic 10 Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 5, 1997* | vs. Duquesne First round | W 64–47 | 18–9 | The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Mar 6, 1997* | vs. No. 11 Xavier Quarterfinals | W 69–62 OT | 19–9 | The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Mar 7, 1997* | vs. Rhode Island Semifinals | L 66–69 OT | 19–10 | The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 1997* | (9 MW) | vs. (8 MW) Ole Miss First round | W 62–40 | 20–10 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||
Mar 16, 1997* | (9 MW) | vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Minnesota Second round | L 57–76 | 20–11 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwst. All times are in Eastern Standard Time. |
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Rankings
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Awards and honors
References
- ^ "1996–97 Temple Owls Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "2019-20 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Temple Owls. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1053–1054. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.