1985–86 Temple Owls men's basketball team
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NCAA tournament, second round | |
Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Record | 25–6 (15–3 A–10) |
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Home arena | McGonigle Hall |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's† | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 25 | – | 6 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1986 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1985–86 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach John Chaney, the Owls played their home games at McGonigle Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Temple finished tied for second place in the A-10 regular season standings, then lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament. The Owls received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 9 seed in the Midwest region, the Owls defeated Jacksonville in the opening round[1] before falling to No. 1 seed and eventual Final Four participant Kansas, 65–43.[2] The team finished with a record of 25–6 (15–3 A-10).
Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 26, 1985* | at Drexel | W 64–51 | 1–0 | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Nov 30, 1985* | at UCLA | L 59–75 | 1–1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California | |||||||
Dec 7, 1985* | at Wichita State | W 62–60 | 4–1 | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas | |||||||
Dec 14, 1985* | vs. Villanova | W 81–73 | 5–1 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 21, 1985* | Wake Forest | W 64–59 | 6–1 | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 4, 1986 | Rhode Island | W 76–60 | 9–1 (1–0) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 9, 1986 | vs. Saint Joseph's | L 71–80 | 9–2 (1–1) | The Palestra | |||||||
Jan 11, 1986 | Rutgers | W 68–59 | 10–2 (2–1) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 16, 1986 | at Duquesne | W 54–53 | 11–2 (3–1) | Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 18, 1986 | at West Virginia | L 65–69 OT | 11–3 (3–2) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
Feb 26, 1986 | George Washington | W 73–54 | 24–4 (15–3) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Atlantic 10 Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 1, 1986* | vs. West Virginia | L 56–61 | 24–5 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 13, 1986* | (9 MW) | vs. (8 MW) Jacksonville First Round | W 61–50 OT | 25–5 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio | ||||||
Mar 15, 1986* | (9 MW) | vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Kansas Second Round | L 43–65 | 25–6 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Standard Time. |
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Rankings
References
- ^ "TEMPLE CROWNS JACKSONVILLE IN OT". Orlando Sentinel. March 14, 1986. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ^ "KANSAS PROVES TOO MUCH FOR TEMPLE". Orlando Sentinel. March 16, 1986. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ^ [1]. Retrieved 2019-Apr-27.
- ^ 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide. Retrieved 2022-Apr-9.
- ^ "2015-16 Temple Owls media guide" (PDF). Temple University Athletics. Retrieved April 9, 2022.