Temple Owls men's basketball

Temple Owls

2016–17 Temple Owls men's basketball team

University

Temple University

Conference

American Athletic Conference

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Head coach

Fran Dunphy (11th year)

Arena

Liacouras Center

Nickname

Owls

Colors

Cherry and White^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

Alternate

Pre-tournament Premo-Porretta champions

1938

Pre-tournament Helms champions

1938

NCAA Tournament Final Four

1956, 1958

NCAA Tournament Elite Eight

1956, 1958, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2001

NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen

1956, 1958, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2001

NCAA Tournament Round of 32

1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2011, 2013

NCAA Tournament appearances

1944, 1956, 1958, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016

Conference tournament champions

1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2010

Conference regular season champions

1937, 1938, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2010, 2012, 2016

The Temple Owls men's basketball team represents Temple University in the sport of basketball. The Owls compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I as a member of the American Athletic Conference (The American). They play their home games in the Liacouras Center on the university's main campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and are currently led by head coach Fran Dunphy.

On March 7, 2012, the Temple Owls announced that they would be rejoining the Big East Conference for all sports in 2013, with the Owls football team membership beginning in the 2012 season. Before Temple became an all-sports member of the Big East, the conference split along football lines. The league's non-FBS football schools formed a new Big East in 2013, while Temple's new conference renamed itself the American Athletic Conference.

History

The Temple men's basketball program is only the 6th team in NCAA history to reach 1,800 wins, along with Kentucky, Kansas, North Carolina, Duke, and Syracuse. The Temple Owls became the first National Invitation Tournament (NIT) champions in 1938, one year before the inception of the NCAA Tournament. The Owls were retroactively recognized by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll and the Helms Athletic Foundation as the national champion for the 1937–38 season.^[2] Temple again won the NIT championship in 1969.

During the 1950s, the Temple basketball team made two NCAA Final Four appearances in (1956, 1958) under legendary Head Coach Harry Litwack. Litwack would be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame after concluding a 21-year coaching career that included 373 wins.

Head Coach John Chaney, also a Hall of Famer, won a total of 741 career games (312 losses) and took Temple to the NCAA tournament 17 times. His 1987-88 Owls team entered the NCAA tournament ranked #1 in the country, and he has reached the Elite Eight on five different occasions. He was consensus national coach of the year in 1988.

On April 10, 2006, University of Pennsylvania head coach and La Salle University alumnus Fran Dunphy was named the new Temple's Men's Head Basketball coach. Dunphy had coached the Quakers for 17 straight seasons prior to the move. Dunphy and his Owls won the Atlantic-10 tournament in 2008. And in 2009, the Owls won their second consecutive Atlantic-10 tournament, for their conference leading 8th A-10 title. Dunphy's 2009-2010 team went into the A10 tournament as its regular season champions sharing the title with Xavier. The '09-'10 team has been Dunphy's most successful yet, it ranked #12/#13 going into the NCAA tournament after being ranked in the top twenty-five for thirteen straight weeks in both the AP and ESPN polls.^[3]

Players Mark Macon, Juan Ignacio Sanchez, Eddie Jones, Lavoy Allen, Aaron McKie, Tim Perry and Mardy Collins are just a few who have gone on to play in the NBA. An avid supporter is Bill Cosby, who once attended Temple University.

Rivalries

As a member of the Big 5, the Owls have long-standing rivalries with Villanova University, University of Pennsylvania, Saint Joseph's University, and La Salle University. The Owls have the most Big 5 titles to date, with 27. However, they have not won an outright Big 5 title since the 2000-01 season. The Owls won their most recent Big 5 title in 2012-13, going 3-1 in Big 5 play and splitting the title with La Salle. During Big 5 games, the Temple student section unfurls long banners about the opposing team, which has been a Big 5 trademark for Temple. Other rivals include Drexel University, University of Cincinnati and University of Connecticut. Temple is in the American Athletic Conference with both Cincinnati and UConn and play them regularly in the regular season.

Season-by-season results

The following is a list of Temple Owls men's basketball seasons, with records and notable accomplishments.

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Charles M. Williams (Independent) (1894–1899)
1894–95	Charles M. Williams	8–3
1895–96	Charles M. Williams	15–7
1896–97	Charles M. Williams	10–11
1897–98	Charles M. Williams	22–5
1898–99	Charles M. Williams	18–6
Charles M. Williams:		73–32
John Rogers (Independent) (1899–1900)
1899–1900	John Rogers	14–8
John Rogers:		14–8
1900–01	No varsity team
Harry Shindle Wingert (Independent) (1901–1905)
1901–02	Harry Shindle Wingert	8–3
1902–03	Harry Shindle Wingert	5–6
1903–04	Harry Shindle Wingert	4–4
1904–05	Harry Shindle Wingert	3–5
Harry Shindle Wingert:		20–18
John Crescenzo (Independent) (1905–1908)
1905–06	John Crescenzo	3–4
1906–07	John Crescenzo	5–4
1907–08	John Crescenzo	6–2
John Crescenzo:		14–10
Edward McCone (Independent) (1908–1909)
1908–09	Edward McCone	8–3
Edward McCone:		8–3
Frederick Prosch, Jr. (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1909–1913)
1909–10	Frederick Prosch, Jr.	4–6
1910–11	Frederick Prosch, Jr.	3–5
1911–12	Frederick Prosch, Jr.	4–4
1912–13	Frederick Prosch, Jr.	6–5
Frederick Prosch, Jr.:		17–20
William Nicolai (Independent) (1913–1917)
1913–14	William Nicolai	5–7
1914–15	William Nicolai	9–4
1915–16	William Nicolai	7–6
1916–17	William Nicolai	10–9
William Nicolai:		31–26
Elwood Geiges (Independent) (1917–1918)
1917–18	Elwood Geiges	8–7
Elwood Geiges:		8–7
1918–19	No varsity team due to World War I
M. Francois D'Eliscu (Independent) (1919–1923)
1919–20	M. Francois D'Eliscu	9–7
1920–21	M. Francois D'Eliscu	7–4
1921–22	M. Francois D'Eliscu	4–8
1922–23	M. Francois D'Eliscu	10–4
M. Francois D'Eliscu:		29–23
Samuel Dienes (Independent) (1923–1926)
1923–24	Samuel Dienes	15–5
1924–25	Samuel Dienes	12–10
1925–26	Samuel Dienes	12–6
Samuel Dienes:		39–21
James Usilton (Independent) (1926–1932)
1926–27	James Usilton	14–5
1927–28	James Usilton	17–5
1928–29	James Usilton	16–4
1929–30	James Usilton	18–3
1930–31	James Usilton	17–4
1931–32	James Usilton	13–7
James Usilton (East Intercollegiate Conference) (1932–1939)
1932–33	James Usilton	21–3	5–3	2nd
1933–34	James Usilton	9–12	5-5	T-3rd
1934–35	James Usilton	17–7	5-3	2nd
1935–36	James Usilton	18–6	6-4	T-2nd
1936–37	James Usilton	17–6	7-3	T-1st
1937–38	James Usilton	23–2	9–1	1st	NIT Champions
1938–39	James Usilton	16–4	5–2	1st
James Usilton:		205–79	41–25
Ernest Messikomer (Independent) (1939–1942)
1939–40	Ernest Messikomer	13–10
1940–41	Ernest Messikomer	12–9
1941–42	Ernest Messikomer	10–8
Ernest Messikomer:		35–27
Josh Cody (Independent) (1942–1952)
1942–43	Josh Cody	11–11
1943–44	Josh Cody	14–9	-		NCAA Elite Eight
1944–45	Josh Cody	16–7
1945–46	Josh Cody	12–8
1946–-47	Josh Cody	8–12
1947–48	Josh Cody	12–11
1948–49	Josh Cody	14–9
1949–50	Josh Cody	14–10
1950–51	Josh Cody	12–13
1951–52	Josh Cody	9–15
Josh Cody:		122–104
Harry Litwack (Independent) (1952–1958)
1952–53	Harry Litwack	16–10
1953–54	Harry Litwack	15–12
1954–55	Harry Litwack	11–10
1955–56	Harry Litwack	27–4			NCAA Final Four
1956–57	Harry Litwack	20–9			NIT 3rd Place Game
1957–58	Harry Litwack	27–3			NCAA Final Four
Harry Litwack (Middle Atlantic Conference) (1958–1964)
1958–59	Harry Litwack	6–19	4–7	9th
1959–60	Harry Litwack	17–9	9–2	3rd	NIT First Round
1960–61	Harry Litwack	20–8	9–1	2nd	NIT Quarterfinals
1961–62	Harry Litwack	18–9	8–2	2nd	NIT Quarterfinals
1962–63	Harry Litwack	15–7	6–3	4th
1963–64	Harry Litwack	17–8	6–1	1st	NCAA First Round
Harry Litwack (Independent) (1964–1969)
1964–65	Harry Litwack	14–10
1965–66	Harry Litwack	21–7			NIT Quarterfinals
1966–67	Harry Litwack	20–8			NCAA First Round
1967–68	Harry Litwack	19–9			NIT First Round
1968–69	Harry Litwack	22–8			NIT Champions
Harry Litwack (Middle Atlantic Conference) (1969–1973)
1969–70	Harry Litwack	15–13	2–3	T-3rd (East)	NCAA First Round
1970–71	Harry Litwack	13–12	3–3	4th (East)
1971–72	Harry Litwack	23–8	6–0	1st (East)	NCAA First Round
1972–73	Harry Litwack	20–8	5–1	2nd (East)
Harry Litwack:		373–193	58–23
Don Casey (Middle Atlantic Conference) (1973–1974)
1973–74	Don Casey	16–9	4–2	3rd (East)
Don Casey (East Coast Conference) (1973–1982)
1974–75	Don Casey	7–19	4–2	3rd (East)
1975–76	Don Casey	9–18	3–2	T-2nd (East)
1976–77	Don Casey	17–11	4–1	T-1st
1977–78	Don Casey	24–5	4–1	2nd (East)
1978–79	Don Casey	25–4	13–0	1st (East)	NCAA Round of 32
1979–80	Don Casey	14–12	8–3	2nd (East)
1980–81	Don Casey	20–8	9–2	T-2nd (East)
1981–82	Don Casey	19–8	11–0	1st
Don Casey:		151–94
John Chaney (Atlantic 10 Conference) (1982–2006)
1982–83	John Chaney	14–15	5–9	3rd (East)	NCAA Second Round
1983–84	John Chaney	26–5	18–0	1st	NCAA Second Round
1984–85	John Chaney	25–6	15–3	1st	NCAA Second Round
1985–86	John Chaney	25–6	15–3	T-2nd	NCAA Second Round
1986–87	John Chaney	32–4	17–1	1st	NCAA Second Round
1987–88	John Chaney	32–2	18–0	1st	NCAA Elite Eight
1988–89	John Chaney	18–12	15–3	2nd	NIT First Round
1989–90	John Chaney	20–11	15–3	1st	NCAA First Round
1990–91	John Chaney	24–10	13–5	2nd	NCAA Elite Eight
1991–92	John Chaney	17–13	11–5	2nd	NCAA First Round
1992–93	John Chaney	30-4	13-3	T-2nd	NCAA Elite Eight
1993-94	John Chaney	23–8	12–4	2nd	NCAA Second Round
1994–95	John Chaney	19–11	10–6	T-2nd	NCAA First Round
1995–96	John Chaney	20–13	12–4	2nd (East)	NCAA Second Round
1996–97	John Chaney	20–11	10–6	4th (East)	NCAA Second Round
1997–98	John Chaney	21–9	13–3	1st (East)	NCAA First Round
1998–99	John Chaney	24–11	13–3	1st (East)	NCAA Elite Eight
1999–2000	John Chaney	27–6	14–2	1st (East)	NCAA Second Round
2000–01	John Chaney	24–13	12–4	T-2nd	NCAA Elite Eight
2001–02	John Chaney	18–15	12–4	T-1st (East)	NIT Semifinals
2002–03	John Chaney	18–16	10–6	T-2nd (East)	NIT Quarterfinals
2003–04	John Chaney	15–14	9–7	2nd (East)	NIT First Round
2004–05	John Chaney	16–14	11–5	2nd (East)	NIT First Round
2005–06	John Chaney	17–16	8–8	T–7th	NIT Opening Round
John Chaney:		516–253	296–100
Fran Dunphy (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2006–2013)
2006–07	Fran Dunphy	12–18	6–10	10th
2007–08	Fran Dunphy	21–13	11–5	T–2nd	NCAA First Round
2008–09	Fran Dunphy	22–12	11–5	T–2nd	NCAA First Round
2009–10	Fran Dunphy	29–6	14–2	1st	NCAA First Round
2010–11	Fran Dunphy	26–8	14–2	2nd	NCAA Third Round
2011–12	Fran Dunphy	24–8	13–3	1st	NCAA Second Round
2012–13	Fran Dunphy	24–10	11–5	T–3rd	NCAA Third Round
Fran Dunphy (American Athletic Conference) (2013–present)
2013–14	Fran Dunphy	9–22	4–14	9th
2014–15	Fran Dunphy	26–11	13–5	T–3rd	NIT Semifinals
2015–16	Fran Dunphy	21–11	14–4	1st	NCAA First Round
Fran Dunphy:		214–120	104–53
Total:		1849–1025 (.643)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

^[4] ^[5]

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Owls have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 32 times. Their combined record is 33–32.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1944		Elite Eight Regional 3rd Place Game	Ohio State Catholic	L 47–57 W 55–35
1956		First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game	Holy Cross Connecticut Canisius Iowa SMU	W 74–72 W 65–59 W 60–58 L 76–83 W 90–81
1958		Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game	Maryland Dartmouth Kentucky Kansas State	W 71–67 W 69–50 L 60–61 W 67–57
1964		First Round	Connecticut	L 48–53
1967		First Round	St. John's	L 53–57
1970		First Round	South Carolina	L 51–53
1972		First Round	West Virginia	L 71–77
1979	#7	First Round	#10 St. John's	L 70–75
1984	#8	First Round Second Round	#9 St. John's #1 North Carolina	W 65–63 L 66–77
1985	#8	First Round Second Round	#9 Virginia Tech #1 Georgetown	W 60–57 L 46–63
1986	#9	First Round Second Round	#8 Jacksonville #1 Kansas	W 61–50^OT L 43–65
1987	#2	First Round Second Round	#15 Southern #10 LSU	W 75–56 L 62–72
1988	#1	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#16 Lehigh #8 Georgetown #13 Richmond #2 Duke	W 87–73 W 74–53 W 69–47 L 53–63
1990	#11	First Round	#6 St. John's	L 65–81
1991	#10	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#7 Purdue #15 Richmond #3 Oklahoma State #1 North Carolina	W 80–63 W 77–64 W 72–63^OT L 72–75
1992	#11	First Round	#6 Michigan	L 66–73
1993	#7	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#10 Missouri #15 Santa Clara #3 Vanderbilt #1 Michigan	W 75–61 W 68–57 W 67–59 L 72–77
1994	#4	First Round Second Round	#13 Drexel #5 Indiana	W 61–39 L 58–67
1995	#7	First Round	#10 Cincinnati	L 71–77
1996	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 Oklahoma #2 Cincinnati	W 61–43 L 65–78
1997	#9	First Round Second Round	#8 Ole Miss #1 Minnesota	W 62–40 L 57–76
1998	#7	First Round	#10 West Virginia	L 52–82
1999	#6	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#11 Kent State #3 Cincinnati #10 Purdue #1 Duke	W 61–54 W 64–54 W 77–55 L 64–85
2000	#2	First Round Second Round	#15 Lafayette #10 Seton Hall	W 73–47 L 65–67^OT
2001	#11	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#6 Texas #3 Florida #7 Penn State #1 Michigan State	W 79–65 W 75–54 W 84–72 L 62–69
2008	#12	First Round	#5 Michigan State	L 61–72
2009	#11	First Round	#6 Arizona State	L 57–66
2010	#5	First Round	#12 Cornell	L 65–78
2011	#7	Second Round Third Round	#10 Penn State #2 San Diego State	W 66–64 L 64–71^2OT
2012	#5	Second Round	#12 South Florida	L 44–58
2013	#9	Second Round Third Round	#8 NC State #1 Indiana	W 76–72 L 52–58
2016	#10	First Round	#7 Iowa	L 70–72^OT

NIT results

The Owls have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 18 times. Their combined record is 23–16. They are two time NIT champions (1938, 1969).

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1938	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Bradley Oklahoma A&M Colorado	W 53–40 W 56–55 W 60–36
1957	Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game	Dayton Bradley St. Bonaventure	W 77–66 L 66–77 W 67–50
1960	First Round	Dayton	L 51–72
1961	First Round Quarterfinals	Army Dayton	W 79–65 L 62–60
1962	First Round Quarterfinals	Providence Loyola–Chicago	W 80–78 L 64–75
1966	First Round Quarterfinals	Virginia Tech BYU	W 88–73 L 78–90
1968	First Round	Kansas	L 76–82
1969	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Florida Saint Peter's Tennessee Boston College	W 82–66 W 94–78 W 63–58 W 89–76
1978	First Round	Texas	L 58–72
1981	First Round Second Round	Clemson West Virginia	W 90–82 L 76–77
1982	First Round	Georgia	L 60–73
1989	First Round	Richmond	L 56–70
2002	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game	Fresno State Louisville Villanova Memphis Syracuse	W 81–75 W 65–62 W 63–57 L 77–79 W 65–64
2003	Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Drexel Boston College Rhode Island Minnesota	W 68–59 W 75–62 W 61–53 L 58–63
2004	First Round	Rutgers	L 71–76
2005	First Round	Virginia Tech	L 50–60
2006	Opening Round	Akron	L 73–80
2015	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Bucknell George Washington Louisiana Tech Miami (FL)	W 73–67 W 90–77 W 77–59 L 57–60

References

↑ "Temple University Logo Usage Guide" (PDF). 2015-07-30. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
↑ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 546. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
↑ http://www.owlsports.com/news/2010/3/8/MBB_0308104758.aspx
↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/tem/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBB_MG_History_2008-09.pdf
↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/temple/

Temple Owls men's basketball

Venues	Convention Hall (1938–1955) ? (1955–1969) McGonigle Hall (1969–1997) Liacouras Center (1997–present)

Rivalries	Saint Joseph's

Culture & lore	City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 Robert V. Geasey Trophy Hooter T. Owl "T For Temple U"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Temple University

Campuses	Main Campus Ambler Campus Japan Campus

Schools	Beasley School of Law Boyer College of Music and Dance Fox School of Business and Management Tyler School of Art Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry School of Medicine School of Podiatric Medicine

Athletics	Temple Owls Temple Owls men's basketball Temple Owls football Liacouras Center McGonigle Hall St. Joe's – Temple rivalry Temple Stadium Veterans Stadium Lincoln Financial Field Skip Wilson Field

People	Alumni and faculty Graduate Students Association

Miscellaneous	Temple University (SEPTA station) Cecil B. Moore (SEPTA station) The Temple News Temple University Press TECH Center WRTI ROTC T For Temple U

American Athletic Conference men's basketball

Teams	Cincinnati Bearcats Connecticut Huskies East Carolina Pirates Houston Cougars Memphis Tigers SMU Mustangs South Florida Bulls Temple Owls Tulane Green Wave Tulsa Golden Hurricane UCF Knights

Championships & awards	Conference Tournament Player of the Year Rookie of the Year Coach of the Year

Seasons	2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Philadelphia Big 5

Schools	La Salle University University of Pennsylvania Saint Joseph's University Temple University Villanova University

Teams	La Salle Explorers Penn Quakers St. Joe's Hawks Temple Owls Villanova Wildcats

Arenas	Hagan Arena Liacouras Center Palestra The Pavilion Tom Gola Arena

Related	City 6 Holy War Robert V. Geasey Trophy St. Joe's–Temple Rivalry Battle of 33rd Street

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/5/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.