1996–97 Temple Owls men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
1996–97 Temple Owls men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
[ 1]
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
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
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Rankings
[ 3]
Awards and honors
References
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics