1984–85 Temple Owls men's basketball
A-10 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record25–6 (15–3 A–10)
Head coach
Home arenaMcGonigle Hall
1984–85 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
West Virginia162 .889209  .690
Temple153 .833256  .806
Saint Joseph's135 .7221912  .613
Rutgers99 .5001614  .533
George Washington99 .5001414  .500
UMass99 .5001315  .464
St. Bonaventure711 .3891415  .483
Duquesne612 .3331218  .400
Penn State414 .222819  .296
Rhode Island216 .111820  .286
1985 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984–85 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach John Chaney, the Owls played their home games at McGonigle Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Temple finished in second place in the A-10 regular season standings, then won the A-10 tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 8 seed in the East region, the Owls defeated Virginia Tech in the opening round[1] before falling to No. 1 seed and eventual National runner-up Georgetown, 63–46.[2] The team finished with a record of 25–6 (15–3 A-10).

Roster

1984–85 Temple Owls men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Nate Blackwell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoSouth Philadelphia HS Philadelphia, PA
G 21 Howard Evans 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr   
F 30 Granger Hall 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrClayton HS Clayton, NJ
F 33 Tim Perry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)201 lb (91 kg) FrFreehold HS Freehold, NJ
F Derrick Brantley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr   
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1984*
Drexel W 75–62  1–0
McGonigle Hall (4,003)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 1, 1984*
vs. Villanova
Big 5
L 65–68  1–1
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 5, 1984*
at Bradley L 56–57  1–2
Carver Arena 
Peoria, Illinois
Dec 8, 1984*
at Penn W 70–57  2–2
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 15, 1984*
at La Salle W 65–54  3–2
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 22, 1984*
at Wake Forest W 71–61  4–2
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 28, 1984*
vs. Pepperdine W 71–66  5–2
 
 
Dec 29, 1984*
vs. Wyoming W 66–60  6–2
 
 
Jan 3, 1985
vs. Saint Joseph's W 77–45  7–2
(1–0)
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 5, 1985
at Penn State W 65–49  8–2
(2–0)
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
Jan 10, 1985
UMass W 65–39  9–2
(3–0)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 12, 1985
vs. George Washington W 62–55  10–2
(4–0)
 
 
Jan 17, 1985
at Rhode Island W 57–49  11–2
(5–0)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Jan 19, 1985
at Rutgers W 66–63  12–2
(6–0)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Jan 24, 1985
Duquesne W 82–73  13–2
(7–0)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 26, 1985
at West Virginia L 57–61  13–3
(7–1)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 31, 1985
St. Bonaventure W 77–56  14–3
(8–1)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 2, 1985
West Virginia W 88–71  15–3
(9–1)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 7, 1985
Rutgers W 62–52  16–3
(10–1)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 9, 1985
at St. Bonaventure W 53–52  17–3
(11–1)
Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, New York
Feb 14, 1985
Rhode Island W 76–60  18–3
(12–1)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 16, 1985
at Duquesne L 60–71  18–4
(12–2)
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 21, 1985
at George Washington W 56–54  19–4
(13–2)
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
Feb 23, 1985
at UMass W 50–48  20–4
(14–2)
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, Massachusetts
Feb 28, 1985
Penn State W 57–51  21–4
(15–2)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 2, 1985
vs. Saint Joseph's L 66–70  21–5
(15–3)
 
 
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 7, 1985*
vs. St. Bonaventure
Quarterfinals
W 67–56  22–5
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Mar 8, 1985*
vs. Saint Joseph's
Semifinals
W 62–61  23–5
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Mar 9, 1985*
at Rutgers
Championship game
W 59–51  24–5
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1985*
(8 E) vs. (9 E) Virginia Tech
Second round
W 60–57  25–5
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 16, 1985*
(8 E) vs. (1 E) No. 1 Georgetown
Second round
L 46–63  25–6
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
*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

References

  1. "Hokies Falter, Temple Prevails". The Washington Post. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. "Temple No Match for Georgetown". The Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  3. . Retrieved 2022-Jan-21.
  4. 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide. Retrieved 2022-Jan-21.
  5. 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide. Retrieved 2022-Jan-21.
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