1985–86 Temple Owls men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record25–6 (15–3 A–10)
Head coach
Home arenaMcGonigle Hall
1985–86 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Saint Joseph's162 .889266  .813
West Virginia153 .8332211  .667
Temple153 .833256  .806
St. Bonaventure108 .5561513  .536
Duquesne99 .5001514  .517
George Washington711 .3891216  .429
UMass612 .33399  .500
Rhode Island513 .278919  .321
Penn State513 .2781217  .414
Rutgers216 .111821  .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

1985–86 Temple Owls men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Nate Blackwell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrSouth Philadelphia HS Philadelphia, PA
G 21 Howard Evans 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So   
F 32 Mike Vreeswyk 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrMorrisville HS  
F 33 Tim Perry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)201 lb (91 kg) SoFreehold HS Freehold, NJ
C 44 Ramón Rivas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) SoPedro Albizu Campos Carolina, PR
F Derrick Brantley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So   
G Ed Coe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr   
G Jerome Dowdell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr   
F Darrin Pearsall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
   
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
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

  1. "TEMPLE CROWNS JACKSONVILLE IN OT". Orlando Sentinel. March 14, 1986. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  2. "KANSAS PROVES TOO MUCH FOR TEMPLE". Orlando Sentinel. March 16, 1986. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  3. . Retrieved 2019-Apr-27.
  4. 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide. Retrieved 2022-Apr-9.
  5. "2015-16 Temple Owls media guide" (PDF). Temple University Athletics. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
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