1984–85 Temple Owls men's basketball team
Appearance
1984–85 Temple Owls men's basketball | |
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A-10 tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Record | 25–6 (15–3 A–10) |
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Home arena | McGonigle Hall |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 25 | – | 6 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 8 | – | 20 | .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
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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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 |
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Dec 29, 1984* |
vs. Wyoming | W 66–60 | 6–2 |
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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) |
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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) |
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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. |
Rankings
[edit]Awards and honors
[edit]- Granger Hall – A-10 Player of the Year
References
[edit]- ^ "Hokies Falter, Temple Prevails". The Washington Post. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "Temple No Match for Georgetown". The Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ [1]. Retrieved 2022-Jan-21.
- ^ 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide. Retrieved 2022-Jan-21.
- ^ 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide. Retrieved 2022-Jan-21.