1986–87 Temple Owls men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1986–87 Temple Owls Temple T logo.svg 125 Atlantic 10 Conference A–10 8 8 32–4 17–1 John Chaney 5th McGonigle Hall A–10 Regular Season ChampionsA–10 tournament champions NCAA tournament second round The 1986–87 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Roster 1986 Temple Owls y yes Nate Blackwell y 3 G 6 4 170 SR C Philadelphia, PA South Philadelphia HS Howard Evans 21 G 6 1 JR     Mike Vreeswyk y 32 F 6 7 220 SO   Morrisville HS Tim Perry y 33 F 6 9 201 JR Freehold, NJ Freehold HS Ramón Rivas y 44 C 6 10 250 JR Carolina, PR Pedro Albizu Campos Duane Causwell y 45 C 7 0 240 FR Queens, NY Benjamin N. Cardozo HS Derrick Brantley F 6 7 JR     Darrin Pearsall F 6 7     Tom Katsikis G 6 6     Jerome Dowdell G 6 3 SO     Shawn Johnson F 6 7     https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/temple/1987.html John Chaney . Retrieved 2019-Apr-27.2015-16 Temple Owls media guide https://web.archive.org/web/20230108193311/http://owlsports.com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2015/10/22/6-History%2015-16.pdf?id=4333 January 8, 2023 . Retrieved 2019-Apr-27. Schedule and results |- !colspan=12 style=Temple Owls| Regular season Nov 21, 1986 yes yes Virginia University Hall Charlottesville, VA Preseason NIT 79–75 1–0 Nov 22, 1986 yes yes 1986 men Villanova Wildcats Villanova The Pavilion Philadelphia, PA Preseason NIT 80–73 2–0 Nov 28, 1986 yes yes UNLV 5 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Preseason NIT 76-78 2-1 Nov 29, 1986 yes yes 1986 men Memphis State Tigers Memphis State Madison Square Garden New York, NY Preseason NIT 67-59 3-1 Dec 2, 1986 yes yes 1986 men La Salle Explorers La Salle The Palestra Philadelphia, PA 70–66 4–1 Dec 4, 1986 yes Drexel McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA 78–58 5–1 Dec 8, 1986 yes Penn McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA 103–67 6–1 Dec 13, 1986 yes 1986 men St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY 68–66 7–1 1–0 Dec 15, 1986 yes 20 11 UCLA 81–76 McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA 8–1 Dec 20, 1986 yes yes 20 Villanova The Pavilion Philadelphia, PA 67–65 9–1 Dec 29, 1986 yes yes 14 Georgia Southern John F. Savage Hall Toledo, OH 80–61 10–1 Dec 30, 1986 yes yes 14 1986 men Toledo Rockets Toledo John F. Savage Hall Toledo, OH 75–68 11–1 Jan 3, 1987 yes 14 1986 men Rhode Island Rams Rhode Island Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI 81–68 12–1 2–0 Jan 5, 1987 8 1986 men George Washington Colonials George Washington McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA 77–73 13–1 3–0 Jan 8, 1987 64–67 yes yes 8 Kansas 19 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 13-2 Jan 10, 1987 yes 8 1986 men Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 71–58 14–2 4–0 Jan 15, 1987 11 1986 men Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA 66–49 15–2 5–0 Jan 18, 1987 yes 11 1986 men Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's Philadelphia, PA 70–69 16–2 6–0 Jan 21, 1987 8 1986 men UMass Minutemen Massachusetts McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA 72–60 17–2 7–0 Jan 24, 1987 yes yes 8 UAB Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, AL 67–60 18–2 Jan 26, 1987 7 Rutgers McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA 76–56 19–2 8–0 Jan 29, 1987 7 1986 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA 82–64 20–2 9–0 Feb 2, 1987 yes 6 Massachusetts Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA 72–59 21–2 10–0 Feb 5, 1987 6 Rhode Island McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA 87–75 22–2 11–0 Feb 7, 1987 6 Saint Joseph's McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA 78–69 23–2 12–0 Feb 9, 1987 yes 6 Penn State Rec Hall University Park, PA 73–70 24–2 13–0 Feb 14, 1987 yes 6 West Virginia WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 67–57 25–2 14–0 Feb 17, 1987 yes 5 Duquesne Civic Arena Pittsburgh, PA 84–56 26–2 15–0 Feb 19, 1987 5 St. Bonaventure McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA 77–56 27–2 16–0 Feb 21, 1987 5 yes George Washington 88–77 Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 28–2 17–0 Feb 24, 1987 5 West Virginia McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA 61–64 28–3 17–1 |- !colspan=12 style=Temple Owls| Atlantic 10 Tournament Feb 28, 1987 yes 5 George Washington McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA 77–69 29–3 Mar 1, 1987 yes 5 Saint Joseph's McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA 84–68 30–3 Mar 5, 1987 yes 8 West Virginia McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA 70–57 31–3 |- !colspan=12 style=Temple Owls| NCAA Tournament Mar 13, 1987 yes 2 MW 8 yes 15 MW Southern NCAA tournament first round 75–56St. John's, Temple, LSU, DePaul Win https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1987/03/14/st-johns-temple-lsu-de-paul-win/05e447e2-2576-40a6-9150-f0e02ada558f/ The Washington Post March 14, 1987 May 6, 2022 Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL 32–3 Mar 15, 1987 yes 2 MW 8 yes 10 MW LSU NCAA tournament second round 62–72LSU Knocks Off No. 8 Temple, 72-62 http://www.orlandosentinel.com/os-xpm-1987-03-16-0110420032-story.html Orlando Sentinel March 16, 1987 May 6, 2022 Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL 32–4 AP Poll Eastern Standard Time MW Midwest 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide https://web.archive.org/web/20230108193311/http://owlsports.com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2015/10/22/6-History%2015-16.pdf?id=4333 January 8, 2023 . Retrieved 2019-Apr-27. Rankings 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Awards and honors Nate Blackwell – Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, First-team All-Atlantic 10 John Chaney – USBWA National Coach of the Year, Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year References Category:Temple Owls men's basketball seasons Temple Temple Temple Temple Category:1986 in Philadelphia Category:1987 in Philadelphia