1984–85 Temple Owls men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1984–85 Temple Owls Temple T logo.svg 125 Atlantic 10 Conference A–10 25–6 15–3 John Chaney 3rd McGonigle Hall A-10 tournament champions NCAA tournament Second Round 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 roundHokies Falter, Temple Prevails https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1985/03/15/hokies-falter-temple-prevails/91e23cbc-feaf-4967-8baa-c19cc8d5900f/ The Washington Post March 15, 1985 March 5, 2022 before falling to No. 1 seed and eventual National runner-up Georgetown, 63–46.Temple No Match for Georgetown https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-03-17-sp-35535-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 17, 1985 March 5, 2022 The team finished with a record of 25–6 (15–3 A-10). Roster 1984 Temple Owls y yes Nate Blackwell y 3 G 6 4 165 SO Philadelphia, PA South Philadelphia HS Howard Evans 21 G 6 1 FR     Granger Hall y basketball 30 F 6 8 200 SR Clayton, NJ Clayton HS Tim Perry y 33 F 6 9 201 FR Freehold, NJ Freehold HS Derrick Brantley F 6 7 FR     https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/temple/1985.html John Chaney . Retrieved 2022-Jan-21.2015-16 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 2022-Jan-21. Schedule and results |- !colspan=12 style=Temple Owls| Regular season Nov 26, 1984 yes Drexel McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 75–62 4,003 1–0 Dec 1, 1984 yes yes Villanova The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Big 5 65–68 1–1 Dec 5, 1984 yes yes 1984 men Bradley Braves Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois 56–57 1–2 Dec 8, 1984 yes yes Penn Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 70–57 2–2 Dec 15, 1984 yes yes 1984 men La Salle Explorers La Salle The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 65–54 3–2 Dec 22, 1984 yes yes 1984 men Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 71–61 4–2 Dec 28, 1984 yes yes Pepperdine 71–66 5–2 Dec 29, 1984 yes yes 1984 men Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming 66–60 6–2 Jan 3, 1985 yes 1984 men Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 77–45 7–2 1–0 Jan 5, 1985 yes 1984 men Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania 65–49 8–2 2–0 Jan 10, 1985 1984 men UMass Minutemen UMass McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 65–39 9–2 3–0 Jan 12, 1985 yes 1984 men George Washington Colonials George Washington 62–55 10–2 4–0 Jan 17, 1985 yes 1984 men Rhode Island Rams Rhode Island Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island 57–49 11–2 5–0 Jan 19, 1985 yes 1984 men Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey 66–63 12–2 6–0 Jan 24, 1985 1984 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 82–73 13–2 7–0 Jan 26, 1985 yes 1984 men West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 57–61 13–3 7–1 Jan 31, 1985 1984 men St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 77–56 14–3 8–1 Feb 2, 1985 West Virginia McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 88–71 15–3 9–1 Feb 7, 1985 1984 men Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 62–52 16–3 10–1 Feb 9, 1985 yes St. Bonaventure Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York 53–52 17–3 11–1 Feb 14, 1985 Rhode Island McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 76–60 18–3 12–1 Feb 16, 1985 yes Duquesne Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 60–71 18–4 12–2 Feb 21, 1985 yes George Washington Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 56–54 19–4 13–2 Feb 23, 1985 yes UMass Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts 50–48 20–4 14–2 Feb 28, 1985 Penn State McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 57–51 21–4 15–2 Mar 2, 1985 yes Saint Joseph's 66–70 21–5 15–3 |- !colspan=12 style=Temple Owls| Atlantic 10 Tournament Mar 7, 1985 yes yes St. Bonaventure Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey Quarterfinals 67–56 22–5 Mar 8, 1985 yes yes Saint Joseph's Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey Semifinals 62–61 23–5 Mar 9, 1985 yes yes Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey Championship game 59–51 24–5 |- !colspan=12 style=Temple Owls| NCAA Tournament Mar 14, 1985 yes yes 8 E Virginia Tech 9 E Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut Second round 60–57 25–5 Mar 16, 1985 yes yes 8 E Georgetown 1 1 E Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut Second round 46–63 25–6 AP poll Eastern Standard Time E East 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 2022-Jan-21. Rankings 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Awards and honors Granger Hall – A-10 Player of the Year References Category:Temple Owls men's basketball seasons Temple Temple Temple Temple Category:1984 in Philadelphia Category:1985 in Philadelphia