1999–2000 Temple Owls men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1999–00 Temple Owls Temple T logo.svg Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 10 5 27–6 14–2 John Chaney 18th Dan Leibovitz 4th The Apollo of Temple / Liacouras Center Atlantic 10 Season & tournament champions NCAA tournament Second round The 1999–2000 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University in the 1999–00 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach John Chaney in his 18th year. The Owls were undefeated at home, both in Atlantic-10 games and overall. After winning the Atlantic-10 Tournament, the Owls received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament and were seeded #2 in the East Region. They played at the First Niagara Center and defeated the Lafayette Leopards 73–47 in the first round.Sanchez directs Temple past Lafayette https://www.espn.com/ncb/2000/20000317/recap/laatad.html ESPN March 17, 2000 July 4, 2022 However, in the second round the Owls were upset by 10th seeded Seton Hall in a close overtime game 67–65.Seton Hall beats long odds, second-seeded Temple in OT https://www.baltimoresun.com/2000/03/20/seton-hall-beats-long-odds-second-seeded-temple-in-ot-pirates-overcome-loss-of-holloway-advance-with-gritty-67-65-win-east-at-buffalo-ny-ncaa-tournament/ The Baltimore Sun March 19, 2000 July 4, 2022 Roster 1999 Temple Owls y Pepe Sánchez basketball y 4 G 6 4 SR Bahía Blanca, Argentina Lynn Greer y 14 G 6 1 175 SO Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mark Karcher y 25 GF 6 5 210 SR Baltimore, Maryland Lamont Barnes y 32 FC 6 10 230 SR Hopkinsville, Kentucky https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/temple/2000.html John Chaney https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/temple/2000.html 1999–00 Temple Owls Roster and Stats Sports Reference June 26, 2021 Schedule and results no no |- !colspan=12 style=Temple Owls|Regular season November 21, 1999 yes 6 Miami (OH) The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 60–47 1–0 November 26, 1999 yes yes 5 Indiana Springfield Civic Center Springfield, Massachusetts 59–67 1–1 November 29, 1999 yes yes 5 Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida 69–58 2–1 December 4, 1999 yes yes 10 Wake Forest Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 72–77 2–2 December 8, 1999 yes yes 19 Gonzaga 24 United Center Chicago, Illinois 64–48 3–2 December 15, 1999 yes 17 Villanova The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Big 5 69–66 4–2 December 22, 1999 yes 19 Penn State The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 66–51 5–2 December 27, 1999 yes yes 19 Cleveland State CSU Convocation Center Cleveland, Ohio 79–66 6–2 December 29, 1999 yes yes 17 Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin 44–62 6–3 January 5, 2000 Rhode Island The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 88-45 7–3 1–0 January 8, 2000 St. Joseph's The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Big 5 64-51 8–3 2–0 January 12, 2000 yes 23 Fordham Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, New York 78–61 9–3 3–0 January 15, 2000 yes 23 St. Bonaventure Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York 56–57 9–4 3–1 January 18, 2000 yes La Salle Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Big 5 72–50 10–4 4–1 January 20, 2000 yes Penn The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Big 5 44–40 11–4 January 22, 2000 Virginia Tech The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 66–46 12–4 5–1 January 25, 2000 23 Xavier The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 59–40 13–4 6–1 January 29, 2000 23 Duquesne The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 81–37 14–4 7–1 February 1, 2020 yes 21 Massachusetts Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 75–48 15–4 8–1 February 5, 2000 yes 21 Rhode Island Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island 74–40 16–4 9–1 February 10, 2000 19 Fordham The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 75–61 17–4 10–1 February 13, 2000 yes 19 Maryland 23 Liacouras Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 73–65Temple dooms Terps in Philly https://www.washingtontimes.com/5856/wash.times/20000214-010906-3170r The Washington Post February 14, 2000 July 4, 2022 18–4 February 17, 2000 yes 15 Dayton University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio 64–58 19–4 11–1 February 20, 2000 yes yes 15 Cincinnati 1 Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio 77–69 20–4 February 24, 2000 8 St. Bonaventure Liacouras Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 75–58 21–4 12–1 February 26, 2000 8 Massachusetts Liacouras Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 72–54 22–4 13–1 February 29, 2000 yes 5 St. Joseph's The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Big 5 59–62 22–5 13–2 March 4, 2000 yes 5 George Washington Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 98–67 23–5 14–2 |- !colspan=12 style=Temple Owls|Atlantic 10 tournament March 9, 2000 yes 6 Virginia Tech First Union Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Atlantic 10 Tournament quarterfinals 71–52 24–5 March 10, 2000 yes 6 Massachusetts First Union Spectrom Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Atlantic 10 Tournament semifinals 54–47 25–5 March 11, 2000 yes 6 St. Bonaventure First Union Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Atlantic 10 Tournament finals 65–44 26–5 |- !colspan=12 style=Temple Owls|NCAA tournament March 17, 2000 yes yes 5 2 E Lafayette 15 E HSBC Arena Buffalo, New York First Round 73–47 27–5 March 19, 2000 yes 5 2 E Seton Hall 10 E HSBC Arena Buffalo, New York Second Round 65–67 OT 27–6 AP Poll 2019-20 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide https://owlsports.com/documents/2019/11/28//2019_20_MBB_MG.pdf?id=15762 Temple Owls September 4, 2021 Rankings 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 1084–1085 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Awards and honors Pepe Sanchez – Atlantic 10 Player of the Year References Temple Category:Temple Owls men's basketball seasons Temple Temple Temple