1998–99 Temple Owls men's basketball | |
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Atlantic 10 Regular season champion Atlantic 10 East champion | |
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight | |
Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 14 |
Record | 24–11 (13–3 A–10) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Dan Leibovitz (3rd season) |
Home arena | The Apollo of Temple |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island † | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xavier | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Salle | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 5 | – | 23 | .179 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1999 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 1998–99 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach John Chaney and played their home games at the Liacouras Center. The Owls received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 6 seed in the East region. Temple made a run to the Elite Eight and finished with a record of 24–11 (13–3 A-10).
Roster
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Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 10, 1998* |
No. 7 | vs. Georgetown Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic |
W 65–49 | 1–0 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||
Nov 11, 1998* |
No. 7 | vs. Wake Forest Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic |
W 59–48 | 2–0 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||
Nov 18, 1998* |
No. 7 | Ole Miss | W 68–52 | 3–0 |
The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Nov 20, 1998* |
No. 7 | No. 5 Michigan State | W 60–59 | 4–0 |
The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Nov 23, 1998* |
No. 6 | at Penn | L 70–73 OT | 4–1 |
Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Dec 1, 1998* |
No. 10 | at Penn State | L 64–65 | 4–2 |
Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Dec 5, 1998* |
No. 10 | at No. 16 Indiana | L 62–63 | 4–3 |
Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana | ||||||
Dec 9, 1998* |
No. 16 | Wisconsin | L 56–63 | 4–4 |
The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Dec 14, 1998* |
No. 16 | Florida State | W 75–66 | 5–4 |
The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Dec 19, 1998* |
at Rutgers | W 56–38 | 6–4 |
Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey | |||||||
Dec 29, 1998* |
vs. No. 5 Stanford Pete Newell Classic |
L 50–57 | 6–5 |
The Arena in Oakland Oakland, California | |||||||
Dec 31, 1998* |
at Fresno State | L 63–66 | 6–6 |
Selland Arena Fresno, California | |||||||
Jan 3, 1999 |
at La Salle | W 82–45 | 7–6 (1–0) |
Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 6, 1999 |
St. Bonaventure | W 70–54 | 8–6 (2–0) |
The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 9, 1999 |
at Fordham | W 75–65 | 9–6 (3–0) |
Rose Hill Gym Bronx, New York | |||||||
Jan 14, 1999 |
Saint Joseph's | W 62–47 | 10–6 (4–0) |
The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 16, 1999 |
Rhode Island | W 76–63 | 11–6 (5–0) |
The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 19, 1999 |
at Duquesne | W 75–52 | 12–6 (6–0) |
A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 23, 1999 |
UMass | W 65–57 | 13–6 (7–0) |
The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 30, 1999 |
at St. Bonaventure | L 59–74 | 13–7 (7–1) |
Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York | |||||||
Feb 4, 1999 |
Dayton | W 67–54 | 14–7 (8–1) |
The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 6, 1999 |
at Rhode Island | W 72–63 | 15–7 (9–1) |
Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island | |||||||
Feb 9, 1999 |
at Saint Joseph's | W 85–78 | 16–7 (10–1) |
Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 14, 1999 |
at Xavier | L 60–62 | 16–8 (10–2) |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Feb 16, 1999 |
Virginia Tech | W 78–48 | 17–8 (11–2) |
The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 20, 1999 |
George Washington | W 72–56 | 18–8 (12–2) |
The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 24, 1999 |
Fordham | W 71–49 | 19–8 (13–2) |
The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 28, 1999 |
at UMass | L 49–57 | 19–9 (13–3) |
Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts | |||||||
Atlantic 10 Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 4, 1999* |
vs. Virginia Tech Quarterfinal |
W 64–51 | 20–9 |
First Union Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Mar 5, 1999* |
vs. Xavier Semifinal |
W 76–64 | 21–9 |
First Union Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Mar 6, 1999* |
vs. Rhode Island Championship Game |
L 59–62 | 21–10 |
First Union Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 1999* |
(6 E) | vs. (11 E) Kent State First round |
W 61–54[2] | 22–10 |
FleetCenter Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||
Mar 14, 1999* |
(6 E) | vs. (3 E) No. 11 Cincinnati Second Round |
W 64–54[3] | 23–10 |
FleetCenter Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||
Mar 19, 1999* |
(6 E) | vs. (10 E) Purdue East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen |
W 77–55[4] | 24–10 |
Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||||
Mar 21, 1999* |
(6 E) | vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke East Regional final – Elite Eight |
L 64–85[5] | 24–11 |
Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East. All times are in Eastern Standard Time. |
Rankings
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1998–99 Temple Owls Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "Injured Owl leads late charge". Tampa Bay Times. March 13, 1999. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ^ "Cincinnati No Match for Temple". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1999. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ^ "After Routing Purdue, Temple Faces Duke". The New York Times. March 20, 1999. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ^ "Duke Routs Temple for Spot in Final Four". The Washington Post. March 22, 1999. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ^ "2019-20 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Temple Owls. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1076. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.