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1990–91 Temple Owls men's basketball
1990–91 Temple Owls men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	24–10 (13–5 A–10)
Head coach	John Chaney (9th season);
Home arena	McGonigle Hall (Capacity: 4,500)
	Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

1990–91 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Rutgers	14	–	4	.778	19	–	10	.655
Temple	13	–	5	.722	24	–	10	.706
Penn State †	10	–	8	.556	21	–	11	.656
George Washington	10	–	8	.556	19	–	12	.613
UMass	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
West Virginia	10	–	8	.556	17	–	14	.548
Duquesne	10	–	8	.556	13	–	15	.464
Saint Joseph's	7	–	11	.389	13	–	17	.433
Rhode Island	6	–	12	.333	11	–	17	.393
St. Bonaventure	0	–	18	.000	5	–	23	.179

† 1991 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990–91 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach John Chaney and played their home games at McGonigle Hall. The Owls received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the East region. Temple made a run to the Elite Eight before falling to North Carolina in the East regional final, 75–72. The team finished with a record of 24–10 (13–5 A-10).

Players, coaches, and managers of team were honored in 2016 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 1990–91 season.^[1]

Roster

1990–91 Temple Owls men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	12	Mark Macon	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Buena Vista HS	Saginaw, MI
G/F	23	Aaron McKie	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Simon Gratz HS	Philadelphia, PA
F	24	Mik Kilgore	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	West Philadelphia HS	Philadelphia, PA
F	30	Mark Strickland	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	McNair HS	Atlanta, GA
F/C	35	Donald Hodge	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Calvin Coolidge HS	Washington, D.C.

Head coach

John Chaney

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 14, 1990*	No. 19	at Iowa Preseason NIT	L 71–73^[2]	0–1	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 1, 1990*		at No. 24 Villanova	W 70–57	1–1	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 5, 1990	No. 24	at St. Bonaventure	W 76–52	2–1 (1–0)	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Dec 8, 1990*	No. 24	at No. 21 South Carolina	L 63–87	2–2	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 15, 1990*		No. 23 Georgia Tech	W 69–67	3–2	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 18, 1990		Penn State	W 67–63	4–2 (2–0)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 27, 1990*		vs. Iowa State Fiesta Bowl Classic	L 79–81 ^OT	4–3	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 28, 1990*		vs. Pepperdine Fiesta Bowl Classic	W 56–55	5–3	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 3, 1991*		Penn	W 66–49	6–3	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 5, 1991*		at La Salle	W 91–86	7–3	Convention Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 8, 1991		Rutgers	W 83–62	8–3 (3–0)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 10, 1991		at George Washington	W 70–61	9–3 (4–0)	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Jan 16, 1991		at Duquesne	L 59–60	9–4 (4–1)	A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 19, 1991*		at Clemson	W 71–52	10–4	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Jan 22, 1991		Saint Joseph's	W 73–56	11–4 (5–1)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 24, 1991		UMass	W 55–53	12–4 (6–1)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 26, 1991		St. Bonaventure	W 77–66	13–4 (7–1)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 28, 1991		at Rhode Island	W 76–61	14–4 (8–1)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island
Feb 2, 1991		at Rutgers	L 73–82	14–5 (8–2)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Feb 4, 1991		at Saint Joseph's	L 60–66	14–6 (8–3)	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 7, 1991		George Washington	W 77–60	15–6 (9–3)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 10, 1991		West Virginia	W 88–78 ^OT	16–6 (10–3)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 13, 1991		at Penn State	W 69–59	17–6 (11–3)	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
Feb 16, 1991*		vs. Notre Dame	W 70–46	18–6	Hersheypark Arena Hershey, Pennsylvania
Feb 19, 1991*		Rhode Island	L 62–63	18–7 (11–4)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 21, 1991		at UMass	W 80–70	19–7 (12–4)	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts
Feb 23, 1991		at West Virginia	L 66–91	19–8 (12–5)	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 28, 1991		Duquesne	W 65–51	20–8 (13–5)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 3, 1991*	(2)	(7) West Virginia Quarterfinals	W 56–53	21–8	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 4, 1991*	(2)	(3) Penn State Semifinals	L 50–52	21–9	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1991*	(10 E)	vs. (7 E) Purdue First round	W 80–63	22–9	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Mar 16, 1991*	(10 E)	vs. (15 E) Richmond Second Round	W 77–64	23–9	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Mar 22, 1991*	(10 E)	vs. (3 E) No. 14 Oklahoma State East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 72–63 ^{OT^[3]}	24–9	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Mar 24, 1991*	(10 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 4 North Carolina East Regional Final – Elite Eight	L 72–75^[4]	24–10	Brendan Byrne 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.

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Rankings

Awards and honors

Mark Macon – AP Honorable Mention All-American, First-team All-Atlantic 10 (only player named 4x), Robert V. Geasey Trophy, East Region MOP, Temple all-time leading scorer (2,609 points)

NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	8	Mark Macon	Denver Nuggets
2	33	Donald Hodge	Dallas Mavericks

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References

^ "Temple to honor 1991 NCAA Final Eight team". Philadelphia Tribune. February 12, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
^ "PRESEASON NIT : Iowa Knocks Off No. 19 Temple". Los Angeles Times. November 16, 1990. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
^ "College Basketball: N.C.A.A. Tournament; No. 10 Temple Races by a Tired Oklahoma St". New York Times. March 23, 1991. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
^ "TAR HEELS EDGE OWLS, 75-72, FOR TRIP TO FINAL FOUR". Deseret News. March 25, 1991. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
^ "2019-20 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Temple Owls. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
^ "1991 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

[1] "Temple to honor 1991 NCAA Final Eight team". Philadelphia Tribune. February 12, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

[2] "PRESEASON NIT : Iowa Knocks Off No. 19 Temple". Los Angeles Times. November 16, 1990. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

[3] "College Basketball: N.C.A.A. Tournament; No. 10 Temple Races by a Tired Oklahoma St". New York Times. March 23, 1991. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

[4] "TAR HEELS EDGE OWLS, 75-72, FOR TRIP TO FINAL FOUR". Deseret News. March 25, 1991. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

[5] "2019-20 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Temple Owls. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

[6] "1991 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

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