1993–94 Temple Owls men's basketball team

1993–94 Temple Owls men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 12
Record23–8 (12–4 A–10)
Head coach
Home arenaMcGonigle Hall (Capacity: 4,500)
Seasons
1993–94 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 UMass 14 2   .875 28 7   .800
No. 12 Temple 12 4   .750 23 8   .742
George Washington 8 8   .500 18 12   .600
West Virginia 8 8   .500 17 12   .586
Duquesne 8 8   .500 17 13   .567
Rhode Island 7 9   .438 11 16   .407
Rutgers 6 10   .375 11 16   .407
Saint Joseph's 5 11   .313 14 14   .500
St. Bonaventure 4 12   .250 10 17   .370
1994 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993–94 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1993–94 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. 4 seed in the East region. Temple defeated No. 13 seed Drexel in the opening round[1] before falling to No. 5 seed Indiana, 67–58.[2] The team finished with a record of 23–8 (12–4 A-10).

Roster

1993–94 Temple Owls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
PG 4 Rick Brunson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Salem HS Salem, MA
G/F 21 Eddie Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Blanche Ely HS Pompano Beach, FL
G/F 23 Aaron McKie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Glenn Hills HS Philadelphia, PA
C 33 William Cunningham 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So McNair HS Augusta, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Dec 1, 1993*
No. 7 at No. 3 Kansas W 73–59  1–0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Dec 4, 1993*
No. 7 UAB W 55–52  2–0
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 11, 1993*
No. 5 vs. Villanova W 54–49  3–0
The Spectrum 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 16, 1993*
No. 4 No. 17 Cincinnati W 88–72  4–0
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 27, 1993*
No. 4 vs. No. 15 Georgia Tech L 51–57  4–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Dec 28, 1993*
No. 4 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson W 63–51  5–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Jan 2, 1994
No. 4 Saint Joseph's W 67–54  6–1
(1–0)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 6, 1994
No. 7 West Virginia L 47–49  6–2
(1–1)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 8, 1994
No. 7 No. 23 George Washington W 80–64  7–2
(2–1)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 11, 1994*
No. 13 Penn W 76–65  8–2
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 15, 1994
No. 13 at Rhode Island W 69–49  9–2
(3–1)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Jan 20, 1994*
No. 11 at La Salle W 68–55  10–2
Convention Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 23, 1994
No. 11 at Rutgers W 78–56  11–2
(4–1)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Atlantic 10 Tournament
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1994*
(4 E) No. 12 vs. (13 E) Drexel
First Round
W 61–39  23–7
USAir Arena (18,667)
Landover, Maryland
Mar 20, 1994*
(4 E) No. 12 vs. (5 E) No. 18 Indiana
Second Round
L 58–67  23–8
USAir Arena 
Landover, Maryland
*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

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References

  1. ^ "McKie Turns It On, Owls Dump Dragons". The Washington Post. March 19, 1994. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "No Sparks Fly as Indiana Beats Temple". The Los Angeles Times. March 21, 1994. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "1993–94 Temple Owls Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "2019-20 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Temple Owls. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  5. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.