1995–96 Temple Owls men's basketball team

1995–96 Temple Owls men's basketball
1995–96 Temple Owls men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	20–13 (12–4 A–10)
Head coach	John Chaney (14th season);
Home arena	McGonigle Hall
	Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

1995–96 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 1 UMass †	15	–	1	.938	35	–	2	.946
Temple	12	–	4	.750	20	–	13	.606
Saint Joseph's	9	–	7	.563	19	–	13	.594
Rhode Island	8	–	8	.500	20	–	14	.588
St. Bonaventure	4	–	12	.250	10	–	18	.357
Fordham	2	–	14	.125	4	–	23	.148
West
No. 22 Virginia Tech	13	–	3	.813	23	–	6	.793
George Washington	13	–	3	.813	21	–	8	.724
Xavier	8	–	8	.500	13	–	15	.464
Dayton	6	–	10	.375	15	–	14	.517
Duquesne	3	–	13	.188	9	–	18	.333
La Salle	3	–	13	.188	6	–	24	.200

† 1996 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995–96 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1995–96 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 played a rugged non-conference schedule that included matchups with four AP Top 5 teams in their first eight games. The team finished second in the A-10 regular season standings and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the Southeast region. Temple beat Oklahoma in the opening round^[1] before losing to No. 2 seed Cincinnati, 78–65, in the round of 32.^[2] Temple finished with a record of 20–13 (12–4 A-10).

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F/C	25	Marc Jackson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	So	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
C	33	William Cunningham	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Augusta, Georgia
F		Damien Read	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—

Head coach

John Chaney

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 16, 1995*		Rider Preseason NIT	W 65–62	1–0	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 17, 1995*		at No. 5 Georgetown Preseason NIT	L 49–74	1–1	Capital Centre Washington, D.C.
Dec 2, 1995*		at Wisconsin	L 54–57 ^OT	1–2	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
Dec 9, 1995*		Tulsa	L 60–64	1–3	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 13, 1995*		vs. No. 2 Villanova	W 62–56	2–3
Dec 16, 1995*		vs. No. 12 Cincinnati	L 49–70	2–4	Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio
Dec 22, 1995*		vs. No. 1 Kansas	W 74–66 ^OT	3–4	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 28, 1995*		at No. 3 Memphis	L 58–68	3–5	The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 30, 1995*		vs. Oklahoma State	L 41–49	3–6	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 7, 1996*		Xavier Quarterfinals	W 67–50	18–11	Convention Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 8, 1996*		Rhode Island Semifinals	W 64–52	19–11	Convention Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 9, 1996*		No. 2 UMass Championship game	L 61–75	19–12	Convention Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1996*	(7 SE)	vs. (10 SE) Oklahoma First round	W 61–43^[1]	20–12	Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida
Mar 17, 1996*	(7 SE)	vs. (2 SE) No. 7 Cincinnati Second round	L 65–78^[2]	20–13	Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

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Rankings

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References

^ ^a ^b "Temple Defense Wraps Up Oklahoma". The New York Times. March 16, 1996. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Cincinnati Gets Past Temple Zone Again". The Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1996. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
^ "1995–96 Temple Owls Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
^ "2019–20 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Temple Owls. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1042–1043. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[oklahoma-1] "Temple Defense Wraps Up Oklahoma". The New York Times. March 16, 1996. Retrieved February 18, 2022.

[cincinnati-2] "Cincinnati Gets Past Temple Zone Again". The Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1996. Retrieved February 18, 2022.

[3] "1995–96 Temple Owls Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 18, 2022.

[4] "2019–20 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Temple Owls. Retrieved February 18, 2022.

[ESPN-5] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1042–1043. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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v t e Temple Owls men's basketball
Venues	Mitten Hall South Hall Convention Hall (1938–1955) Palestra (1955–1984) McGonigle Hall (1969–1997) Liacouras Center (1997–present)
Culture & lore	City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics