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1996–97 Temple Owls men's basketball team

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1996–97 Temple Owls men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record20–11 (10–6 A–10)
Head coach
Assistant coachDan Leibovitz (1st season)
Home arenaMcGonigle Hall
Seasons
1996–97 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 12 Saint Joseph's 13 3   .813 26 7   .788
Rhode Island 12 4   .750 20 10   .667
UMass 11 5   .688 19 14   .576
Temple 10 6   .625 20 11   .645
St. Bonaventure 5 11   .313 14 14   .500
Fordham 1 15   .063 6 21   .222
West
No. 13 Xavier 13 3   .813 23 6   .793
George Washington 8 8   .500 15 14   .517
Virginia Tech 7 9   .438 15 16   .484
Dayton 6 10   .375 13 14   .481
La Salle 5 11   .313 10 17   .370
Duquesne 5 11   .313 9 18   .333
1997 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996–97 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach John Chaney and played their home games, for the final season, at McGonigle Hall. The Owls received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the Midwest region. Temple beat Ole Miss in the opening round before losing to No. 1 seed and eventual Final Four participant Minnesota, 76–57, in the round of 32. Temple finished with a record of 20–11 (10–6 A-10).

Roster

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1996–97 Temple Owls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 4 Pepe Sanchez 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Bahía Blanca, Argentina
G 21 Rasheed Brokenborough 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F/C 25 Marc Jackson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F/C 32 Lamont Barnes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Hopkinsville, Kentucky
F Keaton Sanders 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr
F Damien Read 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Dec 4, 1996*
Wisconsin L 57–64 OT 0–1
McGonigle Hall (3,427)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 7, 1996*
vs. Georgia Tech W 76–58  1–1
Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Dec 9, 1996*
Tulane W 67–49  2–1
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 14, 1996*
at Tulsa L 60–67  2–2
Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 21, 1996*
Penn W 69–45  3–2
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 27, 1996*
at No. 24 Oregon L 62–82  3–3
McArthur Court 
Eugene, Oregon
Dec 28, 1996*
vs. Bradley W 69–63  4–3
Rose Garden Arena 
Portland, Oregon
Jan 4, 1997*
at DePaul W 73–60  5–3
Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 7, 1997
Rhode Island L 72–79 OT 5–4
(0–1)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 11, 1997
St. Bonaventure W 68–53  6–4
(1–1)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 13, 1997
Dayton W 75–50  7–4
(2–1)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 16, 1997*
at No. 4 Cincinnati
A-10/C-USA Challenge
W 70–55  8–4
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 19, 1997
at No. 14 Xavier L 64–68 OT 8–5
(2–2)
Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 23, 1997
at Fordham W 62–45  9–5
(3–2)
Rose Hill Gym 
Bronx, New York
Jan 25, 1997
UMass L 66–78  9–6
(3–3)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 28, 1997
La Salle W 70–67 2OT 10–6
(4–3)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 30, 1997
at Saint Joseph's W 68–59  11–6
(5–3)
Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 2, 1997*
No. 9 Louisville W 67–44  12–6
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 4, 1997
at St. Bonaventure L 55–73  12–7
(5–4)
Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, New York
Feb 9, 1997
at Duquesne W 83–68  13–7
(6–4)
A.J. Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 13, 1997
Saint Joseph's W 64–62  14–7
(7–4)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 16, 1997
at Rhode Island L 82–85  14–8
(7–5)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Feb 18, 1997
at Virginia Tech W 45–41  15–8
(8–5)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, Virginia
Feb 22, 1997
George Washington W 71–59  16–8
(9–5)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 24, 1997
Fordham W 69–53  17–8
(10–5)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 1, 1997
at UMass L 53–59  17–9
(10–6)
Mullins Center 
Amherst, Massachusetts
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 5, 1997*
vs. Duquesne
First round
W 64–47  18–9
The Spectrum 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 6, 1997*
vs. No. 11 Xavier
Quarterfinals
W 69–62 OT 19–9
The Spectrum 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 7, 1997*
vs. Rhode Island
Semifinals
L 66–69 OT 19–10
The Spectrum 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1997*
(9 MW) vs. (8 MW) Ole Miss
First round
W 62–40  20–10
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 16, 1997*
(9 MW) vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Minnesota
Second round
L 57–76  20–11
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwst.
All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "1996–97 Temple Owls Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "2019-20 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Temple Owls. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  3. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1053–1054. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.