1984–85 Temple Owls men's basketball team


The 1984–85 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach John Chaney, the Owls played their home games at McGonigle Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Temple finished in second place in the A-10 regular season standings, then won the A-10 tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 8 seed in the East region, the Owls defeated Virginia Tech in the opening round[1] before falling to No. 1 seed and eventual National runner-up Georgetown, 63–46.[2] The team finished with a record of 25–6 (15–3 A-10).

1984–85 Temple Owls men's basketball
A-10 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record25–6 (15–3 A–10)
Head coach
Home arenaMcGonigle Hall
Seasons
1984–85 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
West Virginia 16 2   .889 20 9   .690
Temple 15 3   .833 25 6   .806
Saint Joseph's 13 5   .722 19 12   .613
Rutgers 9 9   .500 16 14   .533
George Washington 9 9   .500 14 14   .500
UMass 9 9   .500 13 15   .464
St. Bonaventure 7 11   .389 14 15   .483
Duquesne 6 12   .333 12 18   .400
Penn State 4 14   .222 8 19   .296
Rhode Island 2 16   .111 8 20   .286
1985 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1984–85 Temple Owls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Nate Blackwell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So South Philadelphia HS Philadelphia, PA
G 21 Howard Evans 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr    
F 30 Granger Hall 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Clayton HS Clayton, NJ
F 33 Tim Perry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Freehold HS Freehold, NJ
F Derrick Brantley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr    
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
Nov 26, 1984*
Drexel W 75–62  1–0
McGonigle Hall (4,003)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 1, 1984*
vs. Villanova
Big 5
L 65–68  1–1
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 5, 1984*
at Bradley L 56–57  1–2
Carver Arena 
Peoria, Illinois
Dec 8, 1984*
at Penn W 70–57  2–2
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 15, 1984*
at La Salle W 65–54  3–2
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 22, 1984*
at Wake Forest W 71–61  4–2
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 28, 1984*
vs. Pepperdine W 71–66  5–2
 
 
Dec 29, 1984*
vs. Wyoming W 66–60  6–2
 
 
Jan 3, 1985
vs. Saint Joseph's W 77–45  7–2
(1–0)
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 5, 1985
at Penn State W 65–49  8–2
(2–0)
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
Jan 10, 1985
UMass W 65–39  9–2
(3–0)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 12, 1985
vs. George Washington W 62–55  10–2
(4–0)
 
 
Jan 17, 1985
at Rhode Island W 57–49  11–2
(5–0)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Jan 19, 1985
at Rutgers W 66–63  12–2
(6–0)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Jan 24, 1985
Duquesne W 82–73  13–2
(7–0)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 26, 1985
at West Virginia L 57–61  13–3
(7–1)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 31, 1985
St. Bonaventure W 77–56  14–3
(8–1)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 2, 1985
West Virginia W 88–71  15–3
(9–1)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 7, 1985
Rutgers W 62–52  16–3
(10–1)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 9, 1985
at St. Bonaventure W 53–52  17–3
(11–1)
Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, New York
Feb 14, 1985
Rhode Island W 76–60  18–3
(12–1)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 16, 1985
at Duquesne L 60–71  18–4
(12–2)
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 21, 1985
at George Washington W 56–54  19–4
(13–2)
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
Feb 23, 1985
at UMass W 50–48  20–4
(14–2)
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, Massachusetts
Feb 28, 1985
Penn State W 57–51  21–4
(15–2)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 2, 1985
vs. Saint Joseph's L 66–70  21–5
(15–3)
 
 
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 7, 1985*
vs. St. Bonaventure
Quarterfinals
W 67–56  22–5
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Mar 8, 1985*
vs. Saint Joseph's
Semifinals
W 62–61  23–5
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Mar 9, 1985*
at Rutgers
Championship game
W 59–51  24–5
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1985*
(8 E) vs. (9 E) Virginia Tech
Second round
W 60–57  25–5
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 16, 1985*
(8 E) vs. (1 E) No. 1 Georgetown
Second round
L 46–63  25–6
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
*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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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "Hokies Falter, Temple Prevails". The Washington Post. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Temple No Match for Georgetown". The Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  3. ^ [1]. Retrieved 2022-Jan-21.
  4. ^ 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide. Retrieved 2022-Jan-21.
  5. ^ 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide. Retrieved 2022-Jan-21.