1998–99 Temple Owls men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach John Chaney and played their home games at the Liacouras Center. The Owls received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 6 seed in the East region. Temple made a run to the Elite Eight and finished with a record of 24–11 (13–3 A-10).

1998–99 Temple Owls men's basketball
Atlantic 10 Regular season champion
Atlantic 10 East champion
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
Record24–11 (13–3 A–10)
Head coach
Assistant coachDan Leibovitz (3rd season)
Home arenaThe Apollo of Temple
Seasons
1998–99 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Temple 13 3   .813 24 11   .686
Rhode Island 10 6   .625 20 13   .606
UMass 9 7   .563 14 16   .467
St. Bonaventure 8 8   .500 14 15   .483
Fordham 5 11   .313 12 15   .444
Saint Joseph's 5 11   .313 12 18   .400
West
George Washington 13 3   .813 20 9   .690
Xavier 12 4   .750 25 11   .694
La Salle 8 8   .500 13 15   .464
Virginia Tech 7 9   .438 13 15   .464
Dayton 5 11   .313 11 17   .393
Duquesne 1 15   .063 5 23   .179
1999 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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1998–99 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)
Jr Bahía Blanca, Argentina
G 14 Lynn Greer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 21 Rasheed Brokenborough 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G/F 25 Mark Karcher 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Baltimore, Maryland
C 30 Ron Rollerson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 290 lb (132 kg) Fr
F/C 32 Lamont Barnes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Hopkinsville, Kentucky
G 33 Quincy Wadley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
F 42 Kevin Lyde 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Fr
F 44 Mamadou Cellou Barry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Fr
F Keaton Sanders 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr
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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 10, 1998*
No. 7 vs. Georgetown
Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic
W 65–49  1–0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Nov 11, 1998*
No. 7 vs. Wake Forest
Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic
W 59–48  2–0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Nov 18, 1998*
No. 7 Ole Miss W 68–52  3–0
The Apollo of Temple 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 20, 1998*
No. 7 No. 5 Michigan State W 60–59  4–0
The Apollo of Temple 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 23, 1998*
No. 6 at Penn L 70–73 OT 4–1
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 1, 1998*
No. 10 at Penn State L 64–65  4–2
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, Pennsylvania
Dec 5, 1998*
No. 10 at No. 16 Indiana L 62–63  4–3
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
Dec 9, 1998*
No. 16 Wisconsin L 56–63  4–4
The Apollo of Temple 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 14, 1998*
No. 16 Florida State W 75–66  5–4
The Apollo of Temple 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 19, 1998*
at Rutgers W 56–38  6–4
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Dec 29, 1998*
vs. No. 5 Stanford
Pete Newell Classic
L 50–57  6–5
The Arena in Oakland 
Oakland, California
Dec 31, 1998*
at Fresno State L 63–66  6–6
Selland Arena 
Fresno, California
Jan 3, 1999
at La Salle W 82–45  7–6
(1–0)
Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 6, 1999
St. Bonaventure W 70–54  8–6
(2–0)
The Apollo of Temple 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 9, 1999
at Fordham W 75–65  9–6
(3–0)
Rose Hill Gym 
Bronx, New York
Jan 14, 1999
Saint Joseph's W 62–47  10–6
(4–0)
The Apollo of Temple 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 16, 1999
Rhode Island W 76–63  11–6
(5–0)
The Apollo of Temple 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 19, 1999
at Duquesne W 75–52  12–6
(6–0)
A.J. Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 23, 1999
UMass W 65–57  13–6
(7–0)
The Apollo of Temple 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 30, 1999
at St. Bonaventure L 59–74  13–7
(7–1)
Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, New York
Feb 4, 1999
Dayton W 67–54  14–7
(8–1)
The Apollo of Temple 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 6, 1999
at Rhode Island W 72–63  15–7
(9–1)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Feb 9, 1999
at Saint Joseph's W 85–78  16–7
(10–1)
Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 14, 1999
at Xavier L 60–62  16–8
(10–2)
Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 16, 1999
Virginia Tech W 78–48  17–8
(11–2)
The Apollo of Temple 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 20, 1999
George Washington W 72–56  18–8
(12–2)
The Apollo of Temple 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 24, 1999
Fordham W 71–49  19–8
(13–2)
The Apollo of Temple 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 28, 1999
at UMass L 49–57  19–9
(13–3)
Mullins Center 
Amherst, Massachusetts
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 4, 1999*
vs. Virginia Tech
Quarterfinal
W 64–51  20–9
First Union Spectrum 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 5, 1999*
vs. Xavier
Semifinal
W 76–64  21–9
First Union Spectrum 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 6, 1999*
vs. Rhode Island
Championship Game
L 59–62  21–10
First Union Spectrum 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1999*
(6 E) vs. (11 E) Kent State
First round
W 61–54[2]  22–10
FleetCenter 
Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 14, 1999*
(6 E) vs. (3 E) No. 11 Cincinnati
Second Round
W 64–54[3]  23–10
FleetCenter 
Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 19, 1999*
(6 E) vs. (10 E) Purdue
East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 77–55[4]  24–10
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Mar 21, 1999*
(6 E) vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke
East Regional final – Elite Eight
L 64–85[5]  24–11
Continental Airlines 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

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References

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  1. ^ "1998–99 Temple Owls Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "Injured Owl leads late charge". Tampa Bay Times. March 13, 1999. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "Cincinnati No Match for Temple". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1999. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "After Routing Purdue, Temple Faces Duke". The New York Times. March 20, 1999. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "Duke Routs Temple for Spot in Final Four". The Washington Post. March 22, 1999. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  6. ^ "2019-20 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Temple Owls. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  7. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1076. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.