Temple Owls men's basketball

Temple Owls
2011–12 Temple Owls men's basketball team
University	Temple University
Conference	Atlantic 10
Location	Philadelphia, PA
Head coach	Fran Dunphy (6th year)
Arena	Liacouras Center (Capacity: 10,206)
Nickname	Owls
Colors	Cherry, Black, and White
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate
Pre-tournament Helms champions
1938
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1956, 1958
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1988, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2001
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1988, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2001
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2011
NCAA Tournament appearances
1944, 1956, 1958, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Conference tournament champions
1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2010
Conference regular season champions
1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2010

The Temple Owls men's basketball team represents Temple University in the Atlantic 10 Conference at the Division I level. The program is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The head men's basketball coach is Fran Dunphy.

History

Temple Men's Basketball' program is ranked 6th in All-Time NCAA wins with 1766, (at the end of the 2010/2011 season). They are in good company, with only Kentucky, North Carolina, Kansas, Duke, and Syracuse having a higher total.

The Temple Owls became the 1st National Invitation Tournament (NIT) Champions in 1938, one year before the conception of the NCAA Tournament. They again won the Championship in 1969.

During the 1950s, the Temple basketball team made two NCAA Final Four appearances (1956, 1958) under legendary Head Coach Harry Litwack. Litwack would be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame after concluding a 21-year coaching career that included 373 wins.

Head Coach John Chaney, also a Hall of Famer, won a total of 741 career games (312 losses) and took Temple to the NCAA tournament 17 times. His 1987-88 Owls team entered the NCAA tournament ranked #1 in the country, and he has reached the Elite Eight on five different occasions. He was consensus national coach of the year in 1988.

On April 10, 2006, University of Pennsylvania head coach and La Salle University alumnus Fran Dunphy was named the new Temple's Men's Head Basketball coach. Dunphy had coached the Quakers for 17 straight seasons prior to the move. Dunphy and his Owls won the Atlantic-10 tournament in 2008. And in 2009, the Owls won their second consecutive Atlantic-10 tournament, for their conference leading 8th A-10 title. Dunphy's 2009-2010 team went into the A10 tournament as its regular season champions sharing the title with Xavier. The '09-'10 team has been Dunphy's most successful yet, it ranked #12/#13 going into the NCAA tournament after being ranked in the top twenty-five for thirteen straight weeks in both the AP and ESPN polls.

Players Mark Macon, Juan Ignacio Sanchez, Eddie Jones, Lavoy Allen, Aaron McKie, and Mardy Collins are just a few who have gone on to play in the NBA

An avid supporter is Bill Cosby, who once attended Temple University.

NCAA Basketball Tournament appearances

Year	Result
1944	East Regional Semifinal: Ohio State L 47-57 Regional Third Place: Catholic W 55-35
1956	East Regional Semifinal: Holy Cross W 74-72 Regional Final: Connecticut W 65-59 National Semifinal: Iowa L 83-76 National third place game: SMU W 90-81
1958	East Regional Semifinal: Maryland W 71-67 Regional Final: Dartmouth W 69-50 National Semifinal: Kentucky L 60-61 National third place game: Kansas State W 67-57
1964	East Regional First Round: Connecticut L 48-53
1967	East Regional First Round: St. John's L 53-57
1970	East Regional First Round: Villanova L 69-77
1972	East Regional First Round: South Carolina L 51-53
1979	Seventh Seed East Regional First Round: St. John's L 70-75
1984	Eighth Seed East Regional First Round: St. John's W 65-63 Second Round: North Carolina L 66-77
1985	Eighth Seed East Regional First Round: Virginia Tech W 60-57 Second Round: Georgetown L 46-63
1986	Ninth Seed East Regional First Round: Jacksonville W 61-50 (OT) Second Round: Kansas, L 43-65
1987	Second Seed East Regional First Round: Southern W 75-56 Second Round: LSU L 62-72
1988	First Seed East Regional First Round: Lehigh W 87-73 Second Round: Georgetown W 74-53 Regional Semifinal: Richmond W 69-47 Regional Final: Duke L 53-63
1990	Eleventh Seed East Regional First Round: St. John's L 65-81
1991	Tenth Seed East Regional First Round: Purdue W 80-63 Second Round: Richmond W 77-64 Regional Semifinal: Oklahoma State W 72-63 (OT) Regional Final: North Carolina L 72-75
1992	Eleventh Seed Southeast Regional First Round: Michigan L 66-73
1993	Seventh Seed West Regional First Round: Missouri W 75-61 Second Round: Santa Clara W 68-57 Regional Semifinal: Vanderbilt W 67-59 Regional Final: Michigan L 72-77
1994	Fourth Seed East Regional First Round: Drexel W 61-39 Second Round: Indiana L 58-67
1995	Tenth Seed West Regional First Round: Cincinnati L 70-77
1996	Seventh Seed Southeast Regional First Round: Oklahoma W 61-43 Second Round: Cincinnati L 65-78
1997	Ninth Seed Midwest Regional First Round: Mississippi W 62-40 Second Round: Minnesota L 57-76
1998	Seventh Seed West Regional First Round: West Virginia L 52-82
1999	Sixth Seed East Regional First Round: Kent W 61-54 Second Round: Cincinnati W 64-54 Regional Semifinal: Purdue W 77-55 Regional Final: Duke L 64-85
2000	Second Seed East Regional First Round: Lafayette W 73-47 Second Round: Seton Hall L 65-67 (OT)
2001	Eleventh Seed South Regional First Round: Texas W 79-65 Second Round: Florida W 75-54 Regional Semifinal: Penn State W 84-72 Regional Final: Michigan State L 62-69
2008	Twelfth Seed South Regional First Round: Michigan State L 61-72
2009	Eleventh Seed South Regional First Round: Arizona State L 57-66
2010	Fifth Seed East Regional First Round: Cornell L 65-78
2011	Seventh Seed West Regional Second Round: Penn State W 66-64 Third Round: San Diego State L 64-71

Roster

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown		High School
1	Khalif Wyatt	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 pounds (95 kg)	G	Jr.	Norristown, Pennsylvania	U.S.	Norristown HS
2	Will Cummings	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 pounds (75 kg)	G	Fr.	Jacksonville, Florida	U.S.	Providence School
3	Anthony Lee	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 pounds (93 kg)	F/C	Fr.	Orlando, Florida	U.S.	West Oaks Academy
4	Juan Fernandez	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 pounds (82 kg)	G	Sr.	Río Tercero, Córdoba	Argentina	Dr. Alexis Carrel HS
10	Ramone Moore	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 pounds (82 kg)	G	Sr.	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	U.S.	South Philadelphia HS
11	T.J. DiLeo	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 pounds (88 kg)	G	Jr.	Cinnaminson, New Jersey	U.S.	Cinnaminson HS
15	Jimmy McDonnell	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	190 pounds (86 kg)	F	Fr.	Jackson, New Jersey	U.S.	Jackson Memorial HS
22	Aaron Brown	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 pounds (95 kg)	G	So.	Newark, New Jersey	U.S.	St. Benedict's Prep
25	Nick Pendergast	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 pounds (79 kg)	F	Fr.	Bridgewater, Connecticut	U.S.	Kent School
31	Jake Godino	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 pounds (77 kg)	G	Sr.	Chester, Pennsylvania	U.S.	Delaware County Christian School
32	Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 pounds (91 kg)	F	Jr.	Chester, Pennsylvania	U.S.	Chester HS
33	Scootie Randall	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 pounds (93 kg)	F	Sr.	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	U.S.	Communications Tech HS
50	Micheal Eric	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 pounds (110 kg)	F/C	Sr.	Lagos	Nigeria	Church Farm School
–	Dalton Pepper	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 pounds (100 kg)	G	Jr.	Levittown, Pennsylvania	U.S.	Pennsbury HS

See also

• Temple Coach Harry Litwack
• NCAA Men's Division I Final Four appearances by coaches