1996–97 Temple Owls men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1996–97 Temple Owls men's basketball

NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	20–11 (10–6 A–10)
Head coach	John Chaney (15th season)
Assistant coach	Dan Leibovitz (1st season)
Home arena	McGonigle Hall
Seasons ← 1995–96 1997–98 →

1996–97 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

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
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

Marc Jackson – Atlantic 10 Player of the Year

References

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

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Venues	Mitten Hall South Hall Convention Hall (1938–1955) Palestra (1955–1984) McGonigle Hall (1969–1997) Liacouras Center (1997–present)
Rivalries	Saint Joseph's
Culture & lore	City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics