1989–90 Temple Owls men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach John Chaney and played their home games at McGonigle Hall. The Owls won A-10 regular season and conference tournament titles. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the East region. Temple was beaten by St. John's in the opening round to finish with a record of 20–11 (15–3 A-10).

1989–90 Temple Owls men's basketball
A–10 Regular Season Champions A–10 tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	20–11 (15–3 A–10)
Head coach	John Chaney (8th season)
Home arena	McGonigle Hall (Capacity: 4,500)
Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Temple †	15	–	3		.833			20	–	11		.645
Penn State	13	–	5		.722			25	–	9		.735
West Virginia	11	–	7		.611			16	–	12		.571
Rhode Island	11	–	7		.611			15	–	13		.536
Rutgers	11	–	7		.611			18	–	17		.514
UMass	10	–	8		.556			17	–	14		.548
George Washington	6	–	12		.333			14	–	17		.452
Saint Joseph's	5	–	13		.278			7	–	21		.250
Duquesne	5	–	13		.278			7	–	22		.241
St. Bonaventure	3	–	15		.167			8	–	20		.286
† 1990 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1989–90 Temple Owls men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 12 Mark Macon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Buena Vista HS Saginaw, MI F 24 Mik Kilgore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So West Philadelphia HS Philadelphia, PA F 30 Mark Strickland 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr McNair HS Atlanta, GA F/C 35 Donald Hodge 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Calvin Coolidge HS Washington, D.C. C 45 Duane Causwell 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Benjamin N. Cardozo HS Queens, NY	Head coach John Chaney Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1989*	No. 16	at Penn	W 55–54	1–0	Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 1, 1989*	No. 16	vs. Arkansas State Carrier Classic	W 65–41	2–0	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Dec 2, 1989*	No. 16	at No. 1 Syracuse Carrier Classic	L 56–73	2–1	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Dec 9, 1989	No. 23	at Penn State	L 59–61	2–2 (0–1)	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
Dec 12, 1989		Saint Joseph's	W 74–54	3–2 (1–1)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 16, 1989*		at No. 5 Illinois	L 61–78	3–3	Assembly Hall  Champaign, Illinois
Dec 23, 1989		Duquesne	W 93–62	4–3 (2–1)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 4, 1990*		No. 17 La Salle	L 62–63	4–4	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 6, 1990*		vs. No. 18 NC State	L 71–74	4–5	Atlantic City, New Jersey
Jan 9, 1990		at George Washington	W 60–57	5–5 (3–1)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Jan 11, 1990*		West Virginia	W 73–69	6–5 (4–1)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 13, 1990*		No. 7 UNLV	L 76–82	6–6	The Spectrum  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 16, 1990*		at No. 11 Georgia Tech	L 57–59	6–7	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 18, 1990		at Duquesne	W 67–43	7–7 (5–1)	A.J. Palumbo Center  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 20, 1990		UMass	W 86–69	8–7 (6–1)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 24, 1990		Rhode Island	W 81–70	9–7 (7–1)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 28, 1990		at St. Bonaventure	W 59–46	10–7 (8–1)	Reilly Center  St. Bonaventure, New York
Jan 31, 1990		at Saint Joseph's	W 78–63	11–7 (9–1)	Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 3, 1990		at Rhode Island	L 70–86	11–8 (9–2)	Keaney Gymnasium  Kingston, Rhode Island
Feb 5, 1990		St. Bonaventure	W 81–64	12–8 (10–2)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 11, 1990		at UMass	W 83–82 ^3 OT	13–8 (11–2)	Curry Hicks Cage  Amherst, Massachusetts
Feb 13, 1990		Penn State	W 61–53	14–8 (12–2)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 18, 1990		at Rutgers	W 75–69	15–8 (13–2)	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, New Jersey
Feb 21, 1990*		Villanova	L 69–71	15–9	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 24, 1990		George Washington	W 86–74	16–9 (14–2)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 27, 1990		at West Virginia	L 51–55	16–10 (14–3)	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Mar 1, 1990		Rutgers	W 75–70 ^2 OT	17–10 (15–3)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 4, 1990*		Duquesne A-10 Tournament Quarterfinal	W 61–50	18–10	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 5, 1990*		Rutgers A-10 Tournament Semifinal	W 65–57	19–10	Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 8, 1990*		UMass A-10 tournament championship	W 53–51	20–10	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1990*	(11 E)	vs. (6 E) St. John's	L 65–81	20–11	Omni Coliseum  Atlanta, Georgia
*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

Main article: 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

NBA draft

Main article: 1990 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	18	Duane Causwell	Sacramento Kings

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References

1. "2019-20 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Temple Owls. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
2. "1990 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 3, 2020.