1991–92 Temple Owls men's basketball team

The 1991–92 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1991–92 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 received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the Southeast region. Temple lost in the opening round to the Fab Five of Michigan, 73–66.^[1] The team finished with a record of 17–13 (11–5 A-10).

1991–92 Temple Owls men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	17–13 (11–5 A–10)
Head coach	John Chaney (10th season)
Home arena	McGonigle Hall (Capacity: 4,500)
Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 →

1991–92 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 17 UMass †	13	–	3		.813			30	–	5		.857
Temple	11	–	5		.688			17	–	13		.567
West Virginia	10	–	6		.625			20	–	12		.625
Rhode Island	9	–	7		.563			22	–	10		.688
George Washington	8	–	8		.500			16	–	12		.571
Rutgers	6	–	10		.375			16	–	15		.516
Duquesne	6	–	10		.375			13	–	15		.464
Saint Joseph's	6	–	10		.375			13	–	15		.464
St. Bonaventure	3	–	13		.188			9	–	19		.321
† 1992 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1991–92 Temple Owls men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown PG 4 Rick Brunson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Salem HS Salem, MA G/F 21 Eddie Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Blanche Ely HS Pompano Beach, FL G/F 23 Aaron McKie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Simon Gratz HS Philadelphia, PA F 24 Mik Kilgore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr West Philadelphia HS Philadelphia, PA F 30 Mark Strickland 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr McNair HS Atlanta, GA	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

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Dec 3, 1991*		at Penn	W 69–65	1–0	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 7, 1991*		Duquesne	W 94–78	2–0	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 10, 1991*		Illinois	W 92–56	3–0	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 27, 1991*		vs. Kansas State	W 68–65	4–0	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 28, 1991*		vs. No. 4 Kansas	L 73–97	4–1	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
Jan 25, 1992*		at No. 21 Tulane	L 75–99	7–7	Devlin Fieldhouse  New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 9, 1992*		vs. Penn State	W 73–72 ^2OT	12–8
Feb 13, 1992*		at Memphis State	W 65–63	13–8	The Pyramid  Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 23, 1992*		vs. No. 5 Arizona 7-Up Shootout	L 60–66^[3]	14–10	St. Petersburg, Florida
Mar 1, 1992*		at Wake Forest	L 75–83	15–11	Lawrence Joel Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 8, 1992*		vs. Saint Joseph's Quarterfinals	W 75–59	17–11	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 9, 1992*		vs. West Virginia Semifinals	L 41–44	17–12	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20, 1992*	(11 SE)	vs. (6 SE) No. 15 Michigan First Round	L 66–73^[1]	17–13	The Omni  Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

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References

1. "Come back for seconds". Detroit Free Press. March 21, 1992. Retrieved March 15, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
2. "1991–92 Temple Owls Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
3. "Arizona Goes Long Distance, 66-60". Los Angeles Times. February 24, 1992. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
4. "2019-20 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Temple Owls. Retrieved March 15, 2021.