1984–85 Temple Owls men's basketball team

1984–85 Temple Owls men's basketball
1984–85 Temple Owls men's basketball
A-10 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	25–6 (15–3 A–10)
Head coach	John Chaney (3rd season);
Home arena	McGonigle Hall
	Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

The 1984–85 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach John Chaney, the Owls played their home games at McGonigle Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Temple finished in second place in the A-10 regular season standings, then won the A-10 tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 8 seed in the East region, the Owls defeated Virginia Tech in the opening round^[1] before falling to No. 1 seed and eventual National runner-up Georgetown, 63–46.^[2] The team finished with a record of 25–6 (15–3 A-10).

1984–85 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
West Virginia	16	–	2	.889	20	–	9	.690
Temple †	15	–	3	.833	25	–	6	.806
Saint Joseph's	13	–	5	.722	19	–	12	.613
Rutgers	9	–	9	.500	16	–	14	.533
George Washington	9	–	9	.500	14	–	14	.500
UMass	9	–	9	.500	13	–	15	.464
St. Bonaventure	7	–	11	.389	14	–	15	.483
Duquesne	6	–	12	.333	12	–	18	.400
Penn State	4	–	14	.222	8	–	19	.296
Rhode Island	2	–	16	.111	8	–	20	.286

† 1985 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1984–85 Temple Owls men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Nate Blackwell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	South Philadelphia HS	Philadelphia, PA
G	21	Howard Evans	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Fr
F	30	Granger Hall	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Clayton HS	Clayton, NJ
F	33	Tim Perry	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Freehold HS	Freehold, NJ
F		Derrick Brantley	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr

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
Nov 26, 1984*		Drexel	W 75–62	1–0	McGonigle Hall (4,003) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 1, 1984*		vs. Villanova Big 5	L 65–68	1–1	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 5, 1984*		at Bradley	L 56–57	1–2	Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois
Dec 8, 1984*		at Penn	W 70–57	2–2	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 15, 1984*		at La Salle	W 65–54	3–2	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 22, 1984*		at Wake Forest	W 71–61	4–2	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 28, 1984*		vs. Pepperdine	W 71–66	5–2
Dec 29, 1984*		vs. Wyoming	W 66–60	6–2
Jan 3, 1985		vs. Saint Joseph's	W 77–45	7–2 (1–0)	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 5, 1985		at Penn State	W 65–49	8–2 (2–0)	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
Jan 10, 1985		UMass	W 65–39	9–2 (3–0)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 12, 1985		vs. George Washington	W 62–55	10–2 (4–0)
Jan 17, 1985		at Rhode Island	W 57–49	11–2 (5–0)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island
Jan 19, 1985		at Rutgers	W 66–63	12–2 (6–0)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Jan 24, 1985		Duquesne	W 82–73	13–2 (7–0)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 26, 1985		at West Virginia	L 57–61	13–3 (7–1)	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 31, 1985		St. Bonaventure	W 77–56	14–3 (8–1)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 2, 1985		West Virginia	W 88–71	15–3 (9–1)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 7, 1985		Rutgers	W 62–52	16–3 (10–1)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 9, 1985		at St. Bonaventure	W 53–52	17–3 (11–1)	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Feb 14, 1985		Rhode Island	W 76–60	18–3 (12–1)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 16, 1985		at Duquesne	L 60–71	18–4 (12–2)	Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 21, 1985		at George Washington	W 56–54	19–4 (13–2)	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Feb 23, 1985		at UMass	W 50–48	20–4 (14–2)	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts
Feb 28, 1985		Penn State	W 57–51	21–4 (15–2)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 2, 1985		vs. Saint Joseph's	L 66–70	21–5 (15–3)
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 7, 1985*		vs. St. Bonaventure Quarterfinals	W 67–56	22–5	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Mar 8, 1985*		vs. Saint Joseph's Semifinals	W 62–61	23–5	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Mar 9, 1985*		at Rutgers Championship game	W 59–51	24–5	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1985*	(8 E)	vs. (9 E) Virginia Tech Second round	W 60–57	25–5	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 16, 1985*	(8 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 1 Georgetown Second round	L 46–63	25–6	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
*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

Awards and honors

Granger Hall – A-10 Player of the Year

References

^ "Hokies Falter, Temple Prevails". The Washington Post. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
^ "Temple No Match for Georgetown". The Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
^ [1]. Retrieved 2022-Jan-21.
^ 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide. Retrieved 2022-Jan-21.
^ 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide. Retrieved 2022-Jan-21.

[1] "Hokies Falter, Temple Prevails". The Washington Post. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

[2] "Temple No Match for Georgetown". The Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

[3] [1]. Retrieved 2022-Jan-21.

[4] 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide. Retrieved 2022-Jan-21.

[5] 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide. Retrieved 2022-Jan-21.

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