1997–98 Temple Owls men's basketball team

1997–98 Temple Owls men's basketball
1997–98 Temple Owls men's basketball
Atlantic 10 Regular season champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	21–9 (13–3 A–10)
Head coach	John Chaney (16th season);
Assistant coach	Dan Leibovitz (2nd season)
Home arena	The Apollo of Temple
	Seasons ← 1996–97 1998–99 →

The 1997–98 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach John Chaney and played their home games at the newly opened Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Owls won the Atlantic 10 regular season title, but fell in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the West region. Temple lost to No. 10 seed West Virginia, 82–52,^[1] in the opening round. Temple finished with a record of 21–9 (13–3 A-10).

1997–98 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 24 Temple	13	–	3	.813	21	–	9	.700
Rhode Island	12	–	4	.750	25	–	9	.735
UMass	12	–	4	.750	21	–	11	.656
St. Bonaventure	6	–	10	.375	17	–	15	.531
Saint Joseph's	3	–	13	.188	11	–	17	.393
Fordham	2	–	14	.125	6	–	21	.222
West
No. 23 Xavier †	11	–	5	.688	22	–	8	.733
George Washington	11	–	5	.688	24	–	9	.727
Dayton	11	–	5	.688	21	–	12	.636
Virginia Tech	5	–	11	.313	10	–	17	.370
Duquesne	5	–	11	.313	11	–	19	.367
La Salle	5	–	11	.313	9	–	18	.333

† 1998 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	4	Pepe Sanchez	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So	Bahía Blanca, Argentina
G	14	Lynn Greer	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	21	Rasheed Brokenborough	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F/C	25	Marc Jackson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Sr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F/C	32	Lamont Barnes	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Hopkinsville, Kentucky
G	33	Quincy Wadley	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
F		Keaton Sanders	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So
F		Damien Read	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 11, 1997*		vs. Auburn NABC Classic	W 68–42	1–0	University Arena (17,112) Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nov 14, 1997*		No. 17 Indiana	W 59–53	2–0	CoreStates Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 22, 1997*		at No. 21 Ole Miss	L 74–87	2–1	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi
Dec 4, 1997*		at Michigan State	W 56–54	3–1	Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, Michigan
Dec 6, 1997*		at Wisconsin	W 59–49	4–1	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
Dec 9, 1997*		No. 18 Fresno State	W 76–61^[3]	5–1	The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 13, 1997*		DePaul	W 74–43	6–1	The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 16, 1997*		at Villanova	L 57–68	6–2	CoreStates Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 5, 1998*		vs. Saint Joseph's Quarterfinals	W 76–52	21–7	CoreStates Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 6, 1998*		George Washington Semifinals	L 64–78	21–8	CoreStates Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1998*	(7 W) No. 24	vs. (10 W) West Virginia First Round	L 52–82	21–9	BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

^ "West Virginia Rolls Over Temple". The New York Times. March 13, 1998. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
^ "1997–98 Temple Owls Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
^ "Hoops Hall and High Hopes". The New York Times. December 10, 1997. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
^ "2019-20 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Temple Owls. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1064–1065. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.