1985–86 Temple Owls men's basketball team


The 1985–86 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach John Chaney, the Owls played their home games at McGonigle Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Temple finished tied for second place in the A-10 regular season standings, then lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament. The Owls received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 9 seed in the Midwest region, the Owls defeated Jacksonville in the opening round[1] before falling to No. 1 seed and eventual Final Four participant Kansas, 65–43.[2] The team finished with a record of 25–6 (15–3 A-10).

1985–86 Temple Owls men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record25–6 (15–3 A–10)
Head coach
Home arenaMcGonigle Hall
Seasons
1985–86 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Saint Joseph's 16 2   .889 26 6   .813
West Virginia 15 3   .833 22 11   .667
Temple 15 3   .833 25 6   .806
St. Bonaventure 10 8   .556 15 13   .536
Duquesne 9 9   .500 15 14   .517
George Washington 7 11   .389 12 16   .429
UMass 6 12   .333 9 9   .500
Rhode Island 5 13   .278 9 19   .321
Penn State 5 13   .278 12 17   .414
Rutgers 2 16   .111 8 21   .276
1986 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1985–86 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) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr South Philadelphia HS Philadelphia, PA
G 21 Howard Evans 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So    
F 32 Mike Vreeswyk 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Morrisville HS  
F 33 Tim Perry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 201 lb (91 kg) So Freehold HS Freehold, NJ
C 44 Ramón Rivas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Pedro Albizu Campos Carolina, PR
F Derrick Brantley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So    
G Ed Coe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr    
G Jerome Dowdell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr    
F Darrin Pearsall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
   
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1985*
at Drexel W 64–51  1–0
Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 30, 1985*
at UCLA L 59–75  1–1
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Dec 7, 1985*
at Wichita State W 62–60  4–1
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
Dec 14, 1985*
vs. Villanova W 81–73  5–1
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 21, 1985*
Wake Forest W 64–59  6–1
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 4, 1986
Rhode Island W 76–60  9–1
(1–0)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 9, 1986
vs. Saint Joseph's L 71–80  9–2
(1–1)
The Palestra 
 
Jan 11, 1986
Rutgers W 68–59  10–2
(2–1)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 16, 1986
at Duquesne W 54–53  11–2
(3–1)
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 18, 1986
at West Virginia L 65–69 OT 11–3
(3–2)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 26, 1986
George Washington W 73–54  24–4
(15–3)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 1, 1986*
vs. West Virginia L 56–61  24–5
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1986*
(9 MW) vs. (8 MW) Jacksonville
First Round
W 61–50 OT 25–5
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
Mar 15, 1986*
(9 MW) vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Kansas
Second Round
L 43–65  25–6
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "TEMPLE CROWNS JACKSONVILLE IN OT". Orlando Sentinel. March 14, 1986. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "KANSAS PROVES TOO MUCH FOR TEMPLE". Orlando Sentinel. March 16, 1986. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  3. ^ [1]. Retrieved 2019-Apr-27.
  4. ^ 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide. Retrieved 2022-Apr-9.
  5. ^ "2015-16 Temple Owls media guide" (PDF). Temple University Athletics. Retrieved April 9, 2022.