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1993–94 Temple Owls men's basketball team

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1993–94 Temple Owls men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 12
Record23–8 (12–4 A–10)
Head coach
Home arenaMcGonigle Hall (Capacity: 4,500)
Seasons
1993–94 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 UMass 14 2   .875 28 7   .800
No. 12 Temple 12 4   .750 23 8   .742
George Washington 8 8   .500 18 12   .600
West Virginia 8 8   .500 17 12   .586
Duquesne 8 8   .500 17 13   .567
Rhode Island 7 9   .438 11 16   .407
Rutgers 6 10   .375 11 16   .407
Saint Joseph's 5 11   .313 14 14   .500
St. Bonaventure 4 12   .250 10 17   .370
1994 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993–94 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1993–94 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 No. 4 seed in the East region. Temple defeated No. 13 seed Drexel in the opening round[1] before falling to No. 5 seed Indiana, 67–58.[2] The team finished with a record of 23–8 (12–4 A-10).

Roster

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1993–94 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) Jr Salem HS Salem, MA
G/F 21 Eddie Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Blanche Ely HS Pompano Beach, FL
G/F 23 Aaron McKie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Glenn Hills HS Philadelphia, PA
C 33 William Cunningham 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So McNair HS Augusta, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Dec 1, 1993*
No. 7 at No. 3 Kansas W 73–59  1–0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Dec 4, 1993*
No. 7 UAB W 55–52  2–0
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 11, 1993*
No. 5 vs. Villanova W 54–49  3–0
The Spectrum 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 16, 1993*
No. 4 No. 17 Cincinnati W 88–72  4–0
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 27, 1993*
No. 4 vs. No. 15 Georgia Tech L 51–57  4–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Dec 28, 1993*
No. 4 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson W 63–51  5–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Jan 2, 1994
No. 4 Saint Joseph's W 67–54  6–1
(1–0)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 6, 1994
No. 7 West Virginia L 47–49  6–2
(1–1)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 8, 1994
No. 7 No. 23 George Washington W 80–64  7–2
(2–1)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 11, 1994*
No. 13 Penn W 76–65  8–2
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 15, 1994
No. 13 at Rhode Island W 69–49  9–2
(3–1)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Jan 20, 1994*
No. 11 at La Salle W 68–55  10–2
Convention Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 23, 1994
No. 11 at Rutgers W 78–56  11–2
(4–1)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Atlantic 10 Tournament
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1994*
(4 E) No. 12 vs. (13 E) Drexel
First Round
W 61–39  23–7
USAir Arena (18,667)
Landover, Maryland
Mar 20, 1994*
(4 E) No. 12 vs. (5 E) No. 18 Indiana
Second Round
L 58–67  23–8
USAir Arena 
Landover, Maryland
*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

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References

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  1. ^ "McKie Turns It On, Owls Dump Dragons". The Washington Post. March 19, 1994. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "No Sparks Fly as Indiana Beats Temple". The Los Angeles Times. March 21, 1994. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "1993–94 Temple Owls Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "2019-20 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Temple Owls. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  5. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.