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1999–2000 Temple Owls men's basketball team

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1999–00 Temple Owls men's basketball
Atlantic 10 Season & tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 5
Record27–6 (14–2 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coachDan Leibovitz (4th season)
Home arenaThe Apollo of Temple / Liacouras Center
Seasons
1999–2000 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 5 Temple 14 2   .875 27 6   .818
St. Bonaventure 11 5   .688 21 10   .677
UMass 9 7   .563 17 16   .515
Fordham 7 9   .438 14 15   .483
Saint Joseph's 7 9   .438 13 16   .448
Rhode Island 2 14   .125 5 25   .167
West
Dayton 11 5   .688 22 9   .710
Xavier 9 7   .563 21 12   .636
George Washington 9 7   .563 15 15   .500
Virginia Tech 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
La Salle 5 11   .313 11 17   .393
Duquesne 4 12   .250 9 20   .310
2000 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1999–2000 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University in the 1999–00 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach John Chaney in his 18th year. The Owls were undefeated at home, both in Atlantic-10 games and overall. After winning the Atlantic-10 Tournament, the Owls received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament and were seeded #2 in the East Region. They played at the First Niagara Center and defeated the Lafayette Leopards 73–47 in the first round.[2] However, in the second round the Owls were upset by 10th seeded Seton Hall in a close overtime game (65–67).[3]

Roster

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1999–2000 Temple Owls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 4 Pepe Sanchez 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr Bahía Blanca, Argentina
G 14 Lynn Greer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G/F 25 Mark Karcher 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Baltimore, Maryland
F/C 32 Lamont Barnes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Hopkinsville, Kentucky
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
November 21, 1999*
No. 6 Miami (OH) W 60–47  1–0
The Apollo of Temple 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 26, 1999*
No. 5 vs. Indiana L 59–67  1–1
Springfield Civic Center 
Springfield, Massachusetts
November 29, 1999*
No. 5 at Florida State W 69–58  2–1
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
December 4, 1999*
No. 10 at Wake Forest L 72–77  2–2
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
December 8, 1999*
No. 19 vs. No. 24 Gonzaga W 64–48  3–2
United Center 
Chicago, Illinois
December 15, 1999*
No. 17 Villanova
Philadelphia Big 5
W 69–66  4–2
The Apollo of Temple 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 22, 1999*
No. 19 Penn State W 66–51  5–2
The Apollo of Temple 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 27, 1999*
No. 19 at Cleveland State W 79–66  6–2
CSU Convocation Center 
Cleveland, Ohio
December 29, 1999*
No. 17 at Wisconsin L 44–62  6–3
Kohl Center 
Madison, Wisconsin
January 5, 2000
Rhode Island W 88-45  7–3
(1–0)
The Apollo of Temple 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 8, 2000
St. Joseph's
Philadelphia Big 5
W 64-51  8–3
(2–0)
The Apollo of Temple 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 12, 2000
No. 23 at Fordham W 78–61  9–3
(3–0)
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, New York
January 15, 2000
No. 23 at St. Bonaventure L 56–57  9–4
(3–1)
Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, New York
January 18, 2000
at La Salle
Philadelphia Big 5
W 72–50  10–4
(4–1)
Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 20, 2000*
Penn
Philadelphia Big 5
W 44–40  11–4
The Apollo of Temple 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 22, 2000
Virginia Tech W 66–46  12–4
(5–1)
The Apollo of Temple 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 25, 2000
No. 23 Xavier W 59–40  13–4
(6–1)
The Apollo of Temple 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 29, 2000
No. 23 Duquesne W 81–37  14–4
(7–1)
The Apollo of Temple 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 1, 2020
No. 21 at Massachusetts W 75–48  15–4
(8–1)
Mullins Center 
Amherst, Massachusetts
February 5, 2000
No. 21 at Rhode Island W 74–40  16–4
(9–1)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
February 10, 2000
No. 19 Fordham W 75–61  17–4
(10–1)
The Apollo of Temple 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 13, 2000*
No. 19 No. 23 Maryland W 73–65[5]  18–4
Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 17, 2000
No. 15 at Dayton W 64–58  19–4
(11–1)
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
February 20, 2000*
No. 15 at No. 1 Cincinnati W 77–69  20–4
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, Ohio
February 24, 2000
No. 8 St. Bonaventure W 75–58  21–4
(12–1)
Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 26, 2000
No. 8 Massachusetts W 72–54  22–4
(13–1)
Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 29, 2000
No. 5 at St. Joseph's
Philadelphia Big 5
L 59–62  22–5
(13–2)
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 4, 2000
No. 5 at George Washington W 98–67  23–5
(14–2)
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 9, 2000
No. 6 vs. Virginia Tech
Atlantic 10 Tournament quarterfinals
W 71–52  24–5
First Union Spectrum 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 10, 2000
No. 6 vs. Massachusetts
Atlantic 10 Tournament semifinals
W 54–47  25–5
First Union Spectrom 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 11, 2000
No. 6 vs. St. Bonaventure
Atlantic 10 Tournament finals
W 65–44  26–5
First Union Spectrum 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2000*
(2 E) No. 5 vs. (15 E) Lafayette
First Round
W 73–47  27–5
HSBC Arena 
Buffalo, New York
March 19, 2000
(2 E) No. 5 vs. (10 E) Seton Hall
Second Round
L 65–67 OT 27–6
HSBC Arena 
Buffalo, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Sanchez directs Temple past Lafayette". ESPN. March 17, 2000. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "Seton Hall beats long odds, second-seeded Temple in OT". The Baltimore Sun. March 19, 2000. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "1999–00 Temple Owls Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  5. ^ "Temple dooms Terps in Philly". The Washington Post. February 14, 2000. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  6. ^ "2019-20 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Temple Owls. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  7. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1084–1085. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.