1990–91 Temple Owls men's basketball team

1990–91 Temple Owls men's basketball
1990–91 Temple Owls men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	24–10 (13–5 A–10)
Head coach	John Chaney (9th season);
Home arena	McGonigle Hall (Capacity: 4,500)
	Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

The 1990–91 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1990–91 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. 10 seed in the East region. Temple made a run to the Elite Eight before falling to North Carolina in the East regional final, 75–72. The team finished with a record of 24–10 (13–5 A-10).

1990–91 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Rutgers	14	–	4	.778	19	–	10	.655
Temple	13	–	5	.722	24	–	10	.706
Penn State †	10	–	8	.556	21	–	11	.656
George Washington	10	–	8	.556	19	–	12	.613
UMass	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
West Virginia	10	–	8	.556	17	–	14	.548
Duquesne	10	–	8	.556	13	–	15	.464
Saint Joseph's	7	–	11	.389	13	–	17	.433
Rhode Island	6	–	12	.333	11	–	17	.393
St. Bonaventure	0	–	18	.000	5	–	23	.179

† 1991 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Players, coaches, and managers of team were honored in 2016 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 1990–91 season.^[1]

Roster

1990–91 Temple Owls men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	12	Mark Macon	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Buena Vista HS	Saginaw, MI
G/F	23	Aaron McKie	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Simon Gratz HS	Philadelphia, PA
F	24	Mik Kilgore	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	West Philadelphia HS	Philadelphia, PA
F	30	Mark Strickland	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	McNair HS	Atlanta, GA
F/C	35	Donald Hodge	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Calvin Coolidge HS	Washington, D.C.

Head coach

John Chaney

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 14, 1990*	No. 19	at Iowa Preseason NIT	L 71–73^[2]	0–1	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 1, 1990*		at No. 24 Villanova	W 70–57	1–1	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 5, 1990	No. 24	at St. Bonaventure	W 76–52	2–1 (1–0)	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Dec 8, 1990*	No. 24	at No. 21 South Carolina	L 63–87	2–2	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 15, 1990*		No. 23 Georgia Tech	W 69–67	3–2	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 18, 1990		Penn State	W 67–63	4–2 (2–0)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 27, 1990*		vs. Iowa State Fiesta Bowl Classic	L 79–81 ^OT	4–3	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 28, 1990*		vs. Pepperdine Fiesta Bowl Classic	W 56–55	5–3	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 3, 1991*		Penn	W 66–49	6–3	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 5, 1991*		at La Salle	W 91–86	7–3	Convention Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 8, 1991		Rutgers	W 83–62	8–3 (3–0)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 10, 1991		at George Washington	W 70–61	9–3 (4–0)	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Jan 16, 1991		at Duquesne	L 59–60	9–4 (4–1)	A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 19, 1991*		at Clemson	W 71–52	10–4	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Jan 22, 1991		Saint Joseph's	W 73–56	11–4 (5–1)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 24, 1991		UMass	W 55–53	12–4 (6–1)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 26, 1991		St. Bonaventure	W 77–66	13–4 (7–1)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 28, 1991		at Rhode Island	W 76–61	14–4 (8–1)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island
Feb 2, 1991		at Rutgers	L 73–82	14–5 (8–2)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Feb 4, 1991		at Saint Joseph's	L 60–66	14–6 (8–3)	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 7, 1991		George Washington	W 77–60	15–6 (9–3)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 10, 1991		West Virginia	W 88–78 ^OT	16–6 (10–3)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 13, 1991		at Penn State	W 69–59	17–6 (11–3)	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
Feb 16, 1991*		vs. Notre Dame	W 70–46	18–6	Hersheypark Arena Hershey, Pennsylvania
Feb 19, 1991*		Rhode Island	L 62–63	18–7 (11–4)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 21, 1991		at UMass	W 80–70	19–7 (12–4)	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts
Feb 23, 1991		at West Virginia	L 66–91	19–8 (12–5)	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 28, 1991		Duquesne	W 65–51	20–8 (13–5)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 3, 1991*	(2)	(7) West Virginia Quarterfinals	W 56–53	21–8	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 4, 1991*	(2)	(3) Penn State Semifinals	L 50–52	21–9	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1991*	(10 E)	vs. (7 E) Purdue First round	W 80–63	22–9	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Mar 16, 1991*	(10 E)	vs. (15 E) Richmond Second Round	W 77–64	23–9	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Mar 22, 1991*	(10 E)	vs. (3 E) No. 14 Oklahoma State East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 72–63 ^{OT^[3]}	24–9	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Mar 24, 1991*	(10 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 4 North Carolina East Regional Final – Elite Eight	L 72–75^[4]	24–10	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
*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

Mark Macon – AP Honorable Mention All-American, First-team All-Atlantic 10 (only player named 4x), Robert V. Geasey Trophy, East Region MOP, Temple all-time leading scorer (2,609 points)

NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	8	Mark Macon	Denver Nuggets
2	33	Donald Hodge	Dallas Mavericks

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References

^ "Temple to honor 1991 NCAA Final Eight team". Philadelphia Tribune. February 12, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
^ "PRESEASON NIT : Iowa Knocks Off No. 19 Temple". Los Angeles Times. November 16, 1990. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
^ "College Basketball: N.C.A.A. Tournament; No. 10 Temple Races by a Tired Oklahoma St". New York Times. March 23, 1991. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
^ "TAR HEELS EDGE OWLS, 75-72, FOR TRIP TO FINAL FOUR". Deseret News. March 25, 1991. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
^ "2019-20 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Temple Owls. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
^ "1991 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

[1] "Temple to honor 1991 NCAA Final Eight team". Philadelphia Tribune. February 12, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

[2] "PRESEASON NIT : Iowa Knocks Off No. 19 Temple". Los Angeles Times. November 16, 1990. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

[3] "College Basketball: N.C.A.A. Tournament; No. 10 Temple Races by a Tired Oklahoma St". New York Times. March 23, 1991. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

[4] "TAR HEELS EDGE OWLS, 75-72, FOR TRIP TO FINAL FOUR". Deseret News. March 25, 1991. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

[5] "2019-20 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Temple Owls. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

[6] "1991 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

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