1984–85 Temple Owls men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach John Chaney, the Owls played their home games at McGonigle Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Temple finished in second place in the A-10 regular season standings, then won the A-10 tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 8 seed in the East region, the Owls defeated Virginia Tech in the opening round^[1] before falling to No. 1 seed and eventual National runner-up Georgetown, 63–46.^[2] The team finished with a record of 25–6 (15–3 A-10).

1984–85 Temple Owls men's basketball
A-10 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	25–6 (15–3 A–10)
Head coach	John Chaney (3rd season)
Home arena	McGonigle Hall
Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

1984–85 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
West Virginia	16	–	2		.889			20	–	9		.690
Temple †	15	–	3		.833			25	–	6		.806
Saint Joseph's	13	–	5		.722			19	–	12		.613
Rutgers	9	–	9		.500			16	–	14		.533
George Washington	9	–	9		.500			14	–	14		.500
UMass	9	–	9		.500			13	–	15		.464
St. Bonaventure	7	–	11		.389			14	–	15		.483
Duquesne	6	–	12		.333			12	–	18		.400
Penn State	4	–	14		.222			8	–	19		.296
Rhode Island	2	–	16		.111			8	–	20		.286
† 1985 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1984–85 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) 165 lb (75 kg) So South Philadelphia HS Philadelphia, PA G 21 Howard Evans 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Fr     F 30 Granger Hall 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Clayton HS Clayton, NJ F 33 Tim Perry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Freehold HS Freehold, NJ F Derrick Brantley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Fr	Head coach John Chaney Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1984*		Drexel	W 75–62	1–0	McGonigle Hall (4,003) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 1, 1984*		vs. Villanova Big 5	L 65–68	1–1	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 5, 1984*		at Bradley	L 56–57	1–2	Carver Arena  Peoria, Illinois
Dec 8, 1984*		at Penn	W 70–57	2–2	Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 15, 1984*		at La Salle	W 65–54	3–2	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 22, 1984*		at Wake Forest	W 71–61	4–2	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 28, 1984*		vs. Pepperdine	W 71–66	5–2
Dec 29, 1984*		vs. Wyoming	W 66–60	6–2
Jan 3, 1985		vs. Saint Joseph's	W 77–45	7–2 (1–0)	Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 5, 1985		at Penn State	W 65–49	8–2 (2–0)	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
Jan 10, 1985		UMass	W 65–39	9–2 (3–0)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 12, 1985		vs. George Washington	W 62–55	10–2 (4–0)
Jan 17, 1985		at Rhode Island	W 57–49	11–2 (5–0)	Keaney Gymnasium  Kingston, Rhode Island
Jan 19, 1985		at Rutgers	W 66–63	12–2 (6–0)	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, New Jersey
Jan 24, 1985		Duquesne	W 82–73	13–2 (7–0)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 26, 1985		at West Virginia	L 57–61	13–3 (7–1)	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 31, 1985		St. Bonaventure	W 77–56	14–3 (8–1)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 2, 1985		West Virginia	W 88–71	15–3 (9–1)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 7, 1985		Rutgers	W 62–52	16–3 (10–1)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 9, 1985		at St. Bonaventure	W 53–52	17–3 (11–1)	Reilly Center  St. Bonaventure, New York
Feb 14, 1985		Rhode Island	W 76–60	18–3 (12–1)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 16, 1985		at Duquesne	L 60–71	18–4 (12–2)	Civic Arena  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 21, 1985		at George Washington	W 56–54	19–4 (13–2)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Feb 23, 1985		at UMass	W 50–48	20–4 (14–2)	Curry Hicks Cage  Amherst, Massachusetts
Feb 28, 1985		Penn State	W 57–51	21–4 (15–2)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 2, 1985		vs. Saint Joseph's	L 66–70	21–5 (15–3)
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 7, 1985*		vs. St. Bonaventure Quarterfinals	W 67–56	22–5	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, New Jersey
Mar 8, 1985*		vs. Saint Joseph's Semifinals	W 62–61	23–5	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, New Jersey
Mar 9, 1985*		at Rutgers Championship game	W 59–51	24–5	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, New Jersey
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1985*	(8 E)	vs. (9 E) Virginia Tech Second round	W 60–57	25–5	Hartford Civic Center  Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 16, 1985*	(8 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 1 Georgetown Second round	L 46–63	25–6	Hartford Civic Center  Hartford, Connecticut
*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

Main article: 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

• Granger Hall – A-10 Player of the Year