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

References

1. "Hokies Falter, Temple Prevails". The Washington Post. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
2. "Temple No Match for Georgetown". The Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
3. . Retrieved 2022-Jan-21.
4. 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide. Retrieved 2022-Jan-21.
5. 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide. Retrieved 2022-Jan-21.