1996–97 Temple Owls men's basketball team

The 1996–97 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach John Chaney and played their home games, for the final season, at McGonigle Hall. The Owls received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the Midwest region. Temple beat Ole Miss in the opening round before losing to No. 1 seed and eventual Final Four participant Minnesota, 76–57, in the round of 32. Temple finished with a record of 20–11 (10–6 A-10).

1996–97 Temple Owls men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	20–11 (10–6 A–10)
Head coach	John Chaney (15th season)
Assistant coach	Dan Leibovitz (1st season)
Home arena	McGonigle Hall
Seasons ← 1995–96 1997–98 →

1996–97 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
No. 12 Saint Joseph's †	13	–	3		.813			26	–	7		.788
Rhode Island	12	–	4		.750			20	–	10		.667
UMass	11	–	5		.688			19	–	14		.576
Temple	10	–	6		.625			20	–	11		.645
St. Bonaventure	5	–	11		.313			14	–	14		.500
Fordham	1	–	15		.063			6	–	21		.222
West
No. 13 Xavier	13	–	3		.813			23	–	6		.793
George Washington	8	–	8		.500			15	–	14		.517
Virginia Tech	7	–	9		.438			15	–	16		.484
Dayton	6	–	10		.375			13	–	14		.481
La Salle	5	–	11		.313			10	–	17		.370
Duquesne	5	–	11		.313			9	–	18		.333
† 1997 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1996–97 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) — Fr Bahía Blanca, Argentina G 21 Rasheed Brokenborough 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Philadelphia, Pennsylvania F/C 25 Marc Jackson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania F/C 32 Lamont Barnes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Hopkinsville, Kentucky F Keaton Sanders 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Fr F Damien Read 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) —	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
Dec 4, 1996*		Wisconsin	L 57–64 OT	0–1	McGonigle Hall (3,427) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 7, 1996*		vs. Georgia Tech	W 76–58	1–1	Boardwalk Hall  Atlantic City, New Jersey
Dec 9, 1996*		Tulane	W 67–49	2–1	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 14, 1996*		at Tulsa	L 60–67	2–2	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 21, 1996*		Penn	W 69–45	3–2	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 27, 1996*		at No. 24 Oregon	L 62–82	3–3	McArthur Court  Eugene, Oregon
Dec 28, 1996*		vs. Bradley	W 69–63	4–3	Rose Garden Arena  Portland, Oregon
Jan 4, 1997*		at DePaul	W 73–60	5–3	Rosemont Horizon  Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 7, 1997		Rhode Island	L 72–79 OT	5–4 (0–1)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 11, 1997		St. Bonaventure	W 68–53	6–4 (1–1)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 13, 1997		Dayton	W 75–50	7–4 (2–1)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 16, 1997*		at No. 4 Cincinnati A-10/C-USA Challenge	W 70–55	8–4	Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 19, 1997		at No. 14 Xavier	L 64–68 OT	8–5 (2–2)	Cincinnati Gardens  Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 23, 1997		at Fordham	W 62–45	9–5 (3–2)	Rose Hill Gym  Bronx, New York
Jan 25, 1997		UMass	L 66–78	9–6 (3–3)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 28, 1997		La Salle	W 70–67 2OT	10–6 (4–3)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 30, 1997		at Saint Joseph's	W 68–59	11–6 (5–3)	Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 2, 1997*		No. 9 Louisville	W 67–44	12–6	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 4, 1997		at St. Bonaventure	L 55–73	12–7 (5–4)	Reilly Center  St. Bonaventure, New York
Feb 9, 1997		at Duquesne	W 83–68	13–7 (6–4)	A.J. Palumbo Center  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 13, 1997		Saint Joseph's	W 64–62	14–7 (7–4)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 16, 1997		at Rhode Island	L 82–85	14–8 (7–5)	Keaney Gymnasium  Kingston, Rhode Island
Feb 18, 1997		at Virginia Tech	W 45–41	15–8 (8–5)	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, Virginia
Feb 22, 1997		George Washington	W 71–59	16–8 (9–5)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 24, 1997		Fordham	W 69–53	17–8 (10–5)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 1, 1997		at UMass	L 53–59	17–9 (10–6)	Mullins Center  Amherst, Massachusetts
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 5, 1997*		vs. Duquesne First round	W 64–47	18–9	The Spectrum  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 6, 1997*		vs. No. 11 Xavier Quarterfinals	W 69–62 OT	19–9	The Spectrum  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 7, 1997*		vs. Rhode Island Semifinals	L 66–69 OT	19–10	The Spectrum  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1997*	(9 MW)	vs. (8 MW) Ole Miss First round	W 62–40	20–10	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 16, 1997*	(9 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Minnesota Second round	L 57–76	20–11	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwst. All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

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Rankings

Main article: 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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Awards and honors

• Marc Jackson – Atlantic 10 Player of the Year