1985–86_Temple_Owls_men's_basketball_team

1985–86 Temple Owls men's basketball
1985–86 Temple Owls men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	25–6 (15–3 A–10)
Head coach	John Chaney (4th season);
Home arena	McGonigle Hall
	Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

1985–86 Temple Owls men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 1985–86 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach John Chaney, the Owls played their home games at McGonigle Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Temple finished tied for second place in the A-10 regular season standings, then lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament. The Owls received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 9 seed in the Midwest region, the Owls defeated Jacksonville in the opening round^[1] before falling to No. 1 seed and eventual Final Four participant Kansas, 65–43.^[2] The team finished with a record of 25–6 (15–3 A-10).

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Saint Joseph's†	16	–	2	.889	26	–	6	.813
West Virginia	15	–	3	.833	22	–	11	.667
Temple	15	–	3	.833	25	–	6	.806
St. Bonaventure	10	–	8	.556	15	–	13	.536
Duquesne	9	–	9	.500	15	–	14	.517
George Washington	7	–	11	.389	12	–	16	.429
UMass	6	–	12	.333	9	–	9	.500
Rhode Island	5	–	13	.278	9	–	19	.321
Penn State	5	–	13	.278	12	–	17	.414
Rutgers	2	–	16	.111	8	–	21	.276

† 1986 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1985*		at Drexel	W 64–51	1–0	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 30, 1985*		at UCLA	L 59–75	1–1	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Dec 7, 1985*		at Wichita State	W 62–60	4–1	Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas
Dec 14, 1985*		vs. Villanova	W 81–73	5–1	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 21, 1985*		Wake Forest	W 64–59	6–1	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 4, 1986		Rhode Island	W 76–60	9–1 (1–0)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 9, 1986		vs. Saint Joseph's	L 71–80	9–2 (1–1)	The Palestra
Jan 11, 1986		Rutgers	W 68–59	10–2 (2–1)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 16, 1986		at Duquesne	W 54–53	11–2 (3–1)	Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 18, 1986		at West Virginia	L 65–69 ^OT	11–3 (3–2)	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 26, 1986		George Washington	W 73–54	24–4 (15–3)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 1, 1986*		vs. West Virginia	L 56–61	24–5	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1986*	(9 MW)	vs. (8 MW) Jacksonville First Round	W 61–50 ^OT	25–5	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Mar 15, 1986*	(9 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Kansas Second Round	L 43–65	25–6	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

1985–86 Temple Owls men's basketball team