1991–92 Temple Owls men's basketball team

1991–92 Temple Owls men's basketball
1991–92 Temple Owls men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	17–13 (11–5 A–10)
Head coach	John Chaney (10th season);
Home arena	McGonigle Hall (Capacity: 4,500)
	Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 →

1991–92 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 17 UMass †	13	–	3	.813	30	–	5	.857
Temple	11	–	5	.688	17	–	13	.567
West Virginia	10	–	6	.625	20	–	12	.625
Rhode Island	9	–	7	.563	22	–	10	.688
George Washington	8	–	8	.500	16	–	12	.571
Rutgers	6	–	10	.375	16	–	15	.516
Duquesne	6	–	10	.375	13	–	15	.464
Saint Joseph's	6	–	10	.375	13	–	15	.464
St. Bonaventure	3	–	13	.188	9	–	19	.321

† 1992 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991–92 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1991–92 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 the No. 11 seed in the Southeast region. Temple lost in the opening round to the Fab Five of Michigan, 73–66. The team finished with a record of 17–13 (11–5 A-10).

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
PG	4	Rick Brunson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Salem HS	Salem, MA
G/F	21	Eddie Jones	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Blanche Ely HS	Pompano Beach, FL
G/F	23	Aaron McKie	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Simon Gratz HS	Philadelphia, PA
F	24	Mik Kilgore	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	West Philadelphia HS	Philadelphia, PA
F	30	Mark Strickland	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	McNair HS	Atlanta, GA

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
Dec 3, 1991*		at Penn	W 69–65	1–0	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 7, 1991*		Duquesne	W 94–78	2–0	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 10, 1991*		Illinois	W 92–56	3–0	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 27, 1991*		vs. Kansas State	W 68–65	4–0	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 28, 1991*		vs. No. 4 Kansas	L 73–97	4–1	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Jan 25, 1992*		at No. 21 Tulane	L 75–99	7–7	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 9, 1992*		vs. Penn State	W 73–72 ^2OT	12–8
Feb 13, 1992*		at Memphis State	W 65–63	13–8	The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 23, 1992*		vs. No. 5 Arizona 7-Up Shootout	L 60–66	14–10	St. Petersburg, Florida
Mar 1, 1992*		at Wake Forest	L 75–83	15–11	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 8, 1992*		vs. Saint Joseph's Quarterfinals	W 75–59	17–11	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 9, 1992*		vs. West Virginia Semifinals	L 41–44	17–12	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20, 1992*	(11 SE)	vs. (6 SE) No. 15 Michigan First Round	L 66–73	17–13	The Omni Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

References

^ ^a ^b "Come back for seconds". Detroit Free Press. March 21, 1992. Retrieved March 15, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
^ "1991–92 Temple Owls Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
^ "Arizona Goes Long Distance, 66-60". Los Angeles Times. February 24, 1992. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
^ "2019-20 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Temple Owls. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

[ncaa-mich-1] "Come back for seconds". Detroit Free Press. March 21, 1992. Retrieved March 15, 2021 – via newspapers.com.

[2] "1991–92 Temple Owls Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

[3] "Arizona Goes Long Distance, 66-60". Los Angeles Times. February 24, 1992. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

[4] "2019-20 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Temple Owls. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

v t e Temple Owls men's basketball
Venues	Mitten Hall South Hall Convention Hall (1938–1955) Palestra (1955–1984) McGonigle Hall (1969–1997) Liacouras Center (1997–present)
Culture & lore	City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 Big 5 Classic Robert V. Geasey Trophy
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics