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1989–90 Temple Owls men's basketball team

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1989–90 Temple Owls men's basketball
A–10 Regular Season Champions
A–10 tournament champions
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record20–11 (15–3 A–10)
Head coach
Home arenaMcGonigle Hall (Capacity: 4,500)
Seasons
← 1988–89
1989–90 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Temple 15 3   .833 20 11   .645
Penn State 13 5   .722 25 9   .735
West Virginia 11 7   .611 16 12   .571
Rhode Island 11 7   .611 15 13   .536
Rutgers 11 7   .611 18 17   .514
UMass 10 8   .556 17 14   .548
George Washington 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Saint Joseph's 5 13   .278 7 21   .250
Duquesne 5 13   .278 7 22   .241
St. Bonaventure 3 15   .167 8 20   .286
1990 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1989–90 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 won A-10 regular season and conference tournament titles. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the East region. Temple was beaten by St. John's in the opening round to finish with a record of 20–11 (15–3 A-10).

Roster

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1989–90 Temple Owls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 12 Mark Macon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Buena Vista HS Saginaw, MI
F 24 Mik Kilgore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So West Philadelphia HS Philadelphia, PA
F 30 Mark Strickland 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr McNair HS Atlanta, GA
F/C 35 Donald Hodge 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Calvin Coolidge HS Washington, D.C.
C 45 Duane Causwell 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Benjamin N. Cardozo HS Queens, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1989*
No. 16 at Penn W 55–54  1–0
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 1, 1989*
No. 16 vs. Arkansas State
Carrier Classic
W 65–41  2–0
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 2, 1989*
No. 16 at No. 1 Syracuse
Carrier Classic
L 56–73  2–1
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 9, 1989
No. 23 at Penn State L 59–61  2–2
(0–1)
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
Dec 12, 1989
Saint Joseph's W 74–54  3–2
(1–1)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 16, 1989*
at No. 5 Illinois L 61–78  3–3
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
Dec 23, 1989
Duquesne W 93–62  4–3
(2–1)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 4, 1990*
No. 17 La Salle L 62–63  4–4
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 6, 1990*
vs. No. 18 NC State L 71–74  4–5
 
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Jan 9, 1990
at George Washington W 60–57  5–5
(3–1)
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
Jan 11, 1990*
West Virginia W 73–69  6–5
(4–1)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 13, 1990*
No. 7 UNLV L 76–82  6–6
The Spectrum 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 16, 1990*
at No. 11 Georgia Tech L 57–59  6–7
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 18, 1990
at Duquesne W 67–43  7–7
(5–1)
A.J. Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 20, 1990
UMass W 86–69  8–7
(6–1)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 24, 1990
Rhode Island W 81–70  9–7
(7–1)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 28, 1990
at St. Bonaventure W 59–46  10–7
(8–1)
Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, New York
Jan 31, 1990
at Saint Joseph's W 78–63  11–7
(9–1)
Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 3, 1990
at Rhode Island L 70–86  11–8
(9–2)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Feb 5, 1990
St. Bonaventure W 81–64  12–8
(10–2)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 11, 1990
at UMass W 83–82 3 OT 13–8
(11–2)
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, Massachusetts
Feb 13, 1990
Penn State W 61–53  14–8
(12–2)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 18, 1990
at Rutgers W 75–69  15–8
(13–2)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Feb 21, 1990*
Villanova L 69–71  15–9
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 24, 1990
George Washington W 86–74  16–9
(14–2)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 27, 1990
at West Virginia L 51–55  16–10
(14–3)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Mar 1, 1990
Rutgers W 75–70 2 OT 17–10
(15–3)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 4, 1990*
Duquesne
A-10 Tournament Quarterfinal
W 61–50  18–10
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 5, 1990*
Rutgers
A-10 Tournament Semifinal
W 65–57  19–10
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 8, 1990*
UMass
A-10 tournament championship
W 53–51  20–10
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1990*
(11 E) vs. (6 E) St. John's L 65–81  20–11
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
*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

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NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 18 Duane Causwell Sacramento Kings

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References

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  1. ^ "2019-20 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Temple Owls. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "1990 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 3, 2020.