1994–95 Temple Owls men's basketball team

1994–95 Temple Owls men's basketball
1994–95 Temple Owls men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	19–11 (10–6 A–10)
Head coach	John Chaney (13th season);
Home arena	McGonigle Hall (Capacity: 4,500)
	Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

1994–95 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 UMass †	13	–	3	.813	29	–	5	.853
Temple	10	–	6	.625	19	–	11	.633
George Washington	10	–	6	.625	18	–	14	.563
Saint Joseph's	9	–	7	.563	17	–	12	.586
St. Bonaventure	9	–	7	.563	18	–	13	.581
West Virginia	7	–	9	.438	13	–	13	.500
Rutgers	7	–	9	.438	13	–	15	.464
Duquesne	5	–	11	.313	10	–	18	.357
Rhode Island	2	–	14	.125	7	–	20	.259

† 1995 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994–95 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1994–95 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 No. 10 seed in the West region. Temple was defeated by No. 7 seed Cincinnati, 77–71.^[1] The team finished with a record of 23–8 (12–4 A-10).

Roster[edit]

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)	Sr	Salem HS	Salem, MA
C	33	William Cunningham	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	McNair HS	Augusta, GA

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[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 27, 1994*		vs. USC	W 65–54	1–0	The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 2, 1994*		vs. No. 10 Cincinnati	L 41–60	1–1	Bojangles' Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 3, 1994*		vs. South Carolina	W 49–44	2–1	Bojangles' Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 20, 1994*		Texas Tech	W 67–64 ^2OT	3–1	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 3, 1995		St. Bonaventure	W 70–57	4–1 (1–0)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 5, 1995*		vs. Marquette	W 69–57	5–1	Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 19, 1995*		vs. Texas	L 54–70	14–8	Alamodome San Antonio, Texas
Feb 28, 1995		vs. Saint Joseph's	L 64–73 ^OT	17–9 (10–6)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 5, 1995*		vs. West Virginia Quarterfinals	W 84–72	18–9	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 6, 1995*		vs. Rutgers Semifinals	W 47–42	19–9	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 9, 1995*		at No. 8 UMass Championship game	L 44–63	19–10	Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1995*	(10 W)	vs. (7 W) Cincinnati First Round	L 71–77	19–11	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

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Rankings[edit]

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References[edit]

^ "Cincinnati 77, Temple 71". UPI Archives. March 17, 1995. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
^ "1994–95 Temple Owls Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
^ "2019-20 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Temple Owls. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1031–1032. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[ncaa-1] "Cincinnati 77, Temple 71". UPI Archives. March 17, 1995. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

[2] "1994–95 Temple Owls Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

[3] "2019-20 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Temple Owls. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

[ESPN-4] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1031–1032. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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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)
Rivalries	Saint Joseph's
Culture & lore	City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (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