1998–99 Temple Owls men's basketball team

1998–99 Temple Owls men's basketball
1998–99 Temple Owls men's basketball
Atlantic 10 Regular season champion; Atlantic 10 East champion
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
Record	24–11 (13–3 A–10)
Head coach	John Chaney (17th season);
Assistant coach	Dan Leibovitz (3rd season)
Home arena	The Apollo of Temple
	Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Temple	13	–	3	.813	24	–	11	.686
Rhode Island †	10	–	6	.625	20	–	13	.606
UMass	9	–	7	.563	14	–	16	.467
St. Bonaventure	8	–	8	.500	14	–	15	.483
Fordham	5	–	11	.313	12	–	15	.444
Saint Joseph's	5	–	11	.313	12	–	18	.400
West
George Washington	13	–	3	.813	20	–	9	.690
Xavier	12	–	4	.750	25	–	11	.694
La Salle	8	–	8	.500	13	–	15	.464
Virginia Tech	7	–	9	.438	13	–	15	.464
Dayton	5	–	11	.313	11	–	17	.393
Duquesne	1	–	15	.063	5	–	23	.179

† 1999 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1998–99 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach John Chaney and played their home games at the Liacouras Center. The Owls received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 6 seed in the East region. Temple made a run to the Elite Eight and finished with a record of 24–11 (13–3 A-10).

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	4	Pepe Sanchez	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Bahía Blanca, Argentina
G	14	Lynn Greer	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	21	Rasheed Brokenborough	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G/F	25	Mark Karcher	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Baltimore, Maryland
C	30	Ron Rollerson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	290 lb (132 kg)	Fr
F/C	32	Lamont Barnes	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Hopkinsville, Kentucky
G	33	Quincy Wadley	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
F	42	Kevin Lyde	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Fr
F	44	Mamadou Cellou Barry	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	234 lb (106 kg)	Fr
F		Keaton Sanders	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr
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

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 10, 1998*	No. 7	vs. Georgetown Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic	W 65–49	1–0	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Nov 11, 1998*	No. 7	vs. Wake Forest Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic	W 59–48	2–0	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Nov 18, 1998*	No. 7	Ole Miss	W 68–52	3–0	The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 20, 1998*	No. 7	No. 5 Michigan State	W 60–59	4–0	The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 23, 1998*	No. 6	at Penn	L 70–73 ^OT	4–1	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 1, 1998*	No. 10	at Penn State	L 64–65	4–2	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania
Dec 5, 1998*	No. 10	at No. 16 Indiana	L 62–63	4–3	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
Dec 9, 1998*	No. 16	Wisconsin	L 56–63	4–4	The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 14, 1998*	No. 16	Florida State	W 75–66	5–4	The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 19, 1998*		at Rutgers	W 56–38	6–4	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Dec 29, 1998*		vs. No. 5 Stanford Pete Newell Classic	L 50–57	6–5	The Arena in Oakland Oakland, California
Dec 31, 1998*		at Fresno State	L 63–66	6–6	Selland Arena Fresno, California
Jan 3, 1999		at La Salle	W 82–45	7–6 (1–0)	Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 6, 1999		St. Bonaventure	W 70–54	8–6 (2–0)	The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 9, 1999		at Fordham	W 75–65	9–6 (3–0)	Rose Hill Gym Bronx, New York
Jan 14, 1999		Saint Joseph's	W 62–47	10–6 (4–0)	The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 16, 1999		Rhode Island	W 76–63	11–6 (5–0)	The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 19, 1999		at Duquesne	W 75–52	12–6 (6–0)	A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 23, 1999		UMass	W 65–57	13–6 (7–0)	The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 30, 1999		at St. Bonaventure	L 59–74	13–7 (7–1)	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Feb 4, 1999		Dayton	W 67–54	14–7 (8–1)	The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 6, 1999		at Rhode Island	W 72–63	15–7 (9–1)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island
Feb 9, 1999		at Saint Joseph's	W 85–78	16–7 (10–1)	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 14, 1999		at Xavier	L 60–62	16–8 (10–2)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 16, 1999		Virginia Tech	W 78–48	17–8 (11–2)	The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 20, 1999		George Washington	W 72–56	18–8 (12–2)	The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 24, 1999		Fordham	W 71–49	19–8 (13–2)	The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 28, 1999		at UMass	L 49–57	19–9 (13–3)	Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 4, 1999*		vs. Virginia Tech Quarterfinal	W 64–51	20–9	First Union Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 5, 1999*		vs. Xavier Semifinal	W 76–64	21–9	First Union Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 6, 1999*		vs. Rhode Island Championship Game	L 59–62	21–10	First Union Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1999*	(6 E)	vs. (11 E) Kent State First round	W 61–54^[2]	22–10	FleetCenter Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 14, 1999*	(6 E)	vs. (3 E) No. 11 Cincinnati Second Round	W 64–54^[3]	23–10	FleetCenter Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 19, 1999*	(6 E)	vs. (10 E) Purdue East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 77–55^[4]	24–10	Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Mar 21, 1999*	(6 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke East Regional final – Elite Eight	L 64–85^[5]	24–11	Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
*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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References

^ "1998–99 Temple Owls Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
^ "Injured Owl leads late charge". Tampa Bay Times. March 13, 1999. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
^ "Cincinnati No Match for Temple". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1999. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
^ "After Routing Purdue, Temple Faces Duke". The New York Times. March 20, 1999. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
^ "Duke Routs Temple for Spot in Final Four". The Washington Post. March 22, 1999. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
^ "2019-20 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Temple Owls. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1076. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] "1998–99 Temple Owls Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.

[2] "Injured Owl leads late charge". Tampa Bay Times. March 13, 1999. Retrieved July 10, 2022.

[3] "Cincinnati No Match for Temple". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1999. Retrieved July 10, 2022.

[4] "After Routing Purdue, Temple Faces Duke". The New York Times. March 20, 1999. Retrieved July 10, 2022.

[5] "Duke Routs Temple for Spot in Final Four". The Washington Post. March 22, 1999. Retrieved July 10, 2022.

[6] "2019-20 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Temple Owls. Retrieved June 26, 2021.

[ESPN-7] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1076. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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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 (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