1992–93 Temple Owls men's basketball team

1992–93 Temple Owls men's basketball
1992–93 Temple Owls men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
Record	20–13 (8–6 A–10)
Head coach	John Chaney (11th season);
Home arena	McGonigle Hall (Capacity: 4,500)
	Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

The 1992–93 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1992–93 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. 7 seed in the West region. Temple made a run to the Elite Eight but, for the second consecutive season, fell in the tournament to the famed Fab Five of Michigan, 77–72.^[1] The team finished with a record of 20–13 (8–6 A-10).

ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference

CoachesNo. 13

Record20–13 (8–6 A–10)

Headcoach

John Chaney (11th season)

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1992–93 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 UMass †	11	–	3	.786	24	–	7	.774
George Washington	8	–	6	.571	21	–	9	.700
Rhode Island	8	–	6	.571	19	–	11	.633
Saint Joseph's	8	–	6	.571	18	–	11	.621
Temple	8	–	6	.571	20	–	13	.606
West Virginia	7	–	7	.500	17	–	12	.586
Rutgers	6	–	8	.429	13	–	15	.464
St. Bonaventure	0	–	14	.000	10	–	17	.370

† 1993 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 8, 1992*		at Boston College	W 79–72	1–0	Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 15, 1992*		vs. La Salle	W 87–60	2–0	The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 19, 1992*		vs. Florida Milk Classic	W 67–62	3–0	Orlando, Florida
Dec 20, 1992*		vs. No. 10 Florida State Milk Classic	L 80–91 ^OT	3–1	Orlando, Florida
Dec 23, 1992*		vs. Penn State	W 70–61	4–1
Dec 26, 1992*		at No. 23 Cincinnati	L 45–68	4–2	Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 3, 1993		Saint Joseph's	L 66–71	4–3	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 9, 1993		No. 22 UMass	W 52–44	5–3	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 12, 1993		at George Washington	W 64–62	6–3	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Jan 17, 1993		at St. Bonaventure	W 74–58	7–3	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Jan 19, 1993*		vs. Penn	W 72–58	8–3
Feb 22, 1993*		No. 16 Tulane	W 79–57	12–10	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 24, 1993*		Memphis State	W 65–58	13–10	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 3, 1993		Rutgers	W 89–75	15–11 (8–6)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 7, 1993*	(3)	(6) West Virginia Quarterfinals	W 80–53	16–11	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 8, 1993*	(3)	vs. (2) Saint Joseph's Semifinals	W 71–60	17–11	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 11, 1993*	(3)	at (1) No. 20 UMass Championship Game	L 61–69	17–12	Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1993*	(7 W)	vs. (10 W) Missouri First round	W 75–61	18–12	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 20, 1993*	(7 W)	vs. (15 W) Santa Clara Second Round	W 68–57	19–12	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 26, 1993*	(7 W)	vs. (3 W) No. 8 Vanderbilt West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 67–59^[3]	20–12	Kingdome Seattle, Washington
Mar 28, 1993*	(7 W)	vs. (1 W) No. 3 Michigan West Regional Final – Elite Eight	L 72–77^[1]	20–13	Kingdome Seattle, Washington
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

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