# 1989–90 Temple Owls men's basketball team

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).

## Schedule

| 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 $^{3OT}$ | 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 $^{2OT}$ | 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. ||||||

## NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 18 | Duane Causwell | Sacramento Kings |