# 1990–91 Temple Owls men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1990–91 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 East region. Temple made a run to the Elite Eight before falling to North Carolina in the East regional final, 75–72. The team finished with a record of 24–10 (13–5 A-10).
Players, coaches, and managers of team were honored in 2016 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 1990–91 season.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 14, 1990* | No. 19 | at Iowa Preseason NIT | L 71–73 | 0–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Dec 1, 1990* | | at No. 24 Villanova | W 70–57 | 1–1 | The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 5, 1990 | No. 24 | at St. Bonaventure | W 76–52 | 2–1 (1–0) | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York |
| Dec 8, 1990* | No. 24 | at No. 21 South Carolina | L 63–87 | 2–2 | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina |
| Dec 15, 1990* | | No. 23 Georgia Tech | W 69–67 | 3–2 | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 18, 1990 | | Penn State | W 67–63 | 4–2 (2–0) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 27, 1990* | | vs. Iowa State Fiesta Bowl Classic | L 79–81 $^{OT}$ | 4–3 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 28, 1990* | | vs. Pepperdine Fiesta Bowl Classic | W 56–55 | 5–3 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 3, 1991* | | Penn | W 66–49 | 6–3 | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 5, 1991* | | at La Salle | W 91–86 | 7–3 | Convention Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 8, 1991 | | Rutgers | W 83–62 | 8–3 (3–0) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 10, 1991 | | at George Washington | W 70–61 | 9–3 (4–0) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 16, 1991 | | at Duquesne | L 59–60 | 9–4 (4–1) | A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 19, 1991* | | at Clemson | W 71–52 | 10–4 | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| Jan 22, 1991 | | Saint Joseph's | W 73–56 | 11–4 (5–1) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 24, 1991 | | UMass | W 55–53 | 12–4 (6–1) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 26, 1991 | | St. Bonaventure | W 77–66 | 13–4 (7–1) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 28, 1991 | | at Rhode Island | W 76–61 | 14–4 (8–1) | Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island |
| Feb 2, 1991 | | at Rutgers | L 73–82 | 14–5 (8–2) | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey |
| Feb 4, 1991 | | at Saint Joseph's | L 60–66 | 14–6 (8–3) | Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 7, 1991 | | George Washington | W 77–60 | 15–6 (9–3) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 10, 1991 | | West Virginia | W 88–78 $^{OT}$ | 16–6 (10–3) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 13, 1991 | | at Penn State | W 69–59 | 17–6 (11–3) | Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 16, 1991* | | vs. Notre Dame | W 70–46 | 18–6 | Hersheypark Arena Hershey, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 19, 1991* | | Rhode Island | L 62–63 | 18–7 (11–4) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 21, 1991 | | at UMass | W 80–70 | 19–7 (12–4) | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts |
| Feb 23, 1991 | | at West Virginia | L 66–91 | 19–8 (12–5) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Feb 28, 1991 | | Duquesne | W 65–51 | 20–8 (13–5) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Atlantic 10 Tournament ||||||
| Mar 3, 1991* | (2) | (7) West Virginia Quarterfinals | W 56–53 | 21–8 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 4, 1991* | (2) | (3) Penn State Semifinals | L 50–52 | 21–9 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 1991* | (10 E) | vs. (7 E) Purdue First round | W 80–63 | 22–9 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Mar 16, 1991* | (10 E) | vs. (15 E) Richmond Second Round | W 77–64 | 23–9 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Mar 22, 1991* | (10 E) | vs. (3 E) No. 14 Oklahoma State East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 72–63 | 24–9 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Mar 24, 1991* | (10 E) | vs. (1 E) No. 4 North Carolina East Regional Final – Elite Eight | L 72–75 | 24–10 | Brendan Byrne 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. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Mark Macon – AP Honorable Mention All-American, First-team All-Atlantic 10 (only player named 4x), Robert V. Geasey Trophy, East Region MOP, Temple all-time leading scorer (2,609 points)

## NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 8 | Mark Macon | Denver Nuggets |
| 2 | 33 | Donald Hodge | Dallas Mavericks |