1987–88 Temple Owls men's basketball team

Temple Owls men's basketball
1987–88 Temple Owls men's basketball
A–10 Regular Season Champions; A–10 Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Regional Final, L 53–65 vs. Duke
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
AP	#1
1987–88 record	32–2 (18–0 A–10)
Head coach	John Chaney
Home arena	McGonigle Hall
« 1986–87	1988–89 »

The 1987–88 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University during the 1987–88 NCAA men's basketball season.

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Site City, State
December 3*		at UCLA	W 81–76	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 7		at Massachusetts	W 89–71
December 10		St. Joseph's	W 83–62	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA
December 12		Rhode Island	W 75–66	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA
December 19*		South Carolina	W 63–50	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA
December 28*		vs. Ole Miss Sugar Bowl Classic	W 70–61	New Orleans, LA
December 29*		vs. Southern Sugar Bowl Classic	W 84–47	New Orleans, LA
January 4		Rutgers	W 86–60	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA
January 6*		at Penn	W 84–50	The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
January 9		at George Washington	W 79–66
January 14*		La Salle	W 59–56	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA
January 16		at St. Bonaventure	W 73–63
January 18		at Penn State	W 59–44	State College, PA
January 21		Massachusetts	W 71–52	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA
January 24*		at #8 UNLV	L 58–59	Las Vegas, NV
January 28		St. Bonaventure	W 87–66	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA
January 31		at Rhode Island	W 77–70
February 4		Duquesne	W 110–70	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA
February 6		at Rutgers	W 84–53	Piscataway, NJ
February 10*		#10 Villanova	W 98–86	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA
February 14		George Washington	W 92–67	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA
February 16		Penn State	W 50–49	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA
February 21*		at #5 North Carolina	W 83–66	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
February 23		at West Virginia	W 78–69	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
February 25		at Duquesne	W 94–55
February 28		West Virginia	W 62–61	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA
March 2		at St. Joseph's	W 75–62	The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
March 6*		vs. Duquesne Atlantic 10 Tournament	W 77–57	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
March 8*		vs. St. Joseph's Atlantic 10 Tournament	W 79–67	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
March 10*		vs. Rhode Island Atlantic 10 Tournament	W 68–63 ^OT	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
March 18*	(1)	vs. (16) Lehigh NCAA Tournament	W 87–73	Hartford, CT
March 20*	(1)	vs. (8) Georgetown NCAA Tournament	W 74–53	Hartford, CT
March 24*	(1)	vs. (13) Richmond NCAA Tournament	W 69–47	East Rutherford, NJ
March 26*	(1)	vs. (2) #5 Duke NCAA Tournament	L 53–63	East Rutherford, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

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Roster

Derrick Brantley (1.9 ppg)
Duane Causwell (2.0 ppg)
Jerome Dowdell (1.5 ppg)
G Howard Evans (C) (Sr, 11.1 ppg), All A-10 (1st team)
Shawn Johnson (1.8 ppg)
Tom Katsikis (1.9 ppg)
G Mark Macon (Fr, 20.6 ppg), AP All-American (2nd team)
F Darrin Pearsall (Jr, 1.5 ppg)
F Tim Perry (Sr, 14.5 ppg), A-10 Player of Year
Ernest Pollard (1.3 ppg)
Shoun Randolph (1.0 ppg)
C Ramon Rivas (Sr, 6.9 ppg)
F Mike Vreeswyk (C) (Jr, 16.7 ppg) All A-10 (2nd team)
John Chaney (USBWA National Coach of the Year)

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References

↑ 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide. Retrieved 2015-Dec-21.
↑ [1]. Retrieved 2015-Dec-21.
↑ 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide. Retrieved 2015-Dec-21.

[1] 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide. Retrieved 2015-Dec-21.

[2] [1]. Retrieved 2015-Dec-21.

[3] 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide. Retrieved 2015-Dec-21.

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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
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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