1983–84 Temple Owls men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1983–84 Temple Owls men's basketball

A–10 Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 20
Record	26–5 (18–0 A–10)
Head coach	John Chaney (2nd season)
Home arena	McGonigle Hall
Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

1983–84 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 20 Temple	18	–	0	1.000	26	–	5	.839
Saint Joseph's	13	–	5	.722	20	–	9	.690
George Washington	11	–	7	.611	17	–	12	.586
West Virginia †	9	–	9	.500	20	–	12	.625
Rutgers	9	–	9	.500	15	–	13	.536
St. Bonaventure	8	–	10	.444	18	–	13	.581
Duquesne	8	–	10	.444	10	–	18	.357
UMass	6	–	12	.333	12	–	17	.414
Rhode Island	5	–	13	.278	6	–	22	.214
Penn State	3	–	15	.167	5	–	22	.185

† 1984 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983–84 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Roster

1983–84 Temple Owls men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Nate Blackwell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	South Philadelphia HS	Philadelphia, PA
F	30	Granger Hall	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Clayton HS	Clayton, NJ
F	43	Terence Stansbury	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Newark HS	Newark, DE

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 28, 1983*		at Drexel	W 61–60	1–0	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,500) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 7, 1983*		at Bowling Green	W 79–70	2–0	Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio
Dec 10, 1983*		vs. Villanova	W 92–89	3–0	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 3, 1984		at Saint Joseph's	W 69–58	24–3 (18–0)	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 8, 1984*		vs. UMass	W 78–54	25–3	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Mar 9, 1984*		at West Virginia	L 65–67	25–4	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1984*	(8 E) No. 20	vs. (9 E) St. John's First round	W 65–63^[3]	26–4	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 17, 1984*	(8 E) No. 20	vs. (1 E) No. 1 North Carolina Second round	L 66–77^[4]	26–5	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
*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

NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	15	Terence Stansbury	Dallas Mavericks

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References

^ [1]. Retrieved 2022-Jan-21.
^ 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide. Retrieved 2022-Jan-21.
^ "Richmond Upsets Auburn, Temple Advances in East". The Washington Post. March 16, 1984. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ "North Carolina and Dayton Win". The New York Times. March 18, 1984. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide. Retrieved 2022-Jan-21.
^ "1984 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 21, 2022.

v t e Temple Owls men's basketball
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
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
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics