1991–92 Temple Owls men's basketball team

1991–92 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	† 1992 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991–92 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by legendary 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. 11 seed in the Southeast region. Temple lost in the opening round to the famed Fab Five of Michigan, 73–66.^[1] The team finished with a record of 17–13 (11–5 A-10).

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
PG	4	Rick Brunson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Salem HS	Salem, MA
G/F	21	Eddie Jones	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Blanche Ely HS	Pompano Beach, FL
G/F	23	Aaron McKie	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Simon Gratz HS	Philadelphia, PA
F	24	Mik Kilgore	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	West Philadelphia HS	Philadelphia, PA
F	30	Mark Strickland	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	McNair HS	Atlanta, GA

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Dec 3, 1991*		at Penn	W 69–65	1–0	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 7, 1991*		Duquesne	W 94–78	2–0	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 10, 1991*		Illinois	W 92–56	3–0	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 27, 1991*		vs. Kansas State	W 68–65	4–0	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 28, 1991*		vs. No. 4 Kansas	L 73–97	4–1	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Feb 13, 1992*		at Memphis State	W 65–63	13–8	The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 23, 1992*		vs. No. 5 Arizona 7-Up Shootout	L 60–66^[3]	14–10	St. Petersburg, Florida
Mar 1, 1992*		at Wake Forest	L 75–83	15–11	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 8, 1992*		vs. Saint Joseph's Quarterfinals	W 75–59	17–11	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 9, 1992*		vs. West Virginia Semifinals	L 41–44	17–12	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20, 1992*	(11 SE)	vs. (6 SE) No. 15 Michigan First Round	L 66–73^[1]	17–13	The Omni Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

v t 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	1900–01 1918–19 1937–38 1955–56 1957–58 1986–87 1987–88 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 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
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1991–92 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 17 UMass †	13	–	3	.813	30	–	5	.857
Temple	11	–	5	.688	17	–	13	.567
West Virginia	10	–	6	.625	20	–	12	.625
Rhode Island	9	–	7	.563	22	–	10	.688
George Washington	8	–	8	.500	16	–	12	.571
Rutgers	6	–	10	.375	16	–	15	.516
Duquesne	6	–	10	.375	13	–	15	.464
Saint Joseph's	6	–	10	.375	13	–	15	.464
St. Bonaventure	3	–	13	.188	9	–	19	.321

† 1992 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll