College Basketball - Atlantic 10 Conference
Temple Owls
| Location: Philadelphia, PA University Founded: 1884 Enrollment: 31,600  Nickname: Owls Mascot: Owl School Colors: Cherry and white Joined the A10: 1982 Varsity Teams: 22 U. President: Dr. Ann Weaver Hart Director of Athletics: Bill Bradshaw Basketball Head Coach: Fran Dunphy Conference Titles: Reg. Sea: 84, '87, '88, '90, '98, '99, '00, '02 Tournament: '85, '87, '88, '90, '00, '01, '08 Basketball Arena: Liacouras Center Current Capacity: 10,224 First Year of Basketball: 1894 |
The Temple Owls won the first ever National Collegiate Championship in 1938. In the 1950’s the Owls participated in the 1956 and 1958 NCAA Final Four.
Temple is considered one of the strongest basketball programs in the Nation. They have appeared in 27 NCAA tournaments, and are ranked sixth among the NCAA Division I teams with most victories.
Temple has won the last two consecutive Conference Tournament Championships in the Atlantic 10 in 2008-2009.
The team needs to improve their performance once they meet with teams from other conferences in March Madness. The Owls have not made it further then the Elite Eight since 2001.
The Owls finished the 2008-2009 season with an 11-5 in conference and 22-11 overall record. They lost their post season game to Arizona State in the Tournament's first round.
Temple 2009/2010 Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Time/Result |
| 14-Nov | at Delaware | W 76-56 |
| 17-Nov | at No. 20 Georgetown | L 46-45 |
| 21-Nov | Siena | W 73-69 |
| 24-Nov | Ball State | W 66-46 |
| 27-Nov | vs. Virginia Tech | W 61-50 |
| 28-Nov | vs. St. John's | L 55-48 |
| 1-Dec | at Western Michigan | W 76-70 |
| 5-Dec | Penn State | W 45-42 |
| 8-Dec | at Miami (OH) | W 64-42 |
| 13-Dec | No. 3 Villanova | W 75-65 |
| 19-Dec | at Seton Hall | W 71-65 |
| 28-Dec | Bowling Green | W 63-39 |
| 30-Dec | at Northern Illinois | W 70-60 |
| 2-Jan | No. 1 Kansas | L 84-52 |
| 6-Jan | Saint Joseph's | W 73-46 |
| 10-Jan | at Rhode Island | W 68-64 |
| 13-Jan | at Pennsylvania | W 60-45 |
| 16-Jan | Massachusetts | W 76-64 |
| 20-Jan | Xavier | W 77-72 |
| 23-Jan | at Fordham | W 62-45 |
| 27-Jan | at Charlotte | L 74-64 |
| 30-Jan | La Salle | W 64-52 |
| 3-Feb | Duquesne | W 76-60 |
| 6-Feb | at Richmond | 2:00 PM ET |
| 13-Feb | Rhode Island | 4:00 PM ET |
| 17-Feb | at St. Bonaventure | 7:00 PM ET |
| 20-Feb | at Saint Joseph's | 12:00 PM ET |
| 24-Feb | Dayton | 7:00 PM ET |
| 28-Feb | at La Salle | 2:00 PM ET |
| 3-Mar | at Saint Louis | 8:00 PM ET |
| 6-Mar | George Washington | 2:00 PM ET |
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