Temple

Official Name: 
Temple University
Nickname: 
Owls
Mailing Address: 

1700 North Broad Street
Vivacqua Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19122-0842

Website: 
www.owlsports.com
Telephone: 
(215) 204-7445
Fax: 
(215) 204-7499
Enrollment: 
33,000
Arena: 

The Apollo at Temple
Capacity: 10,224
Year Opened: 1998

School Colors: 
Cherry and White
Conference: 

Atlantic 10 (since 1983)
Former Member of ECC (1959-82)

Final AP Top 10 Rankings: 

(4) 1958, 1987, 1988, and 2000

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(28) 1944, 1956, 1958, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2009, and 2010
31-28 record (.525)
Reached Final Four in 1956 (3rd) and 1958 (3rd)

NIT Appearances: 

(17) 1938, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1989, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006
20-15 record (.571)
Finished 1st in 1938, 3rd in 1957, 1st in 1969 and 3rd in 2002

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

John Chaney (24 years from 1983-2006, 516-253 record, .671)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Mark Macon (2,609 points from 1988-91)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

John Baum (1,042 from 1967-69)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Bill Mlkvy (73 points as junior at Wilkes on 3/3/51)

All-American Selections: 

(10) G Nate Blackwell (1987), C Meyer Mike Bloom (1938), G Bill Pickles Kennedy (1960), G Hal Lear (1956), G Mark Macon (1988), F Bill Mlkvy (1951), G Guy Rodgers (1957 and 1958), G Juan Pepe Sanchez (2000), G Terence Stansbury (1984)

NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans: 

(3) Meyer Mike Bloom (1938), Bill Mlkvy (1951), Guy Rodgers (1958)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(2) Guy Rodgers (1957), Mark Macon (1988)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Bill Mlkvy (73 at Wilkes College, Pa.)
March 3, 1951 (junior/29.2 ppg)

1

2

Total

Temple

47

52

99

Wilkes

30

39

69

Temple

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Mlkvy

32

9

73

White

3

0

6

Kurtz

3

0

6

Kittredge

3

1

7

Mosenson

0

0

0

Laskman

1

1

3

Ravin

0

0

0

Damyanovich

1

0

2

Taicher

0

0

0

Gordon

0

0

0

Fleming

1

0

2

Totals

44

11

99

Percentages

Wilkes

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Benson

10

3

23

Bartronsy

6

4

16

Petrilak

4

0

8

McMillan

1

0

2

Davis

2

2

6

Zigmund

2

1

5

Bator

2

0

4

Sikora

0

1

1

Jackson

0

0

0

Bass

1

0

2

Totals

29

11

69

Percentages
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Charles M. Williams

5

1895-99

73-32

.695

1898

20-5

John T. Rogers

1

1900

14-8

.636

1900

14-8

H. Shindle Wingert

4

1902-05

20-18

.526

1902

8-3

John B. Crescenzo

3

1906-08

14-10

.583

1908

6-2

Edward M. McCone

1

1909

8-3

.727

1909

8-3

Frederick Prosch Jr.

4

1910-13

17-20

.459

1913

6-5

William Nicolai

4

1914-17

31-26

.544

1915

9-4

Elwood Geiges

1

1918

8-7

.533

1918

8-7

Francois M. D'Eliscu

4

1920-23

30-22

.577

1923

10-4

Samuel L. Dienes

3

1924-26

39-21

.650

1924

15-5

James Usilton

13

1927-39

205-79

.722

1938

23-2

Ernie Messikomer

3

1940-42

35-27

.565

1941

12-9

Josh Cody

10

1943-52

122-104

.540

1945

16-7

Harry Litwack

21

1953-73

373-193

.659

1958

27-3

Don Casey

9

1974-82

151-94

.616

1979

25-4

John Chaney

24

1983-2006

516-253

.671

1988

32-2

Fran Dunphy

5

2007-11

110-57

.659

2010

29-6
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,766-974 (.645) from 1895 through 2011.
  • NOTE: Temple (PA) did not field a formal team in 1901 and 1919.