Mode: | Basketball |
Year: | 1999–00 |
Team: | Temple Owls |
Conference: | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Short Conf: | A-10 |
Coachrank: | 10 |
Aprank: | 5 |
Record: | 27–6 |
Conf Record: | 14–2 |
Head Coach: | John Chaney |
Hc Year: | 18th |
Asst Coach1: | Dan Leibovitz |
Ac1 Year: | 4th |
Stadium: | The Apollo of Temple / Liacouras Center |
Champion: | Atlantic 10 Season & tournament champions |
Bowl: | NCAA tournament |
Bowl Result: | Second round |
The 1999–2000 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University in the 1999–00 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach John Chaney in his 18th year. The Owls were undefeated at home, both in Atlantic-10 games and overall. After winning the Atlantic-10 Tournament, the Owls received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament and were seeded #2 in the East Region. They played at the First Niagara Center and defeated the Lafayette Leopards 73–47 in the first round.[1] However, in the second round the Owls were upset by 10th seeded Seton Hall in a close overtime game (65–67).[2]
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See main article: 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.