1995–96 Temple Owls men's basketball team

1995–96 Temple Owls men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record20–13 (12–4 A–10)
Head coach
Home arenaMcGonigle Hall
1995–96 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 1 UMass 15 1   .938 35 2   .946
Temple 12 4   .750 20 13   .606
Saint Joseph's 9 7   .563 19 13   .594
Rhode Island 8 8   .500 20 14   .588
St. Bonaventure 4 12   .250 10 18   .357
Fordham 2 14   .125 4 23   .148
West
No. 22 Virginia Tech 13 3   .813 23 6   .793
George Washington 13 3   .813 21 8   .724
Xavier 8 8   .500 13 15   .464
Dayton 6 10   .375 15 14   .517
Duquesne 3 13   .188 9 18   .333
La Salle 3 13   .188 6 24   .200
1996 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995–96 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach John Chaney and played their home games at McGonigle Hall. The Owls played a rugged non-conference schedule that included matchups with four AP Top 5 teams in their first eight games. The team finished second in the A-10 regular season standings and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the Southeast region. Temple beat Oklahoma in the opening round before losing to No. 2 seed Cincinnati, 78–65, in the round of 32. Temple finished with a record of 20–13 (12–4 A-10).