1998–99 Temple Owls men's basketball team

1998–99 Temple Owls men's basketball
Atlantic 10 Regular season champion
Atlantic 10 East champion
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
Record24–11 (13–3 A–10)
Head coach
Assistant coachDan Leibovitz (3rd season)
Home arenaThe Apollo of Temple
1998–99 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Temple 13 3   .813 24 11   .686
Rhode Island 10 6   .625 20 13   .606
UMass 9 7   .563 14 16   .467
St. Bonaventure 8 8   .500 14 15   .483
Fordham 5 11   .313 12 15   .444
Saint Joseph's 5 11   .313 12 18   .400
West
George Washington 13 3   .813 20 9   .690
Xavier 12 4   .750 25 11   .694
La Salle 8 8   .500 13 15   .464
Virginia Tech 7 9   .438 13 15   .464
Dayton 5 11   .313 11 17   .393
Duquesne 1 15   .063 5 23   .179
1999 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1998–99 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach John Chaney and played their home games at the Liacouras Center. The Owls received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 6 seed in the East region. Temple made a run to the Elite Eight and finished with a record of 24–11 (13–3 A-10).