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Overlooked No More: 1999 Elite Eight Team Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Men's Basketball 1.21.19 Mike Kern/OwlSports.com writer

From 1988-2001, Hall of Famer John Chaney took five Temple teams to the Elite Eight. Each of those NCAA Tournament journeys had their own identity. That's what happens when the last four of those runs were produced by teams that were seeded (in order) 10th, 7th, 6th and 11th, respectively. Still, it didn't stop any of them from writing an improbable story. In reality, the circumstances simply enhanced the memories.

The 1998-99 Owls were the fourth of those teams. They had only one senior, guard Rasheed Brokenborough, who was from University City High School, which is no longer around.