2009–10 Temple Owls men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Fran Dunphy and played their home games at the Liacouras Center. The Owls are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 29–6, 14–2 in A-10 play to claim a share of the regular season championship. They won the 2010 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament for the third consecutive year to receive the conferences automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They received a 5 seed in the East Region where they were upset in the first round by 12 seed Cornell.

2009–10 Temple Owls men's basketball
A-10 Regular Season co-champions
A-10 Tournament champions
Philadelphia Big 5 champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
APNo. 12
Record29–6 (14–2 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLiacouras Center
2009–10 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 12 Temple142 .875296  .829
No. 25 Xavier142 .875269  .743
No. 24 Richmond133 .813269  .743
Saint Louis115 .6882313  .639
Rhode Island97 .5632610  .722
Charlotte97 .5631912  .613
Dayton88 .5002512  .676
St. Bonaventure79 .4381516  .484
Duquesne79 .4381616  .500
George Washington610 .3751615  .516
UMass511 .3131220  .375
Saint Joseph's511 .3131120  .355
La Salle412 .2501218  .400
Fordham016 .000226  .071
2010 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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