1938 1977 2011 2013 2016 Owls basketball team became the first National Invitation Tournament (NIT) champions In 1938: The Temple Owls men’s basketball team became the first National Invitation Tournament (NIT) champions, one year before the inception of the NCAA Tournament. See Full Story Tackling Machine for Temple’s Joe Klecko Before going to Temple, and playing under Hall of Fame …
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