1995β96 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Runner-up | |
Conference | Big East Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 3 |
AP | No. 15 |
Record | 29β9 (12β6 Big East) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Carrier Dome |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Big East 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Connecticutβ | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 32 | – | 3 | .914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Villanova | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Big East 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Georgetown | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Syracuse | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 29 | – | 9 | .763 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1996 Big East tournament winner As of April 1, 1996 [1] [2] [3] Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1995β96 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University as a member of the Big East Conference. The head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 20th year. The team played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 29β9 (12β6) record, while making it to the Championship Game of the NCAA tournament.
The team was led by seniors John Wallace and Lazarus Sims. Fellow senior J.B. Reafsnyder, juniors Jason Cipolla and Otis Hill, sophomore Todd Burgan and Marius Janulis played key roles. Walk-on and future NFL star Donovan McNabb also appeared in five games.
Syracuse was aided by the return of John Wallace, who had declared for the NBA draft, but chose to withdraw his early entry. Wallace would lead Syracuse in scoring for 30-of-38 games, leading Syracuse to an early 11β0 record.
With the Orangemen hitting a bump in mid-season losing five of eight Big East games, Boeheim chose to insert Jason Cipolla into the starting lineup in favor of Marius Janulis. The move worked as Syracuse would go 8β1 to finish the regular season with a record of 22β7. Syracuse would advance to the Big East tournament semifinals, where it was knocked off by Connecticut, 85β67. [4]
Syracuse was named a No. 4 seed for the tournament, and played one of its most memorable games in the Sweet 16 against Georgia. Cipolla hit a jumper as time expired in regulation to send the game to overtime, and John Wallace sealed the victory with a 3-pointer with 2 seconds remaining to propel Syracuse to an 83β81 win. [5] Wallace finished with 30 points and 15 rebounds in that game.
Syracuse would knock off the Paul Pierce, Raef LaFrentz and Jacque Vaughn-led Kansas in the Elite 8, and Erick Dampier and the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the national semifinal game. [6] This set up a matchup between Jim Boeheim and former assistant Rick Pitino, who was now head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats in the National Championship game.
Syracuse, a heavy underdog, nearly overcame a 13-point second-half deficit, closing to within 2, but Kentucky held on for a 76β67 victory. Kentucky featured a deep team, including future NBA players Derek Anderson, Antoine Walker, Tony Delk and Ron Mercer. [7]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 25, 1995* |
Lafayette | W 87β63 | 1β0 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | |||||||
Nov 28, 1995* |
Colgate | W 89β55 | 2β0 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | |||||||
Dec 3, 1995 |
at Providence | W 82β78 | 3β0 (1β0) |
Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island | |||||||
Dec 5, 1995 |
St. John's | W 97β72 | 4β0 (2β0) |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | |||||||
Dec 8, 1995* |
Columbia | W 83β60 | 5β0 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | |||||||
Dec 9, 1995* |
Washington State | W 77β75 | 6β0 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | |||||||
Dec 13, 1995* |
No. 25 | Bowling Green State | W 75β64 | 7β0 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Dec 16, 1995* |
No. 25 | College of Charleston | W 72β61 | 8β0 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Dec 23, 1995* |
No. 19 | at No. 3 Arizona | W 79β70 | 9β0 |
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Dec 27, 1995* |
No. 13 | vs. No. 12
Illinois Rainbow Classic |
W 75β64 | 10β0 |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||||
Dec 28, 1995* |
No. 13 | vs.
Rhode Island Rainbow Classic |
W 92β66 | 11β0 |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||||
Dec 29, 1995* |
No. 13 | vs. No. 1
UMass Rainbow Classic |
L 47β65 | 11β1 |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||||
Jan 3, 1996 |
No. 11 | at Miami (FL) | L 66β75 | 11β2 (2β1) |
Miami Arena Miami, Florida | ||||||
Jan 10, 1996 |
No. 14 | Providence | W 77β75 | 12β2 (3β1) |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Jan 14, 1996 |
No. 14 | Rutgers | W 81β80 | 13β2 (4β1) |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Jan 16, 1996 |
No. 12 | at West Virginia | L 78β90 | 13β3 (4β2) |
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | ||||||
Jan 21, 1996 |
No. 12 | at No. 5 Connecticut | L 70β79 | 13β4 (4β3) |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
Jan 24, 1996 |
No. 17 | at No. 6 Georgetown | L 64β83 | 13β5 (4β4) |
Capital Centre Washington, D.C. | ||||||
Jan 27, 1996 |
No. 17 | No. 20 Boston College | W 88β73 | 14β5 (5β4) |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Jan 29, 1996* |
No. 18 | No. 6 Villanova | L 69β72 OT | 14β6 (5β5) |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Feb 1, 1996* |
No. 18 | Miami (FL) | W 72β51 | 15β6 (6β5) |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Feb 4, 1996* |
No. 18 | Alabama | W 81β68 | 16β6 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Feb 7, 1996 |
No. 18 | at Pittsburgh | W 73β67 | 17β6 (7β5) |
Fitzgerald Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Feb 10, 1996* |
No. 18 | No. 8 Georgetown | W 85β64 | 18β6 (8β5) |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Feb 12, 1996 |
No. 16 | at Rutgers | W 63β54 | 19β6 (9β5) |
Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey | ||||||
Feb 20, 1996 |
No. 15 | at Seton Hall | L 79β80 | 19β7 (9β6) |
Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||||
Feb 24, 1996 |
No. 15 | Pittsburgh | W 77β60 | 20β7 (10β6) |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Feb 26, 1996 |
No. 15 | at St. John's | W 92β79 | 21β7 (11β6) |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||
Mar 2, 1996 |
No. 15 | Notre Dame | W 71β67 | 22β7 (12β6) |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Big East tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 6, 1996* |
No. 13 | vs. Notre Dame First round |
W 76β55 | 23β7 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||
Mar 7, 1996* |
No. 13 | vs. Boston College Quarterfinals |
W 69β61 | 24β7 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||
Mar 8, 1996* |
No. 13 | vs. No. 3 Connecticut Semifinals |
L 67β85 | 24β8 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 1996* |
(4 W) No. 15 | vs. (13 W)
Montana State First round |
W 88β55 | 25β8 |
The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico | ||||||
Mar 16, 1996* |
(4 W) No. 15 | vs. (12 W)
Drexel Second Round |
W 69β58 | 26β8 |
The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico | ||||||
Mar 22, 1996* |
(4 W) No. 15 | vs. (8 W)
Georgia West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen |
W 83β81 OT | 27β8 |
McNichols Sports Arena Denver, Colorado | ||||||
Mar 24, 1996* |
(4 W) No. 15 | vs. (2 W) No. 4
Kansas West Regional Final – Elite Eight |
W 60β57 | 28β8 |
McNichols Sports Arena Denver, Colorado | ||||||
Mar 30, 1996* |
(4 W) No. 15 | vs. (5 SE) No. 19
Mississippi State National semifinal – Final Four |
W 77β69 | 29β8 |
Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||||
Apr 1, 1996* |
(4 W) No. 15 | vs. (1 MW) No. 2
Kentucky National Championship Game |
L 67β76 | 29β9 |
Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West. |
Week | |||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
AP | β | β | β | β | 25 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | Not released |
Coaches | β | β | β | β | β | 22 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 3 |
1995β96 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Runner-up | |
Conference | Big East Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 3 |
AP | No. 15 |
Record | 29β9 (12β6 Big East) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Carrier Dome |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Big East 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Connecticutβ | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 32 | – | 3 | .914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Villanova | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Big East 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Georgetown | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Syracuse | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 29 | – | 9 | .763 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1996 Big East tournament winner As of April 1, 1996 [1] [2] [3] Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1995β96 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University as a member of the Big East Conference. The head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 20th year. The team played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 29β9 (12β6) record, while making it to the Championship Game of the NCAA tournament.
The team was led by seniors John Wallace and Lazarus Sims. Fellow senior J.B. Reafsnyder, juniors Jason Cipolla and Otis Hill, sophomore Todd Burgan and Marius Janulis played key roles. Walk-on and future NFL star Donovan McNabb also appeared in five games.
Syracuse was aided by the return of John Wallace, who had declared for the NBA draft, but chose to withdraw his early entry. Wallace would lead Syracuse in scoring for 30-of-38 games, leading Syracuse to an early 11β0 record.
With the Orangemen hitting a bump in mid-season losing five of eight Big East games, Boeheim chose to insert Jason Cipolla into the starting lineup in favor of Marius Janulis. The move worked as Syracuse would go 8β1 to finish the regular season with a record of 22β7. Syracuse would advance to the Big East tournament semifinals, where it was knocked off by Connecticut, 85β67. [4]
Syracuse was named a No. 4 seed for the tournament, and played one of its most memorable games in the Sweet 16 against Georgia. Cipolla hit a jumper as time expired in regulation to send the game to overtime, and John Wallace sealed the victory with a 3-pointer with 2 seconds remaining to propel Syracuse to an 83β81 win. [5] Wallace finished with 30 points and 15 rebounds in that game.
Syracuse would knock off the Paul Pierce, Raef LaFrentz and Jacque Vaughn-led Kansas in the Elite 8, and Erick Dampier and the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the national semifinal game. [6] This set up a matchup between Jim Boeheim and former assistant Rick Pitino, who was now head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats in the National Championship game.
Syracuse, a heavy underdog, nearly overcame a 13-point second-half deficit, closing to within 2, but Kentucky held on for a 76β67 victory. Kentucky featured a deep team, including future NBA players Derek Anderson, Antoine Walker, Tony Delk and Ron Mercer. [7]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 25, 1995* |
Lafayette | W 87β63 | 1β0 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | |||||||
Nov 28, 1995* |
Colgate | W 89β55 | 2β0 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | |||||||
Dec 3, 1995 |
at Providence | W 82β78 | 3β0 (1β0) |
Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island | |||||||
Dec 5, 1995 |
St. John's | W 97β72 | 4β0 (2β0) |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | |||||||
Dec 8, 1995* |
Columbia | W 83β60 | 5β0 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | |||||||
Dec 9, 1995* |
Washington State | W 77β75 | 6β0 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | |||||||
Dec 13, 1995* |
No. 25 | Bowling Green State | W 75β64 | 7β0 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Dec 16, 1995* |
No. 25 | College of Charleston | W 72β61 | 8β0 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Dec 23, 1995* |
No. 19 | at No. 3 Arizona | W 79β70 | 9β0 |
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Dec 27, 1995* |
No. 13 | vs. No. 12
Illinois Rainbow Classic |
W 75β64 | 10β0 |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||||
Dec 28, 1995* |
No. 13 | vs.
Rhode Island Rainbow Classic |
W 92β66 | 11β0 |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||||
Dec 29, 1995* |
No. 13 | vs. No. 1
UMass Rainbow Classic |
L 47β65 | 11β1 |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||||
Jan 3, 1996 |
No. 11 | at Miami (FL) | L 66β75 | 11β2 (2β1) |
Miami Arena Miami, Florida | ||||||
Jan 10, 1996 |
No. 14 | Providence | W 77β75 | 12β2 (3β1) |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Jan 14, 1996 |
No. 14 | Rutgers | W 81β80 | 13β2 (4β1) |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Jan 16, 1996 |
No. 12 | at West Virginia | L 78β90 | 13β3 (4β2) |
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | ||||||
Jan 21, 1996 |
No. 12 | at No. 5 Connecticut | L 70β79 | 13β4 (4β3) |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
Jan 24, 1996 |
No. 17 | at No. 6 Georgetown | L 64β83 | 13β5 (4β4) |
Capital Centre Washington, D.C. | ||||||
Jan 27, 1996 |
No. 17 | No. 20 Boston College | W 88β73 | 14β5 (5β4) |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Jan 29, 1996* |
No. 18 | No. 6 Villanova | L 69β72 OT | 14β6 (5β5) |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Feb 1, 1996* |
No. 18 | Miami (FL) | W 72β51 | 15β6 (6β5) |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Feb 4, 1996* |
No. 18 | Alabama | W 81β68 | 16β6 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Feb 7, 1996 |
No. 18 | at Pittsburgh | W 73β67 | 17β6 (7β5) |
Fitzgerald Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Feb 10, 1996* |
No. 18 | No. 8 Georgetown | W 85β64 | 18β6 (8β5) |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Feb 12, 1996 |
No. 16 | at Rutgers | W 63β54 | 19β6 (9β5) |
Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey | ||||||
Feb 20, 1996 |
No. 15 | at Seton Hall | L 79β80 | 19β7 (9β6) |
Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||||
Feb 24, 1996 |
No. 15 | Pittsburgh | W 77β60 | 20β7 (10β6) |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Feb 26, 1996 |
No. 15 | at St. John's | W 92β79 | 21β7 (11β6) |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||
Mar 2, 1996 |
No. 15 | Notre Dame | W 71β67 | 22β7 (12β6) |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Big East tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 6, 1996* |
No. 13 | vs. Notre Dame First round |
W 76β55 | 23β7 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||
Mar 7, 1996* |
No. 13 | vs. Boston College Quarterfinals |
W 69β61 | 24β7 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||
Mar 8, 1996* |
No. 13 | vs. No. 3 Connecticut Semifinals |
L 67β85 | 24β8 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 1996* |
(4 W) No. 15 | vs. (13 W)
Montana State First round |
W 88β55 | 25β8 |
The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico | ||||||
Mar 16, 1996* |
(4 W) No. 15 | vs. (12 W)
Drexel Second Round |
W 69β58 | 26β8 |
The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico | ||||||
Mar 22, 1996* |
(4 W) No. 15 | vs. (8 W)
Georgia West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen |
W 83β81 OT | 27β8 |
McNichols Sports Arena Denver, Colorado | ||||||
Mar 24, 1996* |
(4 W) No. 15 | vs. (2 W) No. 4
Kansas West Regional Final – Elite Eight |
W 60β57 | 28β8 |
McNichols Sports Arena Denver, Colorado | ||||||
Mar 30, 1996* |
(4 W) No. 15 | vs. (5 SE) No. 19
Mississippi State National semifinal – Final Four |
W 77β69 | 29β8 |
Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||||
Apr 1, 1996* |
(4 W) No. 15 | vs. (1 MW) No. 2
Kentucky National Championship Game |
L 67β76 | 29β9 |
Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West. |
Week | |||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
AP | β | β | β | β | 25 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | Not released |
Coaches | β | β | β | β | β | 22 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 3 |