1995–96 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
1995–96 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Sweet 16 | |
Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 11 |
AP | No. 11 |
Record | 26–7 (13–5 Pac-10) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | McKale Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 UCLA | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Arizona | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 6 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 6 | – | 21 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California1 | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 2 | – | 26 | .071 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of November 23, 2011 Rankings from AP Poll 1California forfeited games due to infractions. |
The 1995–96 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona. The team's head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in McKale Center as members of the Pacific-10 Conference.
After going 13–5 to finish second in the Pac-10 regular-season, the team was seeded third in the West region of the NCAA tournament. They advanced to the Sweet Sixteen before falling to #4 Kansas 83–80 in the regional semifinal.[1] The team finished with a record of 26–7.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
11/15/1995* |
Long Beach State | W 91-57 | 1-0 |
McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||||||
11/17/1995* |
at No. 16 Arkansas | W 83-73 | 2-0 |
Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
11/22/1995* ESPN |
No. 19 | vs. No. 16 Michigan Preseason NIT Semifinal |
W 86-79 | 3-0 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | ||||||
11/24/1995* ESPN |
No. 19 | vs. No. 5 Georgetown Preseason NIT Championship |
W 91-81 | 4-0 |
Madison Square Garden (12,949) New York, NY | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
3/15/1996* |
(3 W) No. 11 | vs. (14 W) Valparaiso West Regional 1st Round |
W 90-51 | 25-6 |
Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ | ||||||
3/17/1996* |
(3 W) No. 11 | vs. (6 W) No. 21 Iowa West Regional 2nd Round |
W 87-83[2] | 26-6 |
Wells Fargo Arena (12,441) Tempe, AZ | ||||||
3/22/1996* |
(3 W) No. 11 | vs. (2 W) No. 4 Kansas West Regional semifinal |
L 80-83 | 26-7 |
McNichols Sports Arena Denver, CO | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West. |
Rankings
Team players drafted into the NBA
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Team |
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2 | 35 | Joseph Blair | Seattle SuperSonics |
2 | 43 | Ben Davis | Phoenix Suns |
2 | 56 | Reggie Geary | Cleveland Cavaliers |
References
- ^ "Kansas scores last 7 points to knock out Arizona, 83-80". The Baltimore Sun. March 22, 1996. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- ^ Gene Wojciechowski (March 18, 1996). "Goodbye, Hawkeyes: Arizona 87, Iowa 73". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1042–1043. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
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