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1995–96 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team


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.

1995–96 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet 16
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
Record26–7 (13–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center
Seasons
1995–96 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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.

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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1995–96 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 4 Ben Davis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Fort Pierce, FL
F 13 Donnell Harris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
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 Fr Salinas, CA
F 23 Michael Dickerson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Seattle, WA
G 31 Jason Terry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Seattle, WA
G 34 Miles Simon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Fullerton, CA
F 42 A. J. Bramlett 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Albuquerque, NM
G 44 Reggie Geary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Santa Ana, CA
SF 33 Corey Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sr Batavia, IL
F/C 50 Joseph Blair 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Houston, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
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

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Main article: 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

[3]

Team players drafted into the NBA

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Main article: 1996 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Team
2 35 Joseph Blair Seattle SuperSonics
2 43 Ben Davis Phoenix Suns
2 56 Reggie Geary Cleveland Cavaliers

References

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  1. ^ "Kansas scores last 7 points to knock out Arizona, 83-80". The Baltimore Sun. March 22, 1996. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  2. ^ Gene Wojciechowski (March 18, 1996). "Goodbye, Hawkeyes: Arizona 87, Iowa 73". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  3. ^ *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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