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
1995–96 record26-7 (13–5 Pac-10)
Head coachLute Olson (13th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center
1995–96 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 14 UCLA162 .889  238  .742
No. 11 Arizona144 .778  276  .818
Stanford126 .667  218  .724
Washington State99 .500  1811  .621
Washington99 .500  1612  .571
Oregon99 .500  1613  .552
USC612 .333  1317  .433
Arizona State612 .333  1116  .407
Oregon State414 .222  621  .222
California1216 .111  226  .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. The team finished with a record of 26–7.

Roster

1995–96 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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)
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
F/C 50 Joseph Blair 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)260 lb (118 kg) Sr Houston, TX
Head coach
  • Lute Olsen
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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[1]  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
2 35 Joseph Blair Seattle SuperSonics
2 43 Ben Davis Phoenix Suns
2 56 Reggie Geary Cleveland Cavaliers

References

  1. Gene Wojciechowski (March 18, 1996). "Goodbye, Hawkeyes: Arizona 87, Iowa 73". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
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