1995–96 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1995–96 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	East
	West
	† 1996 SEC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
1995–96 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC regular season champions
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 2
1995–96 record	34–2 (16–0 SEC)
Head coach	Rick Pitino (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Jim O'Brien; Winston Bennett; Delray Brooks;
Home arena	Rupp Arena

The 1995–96 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1995–96 college basketball season. Coached by Rick Pitino, the team finished the season with a 34–2 record and won the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship over the Syracuse University Orangemen, 76–67.

Also known as "The Untouchables",[2] nine players from the 95–96 team eventually played in the NBA. These players were Derek Anderson, Tony Delk, Walter McCarty, Ron Mercer, Nazr Mohammed, Mark Pope, Jeff Sheppard, Wayne Turner, and Antoine Walker. The 1995-96 Kentucky team is widely regarded as one of the greatest teams in NCAA Division I Men's Basketball history.

Roster

1995–96 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	00	Tony Delk	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Sr	Brownsville, TN
G/F	3	Allen Edwards	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	Miami, FL
G	5	Wayne Turner	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Boston, MA
C	13	Nazr Mohammed	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Fr	Chicago, IL
G	15	Jeff Sheppard	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Peachtree City, GA
G	21	Cameron Mills	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	Lexington, KY
G/F	23	Derek Anderson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr	Louisville, KY
F	24	Antoine Walker	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So	Chicago, IL
G	25	Anthony Epps	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr	Lebanon, KY
F	32	Jared Prickett	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Jr	Fairmont, WV
F	33	Ron Mercer	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Nashville, TN
F	40	Walter McCarty	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Sr	Evansville, IN
C	41	Mark Pope	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Sr	Bellevue, WA
F	43	Jason Lathrem	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Bowling Green, KY
G	51	Oliver Simmons	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr	Nashville, TN

Head coach

Rick Pitino

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/7/1995* no, UKTV		Cagiva Varese	W 98-74		Rupp Arena (-) Lexington, KY
11/17/1995* no, UKTV		Athletes in Action	W 119-80		Rupp Arena (-) Lexington, KY
Regular Season
11/24/1995* no, ESPN	No. 1	vs. No. 14 Maryland Tip-off Classic	W 96-84	1-0	Springfield Civic Center (8,999) Springfield, MA
11/28/1995* no, ESPN	No. 1	vs. No. 5 Massachusetts Great Eight	L 82-92	1-1	The Palace (15,454) Auburn Hills, MI
12/2/1995* no, CBS	No. 1	vs. Indiana	W 89-82	2-1	RCA Dome (41,071) Indianapolis, IN
12/6/1995* no, UKTV	No. 5	Wisconsin-Green Bay	W 74-62	3-1	Rupp Arena (22,825) Lexington, KY
12/9/1995* no, ESPN	No. 5	No. 16 Georgia Tech	W 83-60	4-1	Rupp Arena (24,238) Lexington, KY
12/16/1995* no, UKTV	No. 5	Morehead State	W 96-32	5-1	Rupp Arena (24,065) Lexington, KY
12/19/1995* no, UKTV	No. 5	vs. Marshall	W 118-99	6-1	Freedom Hall (19,795) Louisville, KY
12/23/1995* no, CBS	No. 4	No. 25 Louisville	W 89-66	7-1	Rupp Arena (24,340) Lexington, KY
12/27/1995* no, UKTV	No. 2	vs. Rider ECAC Holiday Festival	W 90-65	8-1	Madison Square Garden (13,175) New York, NY
12/29/1995* no, UKTV	No. 2	vs. Iona ECAC Holiday Festival	W 106-79	9-1	Madison Square Garden (13,659) New York, NY
01/03/1996 no, JP	No. 2	at South Carolina	W 89-60	10-1 (1-0)	Frank McGuire Arena (12,068) Columbia, SC
01/06/1996 no, UKTV	No. 2	Mississippi	W 90–60	11-1 (2-0)	Rupp Arena (21,275) Lexington, KY
01/09/1996 no, ESPN	No. 2	at No. 12 Mississippi State	W 74-56	12-1 (3-0)	Humphrey Coliseum (10,315) Starkville, MS
01/13/1996 no, UKTV	No. 2	Tennessee	W 61-44	13-1 (4-0)	Rupp Arena (24,247) Lexington, KY
01/16/1996 no, ESPN	No. 2	at Louisiana State	W 129-97	14-1 (5-0)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (12,684) Baton Rouge, LA
01/20/1996* no, ESPN	No. 2	Texas Christian	W 124-80	15-1	Rupp Arena (24,189) Lexington, KY
01/24/1996 no, JP	No. 2	at Georgia	W 82-77	16-1 (6-0)	Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA
01/27/1996 no, UKTV	No. 2	South Carolina	W 89-57	17-1 (7-0)	Rupp Arena (24,229) Lexington, KY
02/03/1996 no, JP	No. 2	Florida	W 77-63	18-1 (8-0)	Rupp Arena (24,251) Lexington, KY
02/07/1996 no, JP	No. 2	at Vanderbilt	W 120-81	19-1 (9-0)	Memorial Gymnasium (15,311) Nashville, TN
02/11/1996 no, CBS	No. 2	Arkansas	W 88-73	20-1 (10-0)	Rupp Arena (24,336) Lexington, KY
02/11/1996 no, JP	No. 2	Georgia	W 86-73	21-1 (11-0)	Rupp Arena (24,206) Lexington, KY
02/17/1996 no, JP	No. 2	at Tennessee	W 90-50	22-1 (12-0)	Thompson-Boling Arena (23,115) Knoxville, TN
02/20/1996 no, ESPN	No. 2	Alabama	W 84-65	23-1 (13-0)	Rupp Arena (24,175) Lexington, KY
02/24/1996 no, CBS	No. 2	at Florida	W 94-63	24-1 (14-0)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center (10,697) Gainesville, FL
02/27/1996 no, ESPN	No. 2	at Auburn	W 88-73	25-1 (15-0)	Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum (10,108) Auburn, AL
03/02/1996 no, UKTV	No. 1	Vanderbilt	W 101-63	26-1 (16-0)	Rupp Arena (24,257) Lexington, KY
1996 SEC Tournament
03/08/1996 no, JP	No. 1	vs. Florida Quarterfinals	W 100-76	27-1	Louisiana Superdome (21,248) New Orleans, LA
03/09/1996 no, JP	No. 1	vs. Arkansas Semifinals	W 95-75	28-1	Louisiana Superdome (24,556) New Orleans, LA
03/10/1996 no, CBS	No. 1	vs. No. 25 Mississippi State Finals	L 73-84	28-2	Louisiana Superdome (24,462) New Orleans, LA
1996 NCAA Tournament (Tournament seeding in parentheses)
03/14/1996* no, CBS	No. 2 (1)	vs. (16) San Jose State Midwest Regional 1st Round	W 110-72	29-2	Reunion Arena (13,458) Dallas, TX
03/16/1996* no, CBS	No. 2 (1)	vs. No. 16 (9) Virginia Tech Midwest Regional 2nd Round	W 84-60	30-2	Reunion Arena (15,469) Dallas, TX
03/21/1996* no, CBS	No. 2 (1)	vs. No. 10 (4) Utah Midwest Regional Semifinal	W 101-70	31-2	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (30,334) Minneapolis, MN
03/23/1996* no, CBS	No. 2 (1)	vs. No. 13 (2) Wake Forest Midwest Regional Final	W 83-63	32-2	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (30,397) Minneapolis, MN
03/30/1996* no, CBS	No. 2 (M1)	vs. No. 1 (E1) Massachusetts National Semifinal	W 81-74	33-2	Continental Airlines Arena (19,229) East Rutherford, NJ
04/01/1996* no, CBS	No. 2 (M1)	vs. (W4) Syracuse National Championship	W 76-67	34-2	Continental Airlines Arena (19,229) East Rutherford, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Awards and honors

Tony Delk, NCAA Men's MOP Award[5]

Players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	6	Antoine Walker	Boston Celtics
1	16	Tony Delk	Charlotte Hornets
1	19	Walter McCarty	Portland Trail Blazers
2	23 (52)	Mark Pope	Indiana Pacers

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References

sports-reference.com 1995-96 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
Bradley, Bill (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House, Inc. p. 236. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/roster1995-96.html
http://www.bigbluehistory.net
"Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

Official Site

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[1] sports-reference.com 1995-96 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] Bradley, Bill (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House, Inc. p. 236. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[3] ttp://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/roster1995-96.html

[4] ttp://www.bigbluehistory.net

[Tourney_History-5] "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2008.

[6] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

1995–96 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 2 Kentucky	16	–	0	1.000	34	–	2	.944
Georgia	9	–	7	.563	21	–	10	.677
South Carolina	8	–	8	.500	19	–	12	.613
Vanderbilt	7	–	9	.438	18	–	14	.563
Florida	6	–	10	.375	12	–	16	.429
Tennessee	6	–	10	.375	14	–	15	.483
West
No. 19 Mississippi State †	10	–	6	.625	26	–	8	.765
Arkansas	9	–	7	.563	20	–	13	.606
Alabama	9	–	7	.563	19	–	13	.594
Ole Miss	6	–	10	.375	12	–	15	.444
Auburn	6	–	10	.375	19	–	13	.594
LSU	4	–	12	.250	12	–	17	.414

† 1996 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]