1995–96 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 1995–96 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented the Marquette University in the 1995–96 season. The Golden Eagles finished the regular season with a record of 23–8. As a 4 seed, the Golden Eagles defeated the 13 seed Monmouth in the first round, 68–44. Marquette would fall to Arkansas in the second round.

1995–96 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionBlue
1995–96 record23–8 (10-4 CUSA)
Head coachMike Deane (2nd season)
Home arenaBradley Center
1995–96 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Blue
No. 8 Cincinnati113 .786  285  .848
No. 20 Marquette104 .714  238  .742
Saint Louis410 .286  1614  .533
DePaul212 .143  1118  .379
Red
Tulane95 .643  2210  .688
UAB68 .429  1614  .533
Southern Miss68 .429  1215  .444
South Florida212 .143  1216  .429
White
No. 16 Memphis113 .786  228  .733
No. 24 Louisville104 .714  2212  .647
Charlotte68 .429  1415  .483
1996 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

1995–96 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 40 Faisal Abraham 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr St. Croix, Virgin Islands
F 5 Chris Crawford 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr Kalamazoo, Michigan
G 13 Roney Eford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Queens, New York
G 33 Mark Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 12 Aaron Hutchins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) So Lima, Ohio
C 45 Jarrod Lovette 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) Fr Blair, Wisconsin
C 00 Amal McCaskill 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Maywood, Illinois
G 3 Anthony Pieper 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Wausaukee, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 26*
UW Milwaukee W 91–74  1–0
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 1*
Columbia W 72–45  2–0
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 2*
UW Green Bay W 64–44  3–0
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 6*
Coppin State W 95–69  4–0
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 9*
vs. La Salle L 65–68  4–1
Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
December 16*
No. 22 Santa Clara W 78–49  5–1
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 22*
Vermont W 89–58  6–1
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 31*
at Wisconsin L 46–55  6–2
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
January 2*
Morgan State W 98–58  7–2
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
January 7
Saint Louis W 69–47  8–2
(1–0)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
January 10*
Iowa State W 58–56  9–2
(1–0)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
January 13
at No. 4 Cincinnati L 70–91  9–3
(1–1)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, Ohio
January 15*
Illinois-Chicago W 103–81  10–3
(1–1)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
January 17
at DePaul W 73–60  11–3
(2–1)
Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, Illinois
January 20
Memphis W 59–55  12–3
(3–1)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
January 25
at Charlotte L 69–79  12–4
(3–2)
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
January 30
UAB W 73–64  13–4
(4–2)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
February 4
at Tulane L 74–75  13–5
(4–3)
Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
February 7
South Florida W 82–61  14–5
(5–3)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
February 11
DePaul W 75–65  15–5
(6–3)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
February 14*
Creighton W 63–57  16–5
(6–3)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
February 18
Southern Mississippi W 58–55  17–5
(7–3)
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
February 22
Charlotte W 78–68  18–5
(8–3)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
February 25
at Saint Louis L 58–69  18–6
(8–4)
Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
February 28
at Louisville W 80–79  19–6
(9–4)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
March 2
at Cincinnati W 74–72  20–6
(10–4)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
Conference USA Tournament
March 7
vs. South Florida
Conference USA Conference Tournament
W 65–56  21–6
(11–4)
The Pyramid 
 
March 8
at Memphis
Conference USA Conference Tournament
W 72–60  22–6
(12–4)
The Pyramid 
 
March 9
vs. Cincinnati
Conference USA Conference Tournament
L 84–85 OT 22–7
(12–5)
The Pyramid 
 
NCAA Tournament
March 14*
vs. Monmouth
First Round
W 68–44  23–7
(12–5)
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
March 16*
vs. Arkansas
Second Round
L 56–65  23–8
(12–5)
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
249Amal McCaskillOrlando Magic

References


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