1995–96 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

1995–96 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 1996 ACC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
1995–96 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ACC regular season co-champion
NCAA Tournament, Second round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
AP	No. 25
1995–96 record	21–11 (10–6 ACC)
Head coach	Dean Smith (35th season)
Assistant coaches	Bill Guthridge (29th season); Phil Ford (8th season); Dave Hanners (7th season);
Home arena	Dean Smith Center

The 1995–96 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented University of North Carolina. The head coach was Dean Smith. The team played its home games in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Roster

1995–96 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Shammond Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	So	Fork Union Military	Greenville, South Carolina
F	4	Makhtar N'Diaye	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	So	Oak Hill Academy	Dakar, Senegal
G	5	Jeff McInnis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	Jr	Oak Hill Academy	Charlotte, North Carolina
F/C	13	Ademola Okulaja	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	John F. Kennedy High School	Berlin, Germany
G/F	15	Vince Carter	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Mainland High School	Daytona Beach, Florida
G	22	Scott Williams	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	156 lb (71 kg)	Fr	Lawrence	Lawrence, Kansas
F/C	33	Antawn Jamison	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Fr	Providence	Charlotte, North Carolina

Head coach

Dean Smith

Assistant coach(es)

Bill Guthridge, Phil Ford, Dave Hanners

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1996*	(6 E) No. 25	vs. (11 E) New Orleans First round	W 83–62	21–10	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Mar 17, 1996*	(6 E) No. 25	vs. (3 E) No. 8 Texas Tech Second round	L 73–92	21–11	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in EST.

NCAA basketball tournament

East
- North Carolina 83, New Orleans 62
- Texas Tech 92, North Carolina 73

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Team players drafted into the NBA

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1996	2	37	Jeff McInnis	Denver Nuggets
1997	2	29	Serge Zwikker	Houston Rockets
1998	2	34	Shammond Williams	Chicago Bulls

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References

sports-reference.com 1995-96 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
U.N.C. basketball blue book. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 2000.
http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1996
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2012-04-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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

[uncbluebook2000-2] U.N.C. basketball blue book. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 2000.

[3] ttp://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1996

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2012-04-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
Venues	Bynum Gymnasium (1910–1924) Tin Can (1924–1938) Woollen Gymnasium (1938–1965) Carmichael Auditorium (1965–1986) Dean Smith Center (1986–present)
Rivalries	Duke (Carlyle Cup) Kentucky NC State Wake Forest
Culture & lore	Rameses The Marching Tar Heels Junior varsity team Inside Carolina Four corners offense Dixie Classic/Big Four Tobacco Road Scandal
People	Head coaches Honorees Honored players NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

1995–96 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 13 Georgia Tech	13	–	3	.813	24	–	12	.667
No. 9 Wake Forest †	12	–	4	.750	26	–	6	.813
No. 25 North Carolina	10	–	6	.625	21	–	11	.656
Duke	8	–	8	.500	18	–	13	.581
Maryland	8	–	8	.500	17	–	13	.567
Clemson	7	–	9	.438	18	–	11	.621
Virginia	6	–	10	.375	12	–	15	.444
Florida State	5	–	11	.313	13	–	14	.481
NC State	3	–	13	.188	15	–	16	.484

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