American college basketball season
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
California 1
2
–
16
.111
2
–
26
.071
As of November 23, 2011 Rankings from AP Poll 1 California forfeited games due to infractions.
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 .
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
1995–96 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Head coach
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[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
[3]
Team players drafted into the NBA
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics