1995–96 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

1995–96 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
1995–96 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Preseason NIT Champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet 16
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 11
Record	26–7 (13–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Lute Olson (13th season);
Assistant coaches	Jim Rosborough (7th season); Jessie Evans (8th season); Phil Johnson (3rd season);
Home arena	McKale Center
	Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

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
California¹	2	–	16	.111	2	–	26	.071

As of November 23, 2011 Rankings from AP Poll ¹California 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[edit]

1995–96 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
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
SF	33	Corey Williams	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Sr	Batavia, IL
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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results[edit]

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[edit]

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Team players drafted into the NBA[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Team
2	35	Joseph Blair	Seattle SuperSonics
2	43	Ben Davis	Phoenix Suns
2	56	Reggie Geary	Cleveland Cavaliers

References[edit]

^ "Kansas scores last 7 points to knock out Arizona, 83-80". The Baltimore Sun. March 22, 1996. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^ Gene Wojciechowski (March 18, 1996). "Goodbye, Hawkeyes: Arizona 87, Iowa 73". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1042–1043. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] "Kansas scores last 7 points to knock out Arizona, 83-80". The Baltimore Sun. March 22, 1996. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

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

[ESPN-3] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1042–1043. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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