1995–96 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

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

Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
1995–96 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
ACC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Regional Final
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
1995–96 record	26–6 (12–4 ACC)
Head coach	Dave Odom (7th season)
Assistant coach	Ricky Stokes
Home arena	LJVM Coliseum

The 1995–96 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1995–96 men's college basketball season. The team was led by 7th year head coach Dave Odom, and played their home games at LJVM Coliseum.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	5	Steve Goolsby	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	So	Marietta HS	Marietta, GA
G	10	Rusty LaRue	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Northwest Guilford	Oak Ridge, NC
G/F	11	Joseph Amonett	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Pickett County	Byrdstown, TN
G	15	Armond Wilson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Northeast Jones	Laurel, MS
G	20	Marc Scott	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	—	Chapel Hill, NC
F/C	21	Tim Duncan	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	St. Dunstan's Episcopal	Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
F	23	Antonio Jackson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Aliceville HS	Aliceville, AL
G	25	Jerry Braswell	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Randolph-Clay	Cuthbert, GA
G	30	Tony Rutland	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	So	Bethel	Hampton, VA
F	44	Ricky Peral	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	—	Valladolid, Spain
C	52	William Stringfellow	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Alief Hastings	Austin, TX
F	53	Ken Herbst	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr	—	Winston-Salem, NC

Head coach

Dave Odom

Assistant coach(es)

Ricky Stokes

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 24, 2020

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 25, 1995*	No. 11	Mount St. Mary's	W 75–62	1–0	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Nov 29, 1995*	No. 10	vs. Oklahoma State Great 8	W 69–53	2–0	Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Michigan
Dec 2, 1995*	No. 10	Lehigh	W 68–53	3–0	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 6, 1995*	No. 10	at No. 3 UMass	L 46–60	3–1	Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, Massachusetts
Dec 9, 1995*	No. 10	at Florida	W 77–53	4–1	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Dec 18, 1995*	No. 12	Appalachian State	W 91–50	5–1	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 21, 1995*	No. 12	No. 13 Utah	W 60–56	6–1	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 2, 1996*	No. 12	Furman	W 81–49	7–1	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 6, 1996	No. 12	at Florida State	W 75–73 ^OT	8–1 (1–0)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 10, 1996*	No. 8	at Duke	W 57–54	9–1 (2–0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Jan 13, 1996*	No. 8	Maryland	W 77–64	10–1 (3–0)	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 15, 1996*	No. 6	Richmond	W 71–60	11–1	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 17, 1996*	No. 6	Georgia Tech	W 66–63	12–1 (4–0)	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 21, 1996*	No. 6	at No. 19 Clemson	L 41–55	12–2 (4–1)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Mar 2, 1996*	No. 13	at NC State	W 72–70	20–5 (12–4)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
Mar 8, 1996*	No. 12	Virginia ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 70–60	21–5	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 9, 1996*	No. 12	vs. Clemson ACC Tournament Semifinal	W 68–60	22–5	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 10, 1996*	No. 12	No. 18 Georgia Tech ACC Tournament Championship	W 75–74[2]	23–5	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1996*	(2 MW) No. 9	vs. (15 MW) Louisiana-Monroe First round	W 62–50	24–5	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 17, 1996*	(2 MW) No. 9	vs. (10 MW) Texas Second round	W 65–62	25–5	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 21, 1996*	(2 MW) No. 9	vs. (6 MW) No. 24 Louisville Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 60–59[3]	26–5	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar 23, 1996*	(2 MW) No. 9	vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Kentucky Regional Final – Elite Eight	L 63–83[4]	26–6	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
AP	11	11	10	10	11	12	14	12	8	6	9	12	9	8	10	13	12	9	Not released
Coaches	8	8	7	8	11	12	13	11	8	6	8	10	9	9	10	12	10	9	9

Awards and honors

Tim Duncan – ACC Player of the Year, Consensus First-team All-American

References

sports-reference.com 1995-96 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
"Duncan, Braswell Wrap Up ACC Title for Wake Forest". Los Angeles Times. March 11, 1996. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
"Duncan's 3-point play lifts Wake". Baltimore Sun. March 22, 1996. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
"Kentucky's Wave Leaves Another Foe in Its Wake". Los Angeles Times. March 24, 1996. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
2019-20 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball media guide. Retrieved March 21, 2020.

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

[2] "Duncan, Braswell Wrap Up ACC Title for Wake Forest". Los Angeles Times. March 11, 1996. Retrieved March 21, 2020.

[3] "Duncan's 3-point play lifts Wake". Baltimore Sun. March 22, 1996. Retrieved March 21, 2020.

[4] "Kentucky's Wave Leaves Another Foe in Its Wake". Los Angeles Times. March 24, 1996. Retrieved March 21, 2020.

[5] 2019-20 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball media guide. Retrieved March 21, 2020.

Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
Venues	Gore Gymnasium (1935–1956) Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (1956–1989) Greensboro Coliseum (alternate; 1959–1989) Reynolds Gymnasium (alternate; 1956–1989) LJVM Coliseum (1989–present)
Rivalries	North Carolina NC State
Culture & lore	Demon Deacon "O Here's to Wake Forest" Spirit of the Old Gold and Black Tobacco Road Dixie Classic/Big Four
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 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
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics