1995–96 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1995–96 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1995–96 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 30–2 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 17–1 record and were the Regular Season Champions and the 1996 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament champions. They made it to the Sweet Sixteen in the 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, where they had a 2–1 record that was later vacated by the NCAA. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by tenth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.[4][5]

1995–96 Connecticut Junkies men's basketball
Big East Regular Season Champions
Big East Tournament Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 3
1995–96 record32–3 (17–1 Big East)
Head coachJim Calhoun (10th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Howie Dickenman
  • Karl Hobbs
  • Tom Moore
Home arenaHartford Civic Center
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
1995–96 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Big East 6
No. 3 Connecticut171 .944  323  .914
No. 10 Villanova144 .778  267  .788
Boston College108 .556  1911  .633
West Virginia711 .389  1215  .444
St. John's513 .278  1116  .407
Notre Dame414 .222  918  .333
Big East 7
No. 4 Georgetown135 .722  298  .784
No. 15 Syracuse126 .667  299  .763
Providence99 .500  1812  .600
Miami810 .444  1513  .536
Seton Hall711 .389  1216  .429
Rutgers612 .333  918  .333
Pittsburgh513 .278  1017  .370
† 1996 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 1, 1996[1][2][3]; Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/22/1995*
 ESPN2
No. 6 vs. TCU
Great Alaska Shootout
W 102–76  1–0
Sullivan Arena (7,863)
Anchorage, AK
11/24/1995*
No. 6 vs. No. 10 Iowa
Great Alaska Shootout
L 95–101 OT 1–1
Sullivan Arena (7,863)
Anchorage, AK
11/25/1995*
No. 6 vs. Indiana
Great Alaska Shootout
W 86–52  2–1
Sullivan Arena (7,863)
Anchorage, AK
11/29/1995*
 WTNH
No. 9 Northeastern W 86–59  3–1
Hartford Civic Center (15,522)
Hartford, Connecticut
12/3/1995
 WTNH
No. 9 Boston College W 63–62  4–1 (1–0)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, Connecticut
12/6/1995
 WTNH
No. 9 at Notre Dame W 85–65  5–1 (2–0)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (11,089)
Notre Dame, Indiana
12/8/1995*
 WTNH
No. 9 Yale W 93–66  6–1
Hartford Civic Center (15,112)
Hartford, Connecticut
12/12/1995*
 ESPN
No. 8 at Florida State W 79–61  7–1
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (8,873)
Tallahassee, Florida
12/23/1995*
 WTNH
No. 8 Fairfield W 86–52  8–1
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, Connecticut
12/27/1995*
 WTNH
No. 7 at College of Charleston W 77–60  9–1
John Kresse Arena (6,721)
Charleston, South Carolina
12/30/1995*
 WTNH
No. 7 Hartford W 102–63  10–1
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, Connecticut
1/3/1996
 WTNH
No. 7 at West Virginia W 89–79  11–1 (3–0)
WVU Coliseum (8,013)
Morgantown, West Virginia
1/6/1996
 WTNH
No. 7 Miami W 73–52  12–1 (4–0)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, Connecticut
1/9/1996
 ESPN
No. 6 No. 7 Villanova W 81–73  13–1 (5–0)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, Connecticut
1/13/1996
 WTNH
No. 6 at Providence W 83–74  14–1 (6–0)
Providence Civic Center (13,106)
Providence, Rhode Island
1/17/1996
 ESPN
No. 5 St. John's W 88–73  15–1 (7–0)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, Connecticut
1/21/1996
 CBS
No. 5 No. 12 Syracuse
Rivalry
W 79–70  16–1 (8–0)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, Connecticut
1/23/1996*
 WTNH
No. 4 Central Connecticut W 116–46  17–1
Hartford Civic Center (15,828)
Hartford, Connecticut
1/25/1996
 ESPN
No. 4 at Pittsburgh W 69–63  18–1 (9–0)
Civic Arena (6,798)
Pittsburgh
1/28/1996*
 CBS
No. 4 Virginia W 76–46  19–1
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, Connecticut
1/31/1996
 WTNH
No. 4 at Rutgers W 77–59  20–1 (10–0)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,091)
Piscataway, New Jersey
2/3/1996
 WTNH
No. 4 at St. John's W 77–63  21–1 (11–0)
Madison Square Garden (19,544)
New York City
2/6/1996
 ESPN
No. 4 Providence W 99–77  22–1 (12–0)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, Connecticut
2/14/1996
 WTNH
No. 3 West Virginia W 87–69  23–1 (13–0)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, Connecticut
2/17/1996
 NBC
No. 3 Notre Dame W 85–65  24–1 (14–0)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, Connecticut
2/19/1996
 ESPN
No. 3 at No. 11 Georgetown
Rivalry
L 65–77  24–2 (14–1)
Capital Centre (19,035)
Landover, Maryland
2/25/1996
 CBS
No. 3 at Villanova W 70–59  25–2 (15–1)
The Pavilion (18,524)
Villanova, Pennsylvania
2/28/1996
 WTNH
No. 4 Rutgers W 78–66  26–2 (16–1)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, Connecticut
3/2/1996
 WTNH
No. 4 at Seton Hall W 87–58  27–2 (17–1)
Brendan Byrne Arena (20,029)
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Big East Tournament
3/7/1996
 ESPN
No. 3 vs. Seton Hall
Quarterfinals
W 79–58  28–2
Madison Square Garden (19,544)
New York
3/8/1996
 ESPN
No. 3 vs. No. 15 Syracuse
Semifinals/Rivalry
W 85–66  29–2
Madison Square Garden (19,544)
New York
3/9/1996
 ESPN
No. 3 vs. No. 4 Georgetown
Championship/Rivalry
W 75–74  30–2
Madison Square Garden (19,544)
New York
NCAA Tournament
3/14/1996*
 CBS
No. 3 (1) vs. No. (16) Colgate
First Round
W 68–59  Vacated
RCA Dome (31,373)
Indianapolis
3/16/1996*
 CBS
No. 3 (1) vs. No. (9) Eastern Michigan
Second Round
W 95–81  Vacated
RCA Dome (32,293)
Indianapolis
3/22/1996*
 CBS
No. 3 (1) vs. No. 19 (5) Mississippi State
Sweet Sixteen
L 55–60  Vacated
Rupp Arena (28,890)
Lexington, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[4][6]

Rankings

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