1995–96 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

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

Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
1995–96 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big Eight Regular Season Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Elite Eight, vs. Syracuse L 57-60
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 4
1995–96 record	29-5 (12-2 Big Eight)
Head coach	Roy Williams (8th season)
Home arena	Allen Fieldhouse

The 1995–96 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 98th basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 8th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. It was the Jayhawks final season in the Big Eight Conference, which dissolved at the end of the 1995–1996 school year.

Roster

Name	#	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Home Town
Joel Branstrom	20	Forward	6-6	190	Senior(RS)	Half Moon Bay, California
Jerod Haase	35	Guard	6-3	185	Junior	South Lake Tahoe, California
Raef LaFrentz	45	Forward	6–11	220	Sophomore	Hampton, Iowa
C.B. McGrath	24	Guard	5-11	168	Sophomore	Topeka, Kansas
Sean Pearson	21	Forward	6–5	215	Senior	LaGrange, Illinois
Paul Pierce	34	Forward	6–6	220	Freshman	Inglewood, California
Scot Pollard	31	Center	6–10	250	Junior	San Diego, California
T.J. Pugh	32	Forward	6–9	215	Freshman	Omaha, Nebraska
Steve Ransom	44	Forward	6–5	210	Junior	Mission Viejo, California
Calvin Rayford	10	Guard	5-7	155	Senior	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Ryan Robertson	4	Guard	6–5	170	Freshman	Saint Charles, Missouri
Billy Thomas	12	Forward/Guard	6–4	205	Sophomore	Shreveport, Louisiana
Jacque Vaughn	11	Guard	6–1	195	Junior	Pasadena, California
T.J. Whatley	14	Guard	6–4	180	Senior	Benton, Arkansas
B.J. Williams	22	Forward	6–8	205	Junior	Wichita, Kansas
Travis Williams	54	Center	7-0	265	Freshman(RS)	Rozel, Kansas

Big Eight Conference standings

#	Team	Conference	Pct.	Overall	Pct.
1	Kansas	12-2	.857	29-5	.853
2	Iowa State	9-5	.643	24-9	.727
3	Oklahoma	8-6	.571	17-13	.567
4	Kansas State	7-7	.500	17-12	.586
5	Oklahoma State	7-7	.500	17-10	.630
6	Missouri	6-8	.429	18-15	.545
7	Nebraska	4-10	.289	21-14	.600
8	Colorado	3-11	.214	9-18	.333

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
11/25/1995*	No. 2	vs. No. 8 Utah The Classic	W 79-68	1–0	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
11/29/1995*	No. 2	vs. No. 15 Virginia Great Eight	W 72-66	2–0	The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI
12/2/1995*	No. 2	No. 23 UCLA	W 85-70	3–0	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
12/7/1995*	No. 1	at Rice	W 83-63	4–0	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
12/9/1995*	No. 1	at San Diego	W 101-71	5-0	San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, CA
12/16/1995*	No. 1	vs. Indiana	W 91-83	6-0	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
12/18/1995*	No. 1	Pittsburg State	W 103-48	7-0	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
12/22/1995*	No. 1	vs. Temple Jimmy V Classic	L 66-74 ^OT	7-1	Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, NJ
1/2/1996*	No. 4	Cornell	W 100-46	8-1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
1/4/1996*	No. 4	East Tennessee State	W 108-73	9-1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
1/6/1996*	No. 4	SMU	W 83-61	10-1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
1/8/1996	No. 3	at Oklahoma State	W 76-61	11-1	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
1/11/1996*	No. 3	at Florida	W 69-54	12-1	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
1/15/1996*	No. 4	Saint Peter's	W 85-71	13-1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
1/20/1996	No. 4	Colorado	W 80-78	14-1	Coors Events Center Boulder, CO
1/22/1996	No. 3	Oklahoma	W 84-66	15-1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
1/27/1996	No. 3	at Nebraska	W 88-73	16-1	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
1/31/1996	No. 3	Oklahoma State	W 84-66	17-1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
2/4/1996	No. 3	Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 72-62	18-1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
2/7/1996	No. 3	No. 21 Iowa State	W 89-70	19-1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
2/10/1996	No. 3	at Missouri Border War	L 73-77	19-2	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
2/14/1996	No. 5	Colorado	W 85-70	20-2	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
2/17/1996	No. 5	at No. 22 Iowa State	W 61-50	21-2	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
2/19/1996	No. 5	Nebraska	W 81-71	22-2	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
2/24/1996	No. 5	at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 77-66	23-2	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
2/26/1996	No. 3	Missouri Border War	W 87-65	24-2	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
3/2/1996	No. 3	at Oklahoma	L 79-85	24-3	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
Big Eight Tournament
3/8/1996	No. 5	vs. Colorado First Round	W 88-55	25-3	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
3/9/1996	No. 5	vs. Kansas State Semifinals	W 61-55	26-3	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
3/10/1996	No. 5	vs. No. 23 Iowa State Championship Game	L 55-56	26-4	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
3/15/1996*	No. 4 (2)	vs. (15) South Carolina State First Round	W 92-54	27-4	Arizona State University Activity Center Tempe, AZ
3/17/1996*	No. 4 (2)	vs. (10) Santa Clara Second Round	W 76-51	28-4	Arizona State University Activity Center Tempe, AZ
3/22/1996*	(2) No. 4	vs. (3) No. 11 Arizona Regional Semifinals	W 83-80	29-4	McNichols Sports Arena Denver, CO
3/24/1996*	No. 4 (2)	vs. No. 15 (4) Syracuse Regional Finals	L 57-60	29-5	McNichols Sports Arena Denver, CO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parenthesis. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

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Rankings

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17
AP	2	2	2	1	1	1	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	5	5	3	5	4
Coaches

*There was no coaches poll in week 1.

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References

sports-reference.com 1995-96 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
"Big 12 Record Book (PDF)" (PDF) (Press release). Big 12 Conference. 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
"Kansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 1995-96 Season Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (English) on 2013-07-15. Retrieved 2013-06-14.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1995-96 Big Eight Conference Season Summary

[2] "Big 12 Record Book (PDF)" (PDF) (Press release). Big 12 Conference. 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2013-07-14.

[Schedule-3] "Kansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 1995-96 Season Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (English) on 2013-07-15. Retrieved 2013-06-14.

Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Venues	Robinson Gymnasium (1907–1927) Hoch Auditorium (1927–1955) Allen Fieldhouse (1955–present)
Rivalries	Kansas State (results) Missouri
Culture & lore	Big Jay Baby Jay Champions Classic "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk"
People	Head coaches Jayhawks of note
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Helms and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics