1995–96 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 1995–96 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Richard Williams, the Bulldogs won the SEC Tournament and reached the Final Four.[2]
1995–96 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball | |
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NCAA Tournament, Final Four | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
West | |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 4 |
AP | No. 19 |
1995–96 record | 26–8 (10–6 SEC) |
Head coach | Richard Williams (10th season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Humphrey Coliseum |
1995–96 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Kentucky | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 34 | – | 2 | .944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Mississippi State † | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1996 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 25, 1995* |
No. 9 | Southeastern Louisiana | W 121–78 | 1–0 |
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi | ||||||
Nov 28, 1995* |
No. 8 | UNC Wilmington | W 77–54 | 2–0 |
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi | ||||||
Dec 2, 1995* |
No. 8 | Brigham Young | W 79–74 | 3–0 |
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi | ||||||
Dec 5, 1995* |
No. 8 | Troy State | W 123–73 | 4–0 |
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi | ||||||
Dec 9, 1995* |
No. 8 | Arkansas-Little Rock | L 68–70 | 4–1 |
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi | ||||||
Dec 16, 1995* |
No. 15 | at Southern Miss | W 72–69 OT | 5–1 |
Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi | ||||||
Dec 19, 1995* |
No. 16 | at Louisiana-Monroe | W 66–60 | 6–1 |
Fant-Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana | ||||||
Dec 29, 1995* |
No. 17 | vs. Oregon State Far West Classic |
W 76–62 | 7–1 |
Rose Garden Arena Portland, Oregon | ||||||
Dec 30, 1995* |
No. 17 | vs. Nebraska Far West Classic |
W 69–66 | 8–1 |
Rose Garden Arena Portland, Oregon | ||||||
Jan 3, 1996 |
No. 17 | at LSU | W 77–64 | 9–1 (1–0) |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
Jan 6, 1996 |
No. 17 | at Florida | W 69–66 | 10–1 (2–0) |
Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida | ||||||
Jan 9, 1996 |
No. 12 | No. 2 Kentucky | L 56–74 | 10–2 (2–1) |
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi | ||||||
Jan 13, 1996 |
No. 12 | Alabama | L 55–56 | 10–3 (2–2) |
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi | ||||||
Jan 17, 1996 |
No. 21 | Ole Miss | W 53–47 | 11–3 (3–2) |
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi | ||||||
Jan 20, 1996 |
No. 21 | at Arkansas | L 68–80 | 11–4 (3–3) |
Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas | ||||||
Jan 24, 1996 |
at South Carolina | L 69–77 | 11–5 (3–4) |
Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina | |||||||
Jan 27, 1996 |
Tennessee | W 60–59 | 12–5 (4–4) |
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi | |||||||
Jan 31, 1996 |
Georgia | W 76–73 | 13–5 (5–4) |
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi | |||||||
Feb 4, 1996 |
at No. 22 Auburn | W 78–75 OT | 14–5 (6–4) |
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama | |||||||
Feb 6, 1996 |
Arkansas | W 78–63 | 15–5 (7–4) |
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi | |||||||
Feb 10, 1996* |
at Oklahoma | W 76–71 | 16–5 |
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | |||||||
Feb 17, 1996 |
No. 25 | at Ole Miss | L 64–71 | 16–6 (7–5) |
Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi | ||||||
Feb 21, 1996 |
LSU | W 88–77 | 17–6 (8–5) |
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi | |||||||
Feb 24, 1996 |
at Alabama | W 73–65 | 18–6 (9–5) |
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama | |||||||
Feb 28, 1996 |
at Vanderbilt | L 64–69 | 18–7 (9–6) |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
Mar 2, 1996 |
Auburn | W 67–51 | 19–7 (10–6) |
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi | |||||||
SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 8, 1996* |
No. 25 | vs. Auburn SEC Tournament Quarterfinal |
W 69–58 | 20–7 |
Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||
Mar 9, 1996* |
No. 25 | vs. Georgia SEC Tournament Semifinal |
W 86–68 | 21–7 |
Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||
Mar 10, 1996* |
No. 25 | vs. No. 1 Kentucky SEC Tournament Championship |
W 84–73 | 22–7 |
Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 1996* |
(5 SE) No. 19 | vs. (12 SE) VCU | W 58–51 | 23–7 |
RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||
Mar 16, 1996* |
(5 SE) No. 19 | vs. (13 SE) Princeton | W 63–41 | 24–7 |
RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||
Mar 22, 1996* |
(5 SE) No. 19 | vs. (1 SE) No. 3 Connecticut | W 60–55 | 25–7 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Mar 24, 1996* |
(5 SE) No. 19 | vs. (2 SE) No. 7 Cincinnati | W 73–63 | 26–7 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Mar 30, 1996* |
(5 SE) No. 19 | vs. (4 W) No. 15 Syracuse National Semifinal |
L 69–77 | 26–8 |
Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||||
Sources[4]
Rankings
Team players in the 1996 NBA Draft
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
1 | 10 | Erick Dampier | Indiana Pacers |
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References
- sports-reference.com 1995-96 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
- "MSU Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). HailState.com.
- "1996 NCAA Final Four program". March 1996. Cite magazine requires
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(help) - "1995–96 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- "1996 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
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