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 NCAA Division I 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. UConn made it to the Sweet Sixteen of the 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament but lost to Mississippi State 60–55.

1995–96 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Big East 6 Division Regular Season Champions Big East tournament champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 3
Record	30–2 (2 wins, 1 loss vacated) (17–1 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Howie Dickenman Karl Hobbs Tom Moore
Home arena	Hartford Civic Center Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

1995–96 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Big East 6
No. 3 Connecticut†*	17	–	1		.944			30	–	2		.938
No. 10 Villanova	14	–	4		.778			26	–	7		.788
Boston College	10	–	8		.556			19	–	11		.633
West Virginia	7	–	11		.389			12	–	15		.444
St. John's	5	–	13		.278			11	–	16		.407
Notre Dame	4	–	14		.222			9	–	18		.333
Big East 7
No. 4 Georgetown	13	–	5		.722			29	–	8		.784
No. 15 Syracuse	12	–	6		.667			29	–	9		.763
Providence	9	–	9		.500			18	–	12		.600
Miami	8	–	10		.444			15	–	13		.536
Seton Hall	7	–	11		.389			12	–	16		.429
Rutgers	6	–	12		.333			9	–	18		.333
Pittsburgh	5	–	13		.278			10	–	17		.370
† 1996 Big East tournament winner As of April 1, 1996[1][2][3] *Connecticut's three NCAA Tournament games were vacated due to sanctions against the program; Connecticut′s disputed record was 32–3, 17–1. Rankings from AP Poll

UConn later had two postseason wins 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]

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

Main article: 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings