1995–96 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

The 1995–96 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Denny Crum^[2] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 22–12.^[3]

1995–96 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Conference USA
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 24
Record	22–12 (10–4 CUSA)
Head coach	Denny Crum (25th season)
Home arena	Freedom Hall
Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

1995–96 Conference USA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Blue
No. 7 Cincinnati †	11	–	3		.786			28	–	5		.848
No. 20 Marquette	10	–	4		.714			23	–	8		.742
Saint Louis	4	–	10		.286			16	–	14		.533
DePaul	2	–	12		.143			11	–	18		.379
Red
Tulane	9	–	5		.643			22	–	10		.688
UAB	6	–	8		.429			16	–	14		.533
Southern Miss	6	–	8		.429			12	–	15		.444
South Florida	2	–	12		.143			12	–	16		.429
White
No. 16 Memphis	11	–	3		.786			22	–	8		.733
No. 24 Louisville	10	–	4		.714			22	–	12		.647
UNC Charlotte	6	–	8		.429			14	–	15		.483
† 1996 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 24, 1995*		at American-Puerto Rico	W 90–86	1–0	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex  San Juan, Puerto Rico
Nov 25, 1995*		vs. VCU	W 83–74	2–0	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex  San Juan, Puerto Rico
Nov 26, 1995*		vs. Auburn	L 78–82	2–1	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex  San Juan, Puerto Rico
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1996*	(6 MW) No. 24	vs. (11 MW) Tulsa First round	W 82–80 OT[4]	21–11	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 17, 1996*	(6 MW) No. 24	vs. (3 MW) No. 10 Villanova Second round	W 68–64[5]	22–11	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 21, 1996*	(6 MW) No. 24	vs. (2 MW) No. 9 Wake Forest Midwest Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 59–60[6]	22–12	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome  Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Rankings

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

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References

1. sports-reference.com 1995-96 Conference USA Season Summary
2. "1995-1996 Louisville Cardinals Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 17, 2013.
3. "1995-1996 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 17, 2013.
4. "Down by 12, Louisville Wins in Overtime". The New York Times. March 16, 1996. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
5. "Louisville's Wheat Helps Harvest Upset". The Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1996. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
6. "Duncan's 3-point play lifts Wake". The Baltimore Sun. March 22, 1996. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
7. • ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1042–1043. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.