1995–96 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 1995–96 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented University of North Carolina. The head coach was Dean Smith. The team played its home games in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

1995–96 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ACC regular season co-champion
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
AP	No. 25
Record	21–11 (10–6   ACC)
Head coach	Dean Smith (35th season)
Assistant coaches	Bill Guthridge (29th season) Phil Ford (8th season) Dave Hanners (7th season)
Home arena	Dean Smith Center
Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

1995–96 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 13 Georgia Tech	13	–	3		.813			24	–	12		.667
No. 9 Wake Forest †	12	–	4		.750			26	–	6		.813
No. 25 North Carolina	10	–	6		.625			21	–	11		.656
Duke	8	–	8		.500			18	–	13		.581
Maryland	8	–	8		.500			17	–	13		.567
Clemson	7	–	9		.438			18	–	11		.621
Virginia	6	–	10		.375			12	–	15		.444
Florida State	5	–	11		.313			13	–	14		.481
NC State	3	–	13		.188			15	–	16		.484
† 1996 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[1]

Roster

1995–96 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Shammond Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So Fork Union Military Greenville, South Carolina F 4 Makhtar N'Diaye 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 231 lb (105 kg) So Oak Hill Academy Dakar, Senegal G 5 Jeff McInnis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Jr Oak Hill Academy Charlotte, North Carolina F/C 13 Ademola Okulaja 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr John F. Kennedy High School Berlin, Germany G/F 15 Vince Carter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Mainland High School Daytona Beach, Florida G 22 Scott Williams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 156 lb (71 kg) Fr Lawrence Lawrence, Kansas F/C 33 Antawn Jamison 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Fr Providence Charlotte, North Carolina	Head coach Dean Smith Assistant coach(es) Bill Guthridge, Phil Ford, Dave Hanners Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 20, 1995*	No. 20	vs. Vanderbilt Maui Invitational Tournament	W 71–63	1–0	Lahaina Civic Center  Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 21, 1995*	No. 20	vs. Michigan State Maui Invitational Tournament	W 92–70	2–0	Lahaina Civic Center  Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 22, 1995*	No. 20	vs. No. 3 Villanova Maui Invitational Tournament	L 75–77	2–1	Lahaina Civic Center  Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 28, 1995*	No. 17	Richmond	W 83–76	3–1	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dec 1, 1995*	No. 17	Tulane	W 89–71	4–1	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 2, 1995*	No. 17	No. 16 Stanford	W 87–63	5–1	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 7, 1995*	No. 13	Georgia	W 85–74	6–1	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 27, 1996	No. 11	No. 9 Wake Forest	W 65–59	15–4 (6–1)	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 31, 1996	No. 8	Duke	W 73–72	16–4 (7–1)	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 27, 1996	No. 19	at No. 13 Wake Forest	L 60–84	19–9 (9–6)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar 3, 1996	No. 19	at Duke	W 84–78	20–9 (10–6)	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
Mar 8, 1996*	No. 20	vs. Clemson Quarterfinals	L 73–75	20–10	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1996*	(6 E) No. 25	vs. (11 E) New Orleans First round	W 83–62	21–10	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, Virginia
Mar 17, 1996*	(6 E) No. 25	vs. (3 E) No. 8 Texas Tech Second round	L 73–92	21–11	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in EST.

NCAA basketball tournament

• East
  • North Carolina 83, New Orleans 62
  • Texas Tech 92, North Carolina 73

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Rankings

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

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Team players drafted into the NBA

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1996	2	37	Jeff McInnis	Denver Nuggets
1997	2	29	Serge Zwikker	Houston Rockets
1998	2	34	Shammond Williams	Chicago Bulls

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