1995–96 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1995–96 Big East men's basketball standings
	Big East 6
	Big East 7
	† 1996 Big East Tournament winner; As of April 1, 1996; Rankings from AP Poll

Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1995–96 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Big East Regular Season Champions; Big East Tournament Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big East Conference
1995–96 record	30–2 (17–1 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (10th year)
Home arena	Hartford Civic Center; Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
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The 1995–96 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1995–96 collegiate 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. They made it to the Sweet Sixteen in the 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, where they had a 2–1 record that was later 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	#6	vs. TCU Great Alaska Shootout	W 102–76	1–0	Sullivan Arena (7,863) Anchorage, AK
11/24/1995*	#6	vs. #10 Iowa Great Alaska Shootout	L 95–101 ^OT	1–1	Sullivan Arena (7,863) Anchorage, AK
11/25/1995*	#6	vs. Indiana Great Alaska Shootout	W 86–52	2–1	Sullivan Arena (7,863) Anchorage, AK
11/29/1995* WTNH	#9	Northeastern	W 86–59	3–1	Hartford Civic Center (15,522) Hartford, Connecticut
12/3/1995 WTNH	#9	Boston College	W 63–62	4–1 (1–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
12/6/1995 WTNH	#9	at Notre Dame	W 85–65	5–1 (2–0)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (11,089) Notre Dame, Indiana
12/8/1995* WTNH	#9	Yale	W 93–66	6–1	Hartford Civic Center (15,112) Hartford, Connecticut
12/12/1995* ESPN	#8	at Florida State	W 79–61	7–1	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (8,873) Tallahassee, Florida
12/23/1995* WTNH	#8	Fairfield	W 86–52	8–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
12/27/1995* WTNH	#7	at College of Charleston	W 77–60	9–1	John Kresse Arena (6,721) Charleston, South Carolina
12/30/1995* WTNH	#7	Hartford	W 102–63	10–1	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/3/1996 WTNH	#7	at West Virginia	W 89–79	11–1 (3–0)	WVU Coliseum (8,013) Morgantown, West Virginia
1/6/1996 WTNH	#7	Miami	W 73–52	12–1 (4–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/9/1996 ESPN	#6	#7 Villanova	W 81–73	13–1 (5–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
1/13/1996 WTNH	#6	at Providence	W 83–74	14–1 (6–0)	Providence Civic Center (13,106) Providence, Rhode Island
1/17/1996 ESPN	#5	St. John's	W 88–73	15–1 (7–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/21/1996 CBS	#5	#12 Syracuse Rivalry	W 79–70	16–1 (8–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/23/1996* WTNH	#4	Central Connecticut	W 116–46	17–1	Hartford Civic Center (15,828) Hartford, Connecticut
1/25/1996 ESPN	#4	at Pittsburgh	W 69–63	18–1 (9–0)	Civic Arena (6,798) Pittsburgh
1/28/1996* CBS	#4	Virginia	W 76–46	19–1	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/31/1996 WTNH	#4	at Rutgers	W 77–59	20–1 (10–0)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,091) Piscataway, New Jersey
2/3/1996 WTNH	#4	at St. John's	W 77–63	21–1 (11–0)	Madison Square Garden (19,544) New York City
2/6/1996 ESPN	#4	Providence	W 99–77	22–1 (12–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
2/14/1996 WTNH	#3	West Virginia	W 87–69	23–1 (13–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
2/17/1996 NBC	#3	Notre Dame	W 85–65	24–1 (14–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
2/19/1996 ESPN	#3	at Georgetown Rivalry	L 65–77	24–2 (14–1)	Capital Centre (19,035) Landover, Maryland
2/25/1996 CBS	#3	at Villanova	W 70–59	25–2 (15–1)	The Pavilion (18,524) Villanova, Pennsylvania
2/28/1996 WTNH	#4	Rutgers	W 78–66	26–2 (16–1)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
3/2/1996 WTNH	#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	#3	vs. Seton Hall Quarterfinals	W 79–58	28–2	Madison Square Garden (19,544) New York
3/8/1996 ESPN	#3	vs. #15 Syracuse Semifinals/Rivalry	W 85–66	29–2	Madison Square Garden (19,544) New York
3/9/1996 ESPN	#3	vs. #4 Georgetown Championship/Rivalry	W 75–74	30–2	Madison Square Garden (19,544) New York
NCAA Tournament
3/14/1996* CBS	#3 (1)	vs. #(16) Colgate First Round	W 68–59	Vacated	RCA Dome (31,373) Indianapolis
3/16/1996* CBS	#3 (1)	vs. #(9) Eastern Michigan Second Round	W 95–81	Vacated	RCA Dome (32,293) Indianapolis
3/22/1996* CBS	#3 (1)	vs. #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]

References

↑ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Big East Conference Season Summary
↑ Keefe, Gavin, "Big East Notes: The Big East 7 and Big East 6? Big Deal!", The Day, January 1, 1996, p. 7.
↑ "PLUS: COLLEGE BASKETBALL -- BIG EAST CONFERENCE; League Cuts Games In Search of Bids," The New York Times, August 7, 1998.
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[1] sports-reference.com 1995-96 Big East Conference Season Summary

[2] Keefe, Gavin, "Big East Notes: The Big East 7 and Big East 6? Big Deal!", The Day, January 1, 1996, p. 7.

[3] "PLUS: COLLEGE BASKETBALL -- BIG EAST CONFERENCE; League Cuts Games In Search of Bids," The New York Times, August 7, 1998.

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v t e Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Venues	Hawley Armory (1914–1954) Hugh S. Greer Field House (1954–1989) XL Center (1975–present) New Haven Coliseum (1978–1987) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present)
Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run
People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor
Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
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1995–96 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Big East 6
#3 Connecticut†	17	–	1	.944	32	–	3	.914
#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
#4 Georgetown	13	–	5	.722	29	–	8	.784
#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]; Rankings from AP Poll