1995–96 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1995–96 Pacific-10 Conference
Conf Overall
Team W
L
PCT W
L
PCT
No. 14 UCLA 16
–
2
.889
23
–
8
.742
No. 11 Arizona 14
–
4
.778
27
–
6
.818
Stanford 12
–
6
.667
21
–
8
.724
Washington State 9
–
9
.500
18
–
11
.621
Washington 9
–
9
.500
16
–
12
.571
Oregon 9
–
9
.500
16
–
13
.552
USC 6
–
12
.333
13
–
17
.433
Arizona State 6
–
12
.333
11
–
16
.407
Oregon State 4
–
14
.222
6
–
21
.222
California 1 2
–
16
.111
2
–
26
.071
As of November 23, 2011AP Poll 1 California forfeited games due to infractions.
The 1995–96 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as Defending National Champions from 1995, but bookended the season with two disappointing losses. While ranked #4, one loss was in the Maui Classic to a Santa Clara team led by then obscure guard Steve Nash. The team finished 1st in the conference. The Bruins competed in the 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament , flopping in a spectacular upset to the unranked Princeton Tigers in the round of 64. This was the final season for head coach Jim Harrick , a national championship coach who was fired over a transgression where he lied about two current players attending a recruiting dinner at Monty's Steakhouse, in contravention of NCAA rules.[ 2]
Roster
1995–96 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G 12
Toby Bailey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
So
Los Angeles, California
F 30
Kevin Dempsey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
Sr
San Jose, California
G 5
Cameron Dollar (C)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg)
Jr
Atlanta, Georgia
C 50
Omm'A Givens 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg)
So
Frances, Washington
F 52
J. R. Henderson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
So
Bakersfield, California
G 54
Kris Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
So
Los Angeles, California
G 20
Brandon Loyd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Tulsa, Oklahoma
C 34
Jelani McCoy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
Fr
Oakland, California
F 24
Bob Myers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Danville, California
C 35
Ike Nwankwo 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 234 lb (106 kg)
Jr
Houston, Texas
F 13
Charles O'Bannon (C)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Bellflower, California
G
Harold Sylvester 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) —
So
Head coach Jim Harrick (Morris Harvey College )
Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site
November 20, 1995 No. 4
vs. Santa Clara Maui Invitational QuarterfinalsL 69–78[ 3] 0–1
Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI
November 21, 1995 No. 4
vs. Wisconsin Maui Invitational Consolation Second Round W 68–57 1–1
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)Maui, HI
November 22, 1995 No. 4
vs. Vanderbilt Maui Invitational Fifth Place Game L 71–75 1–2
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)Maui, HI
November 28, 1995 No. 23
Cal State Fullerton W 79–63 2–2
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 2, 1995 No. 23
at No. 2 Kansas
L 70–85 2–3
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
December 9, 1995
vs. No. 20 Maryland John R. Wooden Classic W 73–63 3–3
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, CA
December 18, 1995
Stephen F. Austin W 109–88 4–3
Pauley Pavilion (9,421)Los Angeles, CA
December 20, 1995
at Notre Dame
W 83–58 5–3
Edmund P. Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
December 23, 1995
at UNLV
W 89–82 6–3
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
December 30, 1995 No. 23
San Francisco W 93–58 7–3
Pauley Pavilion (11,495)Los Angeles, CA
January 4, 1996 No. 20
at Washington State
W 78–73 OT
8–3
Spokane Arena Spokane, WA
January 6, 1996 No. 20
at Washington
W 78–70 9–3
Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
January 11, 1996 No. 17
No. 24 Stanford
W 64–56 10–3
Pauley Pavilion (12,695)Los Angeles, CA
January 13, 1996 No. 17
California W 93–73 11–3
Pauley Pavilion (12,881)Los Angeles, CA
January 18, 1996 No. 13
at Arizona State
W 87–73 12–3
ASU Activity Center Tempe, AZ
January 20, 1996 No. 13
at No. 18 Arizona
L 79–88 12–4
McKale Center Tucson, AZ
January 24, 1996 No. 15
USC W 99–72 13–4
Pauley Pavilion (12,635)Los Angeles, CA
January 27, 1996 No. 15
Louisville L 76–78 13–5
Pauley Pavilion (11,978)Los Angeles, CA
February 1, 1996 No. 19
Oregon W 85–78 14–5
Pauley Pavilion (12,073)Los Angeles, CA
February 3, 1996 No. 19
Oregon State W 69–60 15–5
Pauley Pavilion (11,280)Los Angeles, CA
February 8, 1996 No. 17
at California
W 73–65 16–5
Oakland Arena Oakland, CA
February 10, 1996 No. 17
at No. 25 Stanford
L 66–67 16–6
Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
February 15, 1996 No. 18
No. 13 Arizona
W 76–75 17–6
Pauley Pavilion (13,014)Los Angeles, CA
February 17, 1996 No. 18
Arizona State W 87–70 18–6
Pauley Pavilion (12,062)Los Angeles, CA
February 22, 1996 No. 16
at USC
W 61–59 19–6
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
February 25, 1996 No. 16
at Duke
L 66–85 19–7
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 29, 1996 No. 17
at Oregon State
W 68–66 20–7
Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
March 02, 1996 No. 17
at Oregon
W 77–71 21–7
McArthur Court Eugene, OR
March 07, 1996 No. 17
Washington W 91–88 OT
22–7
Pauley Pavilion (11,890)Los Angeles, CA
March 09, 1996 No. 17
Washington State W 82–71 23–7
Pauley Pavilion (11,966)Los Angeles, CA
NCAA tournament
March 14, 1996 No. 14
vs. Princeton First Round L 41–43 23–8
Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
Source[ 4] [ 5]
References
External links
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics
