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1995–96 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

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1995–96 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record21–8 (13–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMaples Pavilion (Capacity: 7,392)
Seasons
1995–96 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
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
California1 2 16   .111 2 26   .071
As of November 23, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll
1California forfeited games due to infractions.


The 1995–96 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pac-10 Conference during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mike Montgomery and played their home games at Maples Pavilion. Stanford finished third in the Pac-10 regular season standings and received an at-large bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 9 seed in the East region, the Cardinal defeated No. 8 seed Bradley in the opening round[1] before falling to No. 1 UMass in the second round for the second straight season.[2] Stanford finished with an overall record of 20–9 (12–6 Pac-10; later adjusted to 21–8 overall and 13–5 Pac-10).

Roster

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1995–96 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Kris Weems 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr   Kansas City, KS
G 4 Dion Cross 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr    
F 5 Peter Sauer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr   Pittsburgh, PA
10 Mark Thompson Current redshirt
So   Los Angeles, CA
G 11 Arthur Lee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr   Los Angeles, CA
G 22 Brevin Knight 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Seton Hall Prep Livingston, NJ
F 24 Rich Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr   Provo, UT
G 25 David Harbour 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr    
F 30 Darren Allaway (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr    
F 32 Andy Popink (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
RS Sr    
F 34 Karl Wente 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr    
G 35 Kamba Tshionyi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So   Eugene, OR
F 44 Mark Seaton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Fr   Cypress, CA
C 55 Tim Young 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Harbor Santa Cruz, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 24, 1995*
No. 18 Stetson
Fry's Invitational
W 92–60  1–0
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Nov 25, 1995*
No. 18 Rice
Fry's Invitational
W 75–64  2–0
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Nov 28, 1995*
No. 16 vs. San Francisco L 58–59  2–1
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Dec 1, 1995*
No. 16 vs. South Carolina
Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions
W 82–70  3–1
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 2, 1995*
No. 16 at No. 17 North Carolina
Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions
L 63–87  3–2
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 22, 1995*
at Navy W 80–62  4–2
Alumni Hall 
Annapolis, Maryland
Dec 28, 1995*
American W 80–52  5–2
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Dec 30, 1995*
Harvard W 65–59  6–2
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Jan 4, 1996
Arizona State W 83–70  7–2
(1–0)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Jan 6, 1996
No. 9 Arizona W 80–71  8–2
(2–0)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Jan 11, 1996
No. 24 at No. 17 UCLA L 56–64  8–3
(2–1)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 14, 1996
No. 24 at USC L 80–84  8–4
(2–2)
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 18, 1996
Oregon W 94–74  9–4
(3–2)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Jan 20, 1996
Oregon State W 84–51  10–4
(4–2)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Jan 25, 1996
at Washington L 71–74  10–5
(4–3)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, Washington
Jan 27, 1996
at Washington State W 78–67  11–5
(5–3)
Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, Washington
Jan 31, 1996
California W 93–79  12–5
(6–3)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Feb 4, 1996*
vs. Seton Hall W 83–60  13–5
San Jose Arena 
San Jose, California
Feb 8, 1996
No. 25 USC W 99–69  14–5
(7–3)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Feb 10, 1996
No. 25 No. 17 UCLA W 67–66  15–5
(8–3)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Feb 15, 1996
No. 20 at Oregon State W 65–50  16–5
(9–3)
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 17, 1996
No. 20 at Oregon L 62–64  16–6
(9–4)
McArthur Court 
Eugene, Oregon
Feb 22, 1996
No. 24 Washington State L 59–68  16–7
(9–5)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Feb 24, 1996
No. 24 Washington W 71–56  17–7
(10–5)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Mar 3, 1996
No. 25 at California L 69–85  17–8
(10–6)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Mar 7, 1996
at No. 11 Arizona W 85–79  18–8
(11–6)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Mar 9, 1996
at Arizona State W 67–53  19–8
(12–6)
Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1996*
(9 E) vs. (8 E) Bradley
First Round
W 66–58[1]  20–8
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
Mar 16, 1996*
(9 E) vs. (1 E) No. 1 UMass
Second Round
L 74–79[2]  20–9
Providence Civic Center (11,931)
Providence, Rhode Island
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NCAA is seed within region.

Schedule Source:[3]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP1818*181624RVRVRVRV24RVRVRV25202425RVRVNot released
Coaches16т16т*181523RVRVRVRV24242524242023242425RV

*Coaches and AP Poll did not release a week 1 poll.

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Awards and honors

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Team honors
Honors Player Position Ref.
The Hank Luisetti MVP Brevin Knight G [5]
Howie Dallmar Coaches Award Rich Jackson F
Most Inspirational Player Rich Jackson F
Most Improved Player Mark Seaton F
Best Defensive Player Darren Allaway F

References

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  1. ^ a b "Stanford Overcomes One-Man Gang, 66-58". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1996. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Minutemen Are Tested For the First Time". The New York Times. March 17, 1996. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "1995-96 Stanford Cardinal Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  4. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1042–1043. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  5. ^ "Stanford History" (PDF). sidearmsports.com. 2009. p. 166.