1995–96 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1995–96 Maryland Terrapins Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 17–13 8–8 Gary Williams 7th Billy Hahn Jimmy Patsos Cole Field House NCAA tournament First Round The 1995–96 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland in the 1995–1996 college basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The team was led by head coach Gary Williams and played their home games at the Cole Field House. The team finished 17–13, 8–8 in ACC play and lost in the semifinals of the ACC tournament to Georgia Tech. The Terps received an at-large bid as the No. 7 seed in the West region of the 1996 NCAA tournament, where they lost to Santa Clara, led by Steve Nash (28 points), in the opening round.School's out for UM as Santa Clara rules https://www.baltimoresun.com/1996/03/16/schools-out-for-um-as-santa-clara-rules-terps-four-seniors-leave-with-whimper-in-91-79-drubbing-2nd-half-run-powers-broncos-maryland-suffers-first-1st-round-ncaa-defeat/ The Baltimore Sun March 16, 1996 December 27, 2022 Roster 1995 Maryland Terrapins y Laron Profit 3 GF 6 5 189 Fr y Charleston, South Carolina Exree Hipp 4 F 6 8 224 Sr Washington, D.C. Matt Raydo 5 G 5 10 153 Jr Fort Lauderdale, Florida Duane Simpkins y 10 G 6 0 172 Sr Fort Washington, Maryland Matt Kovarik 11 G 6 4 201 Jr Greensboro, North Carolina Terrell Stokes 12 G 6 0 172 Fr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Šarūnas Jasikevičius 13 G 6 4 195 So y Kaunas, Lithuania Johnny Rhodes 15 G 6 4 212 Sr Washington, D.C. Mario Lucas 21 F 6 8 241 Sr Memphis, Tennessee Keith Booth 22 F 6 6 222 Jr y Baltimore, Maryland Rodney Elliott 25 F 6 8 213 So Baltimore, Maryland Norman Fields 31 G 6 0 185 Fr Mt. Vernon, New York Brian Watkins 45 F-C 6 9 216 So Nashville, Tennessee Obinna Ekezie 54 FC 6 9 260 Fr y Port Harcourt, Nigeria Gary Williams (Maryland) Billy Hahn (Maryland) Dave Dickerson (Maryland) Jimmy Patsos (Catholic) https://umterps.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1995-96 Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=11 style=Maryland Terrapins| Regular season Nov 24, 1995 yes yes 14 Kentucky 1 Springfield Civic Center Springfield, Massachusetts Tip-off Classic ESPN 84–96 0–1 Nov 27, 1995 yes 16 1995 men Towson Tigers Towson Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 70–67 1–1 Dec 2, 1995 yes yes 16 UMass 5 USAir Arena Landover, Maryland Franklin National Bank Classic 47–50 16,302 1–2 Dec 3, 1995 yes yes 16 George Washington USAir Arena Landover, Maryland Franklin National Bank Classic 98–81 2–2 Dec 6, 1995 yes 19 1995 men Howard Bison Howard Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 88–71 3–2 Dec 9, 1995 yes yes 19 UCLA Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, California Wooden Classic 63–73 17,330 3–3 Dec 13, 1995 yes 24 1995 men Rider Broncs Rider Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 83–67 4–3 Dec 23, 1995 yes 25 1995 men American Eagles American Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 104–79 5–3 Dec 28, 1995 yes 24 1995 men Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Maryland Eastern Shore Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 104–66 6–3 Jan 3, 1996 yes Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia 84–98 6–4 0–1 Jan 6, 1996 North Carolina 16 Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 86–88 OT 6–5 0–2 Jan 13, 1996 yes Wake Forest 8 Lawrence Joel Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 64–77 6–6 0–3 Jan 17, 1996 yes 1995 men Delaware State Hornets Delaware State Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 118–55 7–6 Jan 20, 1996 yes 1995 men NC State Wolfpack NC State Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 77–74 OT 8–6 1–3 Jan 24, 1996 Clemson 18 Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 65–60 9–6 2–3 Jan 28, 1996 yes Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 73–83 9–7 2–4 Feb 1, 1996 yes Virginia University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 80–72 10–7 3–4 Feb 3, 1996 Georgia Tech 25 Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 88–74 11–7 4–4 Feb 6, 1996 yes North Carolina 12 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 84–78 12–7 5–4 Feb 10, 1996 yes 1995 men Florida State Seminoles Florida State Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida 78–100 12–8 5–5 Feb 15, 1996 Wake Forest 8 Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 78–85 12–9 5–6 Feb 18, 1996 yes 1995 men Missouri Tigers Missouri Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 91–72 13–9 Feb 22, 1996 yes NC State Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina 86–84 14–9 6–6 Feb 24, 1996 yes Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina 61–68 14–10 6–7 Feb 28, 1996 Duke Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 75–77 14–11 6–8 Mar 2, 1996 Virginia Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 83–71 15–11 7–8 Mar 4, 1996 Florida State Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 88–78 16–11 8–8 |- !colspan=11 style=Maryland Terrapins| ACC tournament Mar 8, 1996 yes yes Duke Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Quarterfinals 82–69 17–11 Mar 9, 1996 yes yes Georgia Tech 18 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Semifinals 79–84 17–12 |- !colspan=11 style=Maryland Terrapins| 1996 NCAA Men's Basketball tournament Mar 15, 1996 yes yes 7 W Santa Clara 10 W ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona First Round 79–91 17–13 Eastern Time W West Maryland Men's Basketball Record Book https://umterps.com/documents/2020/11/25/MBK_Record_Book.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20210307112519/https://umterps.com/documents/2020/11/25/MBK_Record_Book.pdf 2021-03-07 live University of Maryland Athletics December 27, 2022 Rankings 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 1042–1043 2009 0-345-51392-4 References Category:Maryland Terrapins men's basketball seasons Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland