1995–96 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1995–96 Kansas Jayhawks 1995–96 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team.png 295 Big Eight Conference Big Eight 5 4 29–5 12–2 Roy Williams 8th Matt Doherty 4th Neil Dougherty 1st Joe Holladay 2nd Sean Pearson Calvin Rayford T.J. Whatley Allen Fieldhouse Big Eight regular season champions NCAA men's Division I tournament Elite Eight The 1995–96 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 98th basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 8th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. It was the Jayhawks final season in the Big Eight Conference, which dissolved at the end of the 1995–1996 school year. Roster Name # Position Height Weight Year Home Town Joel Branstrom 20 Forward 6-6 190 Senior(RS) Half Moon Bay, California Jerod Haase 35 Guard 6-3 185 Junior South Lake Tahoe, California Raef LaFrentz 45 Forward 6–11 220 Sophomore Hampton, Iowa C.B. McGrath 24 Guard 5-11 168 Sophomore Topeka, Kansas Sean Pearson 21 Forward 6–5 215 Senior LaGrange, Illinois Paul Pierce 34 Forward 6–6 220 Freshman Inglewood, California Scot Pollard 31 Center 6–10 250 Junior San Diego, California T.J. Pugh 32 Forward 6–9 215 Freshman Omaha, Nebraska Steve Ransom 44 Forward 6–5 210 Junior Mission Viejo, California Calvin Rayford 10 Guard 5-7 155 Senior Milwaukee, Wisconsin Ryan Robertson 4 Guard 6–5 170 Freshman Saint Charles, Missouri Billy Thomas 12 Forward/Guard 6–4 205 Sophomore Shreveport, Louisiana Jacque Vaughn 11 Guard 6–1 195 Junior Pasadena, California T.J. Whatley 14 Guard 6–4 180 Senior Benton, Arkansas B.J. Williams 22 Forward 6–8 205 Junior Wichita, Kansas Travis Williams 54 Center 7-0 265 Freshman(RS) Rozel, Kansas Big Eight Conference standings # Team Conference Pct. Overall Pct. 1 Kansas 12-2 .857 29-5 .853 2 Iowa State 9-5 .643 24-9 .727 3 Oklahoma 8-6 .571 17-13 .567 4 Kansas State 7-7 .500 17-12 .586 5 1995-96 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State 7-7 .500 17-10 .630 6 1995-96 men Missouri Tigers University of Missouri Missouri 6-8 .429 18-15 .545 7 Nebraska 4-10 .289 21-14 .600 8 1995-96 men Colorado Buffaloes University of Colorado-Boulder Colorado 3-11 .214 9-18 .333 http://www.big12sports.com//pdf1/136015.pdf Big 12 Record Book (PDF) Big 12 Conference 2013-07-14 2008-08-01 Schedule no |- 11/25/1995 yes yes 2 Utah 8 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO The Classic 79–68 1–0 |- 11/29/1995 yes yes 2 Virginia 15 The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI Great Eight 72–66 2–0 12/2/1995 yes 2 UCLA 23 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 85–70 3–0 12/7/1995 yes yes 1 Rice Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX 83–63 4–0 12/9/1995 yes yes 1 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, CA 101–71 5–0 12/16/1995 yes yes 1 Indiana Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO 91–83 6–0 12/18/1995 yes 1 Pittsburg State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 103–48 7–0 12/22/1995 yes yes 1 Temple Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, NJ Jimmy V Classic 66–74 OT 7–1 1/2/1996 yes 4 Cornell Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 100–46 8–1 1/4/1996 yes 4 East Tennessee State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 108–73 9–1 1/6/1996 yes 4 SMU Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 83–61 10–1 1/8/1996 yes 3 Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK 76–61 11–1 1/11/1996 yes yes 3 Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL 69–54 12–1 1/15/1996 yes 4 Saint Peter's Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 85–71 13–1 1/20/1996 4 Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, CO 80–78 14–1 1/22/1996 3 Oklahoma Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 84–66 15–1 1/27/1996 yes 3 Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE 88–73 16–1 1/31/1996 3 Oklahoma State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 84–66 17–1 2/4/1996 3 Kansas State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Sunflower Showdown 72–62 18–1 2/7/1996 3 Iowa State 21 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 89–70 19–1 2/10/1996 yes 3 Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, MO Border War 73–77 19–2 2/14/1996 5 Colorado Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 85–70 20–2 2/17/1996 yes 5 Iowa State 22 Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA 61–50 21–2 2/19/1996 5 Nebraska Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 81–71 22–2 2/24/1996 yes 5 Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS Sunflower Showdown 77–66 23–2 2/26/1996 3 Missouri Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Border War 87–65 24–2 3/2/1996 yes 3 Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK 79–85 24–3 |- !colspan=9| Big Eight Tournament 3/8/1996 yes 5 1 Colorado 8 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO First round 88–55 25–3 3/9/1996 yes 5 1 Kansas State 4 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Semifinals 61–55 26–3 3/10/1996 yes 5 1 Iowa State 23 2 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Championship Game 55–56 26–4 |- !colspan=9| NCAA tournament 3/15/1996 yes yes 4 2 W South Carolina State 15 W Arizona State University Activity Center Tempe, AZ First round 92–54 27–4 3/17/1996 yes yes 4 2 W Santa Clara 10 W Arizona State University Activity Center Tempe, AZ Second Round 76–51Vaughn Shuts Down Nash, Kansas Wins https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-03-18-sp-48451-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 18, 1996 December 28, 2022 28–4 3/22/1996 yes yes 4 2 W Arizona 11 3 W McNichols Sports Arena Denver, CO Regional semifinals 83–80Kansas scores last 7 points to knock out Arizona, 83-80 https://www.baltimoresun.com/1996/03/23/kansas-scores-last-7-points-to-knock-out-arizona-83-80-haases-3-pointer-is-key/ The Baltimore Sun March 22, 1996 July 5, 2022 29–4 3/24/1996 yes yes 4 2 W Syracuse 15 4 W McNichols Sports Arena Denver, CO Regional Finals 57–60 29–5 Central Standard Time AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parenthesesKansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 1995-96 Season Media Guide http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/kan/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/04-mediaguide.pdf English 2013-06-14 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120306064242/http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/kan/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/04-mediaguide.pdf 2012-03-06 Rankings Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 AP 2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 5 5 3 5 4 Coaches *There was no coaches poll in week 1. 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