1995–96 UMass Minutemen basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2 1 1995–96 UMass Minutemen Basketball UMass logo.gif 150 Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 31–1 (4 wins, 1 loss vacated) 15–1 John Calipari 8th Bruiser Flint Ed Schilling John Robic William D. Mullins Memorial Center AP Poll regular season championsAtlantic 10 regular season championsAtlantic 10 tournament champions NCAA tournament Final Four (vacated) The 1995–96 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by eighth year head coach John Calipari, played their home games at William D. Mullins Memorial Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 35–2, 15–1 in A-10 play to finish in first place. The Minutemen won the A-10 Conference tournament by beating Temple in the finals. They were awarded a #1 seed in the NCAA tournament. The Minutemen advanced to the Final Four, losing to eventual National Champion Kentucky. On May 8, 1997, the NCAA Executive Committee voted to negate the Minutemen's 1996 NCAA Tournament record, for Marcus Camby's acceptance of agents' improper gifts.http://www.masslive.com/sports/2010/02/marcus_camby_lookback_the_ncaa.html Marcus Camby lookback: The NCAA rewrites UMass history, erases Final Four appearance masslive.com February 17, 2010 2016-03-21 The 35–2 record was reduced to 31–1, and the UMass slot in the Final Four is officially marked as "vacated." The Final Four trophy, banner, and 45% of tournament revenue were returned to the NCAA. Camby reimbursed the school for the $151,617 in lost revenue. Roster 1995 UMass Minutemen y Dana Dingle 3 F 6 7 220 sr Bronx, New York Donta Bright 4 F 6 6 223 sr Baltimore, Maryland Charlton Clarke 5 G 6 3 210 fr Bronx, New York Giddiel Padilla 11 G 6 3 187 sr Toa Alta, Puerto Rico Edgar Padilla y 12 G 6 2 175 jr Springfield, Massachusetts Marcus Camby y 21 C 6 11 220 jr Hartford, Connecticut Carmelo Travieso y 24 G 6 2 180 jr Boston, Massachusetts Tyrone Weeks 34 F 6 7 260 jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ted Cottrell 40 F/C 6 9 200 sr Annapolis, Maryland Rigoberto Núñez 44 F 6 7 195 sr Lawrence, Massachusetts Inus Norville 50 F 6 8 225 so Fayetteville, North Carolina John Calipari (Clarion) Bruiser Flint (Saint Joseph's) Ed Schilling (Miami (OH)) John Robic (Denison) Schedule 1995-96 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1996 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=UMass Minutemen| Non-conference regular season 11/28/1995 yes yes 5 Kentucky 1 The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Michigan Great 8 15,454 92–82UMass Topples No. 1-Ranked Kentucky https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/29/sports/basketball-umass-topples-no.1-ranked-kentucky.html New York Times November 29, 1995 January 23, 2021 1–0 12/2/1995 yes yes 5 Maryland 19 USAir Arena Landover, Maryland Franklin National Bank Classic 16,302 50–47 2–0 12/03/1995 yes yes 5 Florida USAir Arena Landover, Maryland Franklin National Bank Classic 16,358 80–58 3–0 12/6/1995 yes 3 Wake Forest 10 Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 9,493 60–46Camby Sparks UMass Victory https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/07/sports/college-basketball-camby-sparks-umass-victory.html New York Times December 7, 1995 January 24, 2021 4–0 12/09/1995 yes yes 3 Boston College FleetCenter Boston, Massachusetts Commonwealth Classic 9,493 65–57 5–0 12/12/1995 yes 3 UNC Wilmington Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 9,493 77–51 6–0 12/22/1995 yes yes 2 Georgia Tech 21 Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey Jimmy V Classic 13,452 75–67 7–0 12/28/1995 yes yes 1 NC State Special Events Arena Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Classic 8,871 78–67 8–0 12/29/1995 yes yes 1 USC Special Events Arena Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Classic 7,856 78–63 9–0 12/30/1995 yes yes 1 Syracuse 13 Special Events Arena Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Classic 8,530 65–47 10–0 1/04/1996 yes yes 1 Memphis 3 Worcester Centrum Worcester, Massachusetts Atlantic-10 / Conference USA Challenge 13,557 64–61 11–0 |- !colspan=9 style=UMass Minutemen| Atlantic 10 regular season 1/06/1996 1 Dayton Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 9,493 78–58 12–0 1–0 01/10/1996 no yes 1 Saint Joseph's Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia 3,200 94-89 OT 13-0 2–0 01/14/1996 no yes 1 St. Bonaventure Reilly Center Olean, New York 6,000 65–52 14–0 3–0 01/17/1996 no 1 Rhode Island Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 9,493 77–71 15–0 4–0 01/20/1996 no yes 1 Duquesne A. 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Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 6,119 93–89 16–0 5–0 01/23/1996 yes yes 1 Pittsburgh Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 6,798 79–71 OT 17–0 01/27/1996 no no 1 St. Bonaventure Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 9,493 72–47 18–0 6–0 01/30/1996 no no 1 Fordham Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 9,493 80–50 19–0 7–0 02/01/1996 no yes 1 Temple McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3,900 59–35 20–0 8–0 02/04/1996 no yes 1 Xavier Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio 10,118 78–74 OT 21–0 9–0 02/06/1996 no yes 1 Fordham Madison Square Garden New York City, New York 9,695 73–47 22–0 10–0 02/11/1996 no 1 Temple Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 9,493 84–55 23–0 11–0 2/15/1996 no 1 La Salle Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 9,493 70–53 24–0 12–0 02/17/1996 no yes 1 Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia 10,052 74–68 25–0 13–0 02/20/1996 no yes 1 Rhode Island Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island 13,106 74–69 26–0 14–0 02/24/1996 no 1 George Washington Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 9,493 76–86No. 1 UMass is Unbeaten No More https://www.deseret.com/1996/2/25/19226859/no-1-umass-is-unbeaten-no-more Deseret News February 25, 1996 January 23, 2021 26–1 14–1 02/28/1996 no no 2 Saint Joseph's Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 9,493 68–66 OT 27–1 15–1 03/02/1996 yes yes 2 Louisville 21 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 20,076 62–59 28–1 |- !colspan=9 style=UMass Minutemen| Atlantic 10 tournament 03/07/1996 no yes 2 St. Bonaventure Philadelphia Civic Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Quarterfinals N/A 69–56 29–1 03/08/1996 no yes 2 George Washington Philadelphia Civic Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Semifinals N/A 74–65 30–1 03/09/1996 no yes 2 Temple Philadelphia Civic Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Finals 8,727 75–61 31–1 |- !colspan=9 style=UMass Minutemen| NCAA tournament 03/14/1996 yes yes 1 1 E Central Florida 16 E Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island East Region First round 11,931 92–70 32–1* 03/16/1996 yes yes 1 1 E Stanford 9 E Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island East Region Second Round 11,931 79–74Minutemen Are Tested For the First Time https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/17/sports/ncaa-tournament-east-minutemen-are-tested-for-the-first-time.html The New York Times March 17, 1996 July 5, 2022 33–1* 03/21/1996 yes yes 1 1 E Arkansas 12 E Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia East Regional semifinal 34,614 79–63Coach insists UMass underdog https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/03/22/Coach-insists-UMass-underdog/4257827470800/ UPI Archives March 22, 1996 January 23, 2021 34–1* 03/23/1996 yes yes 1 1 E Georgetown 4 2 E Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia East Regional final 32,328 86–62Kentucky, UMass roar into rematch Minutemen streak past Hoyas, 86–62 https://www.nydailynews.com/bs-xpm-1996-03-24-1996084110-story.html New York Daily News March 24, 1996 January 23, 2021 35–1* 03/30/1996 yes yes 1 1 E Kentucky 2 1 MW Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey National semifinal 19,229 74–81Kentucky Holds Off Never-Say-Die UMass https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/31/sports/final-four-kentucky-holds-off-never-say-die-umass.html New York Times March 31, 1996 January 23, 2021 35–2* AP Poll Eastern Time E East Rankings 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 17 7 7 5 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 Coaches 0 18 7 7 6 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 1042–1043 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Awards and honors Marcus Camby – National Player of the Year, Consensus First-team All-American, A-10 Player of the Year Edgar Padilla – Honorable Mention AP All-American John Calipari – Naismith College Coach of the Year, NABC Coach of the Year Team players in the 1996 NBA draft 1996 NBA draft UMass Minutemen Round Pick Player NBA club 1 2 Marcus Camby Toronto Raptors https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1996.html 1996 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com January 24, 2021 References 2 Category:UMass Minutemen basketball seasons UMass Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Umass UMass Minutemen basketball UMass Minutemen basketball