1995–96 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1995–96 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team March 2026 November 2020 1995–1996 Kentucky Wildcats Basketball Kentucky Wildcats logo (1984-2005).png 150 Southeastern Conference SEC 1 2 34–2 16–0 Rick Pitino 7th Jim O'Brien Winston Bennett Delray Brooks Rupp Arena NCAA tournament National ChampionsCoaches Poll regular season championsSEC regular season champions National Championship Game W Won 76–67 vs. Syracuse The 1995–96 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1995–96 college basketball season. Coached by Rick Pitino, the team finished the season with a 34–2 record and won the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship over the Syracuse University Orangemen, 76–67.NCAA May 11, 2020 1996 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2020-05-11/1996-ncaa-tournament-bracket-scores-stats-records April 24, 2024 NCAA.com Also known as "The Untouchables", https://books.google.com/books?id=g42TyP-V5C8C&pg=PA69 236 ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Bill Bradley Random House, Inc. 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 nine players from the 1995–96 team eventually played in the NBA. These players were Derek Anderson, Tony Delk, Walter McCarty, Ron Mercer, Nazr Mohammed, Mark Pope, Jeff Sheppard, Wayne Turner, and Antoine Walker. The 1995–96 Kentucky team is widely regarded as one of the greatest teams in NCAA Division I Men's Basketball history.Henderson Pat Untouchable, the Crowning of the Commonwealth Host Communications 1996 9781576400104 English Roster 1995 Kentucky Wildcats y Tony Delk y 00 G 6 1 SR Brownsville, TN Allen Edwards basketball y 3 G/F 6 5 SO Miami, FL Wayne Turner basketball y 5 G 6 2 FR Boston, MA Nazr Mohammed y 13 C 6 10 FR Chicago, IL Jeff Sheppard y 15 G 6 4 JR Peachtree City, GA Cameron Mills 21 G 6 3 SO Lexington, KY Derek Anderson basketball y 23 G/F 6 6 JR Louisville, KY Antoine Walker y 24 F 6 8 SO Chicago, IL Anthony Epps 25 G 6 2 JR Lebanon, KY Jared Prickett 32 F yes 6 9 JR Fairmont, WV Ron Mercer y 33 F 6 7 FR Nashville, TN Walter McCarty y 40 F 6 11 SR Evansville, IN Mark Pope y 41 C 6 10 SR Bellevue, WA Jason Lathrem n 43 F 6 5 FR Bowling Green, KY Oliver Simmons n 51 G 6 8 FR Nashville, TN Rick Pitino Jim O'Brien Winston Bennett Delray Brooks http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/roster1995-96.html Roster for 1995-96 Schedule no yes |- !colspan=9 style=Kentucky Wildcats| Exhibition 7 November 1995 yes Cagiva Varese Rupp Arena Lexington, KY UKTV 98–74 – 17 November 1995 yes Athletes in Action Rupp Arena Lexington, KY UKTV 119–80 – |- !colspan=9 style=Kentucky Wildcats|Regular Season 24 November 1995 yes 1 yes Maryland 14 Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA Tip-off Classic ESPN 96–84 8,999 1–0 28 November 1995 yes 1 yes Massachusetts 5 The Palace Auburn Hills, MI Great Eight ESPN 82–92 15,454 1–1 2 December 1995 3:00 p.m.1995-96 Tennessee Volunteers Basketball Media Guide, page 165. yes 1 yes Indiana RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN CBS 89–82 41,071 2–1 6 December 1995 5 yes Green Bay Rupp Arena Lexington, KY UKTV 74–62 22,825 3–1 9 December 1995 8:30 p.m.utmbk96 5 yes Georgia Tech 16 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY ESPN 83–60 24,238 4–1 16 December 1995 5 yes 1995 Morehead State Eagles Morehead State Rupp Arena Lexington, KY UKTV 96–32 24,065 5–1 19 December 1995 yes 5 yes Marshall Freedom Hall Louisville, KY UKTV 118–99 19,795 6–1 23 December 1995 3:00 p.m.utmbk96 4 yes Louisville 25 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY CBS 89–66 24,340 7–1 27 December 1995 yes 2 yes 1995 Rider Broncs Rider Madison Square Garden New York, NY ECAC Holiday Festival UKTV 90–65 13,175 8–1 29 December 1995 yes 2 yes 1995 Iona Gaels Iona Madison Square Garden New York, NY ECAC Holiday Festival UKTV 106–79 13,659 9–1 3 January 1996 8:00 p.m.utmbk96 yes 2 1995 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Frank McGuire Arena Columbia, SC JP 89–60 12,068 10–1 (1–0) |- 6 January 1996 2 1995 Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Rupp Arena Lexington, KY UKTV 90–60 21,275 11–1 (2–0) |- 9 January 1996 9:30 p.m. yes 2 1995 none Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State 12 Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS ESPN 74–56 10,315 12–1 (3–0) 13 January 1996 2 Tennessee Rupp Arena Lexington, KY UKTV 61–44 24,247 13–1 (4–0) 16 January 1996 9:30 p.m. yes 2 1995 LSU Tigers LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA ESPN 129–97 12,684 14–1 (5–0) 20 January 1996 7:15 p.m.utmbk96 yes 2 1995 TCU Horned Frogs TCU Rupp Arena Lexington, KY ESPN 124–80 24,189 15–1 24 January 1996 8:00 p.m. yes 2 Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA JP 82–77 10,523 16–1 (6–0) 27 January 1996 8:00 p.m. 2 South Carolina Rupp Arena Lexington, KY UKTV 89–57 24,229 17–1 (7–0) 3 February 1996 1:00 p.m. 2 1995 Florida Gators Florida Rupp Arena Lexington, KY JP 77–63 24,251 18–1 (8–0) 7 February 1996 8:00 p.m.utmbk96 yes 2 1995 Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN JP 120–81 15,311 19–1 (9–0) 11 February 1996 3:00 p.m. 2 Arkansas Rupp Arena Lexington, KY CBS 88–73 24,336 20–1 (10–0) 13 February 1996 8:00 p.m. 2 Georgia Rupp Arena Lexington, KY JP 86–73 24,206 21–1 (11–0) 17 February 1996 3:00 p.m. yes 2 Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN JP 90–50 23,115 22–1 (12–0) 20 February 1996 9:30 p.m. 2 Alabama Rupp Arena Lexington, KY ESPN 84–65 24,175 23–1 (13–0) 24 February 1996 1:00 p.m. yes 2 Florida Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL CBS 94–63 10,697 24–1 (14–0) 27 February 1996 9:30 p.m. yes 2 Auburn Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL ESPN 88–73 10,108 25–1 (15–0) 2 March 1996 1 Vanderbilt Rupp Arena Lexington, KY Homecoming UKTV 101–63 24,257 26–1 (16–0) |- !colspan=9 style=Kentucky Wildcats| SEC tournament 8 March 1996 yes 1 E1 Florida E5 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA Quarterfinals JP 100–76 21,248 27–1 9 March 1996 yes 1 E1 Arkansas W2 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA Semifinals JP 95–75 24,556 28–1 10 March 1996 yes 1 E1 Mississippi State 25 W1 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA Championship CBS 73–84 24,462 28–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Kentucky Wildcats| NCAA tournament 14 March 1996 yes yes 2 1 MW San Jose State 16 MW Reunion Arena Dallas, TX First Round CBS 110–72 13,458 29–2 16 March 1996 yes yes 2 1 MW Virginia Tech 16 9 MW Reunion Arena Dallas, TX Second Round CBS 84–60 15,469 30–2 21 March 1996 yes yes 2 1 MW Utah 10 4 MW Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN Sweet Sixteen CBS 101–70 30,334 31–2 23 March 1996 yes yes 2 1 MW Wake Forest 13 2 MW Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN Elite Eight CBS 83–63 30,397 32–2 30 March 1996 yes yes 2 1 MW Massachusetts 1 1 E Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, NJ Final Four CBS 81–74 19,229 33–2 1 April 1996 yes yes 2 1 MW No. 15 Syracuse 4 W Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, NJ National Championship CBS 76–67 19,229 34–2 http://www.bigbluehistory.net/ Home bigbluehistory.net Rankings 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 17 1 1 1 5 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 Coaches 0 18 1 1 1 5 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 Awards and honors Tony Delk, NCAA Men's MOP Awardhttp://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer Final Four Most Outstanding Players cbs.sportsline.com 31 March 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090304002542/http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer 4 March 2009 Players drafted into the NBA 1996 NBA draft Kentucky Wildcats Round Pick Player NBA club 1 6 Antoine Walker Boston Celtics 1 16 Tony Delk Charlotte Hornets 1 19 Walter McCarty Portland Trail Blazers 2 23 (52) Mark Pope Indiana Pacershttps://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1996.html 1996 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com January 24, 2021 References External links Official Site https://web.archive.org/web/20090707091846/http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/kty-m-baskbl-body.html 7 July 2009 Kentucky Wildcats Category:Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Kentucky Wild Wild Category:Long stubs with short prose