1995–96 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1995–96 Louisville Cardinals Louisville Cardinals text logo.svg 150 Conference USA CUSA 24 14 22–12 10–4 Denny Crum 25th Freedom Hall NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1995–96 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Denny Crumhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisville/1996.html 1995-1996 Louisville Cardinals Roster and Stats 17 November 2013 and the team finished the season with an overall record of 22–12.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisville/1996-schedule.html 1995-1996 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results 17 November 2013 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Louisville Cardinals| Regular Season Nov 24, 1995 yes yes 13 American–Puerto Rico Eugenio Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Shootout – Quarterfinals 90–86 1–0 Nov 25, 1995 yes yes 13 VCU Eugenio Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Shootout – Semifinals 83–74 2–0 Nov 26, 1995 yes yes 13 Auburn Eugenio Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Shootout – Championship Game 78–82 2–1 Nov 30, 1995 yes yes 18 Boston College Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts 67–81 2–2 Dec 2, 1995 yes 18 Michigan State Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 79–59 3–2 Dec 6, 1995 yes 23 Morehead State Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 119–61 4–2 Dec 9, 1995 yes 23 Texas Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 101–78 5–2 Dec 13, 1995 yes 20 Eastern Kentucky Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 87–70 6–2 Dec 16, 1995 yes yes 20 Georgia Tech 19 Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia 77–88 6–3 Dec 20, 1995 yes 25 Murray State Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 81–72 7–3 Dec 23, 1995 yes yes 25 Kentucky 4 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 66–89 7–4 Dec 30, 1995 yes Towson Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 96–82 8–4 Jan 3, 1996 yes St. Louis Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri 67–63 9–4 1–0 Jan 7, 1996 yes DePaul Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois 87–71 10–4 2–0 Jan 10, 1996 Charlotte Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 66–78 10–5 2–1 Jan 13, 1996 yes yes St. John's Madison Square Garden New York, New York 64–86 10–6 Jan 17, 1996 yes UAB UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama 78–70 11–6 3–1 Jan 21, 1996 Southern Miss Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 87–61 12–6 4–1 Jan 24, 1996 St. Louis Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 61–57 13–6 5–1 Jan 27, 1996 yes yes UCLA 15 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California 78–76 14–6 Jan 31, 1996 yes South Florida Sun Dome Tampa, Florida 57–54 15–6 6–1 Feb 3, 1996 Memphis 11 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 74–56 16–6 7–1 Feb 8, 1996 20 Tulane Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 65–68 16–7 7–2 Feb 10, 1996 20 UAB Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 81–66 17–7 8–2 Feb 15, 1996 24 yes Charlotte Independence Arena Charlotte, North Carolina 67–64 18–7 9–2 Feb 22, 1996 yes 21 Cincinnati 6 Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio 72–66 19–7 10–2 Feb 25, 1996 yes 21 Memphis 19 The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee 54–57 19–8 10–3 Feb 28, 1996 21 Marquette Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 2OT 79–80 19–9 10–4 Mar 2, 1996 yes 21 UMass 2 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 59–62 19–10 |- !colspan=9 style=Louisville Cardinals|Conference USA Tournament Mar 7, 1996 yes 22 Tulane The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee Quarterfinals 98–79 20–10 Mar 8, 1996 yes 22 Cincinnati 6 The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee Semifinals 81–92 20–11 |- !colspan=9 style=Louisville Cardinals| NCAA Tournament Mar 15, 1996 yes yes 24 6 MW Tulsa 11 MW Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin First Round 82–80 OTDown by 12, Louisville Wins in Overtime https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/16/sports/ncaa-tournament-midwest-down-by-12-louisville-wins-in-overtime.html The New York Times March 16, 1996 May 3, 2023 21–11 Mar 17, 1996 yes yes 24 6 MW Villanova 10 3 MW Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin Second Round 68–64Louisville's Wheat Helps Harvest Upset https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-03-18-sp-48453-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 18, 1996 March 19, 2023 22–11 Mar 21, 1996 yes yes 24 6 MW Wake Forest 9 2 MW The Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota Sweet Sixteen 59–60Duncan's 3-point play lifts Wake https://www.baltimoresun.com/1996/03/22/duncans-3-point-play-lifts-wake-louisville-falls-60-59-in-midwest-semifinal-ncaa-tournament/ The Baltimore Sun March 22, 1996 March 19, 2023 22–12 AP Poll MW Midwest 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 978-0-345-51392-2 References Category:Louisville Cardinals men's basketball seasons Louisville Louisville Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, 1995-96 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, 1995-96 Category:1995 in Louisville, Kentucky Category:1996 in Louisville, Kentucky Category:Long stubs with short prose