1995–96 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 June 2024 Women's Basketball 1995–96 Stanford Cardinal Stanford plain block "S" logo.svg 100px Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 4 3 29–3 18–0 Amy Tucker Marianne Stanley Reneé Brown Maples Pavilion Pac-10 champions NCAA tournament Final Four The 1995–96 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. While Tara VanDerveer focused on coaching the US National Team, the Cardinal were coached by Amy Tucker and Marianne Stanley. The Cardinal were members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They won the Pac-10 Championship (18–0) by seven games and reached the Final Four for the fifth time in seven seasons. Roster w 1995 Stanford Cardinal y w Olympia Scott 0 F 6 2 So Los Angeles, California y w Amy Wustefeld 4 G 5 9 Sr Sacramento, California n w Jamila Wideman 10 G 5 6 Jr Amherst, Massachusetts y w Vanessa Nygaard 13 F 6 0 So yes Carlsbad, California y w Regan Freuen 15 G 6 0 So Spokane, Washington n w Charmin Smith 21 G 5 10 Jr St. Louis, Missouri y w Bobbie Kelsey 23 GF 5 11 Sr Decatur, Georgia y w Kristin Folkl 24 F 6 2 So St. Louis, Missouri y w Kate Starbird 30 F 6 2 Jr Tacoma, Washington y w Chandra Benton 32 C 6 7 Fr yes Lake Oswego, Oregon n w Tara Harrington 33 F 6 0 Jr Klamath Falls, Oregon n w Naomi Mulitauaopele 34 C 6 3 So Seattle, Washington y w Heather Owen 44 FC 6 2 So Moscow, Idaho n Tara VanDerveer https://gostanford.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/season/1995-96 https://gostanford.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/season/1995-96 Women's Basketball 1995-96 Stanford University Athletics June 19, 2024 Schedule yes 1995-96 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 1994 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Stanford Cardinal| Regular season Nov 23, 1995 yes yes 7 1995 none UMass Minutewomen UMass Mullins Center Amherst, MA 56–65 0–1 Nov 25, 1995 yes yes 7 1995 women Providence Friars Providence Providence Civic Center Providence, RI 81–58 1–1 Nov 30, 1995 yes 11 1995 women Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion 21 Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA 97–76 2–1 Dec 9, 1995 yes 9 1995 women Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA 91–51 3–1 Dec 16, 1995 yes 9 Tennessee 2 Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA 90–72 4–1 Dec 18, 1995 yes 5 1995 women Sacramento State Hornets Sacramento State Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA Fry's Cardinal Classic 105–47 5–1 Dec 19, 1995 yes 5 1995 women Auburn Tigers Auburn Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA Fry's Cardinal Classic 63–44 6–1 Dec 27, 1995 yes yes 4 1995 none Texas Tech Lady Raiders Texas Tech 15 City Bank Coliseum Lubbock, TX 65–71 6–2 Dec 29, 1995 yes yes 4 1995 women Texas Longhorns Texas Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 72–68 7–2 Jan 3, 1996 yes 7 1995 women Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State ASU Activity Center Tempe, AZ 88–71 8–2 1–0 Jan 5, 1996 yes 7 1995 women Arizona Wildcats Arizona McKale Center Tucson, AZ 77–55 9–2 2–0 Mar 6, 1996 3 Arizona Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA 77–61 24–2 17–0 Mar 8, 1996 3 Arizona State Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA 79–63 25–2 18–0 |- !colspan=9 style=Stanford Cardinal| NCAA women's tournament March 16, 1996 yes 3 1 W 1995 women Grambling State Tigers Grambling State 16 W Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA First round 82–43 26–2 March 18, 1996 yes 3 1 W 1995 women Colorado State Rams Colorado State 8 W Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA Second round 94–63 27–2 March 23, 1996 yes yes 3 1 W 1995 women Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama 10 4 W Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA Regional Semifinal Sweet Sixteen 78–76 28–2 March 25, 1996 yes yes 3 1 W Auburn 19 6 W Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA Regional Final Elite Eight 71–57Stanford Back In Final Four https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/mar/26/stanford-back-in-final-four/ The Spokesman–Review March 26, 1996 June 19, 2024 29–2 Mar 29, 1996 yes yes 3 1 W Georgia 5 2 MW Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC National Semifinal Final Four 76–86Georgia stops Stanford 86-76 https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1996/03/30/georgia-stops-stanford-86-76/ The Tampa Bay Times March 30, 1996 June 19, 2024 29–3 AP Poll Pacific Time W Stanford, CA regional https://gostanford.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/season/1995-96 1995-96 Women's Basketball Schedule Stanford University Athletics June 19, 2024 Rankings 1995–96 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings AP 0 17 7 8 11 9 9 5 4 7 6 5 6 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 Coaches 0 18 7 6 10 9 9 5 5 8 6 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 4 References Category:Stanford Cardinal women's basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Stanford Stanford Cardinal women's basketball Stanford Cardinal women's basketball