1995–96 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1995–96 Connecticut Huskies Big East Conference Big East 8 3 30–2 (2 wins, 1 loss vacated) 17–1 Jim Calhoun 10th Howie Dickenman Karl Hobbs Tom Moore Hartford Civic CenterHarry A. Gampel Pavilion Big East 6 Division Regular Season ChampionsBig East tournament champions NCAA men's Division I tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1995–96 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 30–2 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 17–1 record and were the regular-season champions and the 1996 Big East men's basketball tournament champions. UConn made it to the Sweet Sixteen of the 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament but lost to Mississippi State 60–55. UConn later had two postseason wins vacated by the NCAA. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by tenth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/1516MediaGuide.pdf UConn Huskies 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History 5 March 2016 22 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222104823/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/1516MediaGuide.pdf deadDavis Ken September 30, 2010 The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies Atlanta Whitman LLC 0794828035 Schedule yes |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| Regular Season 11/22/1995 yes yes 6 TCU Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout ESPN2 102–76 7,863 1–0 11/24/1995 yes yes 6 Iowa 10 Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout 95–101 OT 7,863 1–1 11/25/1995 yes yes 6 Indiana Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout 86–52 7,863 2–1 11/29/1995 yes 9 Northeastern Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut WTNH 86–59 15,522 3–1 12/3/1995 9 Boston College Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut WTNH 63–62 16,294 4–1 (1–0) 12/6/1995 yes 9 Notre Dame Edmund P. Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana WTNH 85–65 11,089 5–1 (2–0) 12/8/1995 yes 9 Yale Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut WTNH 93–66 15,112 6–1 12/12/1995 yes yes 8 Florida State Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida ESPN 79–61 8,873 7–1 12/23/1995 yes 8 Fairfield Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut WTNH 86–52 8,241 8–1 12/27/1995 yes yes 7 College of Charleston John Kresse Arena Charleston, South Carolina WTNH 77–60 6,721 9–1 12/30/1995 yes 7 Hartford Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut WTNH 102–63 16,294 10–1 1/3/1996 yes 7 West Virginia WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia WTNH 89–79 8,013 11–1 (3–0) 1/6/1996 7 Miami Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut WTNH 73–52 16,294 12–1 (4–0) 1/9/1996 6 Villanova 7 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut ESPN 81–73 8,241 13–1 (5–0) 1/13/1996 yes 6 Providence Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island WTNH 83–74 13,106 14–1 (6–0) 1/17/1996 5 St. John's Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut ESPN 88–73 16,294 15–1 (7–0) 1/21/1996 5 Syracuse 12 Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut Rivalry CBS 79–70 16,294 16–1 (8–0) 1/23/1996 yes 4 Central Connecticut Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut WTNH 116–46 15,828 17–1 1/25/1996 yes 4 Pittsburgh Civic Arena Pittsburgh ESPN 69–63 6,798 18–1 (9–0) 1/28/1996 yes 4 Virginia Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut CBS 76–46 16,294 19–1 1/31/1996 yes 4 Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey WTNH 77–59 8,091 20–1 (10–0) 2/3/1996 yes 4 St. John's Madison Square Garden New York City WTNH 77–63 19,544 21–1 (11–0) 2/6/1996 4 Providence Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut ESPN 99–77 8,241 22–1 (12–0) 2/14/1996 3 West Virginia Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut WTNH 87–69 8,241 23–1 (13–0) 2/17/1996 3 Notre Dame Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut NBC 85–65 8,241 24–1 (14–0) 2/19/1996 yes 3 Georgetown 11 Capital Centre Landover, Maryland Rivalry ESPN 65–77 19,035 24–2 (14–1) 2/25/1996 yes 3 Villanova The Pavilion Villanova, Pennsylvania CBS 70–59 18,524 25–2 (15–1) 2/28/1996 4 Rutgers Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut WTNH 78–66 8,241 26–2 (16–1) 3/2/1996 yes 4 Seton Hall Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey WTNH 87–58 20,029 27–2 (17–1) |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| Big East tournament 3/7/1996 yes 3 Seton Hall Madison Square Garden New York Quarterfinals ESPN 79–58 19,544 28–2 3/8/1996 yes 3 Syracuse 15 Madison Square Garden New York Semifinals/Rivalry ESPN 85–66 19,544 29–2 3/9/1996 yes 3 Georgetown 4 Madison Square Garden New York Championship/Rivalry ESPN 75–74 19,544 30–2 |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| NCAA tournament 3/14/1996 yes yes 3 (1) Colgate (16) RCA Dome Indianapolis First Round CBS 68–59 31,373 Vacated 3/16/1996 yes yes 3 (1) Eastern Michigan (9) RCA Dome Indianapolis Second Round CBS 95–81 32,293 Vacated 3/22/1996 yes yes 3 (1) Mississippi State 19 (5) Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Sweet Sixteen CBS 55–60 28,890 Vacated Eastern Time Schedule Source:Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-sched-1995.html UConn Huskies 5 March 2016 8 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160108033712/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-sched-1995.html dead Rankings 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Category:UConn Huskies men's basketball seasons Connecticut Huskies Connecticut Category:1995 in sports in Connecticut Category:1996 in sports in Connecticut