1995–96 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
1995–96 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball | |
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Maui Invitational tournament champion | |
NCAA tournament, Round of 32 | |
Conference | Big East Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 17 |
AP | No. 10 |
Record | 26–7 (14–4 Big East) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | The Pavilion (Capacity: 6,500) |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Big East 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Connecticut† | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 32 | – | 3 | .914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Villanova | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Big East 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Georgetown | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Syracuse | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 29 | – | 9 | .763 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1996 Big East tournament winner As of April 1, 1996[1][2][3] Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1995–96 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 1995–96 season. Led by consensus First team All-American Senior Kerry Kittles, who became and remains Villanova's all-time leading scorer, the highly ranked Wildcats made their second appearance in the NCAA Tournament since the departure of Rollie Massimino. With an overall record 24-5 and conference record of 14–4, the Wildcats placed second in the Big East Conference, and after reaching the semifinals of the Big East tournament, the team was invited to the NCAA tournament as a 3 seed. In the NCAA tournament, the Wildcats would gain their first tournament win under Fourth Year head coach Steve Lappas, over 14 seed Portland. In the round of 32, the Wildcats would prove to be competitive, but fall to 6 seed Louisville by four points.[4]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 20, 1995* | No. 3 | vs. Wisconsin Maui Invitational Tournament | W 66–58 | 1–0 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii | ||||||
Nov 21, 1995* | No. 3 | vs. Santa Clara Maui Invitational Tournament | W 77–65[5] | 2–0 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii | ||||||
Nov 22, 1995* | No. 3 | vs. No. 20 North Carolina Maui Invitational Tournament | W 77–75 | 3–0 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii | ||||||
Nov 29, 1995* | No. 3 | Bradley | W 70–63 | 4–0 | The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Dec 2, 1995 | No. 3 | St. John's | W 83–68 | 5–0 (1–0) | The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Dec 5, 1995* | No. 2 | at Miami (FL) | W 70–68 | 6–0 | Miami Arena Miami, Florida | ||||||
Dec 9, 1995* | No. 2 | vs. Purdue Wooden Classic | W 67–50 | 7–0 | Honda Center Anaheim, California | ||||||
Big East Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 7, 1996* | No. 9 | vs. Providence Quarterfinals | W 78–68 | 25–5 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||
Mar 8, 1996* | No. 9 | vs. No. 6 Georgetown Semifinals | L 76–84 | 25–6 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 15, 1996* | (3 MW) No. 10 | vs. (14 MW) Portland First round | W 92–58 | 26–6 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||||||
Mar 17, 1996* | (3 MW) No. 10 | vs. (6 MW) No. 24 Louisville Second round | L 64–68 | 26–7 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. |
Tournament results
Big East tournament
First Round vs. (7) Providence @ Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - W, 78-68
Semifinals vs. (3) Georgetown @ Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - L, 76-84
NCAA Tournament
First Round vs. (14) Portland @ Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI - W, 92-58
Round of 32 vs. (6) Louisville @ Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI - L, 68-64
Team players in the 1996 NBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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1 | 8 | Kerry Kittles | New Jersey Nets |
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References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Big East Conference Season Summary
- ^ Keefe, Gavin, "Big East Notes: The Big East 7 and Big East 6? Big Deal!", The Day, January 1, 1996, p. 7.
- ^ "PLUS: COLLEGE BASKETBALL -- BIG EAST CONFERENCE; League Cuts Games In Search of Bids," The New York Times, August 7, 1998.
- ^ "Louisville's Wheat Helps Harvest Upset". The Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1996. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ "Santa Clara Tries, but Can't Get Past Villanova". The Los Angeles Times. November 22, 1995. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ "1996 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2021.