1995–96 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1995–96 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as Defending National Champions from 1995, but bookended the season with two disappointing losses. While ranked #4, one loss was in the Maui Classic to a Santa Clara team led by then obscure guard Steve Nash. The team finished 1st in the conference. The Bruins competed in the 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, flopping in a spectacular upset to the unranked Princeton Tigers in the round of 64. This was the final season for head coach Jim Harrick, a national championship coach who was fired over a transgression where he lied about two current players attending a recruiting dinner at Monty's Steakhouse, in contravention of NCAA rules.[2]

1995–96 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Pac-10 regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferencePacific-10
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19[1]
APNo. 14[1]
Record23–8 (16–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
1995–96 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 UCLA162 .889238  .742
No. 11 Arizona144 .778276  .818
Stanford126 .667218  .724
Washington State99 .5001811  .621
Washington99 .5001612  .571
Oregon99 .5001613  .552
USC612 .3331317  .433
Arizona State612 .3331116  .407
Oregon State414 .222621  .222
California1216 .111226  .071
As of November 23, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll
1California forfeited games due to infractions.

Roster

1995–96 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 12 Toby Bailey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Los Angeles, California
F 30 Kevin Dempsey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr San Jose, California
G 5 Cameron Dollar (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)173 lb (78 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia
C 50 Omm'A Givens 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) So Frances, Washington
F 52 J. R. Henderson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) So Bakersfield, California
G 54 Kris Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) So Los Angeles, California
G 20 Brandon Loyd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Tulsa, Oklahoma
C 34 Jelani McCoy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) Fr Oakland, California
F 24 Bob Myers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Danville, California
C 35 Ike Nwankwo 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)234 lb (106 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
F 13 Charles O'Bannon (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr Bellflower, California
G Harold Sylvester 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So
Head coach

Jim Harrick (Morris Harvey College)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 30 January 2018

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 20, 1995
No. 4 vs. Santa Clara
Maui Invitational Quarterfinals
L 69–78[3]  0–1
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
November 21, 1995
No. 4 vs. Wisconsin
Maui Invitational Consolation Second Round
W 68–57  1–1
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
November 22, 1995
No. 4 vs. Vanderbilt
Maui Invitational Fifth Place Game
L 71–75  1–2
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
November 28, 1995
No. 23 Cal State Fullerton W 79–63  2–2
Pauley Pavilion (10,941)
Los Angeles, CA
December 2, 1995
No. 23 at No. 2 Kansas L 70–85  2–3
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
December 9, 1995
vs. No. 20 Maryland
John R. Wooden Classic
W 73–63  3–3
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (17,330)
Anaheim, CA
December 18, 1995
Stephen F. Austin W 109–88  4–3
Pauley Pavilion (9,421)
Los Angeles, CA
December 20, 1995
at Notre Dame W 83–58  5–3
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,339)
Notre Dame, IN
December 23, 1995
at UNLV W 89–82  6–3
Thomas & Mack Center (9,935)
Paradise, NV
December 30, 1995
No. 23 San Francisco W 93–58  7–3
Pauley Pavilion (11,495)
Los Angeles, CA
January 4, 1996
No. 20 at Washington State W 78–73 OT 8–3
(1–0)
Spokane Arena (11,897)
Spokane, WA
January 6, 1996
No. 20 at Washington W 78–70  9–3
(2–0)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (7,900)
Seattle, WA
January 11, 1996
No. 17 No. 24 Stanford W 64–56  10–3
(3–0)
Pauley Pavilion (12,695)
Los Angeles, CA
January 13, 1996
No. 17 California W 93–73  11–3
(4–0)
Pauley Pavilion (12,881)
Los Angeles, CA
January 18, 1996
No. 13 at Arizona State W 87–73  12–3
(5–0)
ASU Activity Center (11,081)
Tempe, AZ
January 20, 1996
No. 13 at No. 18 Arizona L 79–88  12–4
(5–1)
McKale Center (14,638)
Tucson, AZ
January 24, 1996
No. 15 USC W 99–72  13–4
(6–1)
Pauley Pavilion (12,635)
Los Angeles, CA
January 27, 1996
No. 15 Louisville L 76–78  13–5
Pauley Pavilion (11,978)
Los Angeles, CA
February 1, 1996
No. 19 Oregon W 85–78  14–5
(7–1)
Pauley Pavilion (12,073)
Los Angeles, CA
February 3, 1996
No. 19 Oregon State W 69–60  15–5
(8–1)
Pauley Pavilion (11,280)
Los Angeles, CA
February 8, 1996
No. 17 at California W 73–65  16–5
(9–1)
Oakland Arena (15,039)
Oakland, CA
February 10, 1996
No. 17 at No. 25 Stanford L 66–67  16–6
(9–2)
Maples Pavilion (7,391)
Stanford, CA
February 15, 1996
No. 18 No. 13 Arizona W 76–75  17–6
(10–2)
Pauley Pavilion (13,014)
Los Angeles, CA
February 17, 1996
No. 18 Arizona State W 87–70  18–6
(11–2)
Pauley Pavilion (12,062)
Los Angeles, CA
February 22, 1996
No. 16 at USC W 61–59  19–6
(12–2)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (9,433)
Los Angeles, CA
February 25, 1996
No. 16 at Duke L 66–85  19–7
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
February 29, 1996
No. 17 at Oregon State W 68–66  20–7
(13–2)
Gill Coliseum (5,873)
Corvallis, OR
March 02, 1996
No. 17 at Oregon W 77–71  21–7
(14–2)
McArthur Court (9,738)
Eugene, OR
March 07, 1996
No. 17 Washington W 91–88 OT 22–7
(15–2)
Pauley Pavilion (11,890)
Los Angeles, CA
March 09, 1996
No. 17 Washington State W 82–71  23–7
(16–2)
Pauley Pavilion (11,966)
Los Angeles, CA
NCAA tournament
March 14, 1996
No. 14 vs. Princeton
First Round
L 41–43  23–8
Hoosier Dome (31,569)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[4] [5]

References

  1. "UCLA Bruins men's basketball history" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
  2. Oberjuerge, Paul (November 7, 1996). "Firing is just desserts for Harrick". The San Bernardino County Sun. p. C1. Retrieved May 13, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "First Test Too Tough for Bruins". The Los Angeles Times. November 21, 1995. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  4. "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
  5. "Final 1996 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF).
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