1995–96 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1995–96 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 98th basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 8th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. It was the Jayhawks final season in the Big Eight Conference, which dissolved at the end of the 1995–1996 school year.

1995–96 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big Eight regular season champions
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 4
Record29–5 (12–2 Big Eight)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
  • Sean Pearson
  • Calvin Rayford
  • T.J. Whatley
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
1995–96 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Kansas 12 2   .857 29 5   .853
No. 17 Iowa State 9 5   .643 24 9   .727
Oklahoma[a] 8 6   .571 18 12   .600
Kansas State 7 7   .500 17 12   .586
Oklahoma State 7 7   .500 17 10   .630
Missouri 6 8   .429 18 15   .545
Nebraska 4 10   .286 21 14   .600
Colorado 3 11   .214 9 18   .333
1996 Big Eight tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]
  1. ^ Adjusted from 17–13 as Purdue forfeited 18 wins

Roster

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Name # Position Height Weight Year Home Town
Joel Branstrom 20 Forward 6-6 190 Senior(RS) Half Moon Bay, California
Jerod Haase 35 Guard 6-3 185 Junior South Lake Tahoe, California
Raef LaFrentz 45 Forward 6–11 220 Sophomore Hampton, Iowa
C.B. McGrath 24 Guard 5-11 168 Sophomore Topeka, Kansas
Sean Pearson 21 Forward 6–5 215 Senior LaGrange, Illinois
Paul Pierce 34 Forward 6–6 220 Freshman Inglewood, California
Scot Pollard 31 Center 6–10 250 Junior San Diego, California
T.J. Pugh 32 Forward 6–9 215 Freshman Omaha, Nebraska
Steve Ransom 44 Forward 6–5 210 Junior Mission Viejo, California
Calvin Rayford 10 Guard 5-7 155 Senior Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Ryan Robertson 4 Guard 6–5 170 Freshman Saint Charles, Missouri
Billy Thomas 12 Forward/Guard 6–4 205 Sophomore Shreveport, Louisiana
Jacque Vaughn 11 Guard 6–1 195 Junior Pasadena, California
T.J. Whatley 14 Guard 6–4 180 Senior Benton, Arkansas
B.J. Williams 22 Forward 6–8 205 Junior Wichita, Kansas
Travis Williams 54 Center 7-0 265 Freshman(RS) Rozel, Kansas

Big Eight Conference standings

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# Team Conference Pct. Overall Pct.
1 Kansas
12-2
.857
29-5
.853
2 Iowa State
9-5
.643
24-9
.727
3 Oklahoma
8-6
.571
17-13
.567
4 Kansas State
7-7
.500
17-12
.586
5 Oklahoma State
7-7
.500
17-10
.630
6 Missouri
6-8
.429
18-15
.545
7 Nebraska
4-10
.289
21-14
.600
8 Colorado
3-11
.214
9-18
.333

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
11/25/1995*
No. 2 vs. No. 8 Utah
The Classic
W 79–68  1–0
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
11/29/1995*
No. 2 vs. No. 15 Virginia
Great Eight
W 72–66  2–0
The Palace of Auburn Hills 
Auburn Hills, MI
12/2/1995*
No. 2 No. 23 UCLA W 85–70  3–0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
12/7/1995*
No. 1 at Rice W 83–63  4–0
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
12/9/1995*
No. 1 at San Diego W 101–71  5–0
San Diego Sports Arena 
San Diego, CA
12/16/1995*
No. 1 vs. Indiana W 91–83  6–0
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
12/18/1995*
No. 1 Pittsburg State W 103–48  7–0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
12/22/1995*
No. 1 vs. Temple
Jimmy V Classic
L 66–74 OT 7–1
Meadowlands Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
1/2/1996*
No. 4 Cornell W 100–46  8–1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
1/4/1996*
No. 4 East Tennessee State W 108–73  9–1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
1/6/1996*
No. 4 SMU W 83–61  10–1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
1/8/1996
No. 3 at Oklahoma State W 76–61  11–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
1/11/1996*
No. 3 at Florida W 69–54  12–1
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
1/15/1996*
No. 4 Saint Peter's W 85–71  13–1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
1/20/1996
No. 4 Colorado W 80–78  14–1
Coors Events Center 
Boulder, CO
1/22/1996
No. 3 Oklahoma W 84–66  15–1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
1/27/1996
No. 3 at Nebraska W 88–73  16–1
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, NE
1/31/1996
No. 3 Oklahoma State W 84–66  17–1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
2/4/1996
No. 3 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 72–62  18–1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
2/7/1996
No. 3 No. 21 Iowa State W 89–70  19–1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
2/10/1996
No. 3 at Missouri
Border War
L 73–77  19–2
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
2/14/1996
No. 5 Colorado W 85–70  20–2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
2/17/1996
No. 5 at No. 22 Iowa State W 61–50  21–2
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
2/19/1996
No. 5 Nebraska W 81–71  22–2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
2/24/1996
No. 5 at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 77–66  23–2
Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
2/26/1996
No. 3 Missouri
Border War
W 87–65  24–2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
3/2/1996
No. 3 at Oklahoma L 79–85  24–3
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
Big Eight Tournament
3/8/1996
(1) No. 5 vs. (8) Colorado
First round
W 88–55  25–3
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
3/9/1996
(1) No. 5 vs. (4) Kansas State
Semifinals
W 61–55  26–3
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
3/10/1996
(1) No. 5 vs. (2) No. 23 Iowa State
Championship Game
L 55–56  26–4
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
3/15/1996*
(2 W) No. 4 vs. (15 W) South Carolina State
First round
W 92–54  27–4
Arizona State University Activity Center 
Tempe, AZ
3/17/1996*
(2 W) No. 4 vs. (10 W) Santa Clara
Second Round
W 76–51[3]  28–4
Arizona State University Activity Center 
Tempe, AZ
3/22/1996*
(2 W) No. 4 vs. (3 W) No. 11 Arizona
Regional semifinals
W 83–80[4]  29–4
McNichols Sports Arena 
Denver, CO
3/24/1996*
(2 W) No. 4 vs. (4 W) No. 15 Syracuse
Regional Finals
L 57–60  29–5
McNichols Sports Arena 
Denver, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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Rankings

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Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17
AP 2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 5 5 3 5 4
Coaches

*There was no coaches poll in week 1.

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Big 12 Record Book (PDF)" (PDF) (Press release). Big 12 Conference. August 1, 2008. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  3. ^ "Vaughn Shuts Down Nash, Kansas Wins". The Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1996. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "Kansas scores last 7 points to knock out Arizona, 83-80". The Baltimore Sun. March 22, 1996. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  5. ^ "Kansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 1995-96 Season Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (English) on March 6, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2013.