1995–96 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team

The 1995–96 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team represented Marist College in the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Foxes, led by tenth-year head coach Dave Magarity, played their home games at the James J. McCann Recreation Center in Poughkeepsie, New York as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 22–7, 14–4 in NEC play, finishing in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the NEC tournament, they advanced to the semifinals, where they were defeated at home by third-seeded Monmouth 56–57.[1] The Red Foxes earned an invite to the 1996 NIT, traveling to Rhode Island and were defeated in the first round 77–82.[2]

1995–96 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record22–7 (14–4 NEC)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCann Recreation Center
Seasons
1995–96 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Mount St. Mary's 16 2   .889 21 8   .724
Marist 14 4   .778 22 7   .759
Monmouth 14 4   .778 20 10   .667
Rider 12 6   .667 19 11   .633
Saint Francis (PA) 11 7   .611 13 14   .481
Wagner 7 11   .389 10 17   .370
Fairleigh Dickinson 6 12   .333 7 20   .259
Long Island 5 13   .278 9 19   .321
St. Francis Brooklyn 3 15   .167 9 18   .333
Robert Morris 2 16   .111 5 23   .179
1996 NEC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Red Foxes finished the 1994–95 season 17–11, 12–6 in NEC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the NEC tournament, they advanced to the semifinals, where they were defeated on the road by No. 2 seeded Mount St. Mary's 79–84.[3]

Roster

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1995–96 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 5 Danny Basile 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Bronx, NY
G 10 Bobby Joe Hatton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Ponce, Puerto Rico
G 13 Tomer Karni 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) So Israel
G 14 Randy Encarnacion 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr Jersey City, NJ
G 20 Joe Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So Albany, NY
C 24 Alan Tomidy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Le Roy, NY
G 33 Chris Grill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Wichita, KS
F 34 Lucas Pisarczyk 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr
F 40 Bryan Whittle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So Bronx, NY
F 44 Kareem Hill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Sr Seattle, WA
F 52 Scott McCabe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr
F 54 Dawan Bethea 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 7, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 1995*
at Northeastern W 73–55  1–0
Matthews Arena 
Boston, Massachusetts
December 1, 1995*
Hampton
Pepsi Marist Classic
W 87–69  2–0
McCann Recreation Center 
Poughkeepsie, New York
December 2, 1995*
Brown
Pepsi Marist Classic
W 59–56  3–0
McCann Recreation Center (3791)
Poughkeepsie, New York
December 6, 1995*
at Siena W 49–47  4–0
Times Union Center (2147)
Albany, New York
December 16, 1995*
Northeastern W 86–65  5–0
McCann Recreation Center (3112)
Poughkeepsie, New York
December 28, 1995*
at Louisiana State University L 65–80  5–1
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
January 3, 1996*
Manhattan W 68–65  6–1
McCann Recreation Center (3281)
Poughkeepsie, New York
January 6, 1996
Robert Morris W 65–55  7–1
(1–0)
McCann Recreation Center (3406)
Poughkeepsie, New York
January 9, 1996
Saint Francis (PA) W 67–50  8–1
(2–0)
McCann Recreation Center 
Poughkeepsie, New York
January 11, 1996
at Long Island W 86–69  9–1
(3–0)
Schwartz Athletic Center 
Brooklyn, New York
January 13, 1996
Rider W 89–73  10–1
(4–0)
McCann Recreation Center (3688)
Poughkeepsie, New York
January 17, 1996
at Fairleigh Dickinson W 70–57  11–1
(5–0)
Rothman Center 
Hackensack, New Jersey
January 20, 1996
St. Francis (NY) W 72–57  12–1
(6–0)
McCann Recreation Center (3738)
Poughkeepsie, New York
January 22, 1996
Wagner W 100–85  13–1
(7–0)
McCann Recreation Center (3414)
Poughkeepsie, New York
January 25, 1996
at Monmouth W 81–75  14–1
(8–0)
William T. Boylan Gymnasium (2500)
West Long Branch, New Jersey
January 27, 1996
Mount St. Mary's L 55–61  14–2
(8–1)
McCann Recreation Center (3944)
Poughkeepsie, New York
January 31, 1996
at Robert Morris W 77–70  15–2
(9–1)
Charles L. Sewall Center (639)
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
February 3, 1996*
vs. Fairfield W 80–69  16–2
Madison Square Garden 
New York City, New York
February 5, 1996
Saint Francis (PA) L 65–67 OT 16–3
(9–2)
DeGol Arena (873)
Loretto, Pennsylvania
February 8, 1996
Long Island W 104–74  17–3
(10–2)
McCann Recreation Center (2417)
Poughkeepsie, New York
February 10, 1996
at Rider L 67–80  17–4
(10–3)
Alumni Gymnasium (1650)
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
February 14, 1996
Fairleigh Dickinson W 79–69  18–4
(11–3)
McCann Recreation Center (2623)
Poughkeepsie, New York
February 17, 1996
at St. Francis (NY) W 52–43  19–4
(12–3)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (214)
Brooklyn, NY
February 19, 1996
at Wagner W 75–70  20–4
(13–3)
Sutter Gymnasium (480)
Staten Island, NY
February 24, 1996
at Mount St. Mary's L 64–74  20–5
(13–4)
Knott Arena 
Emmitsburg, Maryland
February 26, 1996
Monmouth W 56–49  21–5
(14–4)
McCann Recreation Center (3714)
Poughkeepsie, New York
NEC tournament
March 1, 1996
(2) (10) Robert Morris
Quarterfinals
W 70–51  22–5
McCann Recreation Center (3416)
Poughkeepsie, New York
March 4, 1996
(2) (3) Monmouth
Semifinals
L 56–57  22–6
McCann Recreation Center (3499)
Poughkeepsie, New York
NIT tournament
March 13, 1996*
Rhode Island
1st round
L 77–82  22–7
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Marist Ousted By Monmouth". The New York Times. March 5, 1996. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "BASKETBALL;Manhattan and Marist Lose". The New York Times. March 14, 1996. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "1994-95 Marist Red Foxes Roster and Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "1995-96 Men's Basketball Schedule". Marist College Athletics. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "1995-96 Marist Red Foxes Roster and Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 7, 2021.