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
Seasons
1995–96 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 UCLA 16 2   .889 23 8   .742
No. 11 Arizona 14 4   .778 27 6   .818
Stanford 12 6   .667 21 8   .724
Washington State 9 9   .500 18 11   .621
Washington 9 9   .500 16 12   .571
Oregon 9 9   .500 16 13   .552
USC 6 12   .333 13 17   .433
Arizona State 6 12   .333 11 16   .407
Oregon State 4 14   .222 6 21   .222
California1 2 16   .111 2 26   .071
As of November 23, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll
1California forfeited games due to infractions.

Roster

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1995–96 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "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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