1995–96 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

1995–96 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
1995–96 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Conference USA
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 24
Record	22–12 (10–4 CUSA)
Head coach	Denny Crum (25th season);
Home arena	Freedom Hall
	Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

1995–96 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Blue
No. 7 Cincinnati †	11	–	3	.786	28	–	5	.848
No. 20 Marquette	10	–	4	.714	23	–	8	.742
Saint Louis	4	–	10	.286	16	–	14	.533
DePaul	2	–	12	.143	11	–	18	.379
Red
Tulane	9	–	5	.643	22	–	10	.688
UAB	6	–	8	.429	16	–	14	.533
Southern Miss	6	–	8	.429	12	–	15	.444
South Florida	2	–	12	.143	12	–	16	.429
White
No. 16 Memphis	11	–	3	.786	22	–	8	.733
No. 24 Louisville	10	–	4	.714	22	–	12	.647
UNC Charlotte	6	–	8	.429	14	–	15	.483

† 1996 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1995–96 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Denny Crum^[2] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 22–12.^[3]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 24, 1995*	No. 13	at American–Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Shootout – Quarterfinals	W 90–86	1–0	Eugenio Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico
Nov 25, 1995*	No. 13	vs. VCU Puerto Rico Shootout – Semifinals	W 83–74	2–0	Eugenio Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico
Nov 26, 1995*	No. 13	vs. Auburn Puerto Rico Shootout – Championship Game	L 78–82	2–1	Eugenio Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico
Nov 30, 1995*	No. 18	at Boston College	L 67–81	2–2	Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 2, 1995*	No. 18	Michigan State	W 79–59	3–2	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 6, 1995*	No. 23	Morehead State	W 119–61	4–2	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 9, 1995*	No. 23	Texas	W 101–78	5–2	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 13, 1995*	No. 20	Eastern Kentucky	W 87–70	6–2	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 16, 1995*	No. 20	at No. 19 Georgia Tech	L 77–88	6–3	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 20, 1995*	No. 25	Murray State	W 81–72	7–3	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 23, 1995*	No. 25	at No. 4 Kentucky	L 66–89	7–4	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 30, 1995*		Towson	W 96–82	8–4	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 3, 1996		at St. Louis	W 67–63	9–4 (1–0)	Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 7, 1996		at DePaul	W 87–71	10–4 (2–0)	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 10, 1996		Charlotte	L 66–78	10–5 (2–1)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 13, 1996*		at St. John's	L 64–86	10–6	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Jan 17, 1996		at UAB	W 78–70	11–6 (3–1)	UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 21, 1996		Southern Miss	W 87–61	12–6 (4–1)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 24, 1996		St. Louis	W 61–57	13–6 (5–1)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 27, 1996*		at No. 15 UCLA	W 78–76	14–6	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Jan 31, 1996		at South Florida	W 57–54	15–6 (6–1)	Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Feb 3, 1996		No. 11 Memphis	W 74–56	16–6 (7–1)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 8, 1996	No. 20	Tulane	L 65–68	16–7 (7–2)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 10, 1996	No. 20	UAB	W 81–66	17–7 (8–2)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 15, 1996	No. 24	at Charlotte	W 67–64	18–7 (9–2)	Independence Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 22, 1996	No. 21	at No. 6 Cincinnati	W 72–66	19–7 (10–2)	Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 25, 1996	No. 21	at No. 19 Memphis	L 54–57	19–8 (10–3)	The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 28, 1996	No. 21	Marquette	L 79–80 ^2OT	19–9 (10–4)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 2, 1996*	No. 21	No. 2 UMass	L 59–62	19–10	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Conference USA Tournament
Mar 7, 1996	No. 22	vs. Tulane Quarterfinals	W 98–79	20–10	The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 8, 1996	No. 22	vs. No. 6 Cincinnati Semifinals	L 81–92	20–11	The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1996*	(6 MW) No. 24	vs. (11 MW) Tulsa First Round	W 82–80 ^{OT^[4]}	21–11	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 17, 1996*	(6 MW) No. 24	vs. (3 MW) No. 10 Villanova Second Round	W 68–64^[5]	22–11	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 21, 1996*	(6 MW) No. 24	vs. (2 MW) No. 9 Wake Forest Sweet Sixteen	L 59–60^[6]	22–12	The Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Rankings

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Conference USA Season Summary
^ "1995-1996 Louisville Cardinals Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 17, 2013.
^ "1995-1996 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 17, 2013.
^ "Down by 12, Louisville Wins in Overtime". The New York Times. March 16, 1996. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
^ "Louisville's Wheat Helps Harvest Upset". The Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1996. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
^ "Duncan's 3-point play lifts Wake". The Baltimore Sun. March 22, 1996. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1042–1043. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1995-96 Conference USA Season Summary

[2] "1995-1996 Louisville Cardinals Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 17, 2013.

[3] "1995-1996 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 17, 2013.

[4] "Down by 12, Louisville Wins in Overtime". The New York Times. March 16, 1996. Retrieved May 3, 2023.

[5] "Louisville's Wheat Helps Harvest Upset". The Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1996. Retrieved March 19, 2023.

[6] "Duncan's 3-point play lifts Wake". The Baltimore Sun. March 22, 1996. Retrieved March 19, 2023.

[ESPN-7] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1042–1043. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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