1995–96 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record21–8 (13–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMaples Pavilion (Capacity: 7,392)
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.

The 1995–96 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pac-10 Conference during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mike Montgomery and played their home games at Maples Pavilion. Stanford finished third in the Pac-10 regular season standings and received an at-large bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 9 seed in the East region, the Cardinal defeated No. 8 seed Bradley in the opening round[1] before falling to No. 1 UMass in the second round for the second straight season.[2] Stanford finished with an overall record of 20–9 (12–6 Pac-10; later adjusted to 21–8 overall and 13–5 Pac-10).

Roster

1995–96 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Kris Weems 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr  Kansas City, KS
G 4 Dion Cross 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr   
F 5 Peter Sauer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr  Pittsburgh, PA
10 Mark Thompson Current redshirt
So  Los Angeles, CA
G 11 Arthur Lee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr  Los Angeles, CA
G 22 Brevin Knight 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrSeton Hall Prep Livingston, NJ
F 24 Rich Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr  Provo, UT
G 25 David Harbour 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr   
F 30 Darren Allaway (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr   
F 32 Andy Popink (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
RS Sr   
F 34 Karl Wente 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr   
G 35 Kamba Tshionyi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So  Eugene, OR
F 44 Mark Seaton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Fr  Cypress, CA
C 55 Tim Young 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrHarbor Santa Cruz, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 24, 1995*
No. 18 Stetson
Fry's Invitational
W 92–60  1–0
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Nov 25, 1995*
No. 18 Rice
Fry's Invitational
W 75–64  2–0
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Nov 28, 1995*
No. 16 vs. San Francisco L 58–59  2–1
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Dec 1, 1995*
No. 16 vs. South Carolina
Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions
W 82–70  3–1
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 2, 1995*
No. 16 at No. 17 North Carolina
Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions
L 63–87  3–2
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 22, 1995*
at Navy W 80–62  4–2
Alumni Hall 
Annapolis, Maryland
Dec 28, 1995*
American W 80–52  5–2
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Dec 30, 1995*
Harvard W 65–59  6–2
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Jan 4, 1996
Arizona State W 83–70  7–2
(1–0)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Jan 6, 1996
No. 9 Arizona W 80–71  8–2
(2–0)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Jan 11, 1996
No. 24 at No. 17 UCLA L 56–64  8–3
(2–1)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 14, 1996
No. 24 at USC L 80–84  8–4
(2–2)
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 18, 1996
Oregon W 94–74  9–4
(3–2)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Jan 20, 1996
Oregon State W 84–51  10–4
(4–2)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Jan 25, 1996
at Washington L 71–74  10–5
(4–3)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, Washington
Jan 27, 1996
at Washington State W 78–67  11–5
(5–3)
Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, Washington
Jan 31, 1996
California W 93–79  12–5
(6–3)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Feb 4, 1996*
vs. Seton Hall W 83–60  13–5
San Jose Arena 
San Jose, California
Feb 8, 1996
No. 25 USC W 99–69  14–5
(7–3)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Feb 10, 1996
No. 25 No. 17 UCLA W 67–66  15–5
(8–3)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Feb 15, 1996
No. 20 at Oregon State W 65–50  16–5
(9–3)
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 17, 1996
No. 20 at Oregon L 62–64  16–6
(9–4)
McArthur Court 
Eugene, Oregon
Feb 22, 1996
No. 24 Washington State L 59–68  16–7
(9–5)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Feb 24, 1996
No. 24 Washington W 71–56  17–7
(10–5)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Mar 3, 1996
No. 25 at California L 69–85  17–8
(10–6)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Mar 7, 1996
at No. 11 Arizona W 85–79  18–8
(11–6)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Mar 9, 1996
at Arizona State W 67–53  19–8
(12–6)
Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1996*
(9 E) vs. (8 E) Bradley
First Round
W 66–58[1]  20–8
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
Mar 16, 1996*
(9 E) vs. (1 E) No. 1 UMass
Second Round
L 74–79[2]  20–9
Providence Civic Center (11,931)
Providence, Rhode Island
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NCAA is seed within region.

Schedule Source:[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP1818*181624RVRVRVRV24RVRVRV25202425RVRVNot released
Coaches16т16т*181523RVRVRVRV24242524242023242425RV

*Coaches and AP Poll did not release a week 1 poll.

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Awards and honors

Team honors
Honors Player Position Ref.
The Hank Luisetti MVP Brevin Knight G [5]
Howie Dallmar Coaches Award Rich Jackson F
Most Inspirational Player Rich Jackson F
Most Improved Player Mark Seaton F
Best Defensive Player Darren Allaway F

References

  1. 1 2 "Stanford Overcomes One-Man Gang, 66-58". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1996. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Minutemen Are Tested For the First Time". The New York Times. March 17, 1996. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  3. "1995-96 Stanford Cardinal Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
    • ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1042–1043. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. "Stanford History" (PDF). sidearmsports.com. 2009. p. 166.
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