1995–96 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
A-10 West Champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
DivisionWest
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 22
Record23–6 (13–3 A-10)
Head coach
Home arenaCassell Coliseum
1995–96 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 1 UMass151 .938352  .946
Temple124 .7502013  .606
Saint Joseph's97 .5631913  .594
Rhode Island88 .5002014  .588
St. Bonaventure412 .2501018  .357
Fordham214 .125423  .148
West
No. 22 Virginia Tech133 .813236  .793
George Washington133 .813218  .724
Xavier88 .5001315  .464
Dayton610 .3751514  .517
Duquesne313 .188918  .333
La Salle313 .188624  .200
1996 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

[1] The 1995–96 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from Blacksburg, Virginia in the 1995-96 season.

In their first season in the Atlantic-10 Conference, the Hokies finished with a conference record of 13-3, first in the A-10 west division. After falling to John Calipari's Massachusetts in the A-10 tournament, the Hokies received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they would beat Green Bay in the first round, before falling to Rick Pitino's eventual National Champion Kentucky in the Round of 32. [2]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Mar 2, 1996
at Dayton W 73–54  22–4
(13–3)
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
A-10 tournament
Mar 7, 1996*
No. 15 vs. Rhode Island
Quarterfinals
L 71–77  22–5
Convention Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1996*
(9 MW) No. 22 vs. (8 MW) Wisconsin–Green Bay
First round
W 61–48  23–5
Reunion Arena 
Dallas, Texas
Mar 16, 1996*
(9 MW) No. 22 vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Kentucky
Second round
L 60–84  23–6
Reunion Arena 
Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

Tournament results

A-10 Tournament
3/7/96 Quarterfinal Vs. Rhode Island - L, 71-77 @ Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, PA
NCAA Tournament
3/14/96 First Round Vs. Green Bay - W, 61-48 @ Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX
3/16/96 Round of 32 Vs. Kentucky - L, 60-84 @ Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX

Rankings

[3]

References

  1. "1995-96 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. Stewart, Will. "Past Virginia Tech Basketball Seasons".
  3. 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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