# 1995–96 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

The 1995–96 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1995–96 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by 15th year head coach Bobby Cremins, the Yellow Jackets reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 15, 1995* | | Manhattan | W 87–67 | 1–0 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Nov 17, 1995* | | Oklahoma | W 83–72 | 2–0 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Nov 22, 1995* | No. 25 | vs. No. 5 Georgetown | L 72–94 | 2–1 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Nov 24, 1995* | No. 25 | vs. No. 16 Michigan | W 77–61 | 3–1 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Nov 27, 1995* | No. 20 | Campbell | W 87–76 | 4–1 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 2, 1995* | No. 20 | at Appalachian State | W 89–65 | 5–1 | Varsity Gymnasium Boone, North Carolina |
| Dec 9, 1995* | No. 16 | at No. 5 Kentucky | L 60–83 | 5–2 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Dec 13, 1995* | No. 19 | at Georgia | L 70–94 | 5–3 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Dec 16, 1995* | No. 19 | No. 20 Louisville | W 88–77 | 6–3 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 18, 1995* | No. 21 | Mount St. Mary's | L 69–71 | 6–4 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 22, 1995* | No. 21 | vs. No. 2 UMass Jimmy V Classic | L 67–75 | 6–5 | Brendan Byrne Arena (13,452) East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Dec 29, 1995* | | vs. Bradley Cable Car Classic | L 82–84 | 6–6 | San Jose Arena San Jose, California |
| Dec 30, 1995* | | vs. Santa Clara Cable Car Classic | L 66–71 | 6–7 | San Jose Arena San Jose, California |
| ACC regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 1996 | | Maryland | W 98–84 | 7–7 (1–0) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 7, 1996 | | at No. 19 Duke | W 86–81 | 8–7 (2–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Jan 10, 1996 | | No. 10 North Carolina | W 80–77 | 9–7 (3–0) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 13, 1996* | | Western Carolina | W 91–78 | 10–7 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 17, 1996 | | at No. 6 Wake Forest | L 63–66 | 10–8 (3–1) | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Jan 20, 1996 | | Virginia | W 90–70 | 11–8 (4–1) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 24, 1996 | | at NC State | W 76–71 | 12–8 (5–1) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 27, 1996 | | Florida State | W 79–58 | 13–8 (6–1) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 30, 1996 | | at No. 24 Clemson | L 70–73 | 13–9 (6–2) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| Feb 3, 1996 | | at Maryland | L 74–88 | 13–10 (6–3) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 7, 1996 | | Duke | W 73–71 $^{OT}$ | 14–10 (7–3) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Feb 10, 1996 | | at No. 12 North Carolina | W 92–83 $^{OT}$ | 15–10 (8–3) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Feb 17, 1996 | | No. 8 Wake Forest | W 64–63 | 16–10 (9–3) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Feb 21, 1996 | No. 23 | at Virginia | W 84–75 | 17–10 (10–3) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb 25, 1996 | No. 23 | NC State | W 92–83 $^{OT}$ | 18–10 (11–3) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Feb 28, 1996 | No. 18 | at Florida State | W 83–68 | 19–10 (12–3) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| Mar 3, 1996 | No. 18 | Clemson | W 87–74 | 20–10 (13–3) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| ACC tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 1996* | No. 18 | at NC State Quarterfinals | W 88–73 | 21–10 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Mar 9, 1996* | No. 18 | vs. Maryland Semifinals | W 84–79 | 22–10 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Mar 10, 1996* | No. 18 | at No. 12 Wake Forest Championship Game | L 74–75 | 22–11 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1996* | (3 SE) No. 13 | vs. (14 SE) Austin Peay Second Round | W 90–79 | 23–11 | Amway Arena Orlando, Florida |
| Mar 17, 1996* | (3 SE) No. 13 | vs. (11 SE) Boston College Second Round | W 103–89 | 24–11 | Amway Arena Orlando, Florida |
| Mar 22, 1996* | (3 SE) No. 13 | vs. (2 SE) No. 7 Cincinnati Southeast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 70–87 | 24–12 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Players in the 1996 NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 4 | Stephon Marbury | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 2 | 57 | Drew Barry | Seattle SuperSonics |