# 1995–96 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

The 1995–96 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1995–96 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Tubby Smith, and played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia. The Bulldogs finished 6th during the SEC Regular season, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 8 seed in the West region. They defeated No. 9 seed Clemson and No. 1 seed Purdue to reach the Sweet Sixteen. The Bulldogs fell to Syracuse, the eventual National runner-up, to finish the season at 21–10 (9–7 SEC).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference Regular season ||||||
| Nov 27, 1995* | | vs. Georgia Southern | W 88–44 | 1–0 | Augusta-Richmond Civic Center Augusta, Georgia |
| Nov 29, 1995* | | Western Carolina | W 91–71 | 2–0 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Dec 2, 1995* | | at Pittsburgh | W 85–66 | 3–0 | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 7, 1995* | | at No. 13 North Carolina | L 74–85 | 3–1 | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Dec 10, 1995* | | at Winthrop | W 81–55 | 4–1 | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Dec 13, 1995* | | No. 19 Georgia Tech | W 94–70 | 5–1 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Dec 16, 1995* | | vs. No. 17 Virginia Tech Jeep-Eagle Classic | W 85–72 | 6–1 | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 19, 1995* | No. 18 | Central Florida | W 103–54 | 7–1 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Dec 21, 1995* | No. 18 | Mercer | W 95–68 | 8–1 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Dec 30, 1995* | No. 16 | Jacksonville | W 86–59 | 9–1 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| SEC Regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 1996 | No. 14 | Ole Miss | W 74–38 | 10–1 (1–0) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Jan 6, 1996 | No. 14 | at South Carolina | L 73–85 | 10–2 (1–1) | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina |
| Jan 13, 1996 | No. 19 | at Auburn | L 86–89 | 10–3 (1–2) | Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| Jan 17, 1996 | No. 22 | Florida | W 71–46 | 11–3 (2–2) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Jan 20, 1996 | No. 22 | at Tennessee | L 62–67 | 11–4 (2–3) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Jan 24, 1996 8:00 p.m., JP Sports | | No. 2 Kentucky | L 77–82 | 11–5 (2–4) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Jan 27, 1996 | | at Vanderbilt | L 62–66 | 11–6 (2–5) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 31, 1996 | | at Mississippi State | L 73–76 | 11–7 (2–6) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Feb 3, 1996 | | Tennessee | W 68–49 | 12–7 (3–6) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Feb 7, 1996 | | at LSU | W 85–82 | 13–7 (4–6) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 10, 1996 | | Alabama | W 68–55 | 14–7 (5–6) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Feb 14, 1996 | | at No. 2 Kentucky | L 73–86 | 14–8 (5–7) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Feb 21, 1996 | | Vanderbilt | W 77–68 | 15–8 (6–7) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Feb 25, 1996 | | Arkansas | W 71–59 | 16–8 (7–7) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Feb 28, 1996 | | at Florida | W 86–70 | 17–8 (8–7) | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Mar 2, 1996 | | South Carolina | W 88–73 | 18–8 (9–7) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 1996* JP Sports | (E2) | vs. (E6) Tennessee Quarterfinals | W 74–63 | 19–8 | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Mar 9, 1996* JP Sports | (E2) | vs. (W1) No. 25 Mississippi State Semifinals | L 68–86 | 19–9 | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 1996* | (8 W) | vs. (9 W) Clemson First Round | W 81–74 | 20–9 | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Mar 16, 1996* | (8 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 4 Purdue Second Round | W 76–69 | 21–9 | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Mar 22, 1996* | (8 W) | vs. (4 W) No. 15 Syracuse Sweet Sixteen | L 81–83 | 21–10 | McNichols Sports Arena Denver, Colorado |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||