# 1995–96 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1995–96 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1995–96 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 30–2 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 17–1 record and were the Regular Season Champions and the 1996 Big East men's basketball tournament champions. They made it to the Sweet Sixteen in the 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they had two wins that were later vacated by the NCAA. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by tenth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/22/1995* ESPN2 | No. 6 | vs. TCU Great Alaska Shootout | W 102–76 | 1–0 | Sullivan Arena (7,863) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/24/1995* | No. 6 | vs. No. 10 Iowa Great Alaska Shootout | L 95–101 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | Sullivan Arena (7,863) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/25/1995* | No. 6 | vs. Indiana Great Alaska Shootout | W 86–52 | 2–1 | Sullivan Arena (7,863) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/29/1995* WTNH | No. 9 | Northeastern | W 86–59 | 3–1 | Hartford Civic Center (15,522) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 12/3/1995 WTNH | No. 9 | Boston College | W 63–62 | 4–1 (1–0) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 12/6/1995 WTNH | No. 9 | at Notre Dame | W 85–65 | 5–1 (2–0) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (11,089) Notre Dame, Indiana |
| 12/8/1995* WTNH | No. 9 | Yale | W 93–66 | 6–1 | Hartford Civic Center (15,112) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 12/12/1995* ESPN | No. 8 | at Florida State | W 79–61 | 7–1 | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (8,873) Tallahassee, Florida |
| 12/23/1995* WTNH | No. 8 | Fairfield | W 86–52 | 8–1 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 12/27/1995* WTNH | No. 7 | at College of Charleston | W 77–60 | 9–1 | John Kresse Arena (6,721) Charleston, South Carolina |
| 12/30/1995* WTNH | No. 7 | Hartford | W 102–63 | 10–1 | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1/3/1996 WTNH | No. 7 | at West Virginia | W 89–79 | 11–1 (3–0) | WVU Coliseum (8,013) Morgantown, West Virginia |
| 1/6/1996 WTNH | No. 7 | Miami | W 73–52 | 12–1 (4–0) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1/9/1996 ESPN | No. 6 | No. 7 Villanova | W 81–73 | 13–1 (5–0) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 1/13/1996 WTNH | No. 6 | at Providence | W 83–74 | 14–1 (6–0) | Providence Civic Center (13,106) Providence, Rhode Island |
| 1/17/1996 ESPN | No. 5 | St. John's | W 88–73 | 15–1 (7–0) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1/21/1996 CBS | No. 5 | No. 12 Syracuse Rivalry | W 79–70 | 16–1 (8–0) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1/23/1996* WTNH | No. 4 | Central Connecticut | W 116–46 | 17–1 | Hartford Civic Center (15,828) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1/25/1996 ESPN | No. 4 | at Pittsburgh | W 69–63 | 18–1 (9–0) | Civic Arena (6,798) Pittsburgh |
| 1/28/1996* CBS | No. 4 | Virginia | W 76–46 | 19–1 | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1/31/1996 WTNH | No. 4 | at Rutgers | W 77–59 | 20–1 (10–0) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,091) Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 2/3/1996 WTNH | No. 4 | at St. John's | W 77–63 | 21–1 (11–0) | Madison Square Garden (19,544) New York City |
| 2/6/1996 ESPN | No. 4 | Providence | W 99–77 | 22–1 (12–0) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 2/14/1996 WTNH | No. 3 | West Virginia | W 87–69 | 23–1 (13–0) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 2/17/1996 NBC | No. 3 | Notre Dame | W 85–65 | 24–1 (14–0) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 2/19/1996 ESPN | No. 3 | at No. 11 Georgetown Rivalry | L 65–77 | 24–2 (14–1) | Capital Centre (19,035) Landover, Maryland |
| 2/25/1996 CBS | No. 3 | at Villanova | W 70–59 | 25–2 (15–1) | The Pavilion (18,524) Villanova, Pennsylvania |
| 2/28/1996 WTNH | No. 4 | Rutgers | W 78–66 | 26–2 (16–1) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 3/2/1996 WTNH | No. 4 | at Seton Hall | W 87–58 | 27–2 (17–1) | Brendan Byrne Arena (20,029) East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 3/7/1996 ESPN | No. 3 | vs. Seton Hall Quarterfinals | W 79–58 | 28–2 | Madison Square Garden (19,544) New York |
| 3/8/1996 ESPN | No. 3 | vs. No. 15 Syracuse Semifinals/Rivalry | W 85–66 | 29–2 | Madison Square Garden (19,544) New York |
| 3/9/1996 ESPN | No. 3 | vs. No. 4 Georgetown Championship/Rivalry | W 75–74 | 30–2 | Madison Square Garden (19,544) New York |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/14/1996* CBS | No. 3 (1) | vs. No. (16) Colgate First Round | W 68–59 | Vacated | RCA Dome (31,373) Indianapolis |
| 3/16/1996* CBS | No. 3 (1) | vs. No. (9) Eastern Michigan Second Round | W 95–81 | Vacated | RCA Dome (32,293) Indianapolis |
| 3/22/1996* CBS | No. 3 (1) | vs. No. 19 (5) Mississippi State Sweet Sixteen | L 55–60 | Vacated | Rupp Arena (28,890) Lexington, Kentucky |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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