# 1995–96 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team

The 1995–96 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team represented Marist College in the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Foxes, led by tenth-year head coach Dave Magarity, played their home games at the James J. McCann Recreation Center in Poughkeepsie, New York as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 22–7, 14–4 in NEC play, finishing in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the NEC tournament, they advanced to the semifinals, where they were defeated at home by third-seeded Monmouth 56–57. The Red Foxes earned an invite to the 1996 NIT, traveling to Rhode Island and were defeated in the first round 77–82.

## Previous season

The Red Foxes finished the 1994–95 season 17–11, 12–6 in NEC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the NEC tournament, they advanced to the semifinals, where they were defeated on the road by No. 2 seeded Mount St. Mary's 79–84.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 25, 1995* | | at Northeastern | W 73–55 | 1–0 | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| December 1, 1995* | | Hampton Pepsi Marist Classic | W 87–69 | 2–0 | McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York |
| December 2, 1995* | | Brown Pepsi Marist Classic | W 59–56 | 3–0 | McCann Recreation Center (3791) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| December 6, 1995* | | at Siena | W 49–47 | 4–0 | Times Union Center (2147) Albany, New York |
| December 16, 1995* | | Northeastern | W 86–65 | 5–0 | McCann Recreation Center (3112) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| December 28, 1995* | | at Louisiana State University | L 65–80 | 5–1 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| January 3, 1996* | | Manhattan | W 68–65 | 6–1 | McCann Recreation Center (3281) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| January 6, 1996 | | Robert Morris | W 65–55 | 7–1 (1–0) | McCann Recreation Center (3406) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| January 9, 1996 | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 67–50 | 8–1 (2–0) | McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York |
| January 11, 1996 | | at Long Island | W 86–69 | 9–1 (3–0) | Schwartz Athletic Center Brooklyn, New York |
| January 13, 1996 | | Rider | W 89–73 | 10–1 (4–0) | McCann Recreation Center (3688) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| January 17, 1996 | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 70–57 | 11–1 (5–0) | Rothman Center Hackensack, New Jersey |
| January 20, 1996 | | St. Francis (NY) | W 72–57 | 12–1 (6–0) | McCann Recreation Center (3738) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| January 22, 1996 | | Wagner | W 100–85 | 13–1 (7–0) | McCann Recreation Center (3414) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| January 25, 1996 | | at Monmouth | W 81–75 | 14–1 (8–0) | William T. Boylan Gymnasium (2500) West Long Branch, New Jersey |
| January 27, 1996 | | Mount St. Mary's | L 55–61 | 14–2 (8–1) | McCann Recreation Center (3944) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| January 31, 1996 | | at Robert Morris | W 77–70 | 15–2 (9–1) | Charles L. Sewall Center (639) Moon Township, Pennsylvania |
| February 3, 1996* | | vs. Fairfield | W 80–69 | 16–2 | Madison Square Garden New York City, New York |
| February 5, 1996 | | at Saint Francis (PA) | L 65–67 $^{OT}$ | 16–3 (9–2) | DeGol Arena (873) Loretto, Pennsylvania |
| February 8, 1996 | | Long Island | W 104–74 | 17–3 (10–2) | McCann Recreation Center (2417) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| February 10, 1996 | | at Rider | L 67–80 | 17–4 (10–3) | Alumni Gymnasium (1650) Lawrenceville, New Jersey |
| February 14, 1996 | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 79–69 | 18–4 (11–3) | McCann Recreation Center (2623) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| February 17, 1996 | | at St. Francis (NY) | W 52–43 | 19–4 (12–3) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (214) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 19, 1996 | | at Wagner | W 75–70 | 20–4 (13–3) | Sutter Gymnasium (480) Staten Island, NY |
| February 24, 1996 | | at Mount St. Mary's | L 64–74 | 20–5 (13–4) | Knott Arena Emmitsburg, Maryland |
| February 26, 1996 | | Monmouth | W 56–49 | 21–5 (14–4) | McCann Recreation Center (3714) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| NEC tournament ||||||
| March 1, 1996 | (2) | (10) Robert Morris Quarterfinals | W 70–51 | 22–5 | McCann Recreation Center (3416) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| March 4, 1996 | (2) | (3) Monmouth Semifinals | L 56–57 | 22–6 | McCann Recreation Center (3499) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| NIT tournament ||||||
| March 13, 1996* | | Rhode Island 1st round | L 77–82 | 22–7 | Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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