# 1995–96 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

The 1995–96 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pac-10 Conference during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mike Montgomery and played their home games at Maples Pavilion. Stanford finished third in the Pac-10 regular season standings and received an at-large bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 9 seed in the East region, the Cardinal defeated No. 8 seed Bradley in the opening round before falling to No. 1 UMass in the second round for the second straight season. Stanford finished with an overall record of 20–9 (12–6 Pac-10; later adjusted to 21–8 overall and 13–5 Pac-10).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 24, 1995* | No. 18 | Stetson Fry's Invitational | W 92–60 | 1–0 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Nov 25, 1995* | No. 18 | Rice Fry's Invitational | W 75–64 | 2–0 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Nov 28, 1995* | No. 16 | vs. San Francisco | L 58–59 | 2–1 | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California |
| Dec 1, 1995* | No. 16 | vs. South Carolina Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions | W 82–70 | 3–1 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Dec 2, 1995* | No. 16 | at No. 17 North Carolina Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions | L 63–87 | 3–2 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Dec 22, 1995* | | at Navy | W 80–62 | 4–2 | Alumni Hall Annapolis, Maryland |
| Dec 28, 1995* | | American | W 80–52 | 5–2 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Dec 30, 1995* | | Harvard | W 65–59 | 6–2 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Jan 4, 1996 | | Arizona State | W 83–70 | 7–2 (1–0) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Jan 6, 1996 | | No. 9 Arizona | W 80–71 | 8–2 (2–0) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Jan 11, 1996 | No. 24 | at No. 17 UCLA | L 56–64 | 8–3 (2–1) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 14, 1996 | No. 24 | at USC | L 80–84 | 8–4 (2–2) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 18, 1996 | | Oregon | W 94–74 | 9–4 (3–2) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Jan 20, 1996 | | Oregon State | W 84–51 | 10–4 (4–2) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Jan 25, 1996 | | at Washington | L 71–74 | 10–5 (4–3) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington |
| Jan 27, 1996 | | at Washington State | W 78–67 | 11–5 (5–3) | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington |
| Jan 31, 1996 | | California | W 93–79 | 12–5 (6–3) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Feb 4, 1996* | | vs. Seton Hall | W 83–60 | 13–5 | San Jose Arena San Jose, California |
| Feb 8, 1996 | No. 25 | USC | W 99–69 | 14–5 (7–3) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Feb 10, 1996 | No. 25 | No. 17 UCLA | W 67–66 | 15–5 (8–3) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Feb 15, 1996 | No. 20 | at Oregon State | W 65–50 | 16–5 (9–3) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| Feb 17, 1996 | No. 20 | at Oregon | L 62–64 | 16–6 (9–4) | McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon |
| Feb 22, 1996 | No. 24 | Washington State | L 59–68 | 16–7 (9–5) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Feb 24, 1996 | No. 24 | Washington | W 71–56 | 17–7 (10–5) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Mar 3, 1996 | No. 25 | at California | L 69–85 | 17–8 (10–6) | Harmon Gym Berkeley, California |
| Mar 7, 1996 | | at No. 11 Arizona | W 85–79 | 18–8 (11–6) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Mar 9, 1996 | | at Arizona State | W 67–53 | 19–8 (12–6) | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, Arizona |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 1996* | (9 E) | vs. (8 E) Bradley First Round | W 66–58 | 20–8 | Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island |
| Mar 16, 1996* | (9 E) | vs. (1 E) No. 1 UMass Second Round | L 74–79 | 20–9 | Providence Civic Center (11,931) Providence, Rhode Island |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NCAA is seed within region. ||||||
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## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | 18 | 18* | 18 | 16 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 20 | 24 | 25 | RV | RV | Not released |
| Coaches | 16т | 16т* | 18 | 15 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | RV |
*Coaches and AP Poll did not release a week 1 poll.

## Awards and honors

Team honors :
| Honors | Player | Position |
| The Hank Luisetti MVP | Brevin Knight | G |
| Howie Dallmar Coaches Award | Rich Jackson | F |
| Most Inspirational Player | Rich Jackson | F |
| Most Improved Player | Mark Seaton | F |
| Best Defensive Player | Darren Allaway | F |