# 1995–96 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 1995–96 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Jeff Jones, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

## Last season

The Cavaliers had a record of 25–9.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov. 24* | No. 17 | UT Martin | W 84–65 | 1–0 | University Hall (7,646) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Nov. 27* | No. 15 | William & Mary | W 87–58 | 2–0 | University Hall (7,551) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Nov. 29* | No. 15 | vs. No. 2 Kansas | L 66-72 | 2–1 | The Palace of Auburn Hills (12,222) Auburn Hills, Michigan |
| Dec. 5* | No. 15 | Vanderbilt | L 48-61 | 2-2 | University Hall (7,976) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec. 9* | No. 15 | at Richmond | W 67-52 | 3-2 | Robins Center (9,032) Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec. 21* | No. 23 | VCU | W 80-65 | 4-2 | University Hall (7,804) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec. 28* | No. 22 | vs. No. 21 Virginia Tech | L 64-72 | 4-3 | Roanoke Civic Center (10,056) Roanoke, Virginia |
| Dec. 30* | No. 22 | Liberty | W 76-48 | 5-3 | University Hall (6,448) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 3 | | Florida State | L 64-69 | 5-4 (0-1) | University Hall (8,335) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 6 | | NC State | W 73-69 | 6-4 (1-1) | University Hall (7,846) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 10 | | at No. 16 Clemson | L 79-89 | 6-5 (1-2) | Littlejohn Coliseum (11,100) Clemson, South Carolina |
| Jan. 13 | | Duke | W 77-66 | 7-5 (2-2) | University Hall (7,242) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 17 | | No. 10 North Carolina | L 53-67 | 7-6 (2-3) | University Hall (8,379) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 20 | | at Georgia Tech | L 70-90 | 7-7 (2-4) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,675) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan. 24 | | at No. 9 Wake Forest | L 64-81 | 7-8 (2-5) | Lawrence Joel Coliseum (13,894) Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Jan. 28* | | at No. 4 Connecticut | L 46-76 | 7-9 (2-5) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut |
| Feb. 1 | | Maryland | L 72-80 | 7-10 (2-6) | University Hall (7,336) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb. 3 | | at Florida State | W 64-59 | 8-10 (3-6) | Donald L. Tucker Center (6,368) Tallahassee, Florida |
| Feb. 5* | | Old Dominion | W 87-49 | 9-10 (3-6) | University Hall (7,519) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb. 8 | | at NC State | W 84-82 $^{OT}$ | 10-10 (4-6) | Reynolds Coliseum (12,400) Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb. 10 | | Clemson | W 62-51 | 11-10 (5-6) | University Hall (8,261) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb. 14 | | at Duke | L 69-79 | 11-11 (5-7) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina |
| Feb. 17 | | at No. 17 North Carolina | L 66-71 | 11-12 (5-8) | Dean Smith Center (21,572) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Feb. 21 | | No. 23 Georgia Tech | L 75-84 | 11-13 (5-9) | University Hall (7,874) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb. 24 | | No. 10 Wake Forest | W 67-49 | 12-13 (6-9) | University Hall (8,076) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Mar. 2 | | at Maryland | L 71–83 | 12-14 (6-10) | Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| Mar. 8 | | vs. No. 11 Wake Forest ACC Tournament first round | L 60–70 | 12-15 | Greensboro Coliseum (23,556) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||