# 1995–96 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

The 1995–96 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland in the 1995–1996 college basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The team was led by head coach Gary Williams and played their home games at the Cole Field House. The team finished 17–13, 8–8 in ACC play and lost in the semifinals of the ACC tournament to Georgia Tech. The Terps received an at-large bid as the No. 7 seed in the West region of the 1996 NCAA tournament, where they lost to Santa Clara, led by Steve Nash (28 points), in the opening round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 24, 1995* ESPN | No. 14 | vs. No. 1 Kentucky Tip-off Classic | L 84–96 | 0–1 | Springfield Civic Center Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Nov 27, 1995* | No. 16 | Towson | W 70–67 | 1–1 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 2, 1995* | No. 16 | vs. No. 5 UMass Franklin National Bank Classic | L 47–50 | 1–2 | USAir Arena (16,302) Landover, Maryland |
| Dec 3, 1995* | No. 16 | vs. George Washington Franklin National Bank Classic | W 98–81 | 2–2 | USAir Arena Landover, Maryland |
| Dec 6, 1995* | No. 19 | Howard | W 88–71 | 3–2 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 9, 1995* | No. 19 | vs. UCLA Wooden Classic | L 63–73 | 3–3 | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (17,330) Anaheim, California |
| Dec 13, 1995* | No. 24 | Rider | W 83–67 | 4–3 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 23, 1995* | No. 25 | American | W 104–79 | 5–3 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 28, 1995* | No. 24 | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 104–66 | 6–3 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 3, 1996 | | at Georgia Tech | L 84–98 | 6–4 (0–1) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 6, 1996 | | No. 16 North Carolina | L 86–88 $^{OT}$ | 6–5 (0–2) | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 13, 1996 | | at No. 8 Wake Forest | L 64–77 | 6–6 (0–3) | Lawrence Joel Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Jan 17, 1996* | | Delaware State | W 118–55 | 7–6 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 20, 1996* | | NC State | W 77–74 $^{OT}$ | 8–6 (1–3) | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 24, 1996 | | No. 18 Clemson | W 65–60 | 9–6 (2–3) | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 28, 1996 | | at Duke | L 73–83 | 9–7 (2–4) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Feb 1, 1996 | | at Virginia | W 80–72 | 10–7 (3–4) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb 3, 1996 | | No. 25 Georgia Tech | W 88–74 | 11–7 (4–4) | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 6, 1996 | | at No. 12 North Carolina | W 84–78 | 12–7 (5–4) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Feb 10, 1996 | | at Florida State | L 78–100 | 12–8 (5–5) | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| Feb 15, 1996 | | No. 8 Wake Forest | L 78–85 | 12–9 (5–6) | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 18, 1996* | | Missouri | W 91–72 | 13–9 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 22, 1996 | | at NC State | W 86–84 | 14–9 (6–6) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb 24, 1996 | | at Clemson | L 61–68 | 14–10 (6–7) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| Feb 28, 1996 | | Duke | L 75–77 | 14–11 (6–8) | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| Mar 2, 1996 | | Virginia | W 83–71 | 15–11 (7–8) | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| Mar 4, 1996 | | Florida State | W 88–78 | 16–11 (8–8) | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| ACC tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 1996* | | vs. Duke Quarterfinals | W 82–69 | 17–11 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Mar 9, 1996* | | vs. No. 18 Georgia Tech Semifinals | L 79–84 | 17–12 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 1996 NCAA Men's Basketball tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1996* | (7 W) | vs. (10 W) Santa Clara First Round | L 79–91 | 17–13 | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||