# 1995–96 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 1995–96 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented the Marquette University in the 1995–96 season. The Golden Eagles finished the regular season with a record of 23–8. As a 4 seed, the Golden Eagles defeated the 13 seed Monmouth in the first round, 68–44. Marquette would fall to Arkansas in the second round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| November 26* | | UW Milwaukee | W 91–74 | 1–0 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| December 1* | | Columbia | W 72–45 | 2–0 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| December 2* | | UW Green Bay | W 64–44 | 3–0 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| December 6* | | Coppin State | W 95–69 | 4–0 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| December 9* | | vs. La Salle | L 65–68 | 4–1 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| December 16* | | No. 22 Santa Clara | W 78–49 | 5–1 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| December 22* | | Vermont | W 89–58 | 6–1 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| December 31* | | at Wisconsin | L 46–55 | 6–2 | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| January 2* | | Morgan State | W 98–58 | 7–2 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| January 7 | | Saint Louis | W 69–47 | 8–2 (1–0) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| January 10* | | Iowa State | W 58–56 | 9–2 (1–0) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| January 13 | | at No. 4 Cincinnati | L 70–91 | 9–3 (1–1) | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio |
| January 15* | | Illinois-Chicago | W 103–81 | 10–3 (1–1) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| January 17 | | at DePaul | W 73–60 | 11–3 (2–1) | Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois |
| January 20 | | No. 9 Memphis | W 59–55 | 12–3 (3–1) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| January 25 | | at Charlotte | L 69–79 | 12–4 (3–2) | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| January 30 | | UAB | W 73–64 | 13–4 (4–2) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| February 4 | | at Tulane | L 74–75 | 13–5 (4–3) | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| February 7 | | South Florida | W 82–61 | 14–5 (5–3) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| February 11 | | DePaul | W 75–65 | 15–5 (6–3) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| February 14* | | Creighton | W 63–57 | 16–5 (6–3) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| February 18 | | Southern Mississippi | W 58–55 | 17–5 (7–3) | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| February 22 | | Charlotte | W 78–68 | 18–5 (8–3) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| February 25 | | at Saint Louis | L 58–69 | 18–6 (8–4) | Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri |
| February 28 | | at Louisville | W 80–79 | 19–6 (9–4) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| March 2 | | at Cincinnati | W 74–72 | 20–6 (10–4) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| March 7 | No. 21 | vs. South Florida Conference USA Conference tournament | W 65–56 | 21–6 (11–4) | The Pyramid |
| March 8 | No. 21 | at No. 14 Memphis Conference USA Conference tournament | W 72–60 | 22–6 (12–4) | The Pyramid |
| March 9 | No. 21 | vs. Cincinnati Conference USA Conference tournament | L 84–85 $^{OT}$ | 22–7 (12–5) | The Pyramid |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 14* | No. 20 | vs. Monmouth First Round | W 68–44 | 23–7 (12–5) | Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI |
| March 16* | No. 20 | vs. Arkansas Second Round | L 56–65 | 23–8 (12–5) | Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2 | 49 | Amal McCaskill | Orlando Magic |