1995–96 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

1995–96 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Record9–18 (4–14 Big East)
Head coach
Home arenaJoyce Center
Seasons
1995–96 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Big East 6
No. 3 Connecticut† 17 – 1   .944 32 – 3   .914
No. 10 Villanova 14 – 4   .778 26 – 7   .788
Boston College 10 – 8   .556 19 – 11   .633
West Virginia 7 – 11   .389 12 – 15   .444
St. John's 5 – 13   .278 11 – 16   .407
Notre Dame 4 – 14   .222 9 – 18   .333
Big East 7
No. 4 Georgetown 13 – 5   .722 29 – 8   .784
No. 15 Syracuse 12 – 6   .667 29 – 9   .763
Providence 9 – 9   .500 18 – 12   .600
Miami 8 – 10   .444 15 – 13   .536
Seton Hall 7 – 11   .389 12 – 16   .429
Rutgers 6 – 12   .333 9 – 18   .333
Pittsburgh 5 – 13   .278 10 – 17   .370
† 1996 Big East tournament winner
As of April 1, 1996[1][2][3]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995–96 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 25*
 Akron W 65–54  1–0
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
November 28*
 at Indiana L 53–73  1–1
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
December 2
 at Rutgers L 80–86  1–2
(0–1) 		Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
December 6
 Connecticut L 65–85  1–3
(0–2) 		Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 9*
 at Loyola (MD) W 70–62  2–3
(0–2) 		Reitz Arena 
Baltimore, Maryland
December 20*
 UCLA L 58–83  2–4
(0–2) 		Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 23*
 at Xavier W 72–70  3–4
(0–2) 		Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, Ohio
December 28*
 San Diego W 90–63  4–4
(0–2) 		Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 30*
 Loyola Marymount W 84–51  5–4
(0–2) 		Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 2
 at Villanova L 57–76  5–5
(0–3) 		The Pavilion 
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
January 9
 at Boston College L 57–72  5–6
(0–4) 		Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
January 13
 at Pittsburgh L 65–75  5–7
(0–5) 		Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 15
 Georgetown L 69–74  5–8
(0–6) 		Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 20
 Rutgers W 79–67  6–8
(1–6) 		Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 23
 at Miami (FL) L 64–72  6–9
(1–7) 		Miami Arena 
Miami, Florida
January 27
 West Virginia L 59–69  6–10
(1–8) 		Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 31
 at St. John's W 86–83  7–10
(2–8) 		Madison Square Garden 
New York
February 3
 Georgetown L 53–70  7–11
(2–9) 		Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 6*
 vs. Manhattan L 44–65  7–12
(2–9) 		Madison Square Garden 
New York
February 11
 St. John's L 66–74  7–13
(2–10) 		Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 13
 Pittsburgh W 77–69  8–13
(3–10) 		Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 17
 at No. 3 Connecticut L 65–85  8–14
(3–11) 		Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
February 21
 Providence L 72–73  8–15
(3–12) 		Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 24
 Seton Hall W 72–60  9–15
(4–12) 		Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 28
 Miami (FL) L 59–71  9–16
(4–13) 		Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
March 2
 at No. 15 Syracuse L 67–71  9–17
(4–14) 		Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Big East tournament
March 6
 vs. No. 13 Syracuse
First Round 		L 55–76  9–18
(4–15) 		Madison Square Garden 
New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Big East Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ Keefe, Gavin, "Big East Notes: The Big East 7 and Big East 6? Big Deal!", The Day, January 1, 1996, p. 7.
  3. ^ "PLUS: COLLEGE BASKETBALL -- BIG EAST CONFERENCE; League Cuts Games In Search of Bids," The New York Times, August 7, 1998.
  4. ^ "1995-96 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 18, 2019.


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