1995–96 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team

1995–96 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record13–17 (9–9 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaEvent Center Arena
(Capacity: 5,000)
Seasons
1995–96 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Long Beach State 12 – 6   .667 17 – 11   .607
Pacific 11 – 7   .611 15 – 12   .556
UC Irvine 11 – 7   .611 15 – 12   .556
Utah State 10 – 8   .556 18 – 15   .545
Nevada 9 – 9   .500 16 – 13   .552
San Jose State† 9 – 9   .500 13 – 17   .433
New Mexico State 8 – 10   .444 11 – 15   .423
UC Santa Barbara 8 – 10   .444 11 – 15   .423
UNLV 7 – 11   .389 10 – 16   .385
Cal State Fullerton 5 – 13   .278 6 – 20   .231
† 1996 Big West tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1995–96 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represented San Jose State University during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans were led by seventh-year head coach Stan Morrison and played their home games at the Event Center Arena. SJSU was a member of the Big West Conference.

The Spartans finished the season 13–17 overall, and 9–9 in the conference. During the season, San José State was invited and participated in the Illini Classic in Champaign, Illinois. San José State lost to Ball State and Southeast Missouri State to earn 4th place. In the postseason, San José State defeated Pacific, UC Irvine, and Utah State in the 1996 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to earn 1st place in Reno, Nevada. The Spartans were invited and participated in the 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they lost to Kentucky in Dallas, Texas in the first round.

Roster

Stan Morrison, alumnus of California, was the Spartans' head coach in 1995–96
1995–96 San José State Spartans roster[1]
Name # Position Height Year
Tariq Abdul-Wahad 3 Forward 6–6 Sophomore
Sam Allen 5 Forward 6–7 Senior
Roy Hammonds 32 Center 6–7 Senior
Tito Addison 12 Guard 6–0 Junior
Marmet Williams 21 Forward 6–4 Sophomore
Rich Taylor 35 Center 6–9 Sophomore
Darren Greene 41 Forward 6–6 Senior
Jahi Bacon 14 Guard 6–3 Junior
LaRon Campbell-Hall 11 Guard 6–1 Sophomore
Terence Wilborn 24 Forward 6–6 Junior
Ken Kavanagh 50 Center 6–9 Freshman
Craig Clark 52 Center 6–10 Freshman
Brad Quinet 31 Guard 6–2 Senior

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 28, 1995*
 Saint Mary's L 60–61  0–1
 Event Center Arena 
San Jose, CA
December 1, 1995*
 Santa Clara L 51–79  0–2
 Event Center Arena 
San Jose, CA
December 5, 1995*
 at Fresno State
Rivalry 		L 68–92  0–3
 Selland Arena 
Fresno, CA
December 8, 1995*
 vs. Ball State
Illini Classic 		L 64–80  0–4
 Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
December 9, 1995*
 vs. Southeast Missouri State
Illini Classic 		L 48–55  0–5
 Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
December 20, 1995*
 Portland W 87–79  1–5
 Event Center Arena 
San Jose, CA
December 23, 1995*
 Pepperdine L 76–80  1–6
 Event Center Arena 
San Jose, CA
December 27, 1995*
 Washington State L 74–90  1–7
 Event Center Arena 
San Jose, CA
Big West regular season
January 2, 1996
 at Cal State Fullerton W 88–77  2–7
(1–0) 		Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
January 4, 1996
 at UC Irvine L 70–78  2–8
(1–1) 		Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
January 8, 1996
 New Mexico State W 74–60  3–8
(2–1) 		Event Center Arena 
San Jose, CA
January 10, 1996
 UNLV W 66–64  4–8
(3–1) 		Event Center Arena 
San Jose, CA
January 13, 1996
 at Nevada L 64–83  4–9
(3–2) 		Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, NV
January 15, 1996
 at Utah State L 58–60  4–10
(3–3) 		Smith Spectrum 
Logan, UT
January 20, 1996
 at Pacific L 60–81  4–11
(3–4) 		Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
January 25, 1996
 Long Beach State L 63–76  4–12
(3–5) 		Event Center Arena 
San Jose, CA
January 27, 1996
 UC Santa Barbara L 77–80  4–13
(3–6) 		Event Center Arena 
San Jose, CA
February 1, 1996
 at UNLV L 75–84  4–14
(3–7) 		Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
February 3, 1996
 at New Mexico State L 73–74  4–15
(3–8) 		Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
February 8, 1996
 Utah State W 68–65  5–15
(4–8) 		Event Center Arena 
San Jose, CA
February 10, 1996
 Nevada W 96–91  6–15
(5–8) 		Event Center Arena 
San Jose, CA
February 17, 1996
 Pacific W 79–73  7–15
(6–8) 		Event Center Arena 
San Jose, CA
February 22, 1996
 at UC Santa Barbara W 69–66  8–15
(7–8) 		The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
February 24, 1996
 at Long Beach State L 86–105  8–16
(7–9) 		Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
February 29, 1996
 UC Irvine W 81–70  9–16
(8–9) 		Event Center Arena 
San Jose, CA
March 3, 1996
 Cal State Fullerton W 90–80  10–16
(9–9) 		Event Center Arena 
San Jose, CA
Big West tournament
March 8, 1996
 (6) vs. (3) Pacific
Quarterfinals 		W 77–57  11–16
 Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, NV
March 9, 1996
 (6) vs. (2) UC Irvine
Semifinals 		W 71–67  12–16
 Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, NV
March 10, 1996
 (6) vs. (4) Utah State
Championship 		W 76–75 OT 13–16
 Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, NV
NCAA tournament
March 14, 1996
 (MW 16) vs. (MW 1) No. 2 Kentucky
First Round 		L 72–110  13–17
 Reunion Arena 
Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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References

  1. ^ "2017-18 San Jose State Spartans Men's Basketball Media Guide". Athletics at San José State University. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "1995-96 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team". College Basketball Sports Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2018.