1995–96 UMass Minutemen basketball team

The 1995–96 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by eighth year head coach John Calipari, played their home games at William D. Mullins Memorial Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 35–2, 15–1 in A-10 play to finish in first place. The Minutemen won the A-10 Conference Tournament by beating Temple in the finals. They were awarded a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Minutemen advanced to the Final Four, losing to eventual National Champion, Kentucky.

1995–96 UMass Minutemen men's basketball
Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champions
Atlantic 10 Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 1
1995–96 record35–2 (partially vacated) (15–1 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliam D. Mullins Memorial Center
1995–96 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
No. 1 UMass151 .938  352  .946
Temple124 .750  2013  .606
Saint Joseph's97 .563  1913  .594
Rhode Island88 .500  2014  .588
St. Bonaventure412 .250  1018  .357
Fordham214 .125  423  .148
West
No. 22 Virginia Tech133 .813  236  .793
George Washington133 .813  218  .724
Xavier88 .500  1315  .464
Dayton610 .375  1514  .517
Duquesne313 .188  918  .333
La Salle313 .188  624  .200
1996 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

On May 8, 1997, the NCAA Executive Committee voted to negate the Minutemen's 1996 NCAA Tournament record, for Marcus Camby's acceptance of agents' improper gifts.[1] The 35–2 record was reduced to 31–1, and the UMass slot in the Final Four is officially marked as "vacated." The Final Four trophy, banner and 45% of tournament revenue were returned to the NCAA. Camby reimbursed the school for the $151,617 in lost revenue.

Roster

1995–96 UMass Minutemen men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 3 Dana Dingle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr Bronx, New York
F 4 Donta Bright 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)223 lb (101 kg) Sr Baltimore, Maryland
G 5 Charlton Clarke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr Bronx, New York
G 11 Giddiel Padilla 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)187 lb (85 kg) Sr Toa Alta, Puerto Rico
G 12 Edgar Padilla 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Toa Alta, Puerto Rico
C 21 Marcus Camby 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Hartford, Connecticut
G 24 Carmelo Travieso 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Boston, Massachusetts
F 34 Tyrone Weeks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)260 lb (118 kg) Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F/C 40 Ted Cottrell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Annapolis, Maryland
F 44 Rigoberto Núñez 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Lawrence, Massachusetts
F 50 Inus Norville 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) So Fayetteville, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/28/1995*
No. 5 vs. No. 1 Kentucky
Great 8
W 92–82[2]  1–0
The Palace of Auburn Hills (15,454)
Auburn Hills, Michigan
12/2/1995*
No. 5 vs. No. 19 Maryland
Franklin National Bank Classic
W 50–47  2–0
Capital Centre (16,302)
Landover, Maryland
12/03/1995*
No. 5 vs. Florida
Franklin National Bank Classic
W 80–58  3–0
Capital Centre (16,358)
Landover, Maryland
12/6/1995*
No. 3 No. 10 Wake Forest W 60–46[3]  4–0
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, Massachusetts
12/09/1995*
No. 3 vs. Boston College
Commonwealth Classic
W 65–57  5–0
FleetCenter (9,493)
Boston, Massachusetts
12/12/1995*
No. 3 UNC Wilmington W 77–51  6–0
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, Massachusetts
12/22/1995*
No. 2 vs. No. 21 Georgia Tech
Jimmy V Classic
W 75–67  7–0
Brendan Byrne Arena (13,452)
East Rutherford, New Jersey
12/28/1995*
No. 1 vs. NC State
Rainbow Classic
W 78–67  8–0
Special Events Arena (8,871)
Honolulu, Hawaii
12/29/1995*
No. 1 vs. USC
Rainbow Classic
W 78–63  9–0
Special Events Arena (7,856)
Honolulu, Hawaii
12/30/1995*
No. 1 vs. No. 13 Syracuse
Rainbow Classic
W 65–47  10–0
Special Events Arena (8,530)
Honolulu, Hawaii
1/04/1996*
No. 1 vs. No. 3 Memphis
Atlantic-10 / Conference USA Challenge
W 64–61  11–0
Worcester Centrum (13,557)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Atlantic 10 regular season
1/06/1996
No. 1 Dayton W 78–58  12–0
(1–0)
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, Massachusetts
01/10/1996
No. 1 at Saint Joseph's W 94-89 OT 13-0
(2–0)
Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (3,200)
Philadelphia
01/14/1996
No. 1 at St. Bonaventure W 65–52  14–0
(3–0)
Reilly Center (6,000)
Olean, New York
01/17/1996
No. 1 Rhode Island W 77–71  15–0
(4–0)
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, Massachusetts
01/20/1996
No. 1 at Duquesne W 93–89  16–0
(5–0)
A. J. Palumbo Center (6,119)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
01/23/1996*
No. 1 at Pittsburgh W 79–71 OT 17–0
Fitzgerald Field House (6,798)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
01/27/1996
No. 1 at St. Bonaventure W 72–47  18–0
(6–0)
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, Massachusetts
01/30/1996
No. 1 at Fordham W 80–50  19–0
(7–0)
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, Massachusetts
02/01/1996
No. 1 at Temple W 59–35  20–0
(8–0)
McGonigle Hall (3,900)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
02/04/1996
No. 1 at Xavier W 78–74 OT 21–0
(9–0)
Cincinnati Gardens (10,118)
Cincinnati, Ohio
02/06/1996
No. 1 at Fordham W 73–47  22–0
(10–0)
Madison Square Garden (9,695)
New York City, New York
02/11/1996
No. 1 Temple W 84–55  23–0
(11–0)
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, Massachusetts
2/15/1996
No. 1 La Salle W 70–53  24–0
(12–0)
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, Massachusetts
02/17/1996
No. 1 at Virginia Tech W 74–68  25–0
(13–0)
Cassell Coliseum (10,052)
Blacksburg, Virginia
02/20/1996
No. 1 at Rhode Island W 74–69  26–0
(14–0)
Providence Civic Center (13,106)
Providence, Rhode Island
02/24/1996
No. 1 George Washington L 76–86[4]  26–1
(14–1)
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, Massachusetts
02/28/1996
No. 2 at Saint Joseph's W 68–66 OT 27–1
(15–1)
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, Massachusetts
03/02/1996*
No. 2 at No. 21 Louisville W 62–59  28–1
Freedom Hall (20,076)
Louisville, Kentucky
Atlantic 10 Tournament
03/07/1996
No. 2 vs. St. Bonaventure
Quarterfinals
W 69–56  29–1
Philadelphia Civic Center (N/A)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
03/08/1996
No. 2 vs. George Washington
Semifinals
W 74–65  30–1
Philadelphia Civic Center (N/A)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
03/09/1996
No. 2 vs. Temple
Finals
W 75–61  31–1
Philadelphia Civic Center (8,727)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
03/14/1996*
(1 E) No. 1 vs. (16 E) Central Florida
East Region First Round
W 92–70  32–1*
Providence Civic Center (11,931)
Providence, Rhode Island
03/16/1996*
(1 E) No. 1 vs. (9) Stanford
East Region Second Round
W 79–74  33–1*
Providence Civic Center (11,931)
Providence, Rhode Island
03/21/1996*
(1 E) No. 1 vs. (12 E) Arkansas
East Regional Semifinal
W 79–63[5]  34–1*
Georgia Dome (34,614)
Atlanta, Georgia
03/23/1996*
(1 E) No. 1 vs. (2 E) No. 4 Georgetown
East Regional Final
W 86–62[6]  35–1*
Georgia Dome (32,328)
Atlanta, Georgia
03/30/1996*
(1 E) No. 1 vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Kentucky
National Semifinal
L 74–81[7]  35–2*
Brendan Byrne Arena (19,229)
East Rutherford, New Jersey
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final 
AP 7 7 5 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 Not released 
Coaches 7 7 6 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2

[8]

Awards and honors

Team players in the 1996 NBA Draft

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
12Marcus CambyToronto Raptors

[9]

References

  1. "Marcus Camby lookback: The NCAA rewrites UMass history, erases Final Four appearance". masslive.com. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
  2. "UMass Topples No. 1-Ranked Kentucky". New York Times. November 29, 1995. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  3. "Camby Sparks UMass Victory". New York Times. December 7, 1995. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  4. "No. 1 UMass is Unbeaten No More". Deseret News. February 25, 1996. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  5. "Coach insists UMass underdog". UPI Archives. March 22, 1996. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  6. "Kentucky, UMass roar into rematch Minutemen streak past Hoyas, 86–62". New York Daily News. March 24, 1996. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  7. "Kentucky Holds Off Never-Say-Die UMass". New York Times. March 31, 1996. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  8. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 1042-1043. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
  9. "1996 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
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