1995–96 UMass Minutemen basketball team

1995–96 UMass Minutemen men's basketball

Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champions Atlantic 10 Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 1
1995–96 record	35–2 (partially vacated) (15–1 A-10)
Head coach	John Calipari (8th year)
Assistant coach	Bruiser Flint
Assistant coach	Ed Schilling
Assistant coach	John Robic
Home arena	William D. Mullins Memorial Center

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.

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	3	Dingle, DanaDana Dingle	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Bronx, New York
3.5 !F	4	Bright, DontaDonta Bright	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Baltimore
1.5 !G	5	Clarke, CharltonCharlton Clarke	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bronx, New York
1.5 !G	11	Padilla, GiddielGiddiel Padilla	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Toa Alta, Puerto Rico
1.5 !G	12	Padilla, ÉdgarÉdgar Padilla	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Toa Alta, Puerto Rico
5.0 !C	21	Camby, MarcusMarcus Camby	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Hartford, Connecticut
1.5 !G	24	Travieso, CarmeloCarmelo Travieso	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Boston
3.5 !F	34	Weeks, TyroneTyrone Weeks	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Philadelphia
4.5 !F/C	40	Cottrell, TedTed Cottrell	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Annapolis, Maryland
3.5 !F	44	Núñez, RigobertoRigoberto Núñez	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Lawrence, Massachusetts
3.5 !F	50	Norville, InusInus Norville	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Fayetteville, North Carolina

Head coach

John Calipari (Clarion)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
11/28/1995*	No. 5	vs. No. 1 Kentucky Great 8	W 92-82	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	4–0	Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, Massachusetts
12/09/1995*	No. 3	vs. Boston College Commonwealth Classic	W 65-57	5-0	Fleet Center (9,493) Boston
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	(8,871) Honolulu, Hawaii
12/29/1995*	No. 1	vs. USC Rainbow Classic	W 78-63	9-0	(7,856) Honolulu, Hawaii
12/30/1995*	No. 1	vs. No. 13 Syracuse Rainbow Classic	W 65-47	10-0	{{{site_stadium}}} (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
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)	(6,119) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
01/23/1996*	No. 1	at Pittsburgh	W 79-71 ^OT	17-0	Fleet Center (6,798) Pittsburgh
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
02/04/1996	No. 1	at Xavier	W 78-74 ^OT	21-0 (9-0)	Cincinnati Gardens (10,118) Cincinnati
02/06/1996	No. 1	at Fordham	W 73-47	22-0 (10-0)	Madison Square Garden (9,695) New York City
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 (16-0)	Providence Civic Center (13,106) Providence, Rhode Island
02/24/1996	No. 1	George Washington	L 76-86	26-1 (16-1)	Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, Massachusetts
02/28/1996	No. 2	at Saint Joseph's	W 68-66 ^OT	27-1 (17-1)	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
03/08/1996	No. 2	vs. George Washington Semifinals	W 74-65	30-1	Philadelphia Civic Center (N/A) Philadelphia
03/09/1996	No. 2	vs. Temple Finals	W 75-61	31-1	Philadelphia Civic Center (8,727) Philadelphia
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	34-1*	Georgia Dome (34,614) Atlanta
03/23/1996*	(1 E) No. 1	vs. (2 E) No. 4 Georgetown East Regional Final	W 86-62	35-1*	Georgia Dome (32,328) Atlanta
03/30/1996*	(1 E) No. 1	vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Kentucky National Semifinal	L 74-81	35-2*	Brendan Byrne Arena (19,229) East Rutherford, New Jersey
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

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. The 35-2 record was reduced to 31-1, and the UMass slot in the Final Four is officially marked as "vacated."

References

↑ "Marcus Camby lookback: The NCAA rewrites UMass history, erases Final Four appearance". masslive.com. Retrieved 2016-03-21.

UMass Minutemen basketball

Venues	Drill Hall (1899–1931) Curry Hicks Cage (1931–1993) William D. Mullins Memorial Center (1993–present)

Rivalries	Boston College

Culture & lore	Sam the Minuteman "Fight Mass"

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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