1995–96 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

The 1995–96 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland in the 1995–1996 college basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The team was led by head coach Gary Williams and played their home games at the Cole Field House. The team finished 17–13, 8–8 in ACC play and lost in the semifinals of the ACC tournament to Georgia Tech. The Terps received an at-large bid as the No. 7 seed in the West region of the 1996 NCAA tournament, where they lost to Santa Clara, led by Steve Nash (28 points), in the opening round.^[2]

1995–96 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	17–13 (8–8 ACC)
Head coach	Gary Williams (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Billy Hahn Jimmy Patsos
Home arena	Cole Field House
Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

1995–96 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 13 Georgia Tech	13	–	3		.813			24	–	12		.667
No. 9 Wake Forest †	12	–	4		.750			26	–	6		.813
No. 25 North Carolina	10	–	6		.625			21	–	11		.656
Duke	8	–	8		.500			18	–	13		.581
Maryland	8	–	8		.500			17	–	13		.567
Clemson	7	–	9		.438			18	–	11		.621
Virginia	6	–	10		.375			12	–	15		.444
Florida State	5	–	11		.313			13	–	14		.481
NC State	3	–	13		.188			15	–	16		.484
† 1996 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

Roster

1995–96 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G/F 3 Laron Profit 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Fr Charleston, South Carolina G 12 Terrell Stokes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Philadelphia G 13 Šarūnas Jasikevičius 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So F 22 Keith Booth 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Baltimore, Maryland G 31 Norman Fields 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Mt. Vernon, New York F/C 45 Brian Watkins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Fr Nashville, Tennessee F/C 54 Obinna Ekezie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 262 lb (119 kg) Fr Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Head coach Gary Williams (Maryland) Assistant coach(es) Billy Hahn (Maryland) Dave Dickerson (Maryland) Jimmy Patsos (Catholic) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 24, 1995*  ESPN	No. 14	vs. No. 1 Kentucky Tip-off Classic	L 84–96	0–1	Springfield Civic Center  Springfield, Massachusetts
Nov 27, 1995*	No. 16	Towson	W 70–67	1–1	Cole Field House  College Park, Maryland
Dec 2, 1995*	No. 16	vs. No. 5 UMass Franklin National Bank Classic	L 47–50	1–2	USAir Arena (16,302) Landover, Maryland
Dec 3, 1995*	No. 16	vs. George Washington Franklin National Bank Classic	W 98–81	2–2	USAir Arena  Landover, Maryland
Dec 6, 1995*	No. 19	Howard	W 88–71	3–2	Cole Field House  College Park, Maryland
Dec 9, 1995*	No. 19	vs. UCLA Wooden Classic	L 63–73	3–3	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (17,330) Anaheim, California
Dec 13, 1995*	No. 24	Rider	W 83–67	4–3	Cole Field House  College Park, Maryland
Dec 23, 1995*	No. 25	American	W 104–79	5–3	Cole Field House  College Park, Maryland
Dec 28, 1995*	No. 24	Maryland Eastern Shore	W 104–66	6–3	Cole Field House  College Park, Maryland
Jan 3, 1996		at Georgia Tech	L 84–98	6–4 (0–1)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 6, 1996		No. 16 North Carolina	L 86–88 ^OT	6–5 (0–2)	Cole Field House  College Park, Maryland
Jan 13, 1996		at No. 8 Wake Forest	L 64–77	6–6 (0–3)	Lawrence Joel Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 17, 1996*		Delaware State	W 118–55	7–6	Cole Field House  College Park, Maryland
Jan 20, 1996*		NC State	W 77–74 ^OT	8–6 (1–3)	Cole Field House  College Park, Maryland
Jan 24, 1996		No. 18 Clemson	W 65–60	9–6 (2–3)	Cole Field House  College Park, Maryland
Jan 28, 1996		at Duke	L 73–83	9–7 (2–4)	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, North Carolina
Feb 1, 1996		at Virginia	W 80–72	10–7 (3–4)	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 3, 1996		No. 25 Georgia Tech	W 88–74	11–7 (4–4)	Cole Field House  College Park, Maryland
Feb 6, 1996		at No. 12 North Carolina	W 84–78	12–7 (5–4)	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 10, 1996		at Florida State	L 78–100	12–8 (5–5)	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center  Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 15, 1996		No. 8 Wake Forest	L 78–85	12–9 (5–6)	Cole Field House  College Park, Maryland
Feb 18, 1996*		Missouri	W 91–72	13–9	Cole Field House  College Park, Maryland
Feb 22, 1996		at NC State	W 86–84	14–9 (6–6)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 24, 1996		at Clemson	L 61–68	14–10 (6–7)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 28, 1996		Duke	L 75–77	14–11 (6–8)	Cole Field House  College Park, Maryland
Mar 2, 1996		Virginia	W 83–71	15–11 (7–8)	Cole Field House  College Park, Maryland
Mar 4, 1996		Florida State	W 88–78	16–11 (8–8)	Cole Field House  College Park, Maryland
ACC tournament
Mar 8, 1996*		vs. Duke Quarterfinals	W 82–69	17–11	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 9, 1996*		vs. No. 18 Georgia Tech Semifinals	L 79–84	17–12	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, North Carolina
1996 NCAA Men's Basketball tournament
Mar 15, 1996*	(7 W)	vs. (10 W) Santa Clara First Round	L 79–91	17–13	ASU Activity Center  Tempe, Arizona
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

Main article: 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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References

1. sports-reference.com 1995-96 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
2. "School's out for UM as Santa Clara rules". The Baltimore Sun. March 16, 1996. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
3. "Maryland Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Maryland Athletics. (PDF) from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
4. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1042–1043. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.