1995–96 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 1995–96 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Jeff Jones, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

1995–96 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	12–15 (6–10 ACC)
Head coach	Jeff Jones (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Anthony Solomon (2nd season) Tom Perrin (9th season) Pete Herrmann (2nd season)
Home arena	University Hall
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]

Last season

The Cavaliers had a record of 25–9.

Roster

1995–96 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 21 Harold Deane 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr {{{home}}} G 5 Curtis Staples 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So {{{home}}} G 32 Courtney Alexander 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Fr {{{home}}} F 25 Norman Nolan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — So {{{home}}} G 13 Jamal Robinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr {{{home}}} C 30 Chris Alexander 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Sr {{{home}}} C 24 Scott Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Fr {{{home}}} C 42 Chase Metheney 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) — Fr {{{home}}} F 44 Maurice Watkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr {{{home}}} G 22 Darryl Presley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Fr {{{home}}} G 31 Michael Curtis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So {{{home}}} F 55 Martin Walton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Jr {{{home}}} G 15 Peter McLaughlin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So {{{home}}}	Head coach Jeff Jones (Virginia) Assistant coach(es) {{{asst_coach}}} Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov. 24*	No. 17	UT Martin	W 84–65	1–0	University Hall (7,646) Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 27*	No. 15	William & Mary	W 87–58	2–0	University Hall (7,551) Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 29*	No. 15	vs. No. 2 Kansas	L 66-72	2–1	The Palace of Auburn Hills (12,222) Auburn Hills, Michigan
Dec. 5*	No. 15	Vanderbilt	L 48-61	2-2	University Hall (7,976) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 9*	No. 15	at Richmond	W 67-52	3-2	Robins Center (9,032) Richmond, Virginia
Dec. 21*	No. 23	VCU	W 80-65	4-2	University Hall (7,804) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 28*	No. 22	vs. No. 21 Virginia Tech	L 64-72	4-3	Roanoke Civic Center (10,056) Roanoke, Virginia
Dec. 30*	No. 22	Liberty	W 76-48	5-3	University Hall (6,448) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 3		Florida State	L 64-69	5-4 (0-1)	University Hall (8,335) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 6		NC State	W 73-69	6-4 (1-1)	University Hall (7,846) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 10		at No. 16 Clemson	L 79-89	6-5 (1-2)	Littlejohn Coliseum (11,100) Clemson, South Carolina
Jan. 13		Duke	W 77-66	7-5 (2-2)	University Hall (7,242) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 17		No. 10 North Carolina	L 53-67	7-6 (2-3)	University Hall (8,379) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 20		at Georgia Tech	L 70-90	7-7 (2-4)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,675) Atlanta, Georgia
Jan. 24		at No. 9 Wake Forest	L 64-81	7-8 (2-5)	Lawrence Joel Coliseum (13,894) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan. 28*		at No. 4 Connecticut	L 46-76	7-9 (2-5)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
Feb. 1		Maryland	L 72-80	7-10 (2-6)	University Hall (7,336) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 3		at Florida State	W 64-59	8-10 (3-6)	Donald L. Tucker Center (6,368) Tallahassee, Florida
Feb. 5*		Old Dominion	W 87-49	9-10 (3-6)	University Hall (7,519) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 8		at NC State	W 84-82 ^OT	10-10 (4-6)	Reynolds Coliseum (12,400) Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb. 10		Clemson	W 62-51	11-10 (5-6)	University Hall (8,261) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 14		at Duke	L 69-79	11-11 (5-7)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina
Feb. 17		at No. 17 North Carolina	L 66-71	11-12 (5-8)	Dean Smith Center (21,572) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb. 21		No. 23 Georgia Tech	L 75-84	11-13 (5-9)	University Hall (7,874) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 24		No. 10 Wake Forest	W 67-49	12-13 (6-9)	University Hall (8,076) Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar. 2		at Maryland	L 71–83	12-14 (6-10)	Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland
ACC Tournament
Mar. 8		vs. No. 11 Wake Forest ACC Tournament first round	L 60–70	12-15	Greensboro Coliseum (23,556) Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

1. sports-reference.com 1995-96 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
2. "1995-96 Virginia Cavaliers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports Reference.com. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
3. "1995-96 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports Reference.com. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
4. "All-Time box Scores by Season". Virginia Cavaliers Athletics Official Site. Retrieved 6 June 2021.