1995–96 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

1995–96 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
1995–96 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 4
Record	32–4 (9–2 SEC)
Head coach	Pat Summitt (22nd season);
Assistant coaches	Mickie DeMoss; Holly Warlick;
Home arena	Thompson-Boling Arena
	Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

The 1995–96 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1995–96 women's college basketball season. Coached by Pat Summitt, the Lady Volunteers finished 32–4 to begin the start of three national championships back-to-back-to-back, while playing one of the toughest schedules in the nation. The Lady Vols started off the season ranked number six.

1995–96 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Georgia	10	–	1	.909	28	–	5	.848
No. 4 Tennessee^†	9	–	2	.818	32	–	4	.889
No. 12 Vanderbilt	7	–	4	.636	23	–	8	.742
No. 10 Alabama	7	–	4	.636	24	–	8	.750
No. 19 Auburn	6	–	5	.545	23	–	9	.719
No. 16 Florida	6	–	5	.545	21	–	9	.700
No. 24 Ole Miss	6	–	5	.545	18	–	11	.621
LSU	4	–	7	.364	21	–	11	.656
Mississippi State	4	–	7	.364	13	–	14	.481
Arkansas	3	–	8	.273	21	–	13	.618
South Carolina	2	–	9	.182	16	–	12	.571
Kentucky	2	–	9	.182	8	–	19	.296

† 1996 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster edit

1995–96 Tennessee Lady Volunteers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Michelle Marciniak	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Sr	Americus	Allentown, Pennsylvania
C	4	Tiffani Johnson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	14	Kellie Jolly	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Fr	White County	Sparta, Tennessee
F/C	23	Chamique Holdsclaw	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Christ the King	Astoria, New York