1995–96 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 1995–96 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented University of North Carolina. The head coach was Dean Smith. The team played its home games in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

1995–96 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ACC regular season co-champion
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 25
Record21–11 (10–6   ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDean Smith Center
Seasons
1995–96 ACC men's basketball standings
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

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1995–96 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Shammond Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So Fork Union Military Greenville, South Carolina
F 4 Makhtar N'Diaye 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 231 lb (105 kg) So Oak Hill Academy Dakar, Senegal
G 5 Jeff McInnis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Jr Oak Hill Academy Charlotte, North Carolina
F/C 13 Ademola Okulaja 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr John F. Kennedy High School Berlin, Germany
G/F 15 Vince Carter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Mainland High School Daytona Beach, Florida
G 22 Scott Williams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 156 lb (71 kg) Fr Lawrence Lawrence, Kansas
F/C 33 Antawn Jamison 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Fr Providence Charlotte, North Carolina
Head coach

Dean Smith

Assistant coach(es)

Bill Guthridge, Phil Ford, Dave Hanners


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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 20, 1995*
No. 20 vs. Vanderbilt
Maui Invitational Tournament
W 71–63  1–0
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 21, 1995*
No. 20 vs. Michigan State
Maui Invitational Tournament
W 92–70  2–0
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 22, 1995*
No. 20 vs. No. 3 Villanova
Maui Invitational Tournament
L 75–77  2–1
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 28, 1995*
No. 17 Richmond W 83–76  3–1
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dec 1, 1995*
No. 17 Tulane W 89–71  4–1
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 2, 1995*
No. 17 No. 16 Stanford W 87–63  5–1
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 7, 1995*
No. 13 Georgia W 85–74  6–1
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
Mar 8, 1996*
No. 20 vs. Clemson
Quarterfinals
L 73–75  20–10
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1996*
(6 E) No. 25 vs. (11 E) New Orleans
First round
W 83–62  21–10
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
Mar 17, 1996*
(6 E) No. 25 vs. (3 E) No. 8 Texas Tech
Second round
L 73–92  21–11
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in EST.

NCAA basketball tournament

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  • East
    • North Carolina 83, New Orleans 62
    • Texas Tech 92, North Carolina 73

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Rankings

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Year Round Pick Player NBA Club
1996 2 37 Jeff McInnis Denver Nuggets
1997 2 29 Serge Zwikker Houston Rockets
1998 2 34 Shammond Williams Chicago Bulls

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ U.N.C. basketball blue book. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 2000.
  3. ^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
  4. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1042–1043. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  5. ^ "1996 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on July 6, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2012.