1995–96 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

1995–96 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
ACC Regular season champion
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 13
Record24–12 (13–3 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaAlexander Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1994–95
1996–97 →
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]

The 1995–96 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1995–96 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by 15th year head coach Bobby Cremins, the Yellow Jackets reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament.

Roster

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1995–96 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Stephon Marbury 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Brooklyn, New York
SF 15 Matt Harpring 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Atlanta, Georgia
G 10 Drew Barry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Concord, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 15, 1995*
Manhattan W 87–67  1–0
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 17, 1995*
Oklahoma W 83–72  2–0
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 22, 1995*
No. 25 vs. No. 5 Georgetown L 72–94  2–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Nov 24, 1995*
No. 25 vs. No. 16 Michigan W 77–61  3–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Nov 27, 1995*
No. 20 Campbell W 87–76  4–1
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 2, 1995*
No. 20 at Appalachian State W 89–65  5–1
Varsity Gymnasium 
Boone, North Carolina
Dec 9, 1995*
No. 16 at No. 5 Kentucky L 60–83  5–2
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 13, 1995*
No. 19 at Georgia L 70–94  5–3
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Dec 16, 1995*
No. 19 No. 20 Louisville W 88–77  6–3
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 18, 1995*
No. 21 Mount St. Mary's L 69–71  6–4
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 22, 1995*
No. 21 vs. No. 2 UMass
Jimmy V Classic
L 67–75  6–5
Brendan Byrne Arena (13,452)
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 29, 1995*
vs. Bradley
Cable Car Classic
L 82–84  6–6
San Jose Arena 
San Jose, California
Dec 30, 1995*
vs. Santa Clara
Cable Car Classic
L 66–71[3]  6–7
San Jose Arena 
San Jose, California
ACC regular season
Jan 3, 1996
Maryland W 98–84  7–7
(1–0)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 7, 1996
at No. 19 Duke W 86–81  8–7
(2–0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
Jan 10, 1996
No. 10 North Carolina W 80–77  9–7
(3–0)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 13, 1996*
Western Carolina W 91–78  10–7
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 17, 1996
at No. 6 Wake Forest L 63–66  10–8
(3–1)
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 20, 1996
Virginia W 90–70  11–8
(4–1)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 24, 1996
at NC State W 76–71  12–8
(5–1)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 27, 1996
Florida State W 79–58  13–8
(6–1)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 30, 1996
at No. 24 Clemson L 70–73  13–9
(6–2)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 3, 1996
at Maryland L 74–88  13–10
(6–3)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Feb 7, 1996
Duke W 73–71 OT 14–10
(7–3)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 10, 1996
at No. 12 North Carolina W 92–83 OT 15–10
(8–3)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 17, 1996
No. 8 Wake Forest W 64–63  16–10
(9–3)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 21, 1996
No. 23 at Virginia W 84–75  17–10
(10–3)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 25, 1996
No. 23 NC State W 92–83 OT 18–10
(11–3)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 28, 1996
No. 18 at Florida State W 83–68  19–10
(12–3)
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
Mar 3, 1996
No. 18 Clemson W 87–74  20–10
(13–3)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
ACC tournament
Mar 8, 1996*
No. 18 at NC State
Quarterfinals
W 88–73  21–10
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 9, 1996*
No. 18 vs. Maryland
Semifinals
W 84–79  22–10
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 10, 1996*
No. 18 at No. 12 Wake Forest
Championship Game
L 74–75  22–11
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1996*
(3 SE) No. 13 vs. (14 SE) Austin Peay
Second Round
W 90–79  23–11
Amway Arena 
Orlando, Florida
Mar 17, 1996*
(3 SE) No. 13 vs. (11 SE) Boston College
Second Round
W 103–89[4]  24–11
Amway Arena 
Orlando, Florida
Mar 22, 1996*
(3 SE) No. 13 vs. (2 SE) No. 7 Cincinnati
Southeast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 70–87  24–12
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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Players in the 1996 NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 4 Stephon Marbury Minnesota Timberwolves
2 57 Drew Barry Seattle SuperSonics

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1995-96 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "Marbury gets points, Nash's Broncos the win". SFGATE. December 31, 1995. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "St. Joseph's, Bey Use Long Ball to Keep Boston College at Bay in 81-77 Victory". The Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1997. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  5. ^ "2020–21 Georgia Tech Men's Basketball Information Guide". Georgia Tech Athletics. p. 119. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  6. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 987–988. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  7. ^ "1996 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 20, 2021.