1995–96 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team

1995–96 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record20–10 (11–3 Big South)
Head coach
Home arenaGreensboro Coliseum
Seasons
1995–96 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Greensboro 11 3   .786 20 10   .667
Liberty 9 5   .643 17 12   .586
UNC Asheville 9 5   .643 18 10   .643
Charleston Southern 9 5   .643 15 13   .536
Radford 8 6   .571 14 13   .519
Winthrop 6 8   .429 7 19   .269
UMBC 3 11   .214 5 22   .185
Coastal Carolina 1 13   .071 5 21   .192
1996 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995–96 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Greensboro during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans were led by first-year head coach, Randy Peele and played its home games at Greensboro Coliseum as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 10–6 in SoCon play to finished second in the North Division. They won the Southern Conference tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in school history. Playing as the No. 15 seed in the Southeast region, the Spartans were beaten by No. 2 seed Cincinnati, 66–61.[1]

Roster

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1995–96 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 32 Brian Brunson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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 (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 24, 1995*
at South Carolina L 64–82  0–1
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
Nov 29, 1995*
at No. 12 Duke L 57–71  0–2
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, North Carolina
Big South Conference tournament
Feb 29, 1996*
vs. Coastal Carolina
Quarterfinals
W 78–67  18–9
Vines Center 
Lynchburg, Virginia
Mar 1, 1996*
vs. Charleston Southern
Semifinals
W 69–60  19–9
Vines Center 
Lynchburg, Virginia
Mar 2, 1996*
at Liberty
Championship game
W 79–53  20–9
Vines Center 
Lynchburg, Virginia
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1996*
(15 SE) vs. (2 SE) No. 7 Cincinnati
First round
L 61–66  20–10
Orlando Arena 
Orlando, Florida
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=Southeast.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "Jason Collins powers Stanford with 25 points". ESPN. March 15, 2001. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "1995–96 Men's Basketball Roster". UNC Greensboro Spartans. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "1995–96 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNC Greensboro Athletics. Retrieved July 10, 2023.