1995–96 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1995–1996 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]

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.

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	5	Curtis Staples	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	So	Roanoke, Virginia
G/F	13	Jamal Robinson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Jamaica, New York
G	15	Peter McLaughlin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	So	Maplewood, New Jersey
G	21	Harold Deane	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Ettrick, Virginia
F	22	Darryl Presley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Fr	Adelphi, Maryland
F	24	Scott Johnson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	Fr	Marietta, Georgia
F	25	Norman Nolan	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	So	Baltimore, Maryland
F/C	30	Chris Alexander	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	234 lb (106 kg)	RS Sr	Long Branch, New Jersey
G	31	Michael Curtis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	So	Richmond, Virginia
G	32	Courtney Alexander	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Fr	Durham, North Carolina
C	42	Chase Metheney	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	239 lb (108 kg)	RS Fr	Charlotte, North Carolina
G/F	44	Maurice Watkins	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	RS Jr	Petersburg, Virginia
F	55	Martin Walton	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Jr	Portsmouth, Virginia

Head coach

Jeff Jones (Virginia)

Assistant coach(es)

Anthony Solomon (Virginia)
Tom Perrin (Vermont)
Pete Herrmann (SUNY Geneseo)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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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

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

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