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1995–96 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

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1995–96 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionBlue
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 20
Record23–8 (10-4 CUSA)
Head coach
Home arenaBradley Center
Seasons
← 1994–95
1995–96 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Blue
No. 7 Cincinnati 11 3   .786 28 5   .848
No. 20 Marquette 10 4   .714 23 8   .742
Saint Louis 4 10   .286 16 14   .533
DePaul 2 12   .143 11 18   .379
Red
Tulane 9 5   .643 22 10   .688
UAB 6 8   .429 16 14   .533
Southern Miss 6 8   .429 12 15   .444
South Florida 2 12   .143 12 16   .429
White
No. 16 Memphis 11 3   .786 22 8   .733
No. 24 Louisville 10 4   .714 22 12   .647
UNC Charlotte 6 8   .429 14 15   .483
1996 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1995–96 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented the Marquette University in the 1995–96 season. The Golden Eagles finished the regular season with a record of 23–8. As a 4 seed, the Golden Eagles defeated the 13 seed Monmouth in the first round, 68–44. Marquette would fall to Arkansas in the second round.

Roster

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1995–96 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 40 Faisal Abraham 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr St. Croix, Virgin Islands
F 5 Chris Crawford 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Kalamazoo, Michigan
G 13 Roney Eford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Queens, New York
G 33 Mark Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 12 Aaron Hutchins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Lima, Ohio
C 45 Jarrod Lovette 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Blair, Wisconsin
C 00 Amal McCaskill 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Maywood, Illinois
G 3 Anthony Pieper 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Wausaukee, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 26*
UW Milwaukee W 91–74  1–0
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 1*
Columbia W 72–45  2–0
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 2*
UW Green Bay W 64–44  3–0
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 6*
Coppin State W 95–69  4–0
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 9*
vs. La Salle L 65–68  4–1
Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
December 16*
No. 22 Santa Clara W 78–49[2]  5–1
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 22*
Vermont W 89–58  6–1
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 31*
at Wisconsin L 46–55  6–2
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
January 2*
Morgan State W 98–58  7–2
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
January 7
Saint Louis W 69–47  8–2
(1–0)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
January 10*
Iowa State W 58–56  9–2
(1–0)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
January 13
at No. 4 Cincinnati L 70–91  9–3
(1–1)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, Ohio
January 15*
Illinois-Chicago W 103–81  10–3
(1–1)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
January 17
at DePaul W 73–60  11–3
(2–1)
Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, Illinois
January 20
No. 9 Memphis W 59–55  12–3
(3–1)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
January 25
at Charlotte L 69–79  12–4
(3–2)
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
January 30
UAB W 73–64  13–4
(4–2)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
February 4
at Tulane L 74–75  13–5
(4–3)
Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
February 7
South Florida W 82–61  14–5
(5–3)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
February 11
DePaul W 75–65  15–5
(6–3)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
February 14*
Creighton W 63–57  16–5
(6–3)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
February 18
Southern Mississippi W 58–55  17–5
(7–3)
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
February 22
Charlotte W 78–68  18–5
(8–3)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
February 25
at Saint Louis L 58–69  18–6
(8–4)
Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
February 28
at Louisville W 80–79  19–6
(9–4)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
March 2
at Cincinnati W 74–72  20–6
(10–4)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
Conference USA tournament
March 7
No. 21 vs. South Florida
Conference USA Conference tournament
W 65–56  21–6
(11–4)
The Pyramid 
 
March 8
No. 21 at No. 14 Memphis
Conference USA Conference tournament
W 72–60  22–6
(12–4)
The Pyramid 
 
March 9
No. 21 vs. Cincinnati
Conference USA Conference tournament
L 84–85 OT 22–7
(12–5)
The Pyramid 
 
NCAA tournament
March 14*
No. 20 vs. Monmouth
First Round
W 68–44  23–7
(12–5)
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
March 16*
No. 20 vs. Arkansas
Second Round
L 56–65  23–8
(12–5)
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 49 Amal McCaskill Orlando Magic
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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Conference USA Season Summary
  2. ^ "Marquette Puts The Clamps On Nash, Santa Clara". The Spokesman-Review. December 17, 1995. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "1995–96 Marquette Warriors Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. ^ 2008-09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball media guide. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2013-Oct-21.