1995–96 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

1995–96 California Golden Bears men's basketball
NCAA tournament (vacated)
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record2–26 (17–11 unadjusted) (2–16 (11–7 unadjusted) Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaHarmon Gym
Seasons
1995–96 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 UCLA 16 – 2   .889 23 – 8   .742
No. 11 Arizona 14 – 4   .778 27 – 6   .818
Stanford 12 – 6   .667 21 – 8   .724
Washington State 9 – 9   .500 18 – 11   .621
Washington 9 – 9   .500 16 – 12   .571
Oregon 9 – 9   .500 16 – 13   .552
USC 6 – 12   .333 13 – 17   .433
Arizona State 6 – 12   .333 11 – 16   .407
Oregon State 4 – 14   .222 6 – 21   .222
California1 2 – 16   .111 2 – 26   .071
As of November 23, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll
1California forfeited games due to infractions.

[1] The 1995–96 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference during the 1995–96 season.

Led by head coach Todd Bozeman, the Bears finished the regular season with a 11–7 record in the Pac-10, placing them fourth behind UCLA, Arizona, and Stanford. The Bears would receive an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament where they were eliminated by Iowa State in the opening round.[2]

The Golden Bears finished the season with an overall record of 17–11, but that record was adjusted to 2–26 due to NCAA infractions.[3] Following the season, in late summer, head coach Todd Bozeman resigned his position.[4][5] [6]

Roster

1995–96 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 3 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Marietta, GA
F 4 Alfred Grigsby 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 Jr
G 13 Jelani Gardner 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Pasadena, CA
G 22 Ed Gray 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Riverside, CA
G 23 Randy Duck 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 Jr
F 24 Tremaine Fowlkes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Los Angeles, CA
F 34 Tony Gonzalez 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Huntington Beach, CA
F/C 40 Sean Marks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Auckland, New Zealand
F 44 Michael Stewart 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Sacramento, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Dec 16, 1995*
 at Minnesota W 70–67  4–0
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 20, 1995*
 No. 24 No. 9 Cincinnati L 70–77  4–1
 Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Dec 23, 1995*
 No. 24 vs. No. 14 Illinois L 69–83  4–2
 United Center 
Chicago, Illinois
Dec 28, 1995*
 Holy Cross W 75–64  5–2
 Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Dec 29, 1995*
 Kansas State L 58–65  5–3
 Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Pac-10 Regular season
Jan 4, 1996
 No. 9 Arizona W 99–75  6–3
(1–0) 		Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Jan 6, 1996
 Arizona State W 97–82  7–3
(2–0) 		Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Jan 11, 1996
 at USC W 63–60  8–3
(3–0) 		L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 13, 1996
 at No. 17 UCLA L 73–93  8–4
(3–1) 		Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 18, 1996
 Oregon State W 70–52  9–4
(4–1) 		Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Jan 20, 1996
 Oregon W 97–72  10–4
(5–1) 		Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Jan 25, 1996
 No. 25 at Washington State W 87–79  11–4
(6–1) 		Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, Washington
Jan 27, 1996
 No. 25 at Washington L 69–71  11–5
(6–2) 		Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, Washington
Jan 31, 1996
 No. 25 at Stanford L 79–93  11–6
(6–3) 		Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Feb 4, 1996*
 vs. DePaul W 62–59  12–6
  
 
Feb 8, 1996
 No. 17 UCLA L 65–73  12–7
(6–4) 		Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Feb 10, 1996
 USC W 85–69  13–7
(7–4) 		Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Mar 9, 1996
 at No. 11 Arizona L 68–71  17–10
(11–7) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1996*
 CBS 		(12 MW) vs. (5 MW) No. 17 Iowa State
First round 		L 64–74  17–11
 Reunion Arena 
Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Pacific.

Rankings

Main article: 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

[7]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Main article: 1996 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Team
1 3 Shareef Abdur-Rahim Vancouver Grizzlies

References

  1. ^ "1995-96 University of California Golden Bears Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "Iowa State Sends Golden Bears Back To Berkeley". The Spokesman-Review. March 15, 1996. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "Cal Punishment". SFGATE. July 18, 1997. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  4. ^ "Bozeman Resigns as Coach at Cal". The Los Angeles Times. August 29, 1996. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  5. ^ "Bozeman Quits at California". The New York Times. August 29, 1996. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  6. ^ "Cal Bears Basketball 1995-96". www.cs.cmu.edu.
  7. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1042–1043. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.