1995–96 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

1995–96 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
A-10 West Champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Division	West
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 22
Record	23–6 (13–3 A-10)
Head coach	Bill Foster (5th season)
Home arena	Cassell Coliseum

1995–96 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
No. 1 UMass †	15	–	1		.938			35	–	2		.946
Temple	12	–	4		.750			20	–	13		.606
Saint Joseph's	9	–	7		.563			19	–	13		.594
Rhode Island	8	–	8		.500			20	–	14		.588
St. Bonaventure	4	–	12		.250			10	–	18		.357
Fordham	2	–	14		.125			4	–	23		.148
West
No. 22 Virginia Tech	13	–	3		.813			23	–	6		.793
George Washington	13	–	3		.813			21	–	8		.724
Xavier	8	–	8		.500			13	–	15		.464
Dayton	6	–	10		.375			15	–	14		.517
Duquesne	3	–	13		.188			9	–	18		.333
La Salle	3	–	13		.188			6	–	24		.200
† 1996 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

[1] The 1995–96 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from Blacksburg, Virginia in the 1995-96 season.

In their first season in the Atlantic-10 Conference, the Hokies finished with a conference record of 13-3, first in the A-10 west division. After falling to John Calipari's Massachusetts in the A-10 tournament, the Hokies received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they would beat Green Bay in the first round, before falling to Rick Pitino's eventual National Champion Kentucky in the Round of 32. [2]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Mar 2, 1996		at Dayton	W 73–54	22–4 (13–3)	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
A-10 tournament
Mar 7, 1996*	No. 15	vs. Rhode Island Quarterfinals	L 71–77	22–5	Convention Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1996*	(9 MW) No. 22	vs. (8 MW) Wisconsin–Green Bay First round	W 61–48	23–5	Reunion Arena  Dallas, Texas
Mar 16, 1996*	(9 MW) No. 22	vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Kentucky Second round	L 60–84	23–6	Reunion Arena  Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Tournament results

A-10 Tournament
3/7/96 Quarterfinal Vs. Rhode Island - L, 71-77 @ Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, PA
NCAA Tournament
3/14/96 First Round Vs. Green Bay - W, 61-48 @ Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX
3/16/96 Round of 32 Vs. Kentucky - L, 60-84 @ Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX

Rankings

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

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References

1. "1995-96 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
2. Stewart, Will. "Past Virginia Tech Basketball Seasons".
3. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1042–1043. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.