1995–96 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

1995–96 Washington Huskies men's basketball
1995–96 Washington Huskies men's basketball
NIT, First round
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	16–12 (9–9 Pac-10)
Head coach	Bob Bender (3rd season);
Assistant coach	Ray Giacoletti
Home arena	Hec Edmundson Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

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.

The 1995–96 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Bob Bender, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

The Huskies were 16–11 overall in the regular season and 9–9 in conference play, tied for fifth (later fourth) in the standings.^[1] There was no conference tournament this season; last played in 1990, it resumed in 2002.

Washington played in the National Invitation Tournament for the first time in nine years and lost by fourteen points at Michigan State.^[2]

Postseason result[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
National Invitation Tournament
Wed, March 13* 4:30 pm	at Michigan State First round	L 50–64^[2]	16–12	Breslin Center (6,611) Lansing, Michigan
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

References[edit]

^ "Pac-10 men's basketball standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 10, 1996. p. 4G.
^ ^a ^b "Michigan State defense handles Huskies, 64-50". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 14, 1996. p. 3D.

External links[edit]

Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1995–96 basketball season

[ptmbbs-1] "Pac-10 men's basketball standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 10, 1996. p. 4G.

[msdhh-2] "Michigan State defense handles Huskies, 64-50". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 14, 1996. p. 3D.

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