1995–96 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

1995–96 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
1995–96 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
ACC Regular season champion
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 13
Record	24–12 (13–3 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Cremins (15th season);
Home arena	Alexander Memorial Coliseum

1995–96 ACC men's basketball standings
	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 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1995–96 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by 15th year head coach Bobby Cremins, the Yellow Jackets reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Stephon Marbury	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Brooklyn, New York
SF	15	Matt Harpring	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Atlanta, Georgia
G	10	Drew Barry	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Concord, California

Head coach

Bobby Cremins (South Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 15, 1995*		Manhattan	W 87–67	1–0	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 17, 1995*		Oklahoma	W 83–72	2–0	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 22, 1995*	No. 25	vs. No. 5 Georgetown	L 72–94	2–1	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Nov 24, 1995*	No. 25	vs. No. 16 Michigan	W 77–61	3–1	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Nov 27, 1995*	No. 20	Campbell	W 87–76	4–1	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 2, 1995*	No. 20	at Appalachian State	W 89–65	5–1	Varsity Gymnasium Boone, North Carolina
Dec 9, 1995*	No. 16	at No. 5 Kentucky	L 60–83	5–2	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 13, 1995*	No. 19	at Georgia	L 70–94	5–3	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Dec 16, 1995*	No. 19	No. 20 Louisville	W 88–77	6–3	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 18, 1995*	No. 21	Mount St. Mary's	L 69–71	6–4	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 22, 1995*	No. 21	vs. No. 2 UMass Jimmy V Classic	L 67–75	6–5	Brendan Byrne Arena (13,452) East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 29, 1995*		vs. Bradley Cable Car Classic	L 82–84	6–6	San Jose Arena San Jose, California
Dec 30, 1995*		vs. Santa Clara Cable Car Classic	L 66–71^[3]	6–7	San Jose Arena San Jose, California
ACC regular season
Jan 3, 1996		Maryland	W 98–84	7–7 (1–0)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 7, 1996		at No. 19 Duke	W 86–81	8–7 (2–0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Jan 10, 1996		No. 10 North Carolina	W 80–77	9–7 (3–0)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 13, 1996*		Western Carolina	W 91–78	10–7	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 17, 1996		at No. 6 Wake Forest	L 63–66	10–8 (3–1)	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 20, 1996		Virginia	W 90–70	11–8 (4–1)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 24, 1996		at NC State	W 76–71	12–8 (5–1)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 27, 1996		Florida State	W 79–58	13–8 (6–1)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 30, 1996		at No. 24 Clemson	L 70–73	13–9 (6–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 3, 1996		at Maryland	L 74–88	13–10 (6–3)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Feb 7, 1996		Duke	W 73–71 ^OT	14–10 (7–3)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 10, 1996		at No. 12 North Carolina	W 92–83 ^OT	15–10 (8–3)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 17, 1996		No. 8 Wake Forest	W 64–63	16–10 (9–3)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 21, 1996	No. 23	at Virginia	W 84–75	17–10 (10–3)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 25, 1996	No. 23	NC State	W 92–83 ^OT	18–10 (11–3)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 28, 1996	No. 18	at Florida State	W 83–68	19–10 (12–3)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
Mar 3, 1996	No. 18	Clemson	W 87–74	20–10 (13–3)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
ACC tournament
Mar 8, 1996*	No. 18	at NC State Quarterfinals	W 88–73	21–10	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 9, 1996*	No. 18	vs. Maryland Semifinals	W 84–79	22–10	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 10, 1996*	No. 18	at No. 12 Wake Forest Championship Game	L 74–75	22–11	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1996*	(3 SE) No. 13	vs. (14 SE) Austin Peay Second Round	W 90–79	23–11	Amway Arena Orlando, Florida
Mar 17, 1996*	(3 SE) No. 13	vs. (11 SE) Boston College Second Round	W 103–89^[4]	24–11	Amway Arena Orlando, Florida
Mar 22, 1996*	(3 SE) No. 13	vs. (2 SE) No. 7 Cincinnati Southeast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 70–87	24–12	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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Players in the 1996 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	4	Stephon Marbury	Minnesota Timberwolves
2	57	Drew Barry	Seattle SuperSonics

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References

↑ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
↑ "1995-96 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
↑ "Marbury gets points, Nash's Broncos the win". SFGATE. December 31, 1995. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
↑ "St. Joseph's, Bey Use Long Ball to Keep Boston College at Bay in 81-77 Victory". The Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1997. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
↑ "2020–21 Georgia Tech Men's Basketball Information Guide". Georgia Tech Athletics. p. 119. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
↑
- ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 987–988. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
↑ "1996 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 20, 2021.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1995-96 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary

[2] "1995-96 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 20, 2021.

[3] "Marbury gets points, Nash's Broncos the win". SFGATE. December 31, 1995. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[4] "St. Joseph's, Bey Use Long Ball to Keep Boston College at Bay in 81-77 Victory". The Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1997. Retrieved December 27, 2022.

[5] "2020–21 Georgia Tech Men's Basketball Information Guide". Georgia Tech Athletics. p. 119. Retrieved June 20, 2021.

[ESPN-6] 
ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 987–988. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[mwYg] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 987–988. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[7] "1996 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 20, 2021.

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