1995–96 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1995–96 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball

Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Record	9–18 (4–14 Big East)
Head coach	John MacLeod (5th season)
Home arena	Joyce Center
Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

1995–96 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Big East 6
No. 3 Connecticut†	17	–	1	.944	32	–	3	.914
No. 10 Villanova	14	–	4	.778	26	–	7	.788
Boston College	10	–	8	.556	19	–	11	.633
West Virginia	7	–	11	.389	12	–	15	.444
St. John's	5	–	13	.278	11	–	16	.407
Notre Dame	4	–	14	.222	9	–	18	.333
Big East 7
No. 4 Georgetown	13	–	5	.722	29	–	8	.784
No. 15 Syracuse	12	–	6	.667	29	–	9	.763
Providence	9	–	9	.500	18	–	12	.600
Miami	8	–	10	.444	15	–	13	.536
Seton Hall	7	–	11	.389	12	–	16	.429
Rutgers	6	–	12	.333	9	–	18	.333
Pittsburgh	5	–	13	.278	10	–	17	.370

† 1996 Big East tournament winner As of April 1, 1996^[1]^[2]^[3] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995–96 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 25*	Akron	W 65–54	1–0	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
November 28*	at Indiana	L 53–73	1–1	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
December 2	at Rutgers	L 80–86	1–2 (0–1)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
December 6	Connecticut	L 65–85	1–3 (0–2)	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
December 9*	at Loyola (MD)	W 70–62	2–3 (0–2)	Reitz Arena Baltimore, Maryland
December 20*	UCLA	L 58–83	2–4 (0–2)	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
December 23*	at Xavier	W 72–70	3–4 (0–2)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
December 28*	San Diego	W 90–63	4–4 (0–2)	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
December 30*	Loyola Marymount	W 84–51	5–4 (0–2)	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
January 2	at Villanova	L 57–76	5–5 (0–3)	The Pavilion Delaware County, Pennsylvania
January 9	at Boston College	L 57–72	5–6 (0–4)	Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts
January 13	at Pittsburgh	L 65–75	5–7 (0–5)	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 15	Georgetown	L 69–74	5–8 (0–6)	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
January 20	Rutgers	W 79–67	6–8 (1–6)	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
January 23	at Miami (FL)	L 64–72	6–9 (1–7)	Miami Arena Miami, Florida
January 27	West Virginia	L 59–69	6–10 (1–8)	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
January 31	at St. John's	W 86–83	7–10 (2–8)	Madison Square Garden New York
February 3	Georgetown	L 53–70	7–11 (2–9)	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
February 6*	vs. Manhattan	L 44–65	7–12 (2–9)	Madison Square Garden New York
February 11	St. John's	L 66–74	7–13 (2–10)	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
February 13	Pittsburgh	W 77–69	8–13 (3–10)	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
February 17	at No. 3 Connecticut	L 65–85	8–14 (3–11)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
February 21	Providence	L 72–73	8–15 (3–12)	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
February 24	Seton Hall	W 72–60	9–15 (4–12)	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
February 28	Miami (FL)	L 59–71	9–16 (4–13)	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
March 2	at No. 15 Syracuse	L 67–71	9–17 (4–14)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Big East tournament
March 6	vs. No. 13 Syracuse First Round	L 55–76	9–18 (4–15)	Madison Square Garden New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Big East Conference Season Summary
^ Keefe, Gavin, "Big East Notes: The Big East 7 and Big East 6? Big Deal!", The Day, January 1, 1996, p. 7.
^ "PLUS: COLLEGE BASKETBALL -- BIG EAST CONFERENCE; League Cuts Games In Search of Bids," The New York Times, August 7, 1998.
^ "1995-96 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 18, 2019.

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Rivalries	UCLA
Culture & lore	Notre Dame Leprechaun Crossroads Classic
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Helms national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics