1995–96 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1995–96 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
1995–96 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, First Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1995–96 record	20–11 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bobby Knight (25th season);
Assistant coaches	Dan Dakich; Ron Felling; Craig Hartman;
Captain	Brian Evans ; Todd Lindeman
Home arena	Assembly Hall
	Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

The 1995–96 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 25th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 20–11 and a conference record of 13–5, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers were invited to participate in the 1996 NCAA Tournament. However, IU made a quick exit with a loss in the first round to Boston College.^[2]

Roster[]

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
3	Charlie Miller	F	6–7	So.	Miami, Florida
4	Chris Rowles	G	6–1	So.	Kansas City, Missouri
5	Neil Reed	G	6–2	So.	Metairie, Louisiana
20	Sherron Wilkerson	G	6–4	So.	Jeffersonville, Indiana
21	Richard Mandeville	C	7–1	So.	Pasadena, California
23	Kevin Lemme	G	5–11	Sr.	Granger, Indiana
32	Robbie Eggers	F	6–10	So.	Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
33	Larry Richardson	G	6–8	RS Fr.	Orange Park, Florida
34	Brian Evans	F	6–8	Sr.	Terre Haute, Indiana
42	Lou Moore	G/F	6–7	So.	Rock Hill, South Carolina
45	Andrae Patterson	F	6–8	So.	Abilene, Texas
50	Todd Lindeman	C	7–1	Sr.	Channing, Michigan
55	Haris Mujezinovic	C	6–9	Jr.	Chicago

Schedule/Results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/23/1995*	No. 23	vs. Alaska-Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout Quarterfinals	W 84–79	1–0	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK
11/24/1995*	No. 23	vs. Duke Great Alaska Shootout Semifinals	L 64–70	1–1	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK
11/25/1995*	No. 23	vs. Connecticut Great Alaska Shootout Consolation	L 52–86	1–2	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK
11/28/1995*		Notre Dame	W 73–53	2–2	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
12/2/1995*		vs. No. 1 Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry	L 82–89	2–3	RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana
12/8/1995*		Delaware Indiana Classic	W 85–68	3–3	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
12/9/1995*		Bowling Green State Indiana Classic	W 78–67	4–3	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
12/16/1995*		vs. No. 1 Kansas	L 83–91	4–4	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
12/20/1995*		at Evansville	W 76–48	5–4	Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana
12/23/1995*		DePaul	L 82–84	5–5	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
12/29/1995*		vs. Appalachian State Union Federal Hoosier Classic	W 103–59	6–5	Market Square Arena Indianapolis
12/30/1995*		vs. Weber State Union Federal Hoosier Classic	W 82–62	7–5	Market Square Arena Indianapolis
1/4/1996		at Michigan State	L 60–65	7–6 (0–1)	Breslin Center East Lansing, Michigan
1/6/1996		Ohio State	W 89–67	8–6 (1–1)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
1/10/1996		Wisconsin	W 81–55	9–6 (2–1)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
1/13/1996		at No. 21 Illinois Rivalry	W 85–71	10–6 (3–1)	Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
1/16/1996		at Purdue Rivalry	L 69–74^	11–6 (4–1)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
1/23/1996		No. 20 Michigan	W 99–83	12–6 (5–1)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
1/27/1996		at Penn State	L 68–82	12–7 (5–2)	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
1/30/1996		Iowa	W 76–73	13–7 (6–2)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
2/4/1996		Northwestern	W 95–61	14–7 (7–2)	Assembly Hall Bloomingotn, Indiana
2/6/1996		at Minnesota	W 81–66	15–7 (8–2)	Williams Arena Minneapolis
2/11/1996		at Iowa	L 50–76	15–8 (8–3)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
2/14/1996		Penn State	W 72–54	16–8 (9–3)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
2/18/1996		at Michigan	L 75–80	16–9 (9–4)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
2/25/1996		Purdue Rivalry	L 72–74	16–10 (9–5)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
2/28/1996		Illinois Rivalry	W 76–64	17–10 (10–5)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
3/2/1996		at Wisconsin	W 76–68	18–10 (11–5)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
3/6/1996		at Ohio State	W 73–56	19–10 (12–5)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
3/10/1996		Michigan State	W 57–53	20–10 (13–5)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
NCAA Tournament
3/15/1996*	No. (6)	vs. No. (11) Boston College First Round	L 62–80	20–11 (13–5)	Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Notes[]

^Jan 16: Purdue forfeited this game, thus IU's official record is 20–11 (13–5).

References[]

^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 56. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 12, 2015.

[1] Indiana adjusted from 12–6, 19–12

[2] Iowa adjusted from 11–7, 23–9

[3] Minnesota adjusted from 10–8, 19–13 (vacated 2 games)

[4] Wisconsin adjusted from 8–10, 17–15

[5] Purdue adjusted from 15–3, 26–6 (forfeit 18 wins, vacated 2 games)

[6] Ohio State adjusted from 3–15, 10–17

[7] Northwestern adjusted from 2–16, 7–20

[8] Michigan adjusted from 10–8/21–11 (vacated 21 games)

[DIR56-9] "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 56. Retrieved 2021-03-16.

[10] "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 12, 2015.

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v t Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Venues	Old Assembly Hall (1900–1917) Men's Gymnasium (1917–1928) The Fieldhouse (1928–1960) New Fieldhouse (1960–1971) Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (1971–present) Cook Hall (practice)
Rivalries	Illinois Kentucky Purdue
Culture & lore	Crossroads Classic A Season on the Brink (film) Crimson Guard "Indiana, Our Indiana" 2011 Kentucky upset
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics


v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Indiana^[a]	13	–	5	.722	20	–	11	.645
No. 18 Penn State	12	–	6	.667	21	–	7	.750
No. 21 Iowa^[b]	12	–	6	.667	24	–	8	.750
^[c]	11	–	7	.611	20	–	10	.667
Wisconsin^[d]	9	–	9	.500	18	–	14	.563
Michigan State	9	–	9	.500	16	–	16	.500
Illinois	7	–	11	.389	18	–	13	.581
No. 4 Purdue^[e]	6	–	12	.333	7	–	23	.233
^[f]	5	–	13	.278	12	–	15	.444
^[g]	4	–	14	.222	9	–	18	.333
Michigan^[h]	1	–	8	.111	1	–	10	.091

Rankings from AP Poll Records above are after NCAA sanctions against Minnesota, Purdue, and Michigan as noted:^[1] ^ Indiana adjusted from 12–6, 19–12 ^ Iowa adjusted from 11–7, 23–9 ^ Minnesota adjusted from 10–8, 19–13 (vacated 2 games) ^ Wisconsin adjusted from 8–10, 17–15 ^ Purdue adjusted from 15–3, 26–6 (forfeit 18 wins, vacated 2 games) ^ Ohio State adjusted from 3–15, 10–17 ^ Northwestern adjusted from 2–16, 7–20 ^ Michigan adjusted from 10–8/21–11 (vacated 21 games)