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The 1995–96 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Jeff Jones, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record12–15 (6–10 ACC)
Headcoach
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1995–1996 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record12–15 (6–10 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity Hall
Seasons
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1995–96 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 13 Georgia Tech13–3 .81324–12  .667
No. 9 Wake Forest †12–4 .75026–6  .813
No. 25 North Carolina10–6 .62521–11  .656
Duke8–8 .50018–13  .581
Maryland8–8 .50017–13  .567
Clemson7–9 .43818–11  .621
Virginia6–10 .37512–15  .444
Florida State5–11 .31313–14  .481
NC State3–13 .18815–16  .484
† 1996 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]
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Last season

The Cavaliers had a record of 25–9.

Roster

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1995–96 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 5 Curtis Staples 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)181 lb (82 kg) So Roanoke, Virginia
G/F 13 Jamal Robinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)187 lb (85 kg) Jr Jamaica, New York
G 15 Peter McLaughlin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)163 lb (74 kg) So Maplewood, New Jersey
G 21 Harold Deane 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Ettrick, Virginia
F 22 Darryl Presley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)198 lb (90 kg) Fr Adelphi, Maryland
F 24 Scott Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)243 lb (110 kg) Fr Marietta, Georgia
F 25 Norman Nolan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)243 lb (110 kg) So Baltimore, Maryland
F/C 30 Chris Alexander 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)234 lb (106 kg) RS Sr Long Branch, New Jersey
G 31 Michael Curtis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)181 lb (82 kg) So Richmond, Virginia
G 32 Courtney Alexander 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)187 lb (85 kg) Fr Durham, North Carolina
C 42 Chase Metheney 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)239 lb (108 kg) RS Fr Charlotte, North Carolina
G/F 44 Maurice Watkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)202 lb (92 kg) RS Jr Petersburg, Virginia
F 55 Martin Walton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)232 lb (105 kg) Jr Portsmouth, Virginia
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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov. 24*
 No. 17 UT Martin W 84–65  1–0
 University Hall (7,646)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 27*
 No. 15 William & Mary W 87–58  2–0
 University Hall (7,551)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 29*
 No. 15 vs. No. 2 Kansas L 66-72  2–1
 The Palace of Auburn Hills (12,222)
Auburn Hills, Michigan
Dec. 5*
 No. 15 Vanderbilt L 48-61  2-2
 University Hall (7,976)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 9*
 No. 15 at Richmond W 67-52  3-2
 Robins Center (9,032)
Richmond, Virginia
Dec. 21*
 No. 23 VCU W 80-65  4-2
 University Hall (7,804)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 28*
 No. 22 vs. No. 21 Virginia Tech L 64-72  4-3
 Roanoke Civic Center (10,056)
Roanoke, Virginia
Dec. 30*
 No. 22 Liberty W 76-48  5-3
 University Hall (6,448)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 3
 Florida State L 64-69  5-4
(0-1)		 University Hall (8,335)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 6
 NC State W 73-69  6-4
(1-1)		 University Hall (7,846)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 10
 at No. 16 Clemson L 79-89  6-5
(1-2)		 Littlejohn Coliseum (11,100)
Clemson, South Carolina
Jan. 13
 Duke W 77-66  7-5
(2-2)		 University Hall (7,242)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 17
 No. 10 North Carolina L 53-67  7-6
(2-3)		 University Hall (8,379)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 20
 at Georgia Tech L 70-90  7-7
(2-4)		 Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,675)
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan. 24
 at No. 9 Wake Forest L 64-81  7-8
(2-5)		 Lawrence Joel Coliseum (13,894)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan. 28*
 at No. 4 Connecticut L 46-76  7-9
(2-5)		 Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, Connecticut
Feb. 1
 Maryland L 72-80  7-10
(2-6)		 University Hall (7,336)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 3
 at Florida State W 64-59  8-10
(3-6)		 Donald L. Tucker Center (6,368)
Tallahassee, Florida
Feb. 5*
 Old Dominion W 87-49  9-10
(3-6)		 University Hall (7,519)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 8
 at NC State W 84-82 OT 10-10
(4-6)		 Reynolds Coliseum (12,400)
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb. 10
 Clemson W 62-51  11-10
(5-6)		 University Hall (8,261)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 14
 at Duke L 69-79  11-11
(5-7)		 Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, North Carolina
Feb. 17
 at No. 17 North Carolina L 66-71  11-12
(5-8)		 Dean Smith Center (21,572)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb. 21
 No. 23 Georgia Tech L 75-84  11-13
(5-9)		 University Hall (7,874)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 24
 No. 10 Wake Forest W 67-49  12-13
(6-9)		 University Hall (8,076)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar. 2
 at Maryland L 71–83  12-14
(6-10)		 Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
ACC Tournament
Mar. 8
 vs. No. 11 Wake Forest
ACC Tournament first round		 L 60–70  12-15
 Greensboro Coliseum (23,556)
Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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