1995–96 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

The 1995–96 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1995–96 men's college basketball season. The team was led by 7th year head coach Dave Odom, and played their home games at LJVM Coliseum.

1995–96 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
ACC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Regional Final
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
1995–96 record26–6 (12–4 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachRicky Stokes
Home arenaLJVM Coliseum
1995–96 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 13 Georgia Tech133 .813  2412  .667
No. 9 Wake Forest124 .750  266  .813
No. 25 North Carolina106 .625  2111  .656
Duke88 .500  1813  .581
Maryland88 .500  1713  .567
Clemson79 .438  1811  .621
Virginia610 .375  1215  .444
Florida State511 .313  1314  .481
NC State313 .188  1516  .484
1996 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

1995–96 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 5 Steve Goolsby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)194 lb (88 kg) SoMarietta HS Marietta, GA
G 10 Rusty LaRue 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrNorthwest Guilford Oak Ridge, NC
G/F 11 Joseph Amonett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrPickett County Byrdstown, TN
G 15 Armond Wilson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
FrNortheast Jones Laurel, MS
G 20 Marc Scott 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Chapel Hill, NC
F/C 21 Tim Duncan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrSt. Dunstan's Episcopal Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
F 23 Antonio Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoAliceville HS Aliceville, AL
G 25 Jerry Braswell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoRandolph-Clay Cuthbert, GA
G 30 Tony Rutland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)183 lb (83 kg) SoBethel Hampton, VA
F 44 Ricky Peral 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) Jr Valladolid, Spain
C 52 William Stringfellow 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrAlief Hastings Austin, TX
F 53 Ken Herbst 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Winston-Salem, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 24, 2020

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 25, 1995*
No. 11 Mount St. Mary's W 75–62  1–0
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Nov 29, 1995*
No. 10 vs. Oklahoma State
Great 8
W 69–53  2–0
Palace of Auburn Hills 
Auburn Hills, Michigan
Dec 2, 1995*
No. 10 Lehigh W 68–53  3–0
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 6, 1995*
No. 10 at No. 3 UMass L 46–60  3–1
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, Massachusetts
Dec 9, 1995*
No. 10 at Florida W 77–53  4–1
Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Dec 18, 1995*
No. 12 Appalachian State W 91–50  5–1
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 21, 1995*
No. 12 No. 13 Utah W 60–56  6–1
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 2, 1996*
No. 12 Furman W 81–49  7–1
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 6, 1996
No. 12 at Florida State W 75–73 OT 8–1
(1–0)
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 10, 1996*
No. 8 at Duke W 57–54  9–1
(2–0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
Jan 13, 1996*
No. 8 Maryland W 77–64  10–1
(3–0)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 15, 1996*
No. 6 Richmond W 71–60  11–1
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 17, 1996*
No. 6 Georgia Tech W 66–63  12–1
(4–0)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 21, 1996*
No. 6 at No. 19 Clemson L 41–55  12–2
(4–1)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
Mar 2, 1996*
No. 13 at NC State W 72–70  20–5
(12–4)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
Mar 8, 1996*
No. 12 Virginia
ACC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 70–60  21–5
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 9, 1996*
No. 12 vs. Clemson
ACC Tournament Semifinal
W 68–60  22–5
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 10, 1996*
No. 12 No. 18 Georgia Tech
ACC Tournament Championship
W 75–74[2]  23–5
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1996*
(2 MW) No. 9 vs. (15 MW) Louisiana-Monroe
First round
W 62–50  24–5
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 17, 1996*
(2 MW) No. 9 vs. (10 MW) Texas
Second round
W 65–62  25–5
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 21, 1996*
(2 MW) No. 9 vs. (6 MW) No. 24 Louisville
Regional Semifinal Sweet Sixteen
W 60–59[3]  26–5
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar 23, 1996*
(2 MW) No. 9 vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Kentucky
Regional Final Elite Eight
L 63–83[4]  26–6
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final 
AP 11 11 10 10 11 12 14 12 8 6 9 12 9 8 10 13 12 9 Not released 
Coaches 8 8 7 8 11 12 13 11 8 6 8 10 9 9 10 12 10 9 9

Awards and honors

References

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