1995–96 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 1995–96 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented University of North Carolina. The head coach was Dean Smith. The team played its home games in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

1995–96 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ACC regular season co-champion
NCAA Tournament, Second round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 25
1995–96 record21–11 (10–6   ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDean Smith Center
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 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Shammond Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)189 lb (86 kg) SoFork Union Military Greenville, South Carolina
F 4 Makhtar N'Diaye 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)231 lb (105 kg) SoOak Hill Academy Dakar, Senegal
G 5 Jeff McInnis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)179 lb (81 kg) JrOak Hill Academy Charlotte, North Carolina
F/C 13 Ademola Okulaja 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrJohn F. Kennedy High School Berlin, Germany
G/F 15 Vince Carter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrMainland High School Daytona Beach, Florida
G 22 Scott Williams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)156 lb (71 kg) FrLawrence Lawrence, Kansas
F/C 33 Antawn Jamison 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)223 lb (101 kg) FrProvidence Charlotte, North Carolina
Head coach

Dean Smith

Assistant coach(es)

Bill Guthridge, Phil Ford, Dave Hanners


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

[2]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1996*
(6 E) No. 25 vs. (11 E) New Orleans
First round
W 83–62  21–10
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
Mar 17, 1996*
(6 E) No. 25 vs. (3 E) No. 8 Texas Tech
Second round
L 73–92  21–11
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.
All times are in EST.

NCAA basketball tournament

  • East
    • North Carolina 83, New Orleans 62
    • Texas Tech 92, North Carolina 73

[3]

Team players drafted into the NBA

YearRoundPickPlayerNBA Club
1996237Jeff McInnisDenver Nuggets
1997229Serge ZwikkerHouston Rockets
1998234Shammond WilliamsChicago Bulls

[4]

References

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