1995–96 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

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.

1995–96 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	20–11 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bobby Knight (25th season)
Assistant coaches	Dan Dakich Ron Felling Craig Hartman
Captains	Brian Evans Todd Lindeman
Home arena	Assembly Hall
Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

1995–96 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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
Minnesota[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
Ohio State[f]	5	–	13		.278			12	–	15		.444
Northwestern[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)

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 80–62 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).