1995–96 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team

The 1995–96 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Greensboro during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans were led by first-year head coach, Randy Peele and played its home games at Greensboro Coliseum as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 10–6 in SoCon play to finished second in the North Division. They won the Southern Conference tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in school history. Playing as the No. 15 seed in the Southeast region, the Spartans were beaten by No. 2 seed Cincinnati, 66–61.^[1]

1995–96 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball
SoCon tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	20–10 (11–3 Big South)
Head coach	Randy Peele (1st season)
Home arena	Greensboro Coliseum
Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

1995–96 Big South Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UNC Greensboro †	11	–	3		.786			20	–	10		.667
Liberty	9	–	5		.643			17	–	12		.586
UNC Asheville	9	–	5		.643			18	–	10		.643
Charleston Southern	9	–	5		.643			15	–	13		.536
Radford	8	–	6		.571			14	–	13		.519
Winthrop	6	–	8		.429			7	–	19		.269
UMBC	3	–	11		.214			5	–	22		.185
Coastal Carolina	1	–	13		.071			5	–	21		.192
† 1996 Big South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1995–96 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 32 Brian Brunson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Sr	Head coach Randy Peele Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Nov 24, 1995*		at South Carolina	L 64–82	0–1	Carolina Coliseum  Columbia, South Carolina
Nov 29, 1995*		at No. 12 Duke	L 57–71	0–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina
Big South Conference tournament
Feb 29, 1996*		vs. Coastal Carolina Quarterfinals	W 78–67	18–9	Vines Center  Lynchburg, Virginia
Mar 1, 1996*		vs. Charleston Southern Semifinals	W 69–60	19–9	Vines Center  Lynchburg, Virginia
Mar 2, 1996*		at Liberty Championship game	W 79–53	20–9	Vines Center  Lynchburg, Virginia
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1996*	(15 SE)	vs. (2 SE) No. 7 Cincinnati First round	L 61–66	20–10	Orlando Arena  Orlando, Florida
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Time.

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