1995–96 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

1995–96 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record15-13 (8-10 Big East)
Head coach
Home arenaMiami Arena
1995–96 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Big East 6
No. 3 Connecticut†* 17 1   .944 30 2   .938
No. 10 Villanova 14 4   .778 26 7   .788
Boston College 10 8   .556 19 11   .633
West Virginia 7 11   .389 12 15   .444
St. John's 5 13   .278 11 16   .407
Notre Dame 4 14   .222 9 18   .333
Big East 7
No. 4 Georgetown 13 5   .722 29 8   .784
No. 15 Syracuse 12 6   .667 29 9   .763
Providence 9 9   .500 18 12   .600
Miami 8 10   .444 15 13   .536
Seton Hall 7 11   .389 12 16   .429
Rutgers 6 12   .333 9 18   .333
Pittsburgh 5 13   .278 10 17   .370
1996 Big East tournament winner
As of April 1, 1996[1][2][3]
*Connecticut's three NCAA Tournament games were vacated due to sanctions against the program; Connecticut′s disputed record was 32–3, 17–1.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995–96 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes, led by head coach Leonard Hamilton, played their home games at the Miami Arena and were members of the Big East Conference.

On December 27, 1995, Tennessee defeated Miami (FL) in the Orange Bowl Basketball Classic at Miami Arena.[4][5]

Miami finished the season with a 15–13 record.[6] The Hurricanes were eliminated from Big East tournament in the second round by Georgetown 92–62 on March 7, 1996.

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