1995–96 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1995–96 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball

SEC Regular season champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, National Champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#1
AP	#2
1995–96 record	34–2 (16–0 SEC)
Head coach	Rick Pitino
Assistant coach	Jim O'Brien
Assistant coach	Winston Bennett
Assistant coach	Delray Brooks
Home arena	Rupp Arena

The 1995–96 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1995–96 college basketball season. Coached by Rick Pitino, the team finished the season with a 34–2 record and won the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship over the Syracuse University Orangemen, 76–67.

Also known as "The Untouchables",^[1] nine players from the 95–96 team eventually played in the NBA. These players were Derek Anderson, Tony Delk, Walter McCarty, Ron Mercer, Nazr Mohammed, Mark Pope, Jeff Sheppard, Wayne Turner, and Antoine Walker. The 1995-96 Kentucky team is widely regarded as one of the greatest teams in NCAA Division I Men's Basketball history.

Roster

1995–96 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1.5 !G	00	Delk, TonyTony Delk	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Brownsville, TN
2.5 !G/F	3	Edwards, AllenAllen Edwards	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	2.0 !So	Miami, FL
1.5 !G	5	Turner, WayneWayne Turner	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Boston, MA
5.0 !C	13	Mohammed, NazrNazr Mohammed	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	15	Sheppard, JeffJeff Sheppard	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Peachtree City, GA
1.5 !G	21	Mills, CameronCameron Mills	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	2.0 !So	Lexington, KY
2.5 !G/F	23	Anderson, DerekDerek Anderson	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Louisville, KY
3.5 !F	24	Walker, AntoineAntoine Walker	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	2.0 !So	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	25	Epps, AnthonyAnthony Epps	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Lebanon, KY
3.5 !F	32	Prickett, JaredJared Prickett	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Fairmont, WV
3.5 !F	33	Mercer, RonRon Mercer	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Nashville, TN
3.5 !F	40	McCarty, WalterWalter McCarty	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Evansville, IN
5.0 !C	41	Pope, MarkMark Pope	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Bellevue, WA
3.5 !F	43	Lathrem, JasonJason Lathrem	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Bowling Green, KY
1.5 !G	51	Simmons, OliverOliver Simmons	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Nashville, TN

Head coach

Rick Pitino

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/7/1995* no, UKTV		Cagiva Varese	W 98-74		Rupp Arena (-) Lexington, KY
11/17/1995* no, UKTV		Athletes in Action	W 119-80		Rupp Arena (-) Lexington, KY
Regular Season
11/24/1995* no, ESPN	#1	vs. #14 Maryland Tip-off Classic	W 96-84	1-0	Springfield Civic Center (8,999) Springfield, MA
11/28/1995* no, ESPN	#1	vs. #5 Massachusetts Great Eight	L 82-92	1-1	The Palace (15,454) Auburn Hills, MI
12/2/1995* no, CBS	#1	vs. Indiana	W 89-82	2-1	RCA Dome (41,071) Indianapolis, IN
12/6/1995* no, UKTV	#5	Wisconsin-Green Bay	W 74-62	3-1	Rupp Arena (22,825) Lexington, KY
12/9/1995* no, ESPN	#5	#16 Georgia Tech	W 83-60	4-1	Rupp Arena (24,238) Lexington, KY
12/16/1995* no, UKTV	#5	Morehead State	W 96-32	5-1	Rupp Arena (24,065) Lexington, KY
12/19/1995* no, UKTV	#5	vs. Marshall	W 118-99	6-1	Freedom Hall (19,795) Louisville, KY
12/23/1995* no, CBS	#4	#25 Louisville	W 89-66	7-1	Rupp Arena (24,340) Lexington, KY
12/27/1995* no, UKTV	#2	vs. Rider ECAC Holiday Festival	W 90-65	8-1	Madison Square Garden (13,175) New York, NY
12/29/1995* no, UKTV	#2	vs. Iona ECAC Holiday Festival	W 106-79	9-1	Madison Square Garden (13,659) New York, NY
01/03/1996 no, JP	#2	at South Carolina	W 89-60	10-1 (1-0)	Frank McGuire Arena (12,068) Columbia, SC

01/06/1996 no, UKTV	#2	Mississippi	W 90–60	11-1 (2-0)	Rupp Arena (21,275) Lexington, KY

01/09/1996 no, ESPN	#2	at #12 Mississippi State	W 74-56	12-1 (3-0)	Humphrey Coliseum (10,315) Starkville, MS
01/13/1996 no, UKTV	#2	Tennessee	W 61-44	13-1 (4-0)	Rupp Arena (24,247) Lexington, KY
01/16/1996 no, ESPN	#2	at Louisiana State	W 129-97	14-1 (5-0)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (12,684) Baton Rouge, LA
01/20/1996* no, ESPN	#2	Texas Christian	W 124-80	15-1	Rupp Arena (24,189) Lexington, KY
01/24/1996 no, JP	#2	at Georgia	W 82-77	16-1 (6-0)	Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA
01/27/1996 no, UKTV	#2	South Carolina	W 89-57	17-1 (7-0)	Rupp Arena (24,229) Lexington, KY
02/03/1996 no, JP	#2	Florida	W 77-63	18-1 (8-0)	Rupp Arena (24,251) Lexington, KY
02/07/1996 no, JP	#2	at Vanderbilt	W 120-81	19-1 (9-0)	Memorial Gymnasium (15,311) Nashville, TN
02/11/1996 no, CBS	#2	Arkansas	W 88-73	20-1 (10-0)	Rupp Arena (24,336) Lexington, KY
02/11/1996 no, JP	#2	Georgia	W 86-73	21-1 (11-0)	Rupp Arena (24,206) Lexington, KY
02/17/1996 no, JP	#2	at Tennessee	W 90-50	22-1 (12-0)	Thompson-Boling Arena (23,115) Knoxville, TN
02/20/1996 no, ESPN	#2	Alabama	W 84-65	23-1 (13-0)	Rupp Arena (24,175) Lexington, KY
02/24/1996 no, CBS	#2	at Florida	W 94-63	24-1 (14-0)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center (10,697) Gainesville, FL
02/27/1996 no, ESPN	#2	at Auburn	W 88-73	25-1 (15-0)	Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum (10,108) Auburn, AL
03/02/1996 no, UKTV	#1	Vanderbilt	W 101-63	26-1 (16-0)	Rupp Arena (24,257) Lexington, KY
1996 SEC Tournament
03/08/1996 no, JP	#1	vs. Florida Quarterfinals	W 100-76	27-1	Louisiana Superdome (21,248) New Orleans, LA
03/09/1996 no, JP	#1	vs. Arkansas Semifinals	W 95-75	28-1	Louisiana Superdome (24,556) New Orleans, LA
03/10/1996 no, CBS	#1	vs. #25 Mississippi State Finals	L 73-84	28-2	Louisiana Superdome (24,462) New Orleans, LA
1996 NCAA Tournament (Tournament seeding in parentheses)
03/14/1996* no, CBS	#2 (1)	vs. (16) San Jose State Midwest Regional 1st Round	W 110-72	29-2	Reunion Arena (13,458) Dallas, TX
03/16/1996* no, CBS	#2 (1)	vs. #16 (9) Virginia Tech Midwest Regional 2nd Round	W 84-60	30-2	Reunion Arena (15,469) Dallas, TX
03/21/1996* no, CBS	#2 (1)	vs. #10 (4) Utah Midwest Regional Semifinal	W 101-70	31-2	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (30,334) Minneapolis, MN
03/23/1996* no, CBS	#2 (1)	vs. #13 (2) Wake Forest Midwest Regional Final	W 83-63	32-2	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (30,397) Minneapolis, MN
03/30/1996* no, CBS	#2 (M1)	vs. #1 (E1) Massachusetts National Semifinal	W 81-74	33-2	Continental Airlines Arena (19,229) East Rutherford, NJ
04/01/1996* no, CBS	#2 (M1)	vs. (W4) Syracuse National Championship	W 76-67	34-2	Continental Airlines Arena (19,229) East Rutherford, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Awards and honors

Tony Delk, NCAA Men's MOP Award^[4]

Players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	6	Antoine Walker	Boston Celtics
1	16	Tony Delk	Charlotte Hornets
1	19	Walter McCarty	Portland Trail Blazers
2	23 (52)	Mark Pope	Indiana Pacers

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References

↑ Bradley, Bill (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House, Inc. p. 236. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
↑ http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/roster1995-96.html
↑ http://www.bigbluehistory.net
↑ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
↑ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1996

External links

Official Site

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball

Venues	State College Gymnasium (1903–1914) Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910–1924) Alumni Gymnasium (1924–1950) Memorial Coliseum (1950–1976) Rupp Arena (1976–present) Joe Craft Center (practice)

Rivalries	Centre College (historical) Florida Georgetown College (historical) Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)

Culture & lore	Basketbowl Champions Classic Fabulous Five "The Shot" The Unforgettables History under Adolph Rupp The Rivalry: Red v. Blue 2011 game vs. Indiana

People	Head coaches Honored players Honorees NBA draftees Players Recruiting history

Seasons	1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

Kentucky Wildcats Men's Basketball 1995–96 NCAA Champions

00 Tony Delk (MOP) 3 Allen Edwards 5 Wayne Turner 13 Nazr Mohammed 15 Jeff Sheppard 23 Derek Anderson 24 Antoine Walker 25 Anthony Epps 33 Ron Mercer 40 Walter McCarty 41 Mark Pope Head Coach Rick Pitino Assistant Coaches Jim O'Brien Winston Bennett Delray Brooks

NCAA Division I Men's Basketball champions

1939: Oregon
1940: Indiana
1941: Wisconsin
1942: Stanford
1943: Wyoming
1944: Utah
1945: Oklahoma A&M
1946: Oklahoma A&M
1947: Holy Cross
1948: Kentucky
1949: Kentucky
1950: CCNY
1951: Kentucky
1952: Kansas
1953: Indiana
1954: La Salle
1955: San Francisco
1956: San Francisco
1957: North Carolina
1958: Kentucky
1959: California
1960: Ohio State
1961: Cincinnati
1962: Cincinnati
1963: Loyola (IL)
1964: UCLA
1965: UCLA
1966: Texas Western
1967: UCLA
1968: UCLA
1969: UCLA
1970: UCLA
1971: UCLA
1972: UCLA
1973: UCLA
1974: NC State
1975: UCLA
1976: Indiana
1977: Marquette
1978: Kentucky
1979: Michigan State
1980: Louisville
1981: Indiana
1982: North Carolina
1983: NC State
1984: Georgetown
1985: Villanova
1986: Louisville
1987: Indiana
1988: Kansas
1989: Michigan
1990: UNLV
1991: Duke
1992: Duke
1993: North Carolina
1994: Arkansas
1995: UCLA
1996: Kentucky
1997: Arizona
1998: Kentucky
1999: Connecticut
2000: Michigan State
2001: Duke
2002: Maryland
2003: Syracuse
2004: Connecticut
2005: North Carolina
2006: Florida
2007: Florida
2008: Kansas
2009: North Carolina
2010: Duke
2011: Connecticut
2012: Kentucky
2013: Louisville
2014: Connecticut
2015: Duke

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