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1995–96 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

1995–96 Georgia Bulldogs basketball

Southeastern Conference
East
No. 16
21–10 (9–7 SEC)
Tubby Smith (1st season)
Ron Jirsa (1st season)
Stegeman Coliseum

The 1995–96 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1995–96 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Tubby Smith, and played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia. The Bulldogs finished 6th during the SEC Regular season, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 8 seed in the West region. They defeated No. 9 seed Clemson and No. 1 seed Purdue to reach the Sweet Sixteen. The Bulldogs fell to Syracuse, the eventual National runner-up, to finish the season at 21–10 (9–7 SEC).

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Nov 27, 1995*		vs. Georgia Southern	W 88–44	1–0	Augusta-Richmond Civic Center Augusta, Georgia
Nov 29, 1995*		Western Carolina	W 91–71	2–0	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Dec 2, 1995*		at Pittsburgh	W 85–66	3–0	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dec 7, 1995*		at No. 13 North Carolina	L 74–85	3–1	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dec 10, 1995*		at Winthrop	W 81–55	4–1	Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina
Dec 13, 1995*		No. 19 Georgia Tech	W 94–70	5–1	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Dec 16, 1995*		vs. No. 17 Virginia Tech Jeep-Eagle Classic	W 85–72	6–1	Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 19, 1995*	No. 18	Central Florida	W 103–54	7–1	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Dec 21, 1995*	No. 18	Mercer	W 95–68	8–1	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Dec 30, 1995*	No. 16	Jacksonville	W 86–59	9–1	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Jan 3, 1996	No. 14	Ole Miss	W 74–38	10–1(1–0)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Jan 6, 1996	No. 14	at South Carolina	L 73–85	10–2(1–1)	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 13, 1996	No. 19	at Auburn	L 86–89	10–3(1–2)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Jan 17, 1996	No. 22	Florida	W 71–46	11–3(2–2)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Jan 20, 1996	No. 22	at Tennessee	L 62–67	11–4(2–3)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 24, 19968:00 p.m., JP Sports		No. 2 Kentucky	L 77–82	11–5(2–4)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Jan 27, 1996		at Vanderbilt	L 62–66	11–6(2–5)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 31, 1996		at Mississippi State	L 73–76	11–7(2–6)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 3, 1996		Tennessee	W 68–49	12–7(3–6)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Feb 7, 1996		at LSU	W 85–82	13–7(4–6)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 10, 1996		Alabama	W 68–55	14–7(5–6)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Feb 14, 1996		at No. 2 Kentucky	L 73–86	14–8(5–7)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 21, 1996		Vanderbilt	W 77–68	15–8(6–7)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Feb 25, 1996		Arkansas	W 71–59	16–8(7–7)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Feb 28, 1996		at Florida	W 86–70	17–8(8–7)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Mar 2, 1996		South Carolina	W 88–73	18–8(9–7)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Mar 8, 1996*JP Sports	(E2)	vs. (E6) Tennessee Quarterfinals	W 74–63	19–8	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 9, 1996*JP Sports	(E2)	vs. (W1) No. 25 Mississippi State Semifinals	L 68–86	19–9	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 14, 1996*CBS	(8 W)	vs. (9 W) Clemson First Round	W 81–74	20–9	The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mar 16, 1996*CBS	(8 W)	vs. (1 W) No. 4 Purdue Second Round	W 76–69	21–9	The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mar 22, 1996*CBS	(8 W)	vs. (4 W) No. 15 Syracuse Sweet Sixteen	L 81–83 OT	21–10	McNichols Sports Arena Denver, Colorado
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time.

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