1995–96 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

1995–96 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
1995–96 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Big East Conference
	Big East 6
Record	19–11 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach	Jim O'Brien (10th season);
Home arena	Silvio O. Conte Forum
	Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

1995–96 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Big East 6
No. 3 Connecticut†	17	–	1	.944	32	–	3	.914
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] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995–96 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College as members of the Big East Conference during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 10th-year head coach Jim O'Brien and played their home games at the Silvio O. Conte Forum in Boston, Massachusetts.

After finishing third in the Big East 6 Division regular season standings, the Eagles split a pair of games in the Big East tournament to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the Southeast region. After defeating the No. 6 seed Indiana in the opening round,^[4] the Eagles were eliminated by Georgia Tech, 103–89, in the round of 32.^[5]

Roster

1995–96 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	11	Scoonie Penn	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Salem, Massachusetts
C	14	Mickey Curley	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	So	Duxbury, Massachusetts
G	20	Duane Woodward	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	New York, New York
F	24	Danya Abrams	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Westchester, New York

Head coach

Jim O'Brien (Boston College)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Big East tournament
Mar 6, 1996*		vs. Pittsburgh	W 70–66	18–9	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Mar 7, 1996*		vs. No. 13 Syracuse	L 61–69	18–10	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1996*	(11 SE)	vs. (6 SE) Indiana First Round	W 64–51^[4]	19–10	Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida
Mar 17, 1996*	(11 SE)	vs. (3 SE) No. 13 Georgia Tech Second Round	L 89–103^[5]	19–11	Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources ^[6]

Rankings

References

^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Big East Conference Season Summary
^ Keefe, Gavin, "Big East Notes: The Big East 7 and Big East 6? Big Deal!", The Day, January 1, 1996, p. 7.
^ "PLUS: COLLEGE BASKETBALL -- BIG EAST CONFERENCE; League Cuts Games In Search of Bids," The New York Times, August 7, 1998.
^ ^a ^b "Boston College Rallies Past Valparaiso". The Washington Post. March 13, 1997. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "St. Joseph's, Bey Use Long Ball to Keep Boston College at Bay in 81-77 Victory". The Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1997. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
^ "1995-96 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 27, 2022.

[1] sports-reference.com 1995-96 Big East Conference Season Summary

[2] Keefe, Gavin, "Big East Notes: The Big East 7 and Big East 6? Big Deal!", The Day, January 1, 1996, p. 7.

[3] "PLUS: COLLEGE BASKETBALL -- BIG EAST CONFERENCE; League Cuts Games In Search of Bids," The New York Times, August 7, 1998.

[bostoncollege-4] "Boston College Rallies Past Valparaiso". The Washington Post. March 13, 1997. Retrieved December 27, 2022.

[stjoes-5] "St. Joseph's, Bey Use Long Ball to Keep Boston College at Bay in 81-77 Victory". The Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1997. Retrieved December 27, 2022.

[6] "1995-96 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 27, 2022.

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