1995–96 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

1995–96 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
1995–96 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
Puerto Rico Shootout champions; Dr. Pepper Invitational champions; Capital City Classic champions
NIT, First Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	West
Record	19–13 (6–10 SEC)
Head coach	Cliff Ellis (2nd season);
Captains	Ray Donald (1st year); Wes Flanigan (2nd year); Lance Weems (2nd year);
Home arena	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

1995–96 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 2 Kentucky	16	–	0	1.000	34	–	2	.944
Georgia	9	–	7	.563	21	–	10	.677
South Carolina	8	–	8	.500	19	–	12	.613
Vanderbilt	7	–	9	.438	18	–	14	.563
Florida	6	–	10	.375	12	–	16	.429
Tennessee	6	–	10	.375	14	–	15	.483
West
No. 19 Mississippi State †	10	–	6	.625	26	–	8	.765
Arkansas	9	–	7	.563	20	–	13	.606
Alabama	9	–	7	.563	19	–	13	.594
Ole Miss	6	–	10	.375	12	–	15	.444
Auburn	6	–	10	.375	19	–	13	.594
LSU	4	–	12	.250	12	–	17	.414

† 1996 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1995–96 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1995–96 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Cliff Ellis, who was in his second season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 19–13, 6–10 in SEC play. They defeated Vanderbilt to advance to the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Mississippi State. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Tulane in the first round.^[2]

References

^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ "1995–96 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved December 19, 2016.

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

[2] "1995–96 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved December 19, 2016.

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v t e Auburn Tigers men's basketball
Venues	The Gymnasium (1906–1916) Alumni Gymnasium (1916–1946) Auburn Sports Arena (1946–1969) Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (1969–2010) Neville Arena (2010–present)
Rivalries	Alabama UAB
Culture & lore	Aubie The Jungle
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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 1999–2000 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 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics