1995–96 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1995–96 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball | |
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MAC Regular season champions MAC tournament champions | |
Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 25–6 (14–4 MAC) |
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Home arena | Bowen Field House |
Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 6 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 6 | – | 20 | .231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 3 | – | 23 | .115 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1996 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1995–96 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by head coach Ben Braun, played their home games at Bowen Field House and were members of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 25–6, 14–4 in MAC play. They were MAC Regular season and MAC tournament champions, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the Southeast region. The Eagles defeated Duke[1] before falling to No. 1 seed UConn in the second round.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 25, 1995* | Saint Francis (IN) | W 83–70 | 1–0 | Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, Michigan | |||||||
Dec 27, 1995* | vs. Texas Tech | W 93–77 | 7–0 | Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas | |||||||
Jan 3, 1996 | Toledo | W 91–87 2OT | 8–1 (1–0) | Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, Michigan | |||||||
Mar 2, 1996 | at Toledo | W 95–85 | 21–5 (14–4) | John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio | |||||||
MAC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 5, 1996* | Kent State Quarterfinals | W 84–72 | 22–5 | Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, Michigan | |||||||
Mar 8, 1996* | vs. Ball State Semifinals | W 87–71 | 23–5 | SeaGate Convention Center Toledo, Ohio | |||||||
Mar 9, 1996* | at Toledo Championship game | W 77–63 | 24–5 | SeaGate Convention Center Toledo, Ohio | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 1996* | (9 MW) | vs. (8 MW) Duke First Round | W 75–60 | 25–5 | RCA Dome (31,373) Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||
Mar 16, 1996* | (9 MW) | vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Connecticut Second Round | L 81–95 | 25–6 | RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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Awards and honors
- Ben Braun – MAC Coach of the Year
References
- ^ "Duke Suffers First-Round KO for First Time Since 1955, 75-60". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1996. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ^ "UConn Catches Breath, Catches Up". The Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1996. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ^ "1995-96 Eastern Michigan Eagles Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ^ "2019–20 Eastern Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved July 9, 2022.