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1995–96 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team

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]

1995–96 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball
MAC Regular season champions
MAC tournament champions
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record25–6 (14–4 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBowen Field House
Seasons
← 1994–95
1996–97 →
1995–96 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

Roster

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1995–96 Eastern Michigan Hurons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Derrick Dial 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Cass Technical Detroit, Michigan
G 10 Brian Tolbert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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 Sr
G 11 Earl Boykins 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 130 lb (59 kg) So Cleveland Central Catholic Cleveland, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Source:[3]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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

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References

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  1. ^ "Duke Suffers First-Round KO for First Time Since 1955, 75-60". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1996. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "UConn Catches Breath, Catches Up". The Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1996. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "1995-96 Eastern Michigan Eagles Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "2019–20 Eastern Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
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