The 1995–96 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 98th basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 8th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. It was the Jayhawks final season in the Big Eight Conference, which dissolved at the end of the 1995–1996 school year.
Roster
Name # Position Height Weight Year Home Town Joel Branstrom 20 Forward 6-6 190 Senior(RS) Half Moon Bay, California Jerod Haase 35 Guard 6-3 185 Junior South Lake Tahoe, California Raef LaFrentz 45 Forward 6–11 220 Sophomore Hampton, Iowa C.B. McGrath 24 Guard 5-11 168 Sophomore Topeka, Kansas Sean Pearson 21 Forward 6–5 215 Senior LaGrange, Illinois Paul Pierce 34 Forward 6–6 220 Freshman Inglewood, California Scot Pollard 31 Center 6–10 250 Junior San Diego, California T.J. Pugh 32 Forward 6–9 215 Freshman Omaha, Nebraska Steve Ransom 44 Forward 6–5 210 Junior Mission Viejo, California Calvin Rayford 10 Guard 5-7 155 Senior Milwaukee, Wisconsin Ryan Robertson 4 Guard 6–5 170 Freshman Saint Charles, Missouri Billy Thomas 12 Forward/Guard 6–4 205 Sophomore Shreveport, Louisiana Jacque Vaughn 11 Guard 6–1 195 Junior Pasadena, California T.J. Whatley 14 Guard 6–4 180 Senior Benton, Arkansas B.J. Williams 22 Forward 6–8 205 Junior Wichita, Kansas Travis Williams 54 Center 7-0 265 Freshman(RS) Rozel, Kansas
Big Eight Conference standings # Team Conference Pct. Overall Pct. 1 Kansas .857 .853 2 Iowa State .643 .727 3 Oklahoma .571 .567 4 Kansas State .500 .586 5 .500 .630 6 .429 .545 7 Nebraska .289 .600 8 .214 .333
Schedule
!colspan=9| Big Eight Tournament
!colspan=9| NCAA tournament
Rankings
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 AP 2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 5 5 3 5 4 Coaches *There was no coaches poll in week 1.
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