1995–96 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

1995–96 Georgia Bulldogs basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
Record21–10 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachRon Jirsa (1st season)
Home arenaStegeman Coliseum
1995–96 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
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

The 1995–96 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1995–96 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Tubby Smith, and played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia. The Bulldogs finished 6th during the SEC Regular season, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 8 seed in the West region. They defeated No. 9 seed Clemson and No. 1 seed Purdue to reach the Sweet Sixteen. The Bulldogs fell to Syracuse, the eventual National runner-up, to finish the season at 21–10 (9–7 SEC).