1995–96 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

1995–96 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
National Championship Game,
L 67–76 vs. Kentucky
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 15
Record29–9 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
1995–96 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Big East 6
No. 3 Connecticut†* 17 1   .944 30 2   .938
No. 10 Villanova 14 4   .778 26 7   .788
Boston College 10 8   .556 19 11   .633
West Virginia 7 11   .389 12 15   .444
St. John's 5 13   .278 11 16   .407
Notre Dame 4 14   .222 9 18   .333
Big East 7
No. 4 Georgetown 13 5   .722 29 8   .784
No. 15 Syracuse 12 6   .667 29 9   .763
Providence 9 9   .500 18 12   .600
Miami 8 10   .444 15 13   .536
Seton Hall 7 11   .389 12 16   .429
Rutgers 6 12   .333 9 18   .333
Pittsburgh 5 13   .278 10 17   .370
1996 Big East tournament winner
As of April 1, 1996
*Connecticut's three NCAA Tournament games were vacated due to sanctions against the program; Connecticut′s disputed record was 32–3, 17–1.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995–96 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University as a member of the Big East Conference. The head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 20th year. The team played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 29–9 (12–6) record, while making it to the Championship Game of the NCAA tournament.

The team was led by seniors John Wallace and Lazarus Sims. Fellow senior J.B. Reafsnyder, juniors Jason Cipolla and Otis Hill, sophomore Todd Burgan and Marius Janulis played key roles. Walk-on and future NFL star Donovan McNabb also appeared in five games.