1995–96 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

1995–96 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record17-15 (8-10 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUW Field House
(capacity: 11,500)
1995–96 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Indiana 13 5   .722 20 11   .645
No. 18 Penn State 12 6   .667 21 7   .750
No. 21 Iowa 12 6   .667 24 8   .750
Minnesota 11 7   .611 20 10   .667
Wisconsin 9 9   .500 18 14   .563
Michigan State 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Illinois 7 11   .389 18 13   .581
No. 4 Purdue 6 12   .333 7 23   .233
Ohio State 5 13   .278 12 15   .444
Northwestern 4 14   .222 9 18   .333
Michigan 1 8   .111 1 10   .091
Rankings from AP Poll
Records above are after NCAA sanctions against Minnesota, Purdue, and Michigan as noted:

The 1995–96 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1995-96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was head coach Dick Bennett's first season leading the Badgers. The team played its home games in Madison, Wisconsin at the UW Field House. Wisconsin finished the season 17–15, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in eighth place. The Badgers returned to the postseason by accepting a bid to the National Invitation Tournament, in which they beat Manhattan before falling to Illinois State in the second round.