1995–96 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

The 1995–96 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots, led by tenth-year head coach Eric Reveno, played their home games at the Chiles Center and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 19–11, 7–7 in WCC play to finish in fifth place. They won the WCC tournamentby defeating Gonzaga in the championship game to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament the program's first appearance since 1959. Playing as No. 14 seed in the Midwest region, the Pilots were beaten by No. 3 seed Villanova, 92–58, in the opening round. To date, this is the most recent appearance in the NCAA tournament for the Portland men's basketball team.

1995–96 Portland Pilots men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record19–11 (7–7 WCC)
Head coach
  • Rob Chavez
Home arenaChiles Center
1995–96 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Santa Clara104 .714209  .690
Gonzaga104 .714219  .700
Loyola Marymount86 .5711811  .621
San Francisco86 .5711512  .556
Portland77 .5001911  .633
San Diego68 .4291414  .500
Saint Mary's59 .3571215  .444
Pepperdine212 .1431018  .357
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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