1995–96 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

The 1995–96 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from Blacksburg, Virginia in the 1995-96 season.

1995–96 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
A-10 West Champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
DivisionWest
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 22
Record23–6 (13–3 A-10)
Head coach
Home arenaCassell Coliseum
1995–96 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 1 UMass151 .938352  .946
Temple124 .7502013  .606
Saint Joseph's97 .5631913  .594
Rhode Island88 .5002014  .588
St. Bonaventure412 .2501018  .357
Fordham214 .125423  .148
West
No. 22 Virginia Tech133 .813236  .793
George Washington133 .813218  .724
Xavier88 .5001315  .464
Dayton610 .3751514  .517
Duquesne313 .188918  .333
La Salle313 .188624  .200
1996 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

In their first season in the Atlantic-10 Conference, the Hokies finished with a conference record of 13-3, first in the A-10 west division. After falling to John Calipari's Massachusetts in the A-10 tournament, the Hokies received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they would beat Green Bay in the first round, before falling to Rick Pitino's eventual National Champion Kentucky in the Round of 32.

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