1995–96 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

1995–96 Portland Pilots men's basketball
1995–96 Portland Pilots men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	19–11 (7–7 WCC)
Head coach	Rob Chavez;
Home arena	Chiles Center
	Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

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,^[2] 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 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Santa Clara	10	–	4	.714	20	–	9	.690
Gonzaga	10	–	4	.714	21	–	9	.700
Loyola Marymount	8	–	6	.571	18	–	11	.621
San Francisco	8	–	6	.571	15	–	12	.556
Portland †	7	–	7	.500	19	–	11	.633
San Diego	6	–	8	.429	14	–	14	.500
Saint Mary's	5	–	9	.357	12	–	15	.444
Pepperdine	2	–	12	.143	10	–	18	.357

† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

Roster

1995–96 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G		Kweemada King	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr

Head coach

Rob Chavez

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Source:^[3]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 25, 1995*		UAB	W 69–60	1–0	Chiles Center Portland, Oregon
Nov 30, 1995*		Oregon State	W 61–50	2–0	Chiles Center Portland, Oregon
Dec 22, 1995*		at Washington	L 59–71	6–2	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington
Jan 6, 1996*		at Butler	L 80–87	9–3	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
WCC regular season
Jan 12, 1996		at Saint Mary's	W 97–86	10–3 (1–0)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Feb 24, 1996		Saint Mary's	L 83–91	16–10 (7–7)	Chiles Center Portland, Oregon
WCC tournament
Mar 2, 1996*		vs. San Francisco Quarterfinals	W 78–72	17–10	Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California
Mar 3, 1996*		vs. San Diego Semifinals	W 65–52	18–10	Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California
Mar 4, 1996*		vs. Gonzaga Championship game	W 76–68	19–10	Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1996*	(14 MW)	vs. (3 MW) No. 10 Villanova First round	L 58–92	19–11	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:^[4]

References

^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 West Coast Conference Season Summary
^ "Down by 12, Louisville Wins in Overtime". The New York Times. March 16, 1996. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
^ "1995-96 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Portland Athletics. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
^ "1995-96 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Portland Athletics. Retrieved July 7, 2023.

[1] sports-reference.com 1995-96 West Coast Conference Season Summary

[2] "Down by 12, Louisville Wins in Overtime". The New York Times. March 16, 1996. Retrieved July 10, 2023.

[3] "1995-96 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Portland Athletics. Retrieved July 7, 2023.

[4] "1995-96 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Portland Athletics. Retrieved July 7, 2023.

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