1995–96 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

1995–96 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
1995–96 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 4
Record	32–4 (9–2 SEC)
Head coach	Pat Summitt (22nd season);
Assistant coaches	Mickie DeMoss; Holly Warlick;
Home arena	Thompson-Boling Arena
	Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

1995–96 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Georgia	10	–	1	.909	28	–	5	.848
No. 4 Tennessee^†	9	–	2	.818	32	–	4	.889
No. 12 Vanderbilt	7	–	4	.636	23	–	8	.742
No. 10 Alabama	7	–	4	.636	24	–	8	.750
No. 19 Auburn	6	–	5	.545	23	–	9	.719
No. 16 Florida	6	–	5	.545	21	–	9	.700
No. 24 Ole Miss	6	–	5	.545	18	–	11	.621
LSU	4	–	7	.364	21	–	11	.656
Mississippi State	4	–	7	.364	13	–	14	.481
Arkansas	3	–	8	.273	21	–	13	.618
South Carolina	2	–	9	.182	16	–	12	.571
Kentucky	2	–	9	.182	8	–	19	.296

† 1996 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1995–96 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1995–96 women's college basketball season. Coached by Pat Summitt, the Lady Volunteers finished 32–4 to begin the start of three national championships back-to-back-to-back, while playing one of the toughest schedules in the nation. The Lady Vols started off the season ranked number six.

Roster[edit]

1995–96 Tennessee Lady Volunteers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Michelle Marciniak	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Sr	Americus	Allentown, Pennsylvania
C	4	Tiffani Johnson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	14	Kellie Jolly	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Fr	White County	Sparta, Tennessee
F/C	23	Chamique Holdsclaw	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Christ the King	Astoria, New York

Head coach

Pat Summitt

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
SEC tournament
NCAA tournament
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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Rankings[edit]

References[edit]

^ "1995-96 Tennessee Volunteers Women's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
^ "1995-96 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

[1] "1995-96 Tennessee Volunteers Women's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

[2] "1995-96 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

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v t e Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
Venues	Stokely Athletic Center (1974–1987) Thompson–Boling Arena (1987–present)
Rivalries	Kentucky Stanford UConn Vanderbilt
Culture & lore	History Smokey "Rocky Top"
People	Head coaches Retired jerseys
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
AIAW and NCAA national championships in bold; AIAW and NCAA Final Four appearances in italics