1995–96 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 1995–96 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by fifth year head coach Rod Baker and played at the Bren Events Center and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished with their best record and only winning season under Rod Baker. Baker would win the Conference coach of the year.

Previous season
The 1994–95 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 13–16, 6–12 in Big West play.

Schedule
!colspan=9 style=|Regular Season

!colspan=9 style=| Big West Conference tournament

Source

Awards and honors

 * Rod Baker
 * Conference Coach of the Year
 * Raimonds Miglinieks
 * Conference Player of the Year
 * Big West First Team All-Conference
 * Brian Keefe
 * Big West Second Team All-Conference
 * Kevin Simmons
 * Big West Second Team All-Conference
 * Clay McKnight
 * Big West All-Freshman Team

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