1995–96 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1995–96 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Big East 6 Division Regular Season Champions
Big East tournament champions
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 3
Record30–2 (2 wins, 1 loss vacated) (17–1 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHartford Civic Center
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
1995–96 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Big East 6
No. 3 Connecticut†*171 .944302  .938
No. 10 Villanova144 .778267  .788
Boston College108 .5561911  .633
West Virginia711 .3891215  .444
St. John's513 .2781116  .407
Notre Dame414 .222918  .333
Big East 7
No. 4 Georgetown135 .722298  .784
No. 15 Syracuse126 .667299  .763
Providence99 .5001812  .600
Miami810 .4441513  .536
Seton Hall711 .3891216  .429
Rutgers612 .333918  .333
Pittsburgh513 .2781017  .370
1996 Big East tournament winner
As of April 1, 1996
*Connecticut's three NCAA Tournament games were vacated due to sanctions against the program; Connecticut′s disputed record was 32–3, 17–1.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995–96 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 30–2 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 17–1 record and were the regular-season champions and the 1996 Big East men's basketball tournament champions. UConn made it to the Sweet Sixteen of the 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament but lost to Mississippi State 60–55.

UConn later had two postseason wins vacated by the NCAA. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by tenth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.