The 1995–96 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the

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for the

1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1995 and concluded with the 64-team 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, whose finals were held at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey, ...

. Led by third-year head coach

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, the Huskies were members of the

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and played their home games on campus at

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. The Huskies were overall in the regular season and in conference play, tied for fifth (later fourth) in the standings. There was no conference tournament this season; last played in

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, it resumed in

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. Washington played in the

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for the first time in nine years and lost by fourteen points at

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Postseason result

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References

External links

Sports Reference
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