1995–96 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team

1995–96 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball
1995–96 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball
SEC Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 5
Record	28–5 (10–1 SEC)
Head coach	Andy Landers (17th season);
Home arena	Stegeman Coliseum
	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 Georgia Lady Bulldogs women's basketball team represented University of Georgia in the 1995–96 college basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, led by 17th-year head coach Andy Landers, played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 28–5, 10–1 in SEC play to finish as regular season conference champions. Georgia was the No. 2 seed in the Midwest region of the NCAA tournament. They defeated St. Francis (PA), Oklahoma State, Stephen F. Austin, and Louisiana Tech to reach their second straight NCAA Final Four. In the National semifinal game, Georgia defeated Stanford.^[1] In the National championship game, the Lady Bulldogs were taken down by SEC rival Tennessee.

Roster

1995–96 Georgia Bulldogs women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	00	La'Keshia Frett	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Phoebus	Hampton, Virginia
G	10	Saudia Roundtree	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr		Anderson, South Carolina
G	25	Kedra Holland-Corn	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Houston, Texas
C	33	Tracy Henderson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr

Head coach

Andy Landers

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 20, 1995*	No. 10	vs. No. 11 Iowa Carolinas Beach Classic	W 79–52	7–2	Myrtle Beach, SC
Dec 21, 1995*	No. 10	vs. Nebraska Carolinas Beach Classic	W 86–70	8–2	Myrtle Beach, SC
Jan 8, 1996	No. 7	No. 4 Tennessee	W 77–71	11–2 (2–0)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
Feb 24, 1996	No. 2	at Arkansas	W 87–54	23–3 (10–1)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
SEC tournament
Mar 1, 1996*	(1) No. 2	vs. (8) LSU Quarterfinals	L 71–73	23–4	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1996*	(2 MW) No. 5	(15 MW) Saint Francis (PA) First round	W 98–66	24–4	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
Mar 17, 1996*	(2 MW) No. 5	(7 MW) Oklahoma State Second round	W 83–55	25–4	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
Mar 23, 1996*	(2 MW) No. 5	at (11 MW) Stephen F. Austin Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 78–64	26–4	William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX
Mar 25, 1996*	(2 MW) No. 5	vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Louisiana Tech Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 90–76	27–4	William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX
Mar 29, 1996*	(2 MW) No. 5	vs. (1 W) No. 3 Stanford National Semifinal – Final Four	W 86–76^[1]	28–4	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
March 31, 1996*	(2 MW) No. 5	vs. (1 E) No. 4 Tennessee National Championship	L 65–83^[2]	28–5	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
AP	2	2	6	12	12	10	9	9	7	4	2	1	1	1	2	2	5	5	Not released
Coaches	3	4	6	11	12	10	10	9	8	6	2	1	1	1	2	2	5	5	2

References

^ ^a ^b "Georgia stops Stanford 86-76". The Tampa Bay Times. March 30, 1996. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
^ "Tennessee Takes Title, Beating Georgia, 83-65". The Los Angeles Times. April 1, 1996. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
^ "1995-96 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved June 19, 2024.

[semi-1] "Georgia stops Stanford 86-76". The Tampa Bay Times. March 30, 1996. Retrieved June 19, 2024.

[2] "Tennessee Takes Title, Beating Georgia, 83-65". The Los Angeles Times. April 1, 1996. Retrieved June 19, 2024.

[3] "1995-96 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved June 19, 2024.

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