1995–96 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

1995–96 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball

Pac-10 champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 3
Record	29–3 (18–0 Pac-10)
Head coach	Amy Tucker Marianne Stanley
Assistant coach	Reneé Brown
Home arena	Maples Pavilion
Seasons← 1994–95 1996–97 →

1995–96 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Stanford	18	–	0	1.000	29	–	3	.906
No. 22 Oregon State	11	–	7	.611	19	–	9	.679
Arizona	10	–	8	.556	22	–	8	.733
Oregon	10	–	8	.556	18	–	11	.621
Washington	10	–	8	.556	16	–	13	.552
Washington State	8	–	10	.444	17	–	12	.586
USC	8	–	10	.444	13	–	14	.481
UCLA	8	–	10	.444	13	–	14	.481
Arizona State	4	–	14	.222	6	–	21	.222
California	3	–	15	.167	7	–	20	.259

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995–96 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. While Tara VanDerveer focused on coaching the US National Team, the Cardinal were coached by Amy Tucker and Marianne Stanley. The Cardinal were members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They won the Pac-10 Championship (18–0) by seven games and reached the Final Four for the fifth time in seven seasons.

Roster

1995–96 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Hometown
F	0	Olympia Scott	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Los Angeles, California
G	4	Amy Wustefeld	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Sacramento, California
G	10	Jamila Wideman	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Amherst, Massachusetts
F	13	Vanessa Nygaard	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS So	Carlsbad, California
G	15	Regan Freuen	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Spokane, Washington
G	21	Charmin Smith	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	St. Louis, Missouri
G/F	23	Bobbie Kelsey	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Decatur, Georgia
F	24	Kristin Folkl	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	St. Louis, Missouri
F	30	Kate Starbird	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Tacoma, Washington
C	32	Chandra Benton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	RS Fr	Lake Oswego, Oregon
F	33	Tara Harrington	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Klamath Falls, Oregon
C	34	Naomi Mulitauaopele	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Seattle, Washington
F/C	44	Heather Owen	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Moscow, Idaho

Head coach

Tara VanDerveer

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 1995*	No. 7	at UMass	L 56–65	0–1	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Nov 25, 1995*	No. 7	at Providence	W 81–58	1–1	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
Nov 30, 1995*	No. 11	No. 21 Old Dominion	W 97–76	2–1	Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA
Dec 9, 1995*	No. 9	Santa Clara	W 91–51	3–1	Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA
Dec 16, 1995*	No. 9	No. 2 Tennessee	W 90–72	4–1	Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA
Dec 18, 1995*	No. 5	Sacramento State Fry's Cardinal Classic	W 105–47	5–1	Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA
Dec 19, 1995*	No. 5	Auburn Fry's Cardinal Classic	W 63–44	6–1	Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA
Dec 27, 1995*	No. 4	at No. 15 Texas Tech	L 65–71	6–2	City Bank Coliseum Lubbock, TX
Dec 29, 1995*	No. 4	at Texas	W 72–68	7–2	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Jan 3, 1996	No. 7	at Arizona State	W 88–71	8–2 (1–0)	ASU Activity Center Tempe, AZ
Jan 5, 1996	No. 7	at Arizona	W 77–55	9–2 (2–0)	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Mar 6, 1996	No. 3	Arizona	W 77–61	24–2 (17–0)	Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA
Mar 8, 1996	No. 3	Arizona State	W 79–63	25–2 (18–0)	Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA
NCAA women's tournament
March 16, 1996*	(1 W) No. 3	(16 W) Grambling State First round	W 82–43	26–2	Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA
March 18, 1996*	(1 W) No. 3	(8 W) Colorado State Second round	W 94–63	27–2	Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA
March 23, 1996*	(1 W) No. 3	at (4 W) No. 10 Alabama Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 78–76	28–2	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
March 25, 1996*	(1 W) No. 3	at (6 W) No. 19 Auburn Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 71–57	29–2	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
Mar 29, 1996*	(1 W) No. 3	vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Georgia National Semifinal – Final Four	L 76–86	29–3	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=Stanford, CA regional. All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

Main article: 1995–96 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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	7	8	11	9	9	5	4	7	6	5	6	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	Not released
Coaches	7	6	10	9	9	5	5	8	6	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	4

References

"Women's Basketball 1995-96". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
"Stanford Back In Final Four". The Spokesman–Review. March 26, 1996. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
"Georgia stops Stanford 86-76". The Tampa Bay Times. March 30, 1996. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
"1995-96 Women's Basketball Schedule". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved June 19, 2024.

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Culture & lore	Stanford Tree "Come Join the Band" Harvard upset
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