| Year: | 1995–96 |
| Team: | Stanford Cardinal |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Conference: | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Pac-10 |
| Record: | 21–8 |
| Conf Record: | 13–5 |
| Head Coach: | Mike Montgomery |
| Hc Year: | 10th |
| Asst Coach1: | Doug Oliver |
| Asst Coach2: | Jeff Jackson |
| Arena: | Maples Pavilion (Capacity: 7,392) |
| Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
| Tourney Result: | second round |
The 1995–96 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pac-10 Conference during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mike Montgomery and played their home games at Maples Pavilion. Stanford finished third in the Pac-10 regular season standings and received an at-large bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 9 seed in the East region, the Cardinal defeated No. 8 seed Bradley in the opening round[1] before falling to No. 1 UMass in the second round for the second straight season.[2] Stanford finished with an overall record of 20–9 (12–6 Pac-10; later adjusted to 21–8 overall and 13–5 Pac-10).
|-!colspan=12 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| NCAA tournament
Schedule Source:[3]
See main article: 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *Coaches and AP Poll did not release a week 1 poll.
| Honors | style= | Player | style= | Position | style= | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hank Luisetti MVP | Brevin Knight | G | [5] | |||
| Howie Dallmar Coaches Award | Rich Jackson | F | ||||
| Most Inspirational Player | Rich Jackson | F | ||||
| Most Improved Player | Mark Seaton | F | ||||
| Best Defensive Player | Darren Allaway | F |