The1995–96 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 47th season for thePhiladelphia 76ers in theNational Basketball Association, and their 33rd season inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania.^[1] The 76ers received the third overall pick in the1995 NBA draft, and selected shooting guardJerry Stackhouse from theUniversity of North Carolina.^[2][3][4] During the off-season, the team signed free agentsVernon Maxwell,^[5][6][7]Richard Dumas, then later on in December, signed second-year guardTrevor Ruffin,^[8][9] and veteran point guardScott Skiles, who then retired in January after only just ten games with the team.^[10]

The 76ers continued to struggle as they suffered an 11-game losing streak after a 2–2 start to the regular season. Early into the season, the team tradedShawn Bradley along withGreg Graham, andTim Perry to theNew Jersey Nets in exchange forDerrick Coleman,Rex Walters andSean Higgins; Coleman only played in just eleven games with the 76ers due to an irregular heartbeat.^[11][12][13]

At mid-season, the team traded second-year forwardSharone Wright to the expansionToronto Raptors in exchange forTony Massenburg andEd Pinckney,^[14][15][16] whileJeff Malone was released to free agency, and later on signed as a free agent with theMiami Heat.^[17] The 76ers went on a nine-game losing streak in January, lost seven straight games in February, held a 9–36 record at the All-Star break,^[18] then lost eight straight in March, and had their worst season since the infamous 73-loss1972–73 season, finishing in last place in theAtlantic Division with an 18–64 record.^[19]

Stackhouse averaged 19.2 points and 3.9 assists per game, and was named to theNBA All-Rookie First Team, and finished tied in fourth place inRookie of the Year voting,^[20][21] whileClarence Weatherspoon averaged 16.7 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.4 steals and blocks per game each, and Maxwell provided the team with 16.2 points, 4.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game, and also led them with 146 three-point field goals. In addition, Ruffin contributed 12.8 points and 4.4 assists per game, along with 104 three-point field goals, while Coleman provided with 11.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, Higgins contributed 8.0 points per game off the bench, and second-year centerDerrick Alston averaged 6.2 points and 4.1 rebounds per game.^[22]

During theNBA All-Star weekend at theAlamodome inSan Antonio, Texas, Stackhouse was selected for theNBA Rookie Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference Rookie team,^[23][24] and also participated in theNBA Slam Dunk Contest.^[23][25] This would also be the final season in which the 76ers would play atThe Spectrum.

Following the season, Maxwell re-signed with his former team, theSan Antonio Spurs,^[26][27][28] while Massenburg signed with theNew Jersey Nets,^[29] head coachJohn Lucas II was fired,^[30][31] and Ruffin, Pinckney, Dumas, Higgins and Alston were all released to free agency; in Dumas' case, he would be permanently banned from the NBA due to him violating a clause that forbade him from drinking alcohol, which was his third strike in terms of drug violations in the NBA.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club team
1	3	Jerry Stackhouse	SG	United States	North Carolina

1995–96 Philadelphia 76ers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From C 21 Derrick Alston 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) –– Duquesne F 44 Derrick Coleman  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) –– Syracuse F 7 Richard Dumas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) –– Oklahoma State F 9 Sean Higgins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) –– Michigan F 30 Tony Massenburg 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) –– Maryland G 11 Vernon Maxwell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) –– Florida F 54 Ed Pinckney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) –– Villanova G 8 Trevor Ruffin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) –– Hawaiʻi G 5 Scott Skiles 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) –– Michigan State G 42 Jerry Stackhouse 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) –– North Carolina G 20 Greg Sutton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) –– Oral Roberts C 41 LaSalle Thompson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) –– Texas G 23 Rex Walters 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) –– Kansas F 35 Clarence Weatherspoon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) –– Southern Miss C 55 Scott Williams  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) –– North Carolina

Head coach John Lucas II Assistant(s) Ron Adams Maurice Cheeks Tom Thibodeau Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

• Point guardScott Skiles retired on January 6, 1996.

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

• Jerry Stackhouse,NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

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