1995–96 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

The 1995–96 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Texas Tech's final year in the conference before becoming a charter member of the Big 12 Conference. The head coach was James Dickey, his 5th year with the team. The Red Raiders played their home games in the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum in Lubbock, Texas.

1995–96 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball
SWC regular season champion
SWC Classic tournament champion
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
Sweet Sixteen, L, 98–90 v. Georgetown
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 8
1995–96 record28–1, 2 wins vacated (14–0 SWC)
Head coachJames Dickey (5th season)
Assistant coachWill Flemons (2nd season)
Home arenaLubbock Municipal Coliseum
1995–96 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 8 Texas Tech140 1.000  302  .938
Houston113 .786  1710  .630
Texas104 .714  2110  .677
TCU68 .429  1515  .500
Rice59 .357  1414  .500
Texas A&M311 .214  1116  .407
SMU311 .214  820  .286
Baylor410 .286  918  .333
1996 SWC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

NCAA violations

The NCAA Committee on Infractions found violations involving nine sports dating back to 1990 and included NCAA rules infractions in the areas of eligibility, extra benefits, recruiting, unethical conduct, failure to monitor and lack of institutional control. For the next four years, Texas Tech was placed on probation and the 1996–97 men's basketball team was ineligible for conference wins and participation in the 1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

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