1995–96 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1995–96 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa Golden Hurricane logo.svg Missouri Valley Conference MVC 22–8 12–6 Steve Robinson 1st Coleman Crawford 1st Jim Platt 2nd Tulsa Convention Center MVC tournament champions NCAA tournament First round The 1995–96 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1995–96 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Tulsa Convention Center. Led by first-year head coach Steve Robinson, they finished the season 22–8 overall and 12–6 in conference play to finish third in the MVC standings. Tulsa won the MVC tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, the team was defeated by Louisville, 82–80 in OT, in the opening round.Down by 12, Louisville Wins in Overtime https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/16/sports/ncaa-tournament-midwest-down-by-12-louisville-wins-in-overtime.html The New York Times March 16, 1996 May 3, 2023 Roster 1995 Tulsa Golden Hurricane y Shea Seals 21 G 6 5 200 Jr y Tulsa, Oklahoma Michael Ruffin 51 FC 6 9 235 Fr y Denver, Colorado Steve Robinson Coleman Crawford (North Alabama) Jim Platt (Concordia (IL)) 1995-96 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/tulsa/1996.html May 3, 2023 Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=Tulsa Golden Hurricane| Regular season Dec 2, 1995 yes 1995 men North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina A&T Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 100–51 6,127 1–0 Dec 4, 1995 yes yes 1995 none Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky E. 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Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky 73–65 5,800 2–0 Dec 9, 1995 yes yes Temple McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 64–60 3,439 3–0 Dec 17, 1995 yes 1995 men Prairie View Panthers Prairie View Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 141–50 5,988 4–0 Dec 20, 1995 yes 1995 men New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 73–57 6,827 5–0 Dec 30, 1995 yes yes 25 1995 men Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 78–90 10,575 5–1 Jan 2, 1996 yes 1995 none Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 57–53 8,759 6–1 Jan 6, 1996 yes 1995 men Evansville Purple Aces Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana 67–57 10,051 7–1 1–0 Jan 8, 1996 yes 1995 men UAB Blazers UAB Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 70–55 6,162 8–1 Jan 11, 1996 Drake Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 86–64 6,611 9–1 2–0 Jan 14, 1996 Illinois State Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 71–74 7,466 9–2 2–1 Jan 17, 1996 yes 1995 men Creighton Bluejays Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska 59–72 3,790 9–3 2–2 Jan 20, 1996 yes 1995 none Southwest Missouri State Bears SW Missouri State Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 75–65 8,479 10–3 3–2 Jan 24, 1996 Creighton Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 55–52 6,512 11–3 4–2 Jan 27, 1996 yes Drake Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa 79–73 5,218 12–3 5–2 Jan 29, 1996 yes 1995 men Northern Iowa Panthers Northern Iowa UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa 89–79 2,273 13–3 6–2 Jan 31, 1996 SW Missouri State Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 61–66 6,336 13–4 6–3 Feb 4, 1996 yes Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois 72–85 OT 10,026 13–5 6–4 Feb 10, 1996 yes 1995 men Wichita State Shockers Wichita State Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas 75–47 6,124 14–5 7–4 Feb 12, 1996 Evansville Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 74–53 6,097 15–5 8–4 Feb 14, 1996 yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 84–75 OT 3,418 16–5 9–4 Feb 17, 1996 Bradley Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, OK 73–74 OT 7,056 16–6 9–5 Feb 19, 1996 Indiana State Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, OK 111–75 6,321 17–6 10–5 Feb 21, 1996 yes Illinois State Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois 64–69 7,807 17–7 10–6 Feb 24, 1996 Wichita State Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, OK 72–66 7,609 18–7 11–5 Feb 26, 1996 yes Northern Iowa Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 95–88 6,498 19–7 12–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Tulsa Golden Hurricane| MVC tournament Mar 2, 1996 yes yes 3 6 Evansville Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri Quarterfinals 65–55 8,976 20–7 Mar 3, 1996 yes yes 3 2 Illinois State Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri Semifinals 69–52 12,681 21–7 Mar 4, 1996 yes yes 3 1 Bradley Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri Championship 60–46 10,141 22–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Tulsa Golden Hurricane| NCAA tournament Mar 15, 1996 yes yes 11 MW Louisville 24 6 MW Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin First Round 80–82 OT 18,000 22–8 AP poll Central MW Midwest 1995-96 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/tulsa/1996-schedule.html May 3, 2023 Rankings 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 1042–1043 2009 0-345-51392-4 References Category:Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball seasons Tulsa Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's b Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's b Tulsa