1995–96 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1995–96 Texas Tech Red Raiders Double T Original.png Southwest Conference SWC 10 8 28–1 (2 wins, 1 loss vacated) 14–0 James Dickey 5th Will Flemons 2nd Jason Weese 2nd Lubbock Municipal Coliseum SWC regular season championSWC Classic tournament champion NCAA Division I men's basketball tournamentSweet Sixteen (vacated) L, 98–90 v. Georgetown 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. Roster 1995 Texas Tech Red Raiders y yes Koy Smith 00 G 6 5 SR     Jason Martin   G 5 10 SR     Darvin Ham y 20 PF 6 7 235 SR Saginaw, MI Otero JC Cory Carr y 21 SF 6 4 215 SO Kingsland, AR Kingsland HS Tony Battie y 24 C 6 11 230 SO Dallas, TX South Oak Cliff HS Jason Sasser y 33 SF 6 7 220 SR Dallas, TX Justin F. Kimball HS James Dickey (Central Arkansas) Will Flemons (Texas Tech) Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Texas Tech Red Raiders| Non-conference Regular season Nov 26, 1995 yes 1995 none Prairie View A&M Panthers Prairie View A&M Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas 101–54 1–0 Nov 29, 1995 yes yes Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 81–69 2–0 Dec 2, 1995 yes yes 1995 men Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans Arkansas-Little Rock Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas 71–62 3–0 Dec 9, 1995 yes 1995 none Southwest Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri State Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas 97–74 4–0 Dec 14, 1995 yes 1995 men Nicholls State Colonels Nicholls State Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas 95–56 5–0 Dec 18, 1995 yes 1995 none Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas 89–84 6–0 Dec 22, 1995 yes 1995 men BYU Cougars BYU Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas 81–71 7–0 Dec 27, 1995 yes yes Eastern Michigan Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas 77–93 7–1 Dec 28, 1995 yes yes 1995 men La Salle Explorers La Salle Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas 62–58 8–1 Jan 3, 1996 yes Montana State Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas 86–67 9–1 Jan 6, 1996 yes yes 1995 men East Tennessee State Buccaneers East Tennessee State Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 99–81 10–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Texas Tech Red Raiders| SWC Regular season Jan 10, 1996 yes 1995 none TCU Horned Frogs TCU Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 90–86 11–1 1–0 Jan 13, 1996 1995 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas 82–54 12–1 2–0 Jan 17, 1996 yes 25 1995 none Baylor Bears Baylor Ferrell Center Waco, Texas 75–69 13–1 3–0 Jan 20, 1996 25 Houston Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas 95–76 14–1 4–0 Jan 23, 1996 yes 22 1995 men SMU Mustangs SMU Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas 72–60 15–1 5–0 Jan 28, 1996 22 Texas Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas 79–78 16–1 6–0 Jan 31, 1996 yes yes 15 1995 men Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 78–74 17–1 Feb 3, 1996 yes 15 1995 men Rice Owls Rice Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 79–57 18–1 7–0 Feb 7, 1996 13 TCU Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas 85–70 19–1 8–0 Feb 10, 1996 yes 13 Texas A&M G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas 66–63 20–1 9–0 Feb 14, 1996 12 Baylor Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas 78–72 21–1 10–0 Feb 17, 1996 yes 12 Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 93–84 22–1 11–0 Feb 20, 1996 9 SMU Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas 75–54 23–1 12–0 Feb 24, 1996 yes 9 Texas Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 75–58 24–1 13–0 Mar 2, 1996 9 Rice Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas 84–70Red Raiders end SWC play unbeaten https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/432877297/ newspapers.com The Victoria Advocate March 3, 1996 January 24, 2021 25–1 14–0 |- !colspan=9 style=Texas Tech Red Raiders| SWC Tournament Mar 7, 1996 yes yes 7 Texas A&M Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas Quarterfinal 85–57 26–1 Mar 8, 1996 yes yes 7 Rice Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas Semifinal 68–53 27–1 Mar 9, 1996 yes yes 7 Texas Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas Championship Game 75–73Texas Tech Is Crowned Final SWC Champion https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/10/sports/college-basketball-men-texas-tech-is-crowned-final-swc-champion.html Los Angeles Times March 10, 1996 January 24, 2021 28–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Texas Tech Red Raiders| NCAA Tournament Mar 15, 1996 yes yes 7 3 E Northern Illinois 14 E Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia First round 74–73Texas Tech Squeaks Out Another Win https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-03-16-sp-47711-story.html Los Angeles Times March 16, 1996 January 24, 2021 29–1 Mar 17, 1996 yes yes 7 3 E North Carolina 25 6 E Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia Second Round 92–73Texas Tech shatters UNC after a Ham slam, 92-73 Backboard-breaking bucket inspires rout of Tar Heels https://www.baltimoresun.com/1996/03/18/texas-tech-shatters-unc-after-a-ham-slam-92-73-backboard-breaking-bucket-inspires-rout-of-tar-heels-ncaa-tournament/ Baltimore Sun March 18, 1996 January 24, 2021THRILLS AND SPILLS FOR WINNERS AND LOSERS ALIKE, THE FIRST TWO ROUNDS OF THE NCAA TOURNAMENT WERE THE STUFF DREAMS ARE MADE OF https://vault.si.com/vault/1996/03/25/thrills-and-spills-for-winners-and-losers-alike-the-first-two-rounds-of-the-ncaa-tournament-were-the-stuff-dreams-are-made-of https://web.archive.org/web/20201129024413/https://vault.si.com/vault/1996/03/25/thrills-and-spills-for-winners-and-losers-alike-the-first-two-rounds-of-the-ncaa-tournament-were-the-stuff-dreams-are-made-of dead November 29, 2020 Sports Illustrated March 25, 1996 January 24, 2021 30–1 Mar 21, 1996 yes yes 7 3 E Georgetown 4 2 E Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia Southeast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 90–98Texas Tech Can't Stop Georgetown https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-03-22-sp-49941-story.html Los Angeles Times March 22, 1996 January 24, 2021 30–2 AP Poll E East 2019-20 Texas Tech Men's Basketball Record Book https://texastech.com/documents/2019/10/11/Tech_MBB_Record_Book_ONLINE_.pdf Texas Tech University Athletics January 24, 2021 Rankings 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 17 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 25 23 15 13 12 9 9 7 8 Coaches 0 18 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 23 20 14 12 9 8 7 7 10 ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 1042–1043 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 NCAA violations section March 2014 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.Texas Tech accused of major violations https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/06/19/Texas-Tech-accused-of-major-violations/5159835156800/ UPI Archives June 19, 1996 January 24, 2021NCAA Hands Down Report https://texastech.com/news/1999/6/21/NCAA_Hands_Down_Report.aspx Texas Tech University Athletics August 4, 1998 January 24, 2021 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 Division I men's basketball tournament. 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