1996 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

Basketball Tournament March 1997 in Louisiana August 2023 1996 Southland Conference I Men's 200px 6 Hirsch Memorial Coliseum Shreveport, Louisiana 1995–96 men Northeast Louisiana Indians Northeast Louisiana 6th Mike Vining 6th Paul Marshall Louisiana-Monroe The 1996 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 7–9 at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana.1995-96 Southland Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/southland/1996.html February 16, 2022 1995–96 men Northeast Louisiana Indians Northeast Louisiana defeated 1995–96 men North Texas Mean Green North Texas in the championship game, 71–60, to win their fifth Southland men's basketball tournament. The Indians received a bid to the 1996 NCAA Tournament as the No. 15 seed in the Midwest region. Format Six of the ten conference members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top two seeds receiving a bye to the semifinal round. Tournament play began with the quarterfinal round. Bracket QuarterfinalsMarch 7 SemifinalsMarch 8 ChampionshipMarch 9 4 1995–96 none McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State 91 5 1995–96 men Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Stephen F. Austin 94 3 1995–96 men UTSA Roadrunners Texas-San Antonio 60 6 1995–96 men Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State 58 1 1995–96 men Northeast Louisiana Indians Northeast Louisiana 92 5 Stephen F. Austin 73 3 Texas-San Antonio 71 2 1995–96 men North Texas Mean Green North Texas 80 1 Northeast Louisiana 71 2 North Texas 60 References Category:Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Shreveport, Louisiana Category:College basketball tournaments in Louisiana