1995–96 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

The 1995–96 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in NCAA Division I competition in the 1995–96 season.

1995–96 Houston Cougars men's basketball
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	17–10 (11–3 SWC)
Head coach	Alvin Brooks (3rd season)
Home arena	Hofheinz Pavilion

1995–96 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 Texas Tech †	14	–	0		1.000			30	–	2		.938
Houston	11	–	3		.786			17	–	10		.630
Texas	10	–	4		.714			21	–	10		.677
TCU	6	–	8		.429			15	–	15		.500
Rice	5	–	9		.357			14	–	14		.500
Texas A&M	3	–	11		.214			11	–	16		.407
SMU	3	–	11		.214			8	–	20		.286
Baylor	4	–	10		.286			9	–	18		.333
† 1996 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Houston, coached by Alvin Brooks, played its home games in the Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas. This was Houston's final year as a member of the Southwest Conference before it dissolved and they joined Conference USA.

Roster

1995–96 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G Damon Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Ball HS Galveston, TX	Head coach Alvin Brooks (Lamar) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1995*		Houston Baptist	W 91–59	1–0	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Nov 27, 1995*		at McNeese State	L 81–83 OT	1–1	Burton Coliseum  Lake Charles, Louisiana
Nov 29, 1995*		at UTSA	W 94–90	2–1	Convocation Center  San Antonio, Texas
Dec 2, 1995*		No. 4 Arizona	L 69–73	2–2	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Dec 6, 1995*		at USC	L 73–96	2–3	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Dec 9, 1995*		at Colorado	L 74–77	2–4	Coors Events/Conference Center  Boulder, Colorado
Dec 19, 1995*		at Tennessee	L 49–69	2–5	Thompson–Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 21, 1995*		Ole Miss	L 67–76	2–6	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Dec 28, 1995*		Northeast Louisiana	W 98–64	3–6	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Jan 2, 1996*		Texas Lutheran	W 88–66	4–6	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Jan 6, 1996*		No. 3 Memphis	W 69–67	5–6	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Jan 8, 1996		SMU	W 63–62	6–6 (1–0)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Jan 13, 1996		at Rice	W 76–74	7–6 (2–0)	Rice Gymnasium  Houston, Texas
Jan 17, 1996		TCU	W 89–86	8–6 (3–0)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Jan 20, 1996		at No. 25 Texas Tech	L 76–95	8–7 (3–1)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum  Lubbock, Texas
Jan 24, 1996		Texas A&M	W 78–67 OT	9–7 (4–1)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Jan 27, 1996		at Baylor	W 91–84	10–7 (5–1)	Ferrell Center  Waco, Texas
Feb 3, 1996		at Texas	L 63–80	10–8 (5–2)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
Feb 5, 1996*		at James Madison	W 97–72	11–8	JMU Convocation Center  Harrisonburg, Virginia
Feb 10, 1996		Rice	W 63–59	12–8 (6–2)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Feb 14, 1996		at TCU	W 86–82	13–8 (7–2)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
Feb 17, 1996		No. 12 Texas Tech	L 84–93	13–9 (7–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Feb 21, 1996		at Texas A&M	W 79–75	14–9 (8–3)	G. Rollie White Coliseum  College Station, Texas
Feb 24, 1996		Baylor	W 79–69	15–9 (9–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Feb 28, 1996		at SMU	W 62–59	16–9 (10–3)	Moody Coliseum  University Park, Texas
Mar 2, 1996		Texas	W 86–76	17–9 (11–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
SWC Tournament
Mar 7, 1996*	(2)	vs. (7) SMU Quarterfinals	L 57–62	17–10	Reunion Arena  Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Main article: 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings