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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 Division I men's basketball tournament
Sweet Sixteen (vacated), L, 98–90 v. Georgetown
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 8
Record28–1 (2 wins, 1 loss vacated) (14–0 SWC)
Head coach
Assistant coachWill Flemons (2nd season)
Home arenaLubbock Municipal Coliseum
Seasons
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

Roster

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1995–96 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Koy Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
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 Sr    
G   Jason Martin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
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 Sr    
PF 20 Darvin Ham 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Otero JC Saginaw, MI
SF 21 Cory Carr 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Kingsland HS Kingsland, AR
C 24 Tony Battie 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So South Oak Cliff HS Dallas, TX
SF 33 Jason Sasser 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Justin F. Kimball HS Dallas, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 26, 1995*
 Prairie View A&M W 101–54  1–0
 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
Nov 29, 1995*
 at Oklahoma W 81–69  2–0
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 2, 1995*
 at Arkansas-Little Rock W 71–62  3–0
 Barton Coliseum 
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 9, 1995*
 Southwest Missouri State W 97–74  4–0
 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
Dec 14, 1995*
 Nicholls State W 95–56  5–0
 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
Dec 18, 1995*
 Old Dominion W 89–84  6–0
 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
Dec 22, 1995*
 BYU W 81–71  7–0
 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
Dec 27, 1995*
 vs. Eastern Michigan L 77–93  7–1
 Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, Texas
Dec 28, 1995*
 vs. La Salle W 62–58  8–1
 Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, Texas
Jan 3, 1996*
 Montana State W 86–67  9–1
 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
Jan 6, 1996*
 at East Tennessee State W 99–81  10–1
 Memorial Center 
Johnson City, Tennessee
SWC Regular season
Jan 10, 1996
 at TCU W 90–86  11–1
(1–0) 		Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 13, 1996
 Texas A&M W 82–54  12–1
(2–0) 		Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
Jan 17, 1996
 No. 25 at Baylor W 75–69  13–1
(3–0) 		Ferrell Center 
Waco, Texas
Jan 20, 1996
 No. 25 Houston W 95–76  14–1
(4–0) 		Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
Jan 23, 1996
 No. 22 at SMU W 72–60  15–1
(5–0) 		Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, Texas
Jan 28, 1996
 No. 22 Texas W 79–78  16–1
(6–0) 		Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
Jan 31, 1996*
 No. 15 at Oral Roberts W 78–74  17–1
 Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 3, 1996
 No. 15 at Rice W 79–57  18–1
(7–0) 		Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
Feb 7, 1996
 No. 13 TCU W 85–70  19–1
(8–0) 		Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
Feb 10, 1996
 No. 13 at Texas A&M W 66–63  20–1
(9–0) 		G. Rollie White Coliseum 
College Station, Texas
Feb 14, 1996
 No. 12 Baylor W 78–72  21–1
(10–0) 		Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
Feb 17, 1996
 No. 12 at Houston W 93–84  22–1
(11–0) 		Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
Feb 20, 1996
 No. 9 SMU W 75–54  23–1
(12–0) 		Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
Feb 24, 1996
 No. 9 at Texas W 75–58  24–1
(13–0) 		Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
Mar 2, 1996
 No. 9 Rice W 84–70[1]  25–1
(14–0) 		Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
SWC Tournament
Mar 7, 1996*
 No. 7 vs. Texas A&M
Quarterfinal 		W 85–57  26–1
 Reunion Arena 
Dallas, Texas
Mar 8, 1996*
 No. 7 vs. Rice
Semifinal 		W 68–53  27–1
 Reunion Arena 
Dallas, Texas
Mar 9, 1996*
 No. 7 vs. Texas
Championship Game 		W 75–73[2]  28–1
 Reunion Arena 
Dallas, Texas
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1996*
 (3 E) No. 7 vs. (14 E) Northern Illinois
First round 		W 74–73[3]  29–1
 Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
Mar 17, 1996*
 (3 E) No. 7 vs. (6 E) No. 25 North Carolina
Second Round 		W 92–73[4][5]  30–1
 Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
Mar 21, 1996*
 (3 E) No. 7 vs. (2 E) No. 4 Georgetown
Southeast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 		L 90–98[6]  30–2
 Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

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Rankings

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Main article: 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
AP—————————25231513129978Not released
Coaches——————————23201412987710

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NCAA violations

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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.[9][10] 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.

References

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  1. ^ "Red Raiders end SWC play unbeaten". The Victoria Advocate. March 3, 1996. Retrieved January 24, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas Tech Is Crowned Final SWC Champion". Los Angeles Times. March 10, 1996. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "Texas Tech Squeaks Out Another Win". Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1996. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  4. ^ "Texas Tech shatters UNC after a Ham slam, 92-73 Backboard-breaking bucket inspires rout of Tar Heels". Baltimore Sun. March 18, 1996. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "THRILLS AND SPILLS FOR WINNERS AND LOSERS ALIKE, THE FIRST TWO ROUNDS OF THE NCAA TOURNAMENT WERE THE STUFF DREAMS ARE MADE OF". Sports Illustrated. March 25, 1996. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  6. ^ "Texas Tech Can't Stop Georgetown". Los Angeles Times. March 22, 1996. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  7. ^ "2019-20 Texas Tech Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Texas Tech University Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  8. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1042–1043. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  9. ^ "Texas Tech accused of major violations". UPI Archives. June 19, 1996. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  10. ^ "NCAA Hands Down Report". Texas Tech University Athletics. August 4, 1998. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
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