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1995–96 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

American college basketball season


American college basketball season

FieldValue
modebasketball
year1995–96
teamTexas Tech Red Raiders
imageDouble T Original.png
conferenceSouthwest Conference
short_confSWC
CoachRank10
APRank8
record28–1 (2 wins, 1 loss vacated)
conf_record14–0
head_coachJames Dickey
hc_year5th
asst_coach1Will Flemons
ac1_year2nd
asst_coach2Jason Weese
ac2_year2nd
stadiumLubbock Municipal Coliseum
championSWC regular season champion
SWC Classic tournament champion
bowlNCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Sweet Sixteen (vacated)
bowl_resultL, 98–90 v. Georgetown

SWC Classic tournament champion Sweet Sixteen (vacated) 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

  • James Dickey ()
  • Will Flemons ()

Schedule and results

|- !colspan=9 style=| Non-conference Regular season |- !colspan=9 style=| SWC Regular season |- !colspan=9 style=| SWC Tournament |- !colspan=9 style=| NCAA Tournament

Rankings

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

NCAA violations

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. 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

References

  1. (March 3, 1996). "Red Raiders end SWC play unbeaten". [[The Victoria Advocate]].
  2. (March 10, 1996). "Texas Tech Is Crowned Final SWC Champion". [[Los Angeles Times]].
  3. (March 16, 1996). "Texas Tech Squeaks Out Another Win". [[Los Angeles Times]].
  4. (March 18, 1996). "Texas Tech shatters UNC after a Ham slam, 92-73 Backboard-breaking bucket inspires rout of Tar Heels". [[Baltimore Sun]].
  5. (March 25, 1996). "THRILLS AND SPILLS FOR WINNERS AND LOSERS ALIKE, THE FIRST TWO ROUNDS OF THE NCAA TOURNAMENT WERE THE STUFF DREAMS ARE MADE OF".
  6. (March 22, 1996). "Texas Tech Can't Stop Georgetown". [[Los Angeles Times]].
  7. "2019-20 Texas Tech Men's Basketball Record Book". [[Texas Tech Red Raiders.
  8. (2009). "ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game". [[Random House]].
  9. (June 19, 1996). "Texas Tech accused of major violations". [[United Press International.
  10. (August 4, 1998). "NCAA Hands Down Report".
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