| Mode: | basketball |
| Year: | 1955–56 |
| Team: | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| Conference: | Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Short Conf: | Border |
| Record: | 12–12 |
| Conf Record: | 8–4 |
| Head Coach: | Polk Robison |
| Hc Year: | 9th |
| Champion: | Border Conference regular season champion |
| Bowl: | NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament First round |
| Bowl Result: | L, 68–67 v. SMU |
The 1955–56 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1955–56 NCAA men's basketball season. This was Texas Tech's last year in the Border Conference before becoming members of the Southwest Conference. The head coach was Polk Robison, his 9th year with the team.[1]