| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1995–96 |
| Team: | Houston Cougars |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWC |
| Prev Year: | 1994–95 |
| Next Year: | 1996–97 |
| Record: | 17–10 |
| Conf Record: | 11–3 |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
The 1995–96 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in NCAA Division I competition in the 1995–96 season.
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.
|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| SWC Tournament[1]
See main article: 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. [2]