1995–96 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team explained

Mode:basketball
Year:1995–96
Team:Texas Tech Red Raiders
Conference:Southwest Conference
Short Conf:SWC
Coachrank:10
Aprank:8
Record:28–1 (2 wins, 1 loss vacated)
Conf Record:14–0
Head Coach:James Dickey
Hc Year:5th
Asst Coach1:Will Flemons
Ac1 Year:2nd
Stadium:Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
Champion:SWC regular season champion
SWC Classic tournament champion
Bowl:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Sweet Sixteen (vacated)
Bowl Result:L, 98–90 v. Georgetown

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.

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[1]

Rankings

See main article: 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. [2]

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.[3] [4] 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-20 Texas Tech Men's Basketball Record Book . . January 24, 2021.
  2. Book: ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 1042–1043. 2009. 978-0-345-51392-2.
  3. News: Texas Tech accused of major violations . . June 19, 1996 . January 24, 2021.
  4. Web site: NCAA Hands Down Report . . August 4, 1998 . January 24, 2021.