1996 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament explained

Year:	1996
Conference:	Southwest Conference
Division:	I
Gender:	Men's
Teams:	8
Arena:	Reunion Arena
City:	Dallas, Texas
Champions:	Texas Tech
Titlecount:	5th
Coach:	James Dickey
Coachcount:	2nd
Mvp:	Reggie Freeman
Mvpteam:	Texas
Lasttournamentever:	Yes

The 1996 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10, 1996, at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.^{[1] [2]}

Number 1 seed Texas Tech defeated 3 seed Texas 75-73 to win their 5th championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament. This was the final season of the Southwest Conference tournament since the SWC would cease operations after the 1995-96 school year.

Format and seeding

The tournament consisted of the top 8 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament.^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}

Place	Seed	Team	Conference			Overall
			W	L	%	W	L	%
		Texas Tech
		Texas

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2019-20 Fact Book. 161-. Texas Sports. PDF. November 22, 2019.
2. Web site: Razorback Records. 54–57. Arkansas Razorbacks. PDF. November 22, 2019.
3. Web site: 2019-2020 Red Raider Program Guide. 77–81. Texas Tech Red Raiders. PDF. November 22, 2019.
4. Web site: 2019-20 Houston Cougars Men's Basketball Media Guide. 116–117. Houston Cougars. PDF. November 22, 2019.
5. Web site: 2019-20 Fact Book. 161-. Texas Sports. PDF. November 22, 2019.
6. Web site: TCU Men's Basketball 2019-20 Fact Book. 133–135. TCU Horned Frogs. PDF. November 22, 2019.
7. Web site: The Rice Way, 2018-2019 Rice Basketball Fact Book. 162-162. Rice Owls. PDF. November 22, 2019.
8. Web site: 2019-2020 Maylor Men's Basketball Media Almanac. 150–153. Baylor Bears. PDF. November 22, 2019.
9. Web site: 2019-20 SMU Men's Basketball Almanac. 121-. SMU Mustangs. PDF. November 22, 2019.
10. Web site: 2019-20 Texas A&M Men's Basketball Record Book. 65-. Texas A&M Aggies. PDF. November 22, 2019.