1995–96 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

1995–96 Houston Cougars men's basketball
1995–96 Houston Cougars men's basketball
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	17–10 (11–3 SWC)
Head coach	Alvin Brooks (3rd season);
Home arena	Hofheinz Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

1995–96 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Texas Tech †	14	–	0	1.000	30	–	2	.938
Houston	11	–	3	.786	17	–	10	.630
Texas	10	–	4	.714	21	–	10	.677
TCU	6	–	8	.429	15	–	15	.500
Rice	5	–	9	.357	14	–	14	.500
Texas A&M	3	–	11	.214	11	–	16	.407
SMU	3	–	11	.214	8	–	20	.286
Baylor	4	–	10	.286	9	–	18	.333

† 1996 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Roster

1995–96 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G		Damon Jones	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Ball HS	Galveston, TX

Head coach

Alvin Brooks (Lamar)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1995*		Houston Baptist	W 91–59	1–0	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Nov 27, 1995*		at McNeese State	L 81–83 ^OT	1–1	Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, Louisiana
Nov 29, 1995*		at UTSA	W 94–90	2–1	Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas
Dec 2, 1995*		No. 4 Arizona	L 69–73	2–2	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 6, 1995*		at USC	L 73–96	2–3	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Dec 9, 1995*		at Colorado	L 74–77	2–4	Coors Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado
Dec 19, 1995*		at Tennessee	L 49–69	2–5	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 21, 1995*		Ole Miss	L 67–76	2–6	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 28, 1995*		Northeast Louisiana	W 98–64	3–6	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 2, 1996*		Texas Lutheran	W 88–66	4–6	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 6, 1996*		No. 3 Memphis	W 69–67	5–6	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 8, 1996		SMU	W 63–62	6–6 (1–0)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 13, 1996		at Rice	W 76–74	7–6 (2–0)	Rice Gymnasium Houston, Texas
Jan 17, 1996		TCU	W 89–86	8–6 (3–0)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 20, 1996		at No. 25 Texas Tech	L 76–95	8–7 (3–1)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas
Jan 24, 1996		Texas A&M	W 78–67 ^OT	9–7 (4–1)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 27, 1996		at Baylor	W 91–84	10–7 (5–1)	Ferrell Center Waco, Texas
Feb 3, 1996		at Texas	L 63–80	10–8 (5–2)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Feb 5, 1996*		at James Madison	W 97–72	11–8	JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia
Feb 10, 1996		Rice	W 63–59	12–8 (6–2)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 14, 1996		at TCU	W 86–82	13–8 (7–2)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas
Feb 17, 1996		No. 12 Texas Tech	L 84–93	13–9 (7–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 21, 1996		at Texas A&M	W 79–75	14–9 (8–3)	G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas
Feb 24, 1996		Baylor	W 79–69	15–9 (9–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 28, 1996		at SMU	W 62–59	16–9 (10–3)	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
Mar 2, 1996		Texas	W 86–76	17–9 (11–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
SWC Tournament
Mar 7, 1996*	(2)	vs. (7) SMU Quarterfinals	L 57–62	17–10	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

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References

^ "1995–96 Men's Basketball Schedule". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 878–879. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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[1] "1995–96 Men's Basketball Schedule". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[ESPN-2] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 878–879. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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v t e Houston Cougars men's basketball
Venues	Sam Houston Coliseum (select games; 1937–19??) Jeppesen Gymnasium (1946–1966) Delmar Fieldhouse (1966–1969) Fertitta Center (1969–present) Health and Physical Education Arena (2017–2018)
Rivalries	Rice SMU
Culture & lore	Shasta Phi Slama Jama Game of the Century "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
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