# 1995–96 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

The 1995–96 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented The University of Texas at Austin in intercollegiate basketball competition during the 1995–96 season. The Longhorns were led by eighth-year head coach Tom Penders. The team finished the season with a 21–10 overall record and finished third in Southwest Conference regular season play with a 10–4 conference record. Texas advanced to the NCAA tournament, defeating No. 7 seed Michigan in the opening round before falling to No. 2 seed Wake Forest in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| Nov 25, 1995* | | North Texas | W 88–67 | 1–0 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Nov 29, 1995* | | No. 14 Utah | L 69–70 | 1–1 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Dec 2, 1995* | | at DePaul | W 88–84 | 2–1 | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois |
| Dec 5, 1995* | | UTSA | W 110–98 | 3–1 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Dec 9, 1995* | | at No. 23 Louisville | L 78–101 | 3–2 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Dec 16, 1995* | | Oregon State | W 83–54 | 4–2 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Dec 21, 1995* | | Providence | W 92–83 | 5–2 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Dec 27, 1995* | | at Lamar | W 96–82 | 6–2 | Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas |
| Dec 30, 1995* | | No. 11 North Carolina | W 74–72 | 7–2 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Jan 3, 1996* | | at Nebraska | L 69–85 | 7–3 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| SWC Regular season ||||||
| Jan 6, 1996 | | Rice | L 69–80 | 7–4 (0–1) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Jan 13, 1996 | | TCU | W 103–88 | 8–4 (1–1) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Jan 16, 1996 | | at Texas A&M | W 86–70 | 9–4 (2–1) | G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas |
| Jan 20, 1996 | | SMU | W 81–63 | 10–4 (3–1) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Jan 24, 1996 | | Baylor | W 90–81 | 11–4 (4–1) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Jan 28, 1996 | | at No. 22 Texas Tech | L 78–79 | 11–5 (4–2) | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas |
| Feb 3, 1996 | | Houston | W 80–63 | 12–6 (5–2) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Feb 7, 1996 | | at Rice | W 79–64 | 13–6 (6–2) | Rice Gymnasium Houston, Texas |
| Feb 11, 1996 | | at TCU | W 102–81 | 14–6 (7–2) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Feb 14, 1996 | | Texas A&M | W 69–50 | 15–6 (8–2) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Feb 17, 1996 | | at SMU | W 101–66 | 16–6 (9–2) | Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas |
| Feb 20, 1996 | | at Baylor | W 80–72 | 17–6 (10–2) | Ferrell Center Waco, Texas |
| Feb 24, 1996 | | No. 9 Texas Tech | L 58–75 | 17–7 (10–3) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Feb 26, 1996* | | at Rhode Island | W 81–77 | 18–7 | Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island |
| Mar 2, 1996 | | at Houston | L 76–86 | 18–8 (10–4) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Southwest Conference tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 1996* | | vs. Baylor Quarterfinals | W 86–65 | 19–8 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| Mar 8, 1996* | | vs. SMU Semifinals | W 89–67 | 20–8 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| Mar 9, 1996* | | vs. No. 7 Texas Tech Championship game | L 73–75 | 20–9 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| 1996 NCAA Tournament – Midwest No. 10 seed ||||||
| Mar 15, 1996* | (10 MW) | vs. (7 MW) Michigan Second Round | W 80–76 | 21–9 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Mar 17, 1996* | (10 MW) | vs. (2 MW) No. 9 Wake Forest Second Round | L 62–65 | 21–10 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Standard Time. ||||||