1995–96 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

1995–96 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
1995–96 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	18–12 (8–6 Big Eight)
Head coach	Kelvin Sampson (2nd season);
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 10,871)

1995–96 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Kansas	12	–	2	.857	29	–	5	.853
No. 17 Iowa State †	9	–	5	.643	24	–	9	.727
^[a]	8	–	6	.571	18	–	12	.600
Kansas State	7	–	7	.500	17	–	12	.586
Oklahoma State	7	–	7	.500	17	–	10	.630
Missouri	6	–	8	.429	18	–	15	.545
Nebraska	4	–	10	.286	21	–	14	.600
Colorado	3	–	11	.214	9	–	18	.333

† 1996 Big Eight tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1] ^ Adjusted from 17–13 as Purdue forfeited 18 wins

The 1995–96 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Big Eight Conference.

The team posted a 17–13 overall record (8–6 Big Eight). The Sooners received a bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the Southeast region. Oklahoma lost to No. 7 seed Temple, 61–43, in the opening round.^[2]

Roster

1995–96 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	12	Ryan Minor	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Hammon, Oklahoma

Head coach

Kelvin Sampson

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 15, 1995*		Jackson State	W 99–68	1–0	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Nov 17, 1995*		at Georgia Tech	L 72–83	1–1	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 29, 1995*		Texas Tech	L 69–81	1–2	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 6, 1995*		at Purdue	L 63–77	1–3	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 9, 1995*		UTSA	W 107–75	2–3	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 16, 1995*		Nicholls State	W 87–47	3–3	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 18, 1995*		Texas Southern	W 77–63	4–3	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 21, 1995*		at Oral Roberts	W 87–53	5–3	Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 23, 1995*		Drexel	W 85–78	6–3	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 29, 1995*		vs. Baylor All-College Tournament	W 84–71	7–3	Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 30, 1995*		vs. Florida All-College Tournament	L 72–76 ^OT	7–4	Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 3, 1996*		SMU	W 84–74	8–4	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Big Eight regular season
Jan 9, 1996		at Kansas State	W 64–59	9–4 (1–0)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 13, 1996		Nebraska	W 117–100 ^3OT	10–4 (2–0)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 15, 1996		at Missouri	L 73–75	10–5 (2–1)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Jan 20, 1996		Kansas State	L 60–75	10–6 (2–2)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 22, 1996		at No. 3 Kansas	L 66–72	10–7 (2–3)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Jan 27, 1996		at Iowa State	L 61–67	10–8 (2–4)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Jan 31, 1996*		at Texas	W 67–65 ^OT	11–8	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Feb 3, 1996		Missouri	W 104–68	12–8 (3–4)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 5, 1996		Oklahoma State	W 81–75 ^OT	13–8 (4–4)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 10, 1996*		Mississippi State	L 71–76	13–9	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 14, 1996		No. 22 Iowa State	L 58–70	13–10 (4–5)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 17, 1996		at Colorado	W 119–88	14–10 (5–5)	Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado
Feb 21, 1996		Colorado	W 81–59	15–10 (6–5)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 25, 1996		at Nebraska	W 80–76 ^OT	16–10 (7–5)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 28, 1996		at Oklahoma State	L 67–89	16–11 (7–6)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mar 2, 1996		No. 3 Kansas	W 85–79	17–11 (8–6)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Big Eight Tournament
Mar 8, 1996*		vs. Missouri Quarterfinals	L 88–92 ^OT	17–12	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1996*	(10 SE)	vs. (7 SE) Temple First round	L 43–61	17–13	Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region SE=Southeast.

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Rankings

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Notes

^ Adjusted from 17–13

References

^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
^ "Temple's Defense Wraps Up Oklahoma". The New York Times. March 16, 1996. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
^ "1995-96 Oklahoma Sooners Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
^ "2019-20 Oklahoma Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1042–1043. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[2] Adjusted from 17–13 as Purdue forfeited 18 wins

[1] Adjusted from 17–13

[3] sports-reference.com 1995-96 Big Eight Conference Season Summary

[4] "Temple's Defense Wraps Up Oklahoma". The New York Times. March 16, 1996. Retrieved May 3, 2023.

[5] "1995-96 Oklahoma Sooners Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 3, 2023.

[6] "2019-20 Oklahoma Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2023.

[ESPN-7] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1042–1043. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Venues	Oklahoma Gymnasium (1907–1919) University of Oklahoma R.O.T.C. Armory (1919–1928) McCasland Field House (1928–1975) Lloyd Noble Center (1975–present)
Rivalries	Oklahoma State
Culture & lore	Boomer and Sooner RUF/NEKS Jumpman Invitational
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics