1996 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1996 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 7–9 at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana.[2]

1996 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1995–96
Teams6
SiteHirsch Memorial Coliseum
Shreveport, Louisiana
ChampionsNortheast Louisiana (5th title)
Winning coachMike Vining (5th title)
MVPPaul Marshall (Louisiana-Monroe)
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1997 →
1995–96 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northeast Louisiana 13 5   .722 16 14   .533
North Texas 12 6   .667 15 13   .536
UTSA 12 6   .667 14 14   .500
Stephen F. Austin 11 7   .611 17 11   .607
McNeese State 11 7   .611 15 12   .556
Sam Houston State 9 9   .500 11 16   .407
Southwest Texas State 7 11   .389 11 15   .423
Texas–Arlington 7 11   .389 11 15   .423
Nicholls State 5 13   .278 5 21   .192
Northwestern State 3 15   .167 5 21   .192
1996 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Northeast Louisiana defeated North Texas in the championship game, 71–60, to win their fifth Southland men's basketball tournament.

The Indians received a bid to the 1996 NCAA Tournament as the No. 15 seed in the Midwest region.

Format edit

Six of the ten conference members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top two seeds receiving a bye to the semifinal round. Tournament play began with the quarterfinal round.

Bracket edit

Quarterfinals
March 7
Semifinals
March 8
Championship
March 9
         
1 Northeast Louisiana 92
5 Stephen F. Austin 73
4 McNeese State 91
5 Stephen F. Austin 94
1 Northeast Louisiana 71
2 North Texas 60
3 Texas-San Antonio 60
6 Sam Houston State 58
3 Texas-San Antonio 71
2 North Texas 80

References edit

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Southland Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1995-96 Southland Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2022.