The 1995–96 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represented

Memphis State University The University of Memphis (Memphis) is a public university, public research university in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1912, the university has an enrollment of more than 20,000 students. The university maintains the Herff Col ...

as a member of the

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during the

1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1995 and concluded with the 64-team 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, whose finals were held at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey, ...

. The Tigers were led by head coach

Larry Finch Larry O. Finch (February 16, 1951 – April 2, 2011) was an American player and coach for the University of Memphis men's basketball team. He led the Memphis Tigers to the NCAA men's basketball championship game in 1973, where they lost to the ...

and played their home games at the

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. The Tigers tied for the regular season conference title, but lost in the semifinals of the conference tournament. Despite the loss, Memphis received an at-large bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament as No. 5 seed in the West region. The Tigers were upset by No. 12 seed Drexel in the opening round. The team finished with a 22–8 record (11–3 Conference USA).

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

References

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