1995–96 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

1995–96 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record21–10 (10–4 SWC)
Head coach
Home arenaFrank Erwin Center
1995–96 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
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 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.