1995–96 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team
American college basketball season
1995–96 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball | |
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SWAC Regular Season & tournament champions | |
Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 22–7 (11–3 SWAC) |
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Home arena | Harrison HPER Complex |
Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State † | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 22 | – | 7 | .759 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 10 | – | 15 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 14 | .000 | 4 | – | 23 | .148 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1996 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1995–96 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team represented Mississippi Valley State University during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Delta Devils, led by head coach Lafayette Stribling, played their home games at Harrison HPER Complex as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The Delta Devils finished the season 22–7, 11–3 in SWAC play to be crowned SWAC regular season champions. They also won the SWAC Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 1996 NCAA tournament. As the No. 15 seed in the East Region, the Delta Devils were beaten by Georgetown in the opening round, 93–56.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
SWAC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 8, 1996* | vs. Southern Semifinals | W 83–76 | 21–6 | Joe L. Reed Acadome Montgomery, Alabama | |||||||
Mar 9, 1996* | vs. Jackson State Championship game | W 111–94 | 22–6 | Joe L. Reed Acadome Montgomery, Alabama | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 15, 1996* | (15 E) | vs. (2 E) No. 4 Georgetown First round | L 56–93 | 22–7 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
References
- ^ "Upsets Motivate Hoyas to Victory". The Washington Post. March 16, 1996. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "1995–96 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2023.