1996 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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1996 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1995–96
Teams8
SiteKiel Center
St. Louis, Missouri
ChampionsTulsa (4th title)
Winning coachSteve Robinson (1st title)
MVPShea Seals (Tulsa)
← 1995
1997 →
1995–96 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bradley 15 – 3   .833 22 – 8   .733
Illinois State 13 – 5   .722 22 – 12   .647
Tulsa † 12 – 6   .667 22 – 8   .733
Southwest Missouri State 11 – 7   .611 16 – 12   .571
Creighton 9 – 9   .500 14 – 15   .483
Evansville 9 – 9   .500 13 – 14   .481
Northern Iowa 8 – 10   .444 14 – 13   .519
Drake 8 – 10   .444 12 – 15   .444
Indiana State 6 – 12   .333 10 – 16   .385
Wichita State 4 – 14   .222 8 – 21   .276
Southern Illinois 4 – 14   .222 11 – 18   .379
† 1996 MVC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1996 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was played after the conclusion of the 1995–1996 regular season at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane defeated the Bradley Braves in the championship game, 60–46, and as a result won their 4th MVC Tournament title and earned an automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Tournament. Shea Seals of Tulsa was named the tournament MVP.

Bracket[]

Quarterfinals
March 2, 1996 		Semifinals
March 3, 1996 		Final
March 4, 1996
         
1 Bradley 64
8 Drake 51
1 Bradley 64
4 Southwest Missouri State 62
4 Southwest Missouri State 65
5 Creighton 58
1 Bradley 46
3 Tulsa 60
2 Illinois State 64
7 Northern Iowa 58
2 Illinois State 52
3 Tulsa 69
3 Tulsa 65
6 Evansville 55

[2] [3]

References[]

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1995-96 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
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