1995-96   Conference USA

Conference standings
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                   C-USA                 All Games
 Red Division      W-L  Pct. H   A   Div W-L   Pct. H    A    N
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 Tulane            9-5  .643 5-2 4-3 4-2 22-10 .688 12-2 8-4  2-4   NIT    4-1  3rd Place
 UAB               6-8  .429 5-2 1-6 3-3 16-14 .533 11-3 3-9  2-2
 Southern Miss     6-8  .429 3-4 3-4 4-2 12-15 .444  7-7 4-6  1-2
 South Florida     2-12 .143 2-5 0-7 2-4 12-16 .429  8-5 3-9  1-2
  
 White Division    W-L  Pct. H   A   Div W-L   Pct. H    A    N
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 Memphis          11-3  .786 7-0 4-3 3-1 22-8  .733 16-1 5-5  1-2   NCAA #5 seed 0-1
 Louisville       10-4  .714 4-3 6-1 2-2 22-12 .647 10-4 8-5  4-3   NCAA #6 seed 2-1
 UNC Charlotte     6-8  .429 5-2 1-6 1-3 14-15 .483  9-2 5-8  0-5
  
 Blue Division     W-L  Pct. H   A   Div W-L   Pct. H    A    N
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 Cincinnati       11-3  .786 6-1 5-2 5-1 38-5  .848 13-1 8-2  7-2   NCAA #2 seed 3-1
 Marquette        10-4  .714 7-0 3-4 4-2 23-8  .742 16-0 4-5  3-3   NCAA #4 seed 1-1
 Saint Louis       4-10 .286 4-3 0-7 2-4 16-14 .533 13-3 1-10 2-1   NIT    0-1
 DePaul            2-12 .143 1-6 1-6 1-5 11-18 .379  6-8 4-7  1-3

Conference Tournament
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  The Pyramid, Memphis, Tenn. 

First Round - Wednesday, March 6
    (9)  Saint Louis   61, (8)  Southern Miss 44
    (11) South Florida 73, (6)  UAB           57
    (10) DePaul        66, (7)  UNC Charlotte 60
Quarterfinals - Thursday, March 7
    (4) Louisville     98, (5)  Tulane        79
    (1) Cincinnati     62, (9)  Saint Louis   59 (ot)
    (3) Marquette      65, (11) South Florida 56
    (2) Memphis        92, (10) DePaul        69
Semifinals -  Friday, March 8
    (1) Cincinnati     92, (4)  Louisville    81
    (3) Marquette      72, (2)  Memphis       60
Final -  Saturday, March 9
    (1) Cincinnati     85, (3)  Marquette     84 (ot) 

NCAA Results (6-4)
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     (2)  Cincinnati        66, (15) UNC Greensboro 61 
     (2)  Cincinnati        78, (7)  Temple         65 
     (2)  Cincinnati        87, (3)  Georgia Tech   70 
     (5)  Mississippi State 73, (2)  Cincinnati     63 

     (4)  Marquette         68, (13) Monmouth       44
     (12) Arkansas          65, (4)  Marquette      56 

     (12) Drexel            75, (5)  Memphis        63 

     (6)  Louisville        82, (11) Tulsa          80 (ot)
     (6)  Louisville        68, (3)  Villanova      64
     (2)  Wake Forest       60, (6)  Louisville     59 

NIT Results (4-2)
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      Tulane        87, *Auburn        73  (ot)
      Tulane        84, *Minnesota     65
      *Tulane       83, Illinois St.   72
      Nebraska      90, Tulane         78        (New York)
      Tulane        87, Alabama        67        (New York)

      *Minnesota    68, Saint Louis    52

Awards
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Player Of The Year:       Danny Fortson, Cincinnati
Coach Of The Year:        Denny Crum, Louisville       
Freshman Of The year:     Anthony Richards, Southern Miss
Defensive POY:            Tick Rogers, Louisville
Sixth Player Of The Year: Darnell Burton, Cincinnati
Tournament MVP:           Danny Fortson, Cincinnati 

All-Conference 
  First Team
    Danny Fortson, Cincinnati
    Jerald Honeycutt, Tulane
    DeJuan Wheat, Louisville
    Carlos Williams, UAB
    Lorenzen Wright, Memphis 

  Second Team
    Rayshard Allen, Tulane
    Chucky Atkins, South Florida
    DeMarco Johnson, UNC Charlotte
    Amal McCaskill, Marquette
    Damien Smith, Southern Miss 

  Honorable Mention
    Bryant Bowden, DePaul
    Darnell Burton, Cincinnati
    Damon Flint, Cincinnati
    Aaron Hutchins, Marquette
    Jermaine Watts, DePaul 

All-Freshman
   Damon Cobb, UAB
   Virgel Cobbin, Saint Louis
   Thomas Cooper, DePaul
   Anthony Richards, Southern Miss
   Jamall Walker, Saint Louis 

All-Tournament
   Danny Fortson, Cincinnati
   Aaron Hutchins, Marquette
   Art Long, Cincinnati
   Anthony Pieper, Marquette
   Lorenzen Wright, Memphis 

Players Of The Week
 N27   Chris Garner, Memphis
 D4    DeMarco Johnson, UNC Charlotte
 D11   Jerald Honeycutt, Tulane
 D18   Roney Eford, Marquette
 D27   Bryant Bowden, DePaul
 J2    Carlos Williams, UAB
 J8    DeJuan Wheat, Louisville
 J15   Danny Fortson, Cincinnati
 J22   DeJuan Wheat, Louisville
 J29   Cedric Henderson, Memphis
       DeJuan Wheat, Louisville
 F5    Danny Fortson, Cincinnati
 F12   Jerald Honeycutt, Tulane
 F19   Amal McCaskill, Marquette
 F26   Carlos Williams, UAB
 M3    Danny Fortson, Cincinnati
       DeMarco Johnson, UNC Charlotte