1996 in basketball

The following are the basketball events of the year 1996 throughout the world.  

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See also

Basketball National Basketball Association Euroleague College basketball American Basketball Association: 1967-1976, 2000- Women's National Basketball Association EuroBasket Women 1996 in sports

Sources

Basketball Hall of Fame TSN Basketball Almanac Basketball Through the Years NBA Hoops Online Euroleague Eurobasket NCAA Sports

Championships

1996 Olympics

• Men: United States of America 96, Yugoslavia 69
• Women: United States of America 111, Australia 87

Professional

• Men
  • 1996 NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls over the Seattle SuperSonics 4-2. MVP: Michael Jordan
    • 1996 NBA Playoffs
    • 1995-96 NBA season
    • 1996 NBA Draft
  • Eurobasket: None.
• Women
  • Eurobasket Women: None

College

• Men
  • NCAA
    • Division I: Kentucky 76, Syracuse 67
    • NIT: University of Nebraska def. St. Joseph's University
    • Division II: Fort Hays State University 70, Northern Kentucky University 63
    • Division III: Rowan University 100, Hope College 93
  • NAIA
    • Division I Oklahoma City University 86, Georgetown (Ky.) 80
    • Division II Albertson (Idaho) 81, Whitworth (Wash.) 72 OT
  • NJCAA
    • Division I Sullivan College, Louisville, KY 103, Allegany CC, Cumberland, MD 98 O/T
    • Division II Penn Valley CC, Mo. 93, Kishwukee CC, Ill. 88
    • Division III Sullivan County CC 74, Gloucester County College 63
• Women
  • NCAA
    • Division I: University of Tennessee 83, University of Georgia 65
    • Division II: North Dakota State 104, Shippensburg 78
    • Division III: Wis.-Oshkosh 66 Mount Union 50
  • NAIA
    • Division I: Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 80, Southeastern Oklahoma State University 79
    • Division II Western Oregon 80, Huron (S.D.) 77
  • NJCAA
    • Division I Trinity Valley CC 69, Independence CC 55
    • Division II Lansing CC 74, Kankakee CC 68
    • Division III Central Lakes College-Brainerd 71, Monroe CC 57

Awards and honors

Professional

• Men
  • NBA Most Valuable Player Award: Michael Jordan
  • NBA Rookie of the Year Award: Damon Stoudamire, Toronto Raptors
  • NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Gary Payton, Seattle SuperSonics
  • NBA Coach of the Year Award: Phil Jackson, Chicago Bulls

Collegiate

• • Naismith College Player of the Year
    • Men: Marcus Camby, UMass
    • Women: Saudia Roundtree, Georgia
  • Naismith College Coach of the Year
    • Men: John Calipari (UMass)
    • Women: Andy Landers (Georgia)

Events

• The WNBA formed.

Movies

• Celtic Pride
• Space Jam
• Sunset Park (film)

Deaths

• June 14 — Jack Ragland, member of 1936 US Olympic championship team (b. 1913)
• July 16 — Harold E. Foster, Hall of Fame player and coach for the University of Wisconsin (b. 1906)
• July 29 — Lauren "Laddie" Gale, Hall of Fame player for the University of Oregon and early professional (b. 1917)
• September 25 — Red Mihalik, Hall of Fame NBA, NCAA and Olympic referee (b. 1916)