The following are thebasketball events of the year1996 throughout the world.

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

• Men
  • 1996 NBA Finals:Chicago Bulls over theSeattle SuperSonics 4-2. MVP:Michael Jordan
    • 1996 NBA Playoffs
    • 1995-96 NBA season
    • 1996 NBA draft
    • 1996 NBA All-Star Game
  • Eurobasket: None.
• Women
  • Eurobasket Women: None

• Men
  • NCAA
    • Division I:Kentucky 76,Syracuse 67
    • NIT:University of Nebraska–Lincoln 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 IOklahoma City University 86,Georgetown (Ky.) 80
    • Division IIAlbertson (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 66Mount Union 50
  • NAIA
    • Division I: Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 80,Southeastern Oklahoma State University 79
    • Division II Western Oregon 80, Huron (S.D.) 77
  • NJCAA^[1]
    • 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

• 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

• Men
  • John R. Wooden Award:Marcus Camby,Massachusetts
  • Naismith College Coach of the Year:John Calipari,Massachusetts
  • Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award:Eddie Benton,Vermont
  • Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year:Marcus Camby,UMass
  • NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player:Miles Simon,Arizona
  • Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year:Gene Keady,Purdue
  • Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball:Boris Stankovic
• Women
  • Naismith College Player of the Year:Saudia Roundtree,Georgia
  • Naismith College Coach of the Year:Andy Landers,Georgia
  • Wade Trophy:Jennifer Rizzotti,Connecticut
  • Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award:Jennifer Rizzotti,Connecticut
  • Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year:Jennifer Rizzotti,Connecticut
  • NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player:Michelle M. Marciniak,Tennessee
  • Basketball Academic All-America Team:Jennifer Rizzotti,UConn
  • Basketball Academic All-America Team:Katie Smith,Ohio State
  • Basketball Academic All-America Team:Tricia Wakely,Drake
  • Carol Eckman Award:Joann Rutherford,Missouri
  • Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year:Angie Lee,Iowa

• Class of 1996:^[2]
  • Krešimir Ćosić
  • George Gervin
  • Gail Goodrich
  • Nancy Lieberman
  • David Thompson
  • George Yardley

• TheWNBA formed.

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

• January 13 —Dean Kelley, American national college champion atKansas (1952), Olympic gold medalist (1952) (born 1931)
• May 18 —Chet Forte, All-American college player (Columbia) (born 1935)
• June 14 —Jack Ragland, American Olympic gold medalist (1936) (born 1913)
• July 16 —Harold E. Foster, Hall of Fame player andWisconsin Badgers men's basketball head coach (born 1906)
• July 29 —Lauren "Laddie" Gale, Hall of Fame player for theOregon Ducks men's basketball and early professional (born 1917)
• August 10 —Derek Smith, American NBA player (born 1961)
• September 25 —Red Mihalik, Hall of Fame NBA, NCAA and Olympic referee (born 1916)

• Timeline of women's basketball

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