1996 in basketball
Championships
1996 Olympics">Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics">1996 Olympics
Professional
College
- 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 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 80, Southeastern Oklahoma State University 79
- **Division II Western Oregon 80, Huron 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
Collegiate
- 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
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