Sport Basketball TV partner(s) Network Ten
Fox Sports | Number of teams 14 | |
League National Basketball League Duration 12 April 1996 – 28 September 1996
3 – 20 October 1996 (Finals)
25 October 1996 – 3 November 1996 (Grand Finals) Top seed South East Melbourne Magic | ||
The 1996 NBL season was the 18th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contest the league.
Contents
Regular season
The home and away season took place over 24 rounds between 12 April 1996 and 28 September 1996 with final series on 3 October 1996 until 20 October 1996 and grand final on 25 October until 3 November 1996.
Finals
There were eight quarter finals, four semi-finals, and then best of three grand final. All three of these finals were sudden death.
Grand Final
The 1996 NBL Grand Final between the Magic and the Tigers drew an NBL Grand Final aggregate attendance record of 43,605 (average 14,535). Game 2 of the series at the National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park drew a single game Grand Final attendance record of 15,064. Both records still stand as of the 2016–17 NBL season