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1996 in basketball

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

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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

    • 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

  • 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 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

    • Events

  • The WNBA formed.

    • Movies

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

    • Deaths

  • January 13 — Dean Kelley, American national college champion at Kansas (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 and Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball head coach (born 1906)
  • July 29 — Lauren "Laddie" Gale, Hall of Fame player for the Oregon 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)

    • References

    1996 in basketball Wikipedia
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