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 1996 NBA All-Star Game Eurobasket: None. Women Eurobasket Women: None
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 (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 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
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 1996: Krešimir Ćosić George Gervin Gail Goodrich Nancy Lieberman David Thompson George Yardley
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)
See also Timeline of women's basketball
References