1996 in basketball

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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
**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

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

**Naismith College Player of the Year
*** Men: Marcus Camby, UMass
*** Women: Saudia Roundtree, Georgia
**Naismith College Coach of the Year
*** Men: John Calipari (UMass)
*** Women: Andy Landers (Georgia)

Events

*The WNBA formed.

Movies

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

Deaths