| 释义 |
- Regular season
- Ladder
- Finals Quarter Finals Semi-Finals Grand Final
- 1996 NBL statistics leaders
- NBL awards
- All NBL Team
{{Unsourced|date=August 2014}}{{Infobox sports season
| title = 1996 NBL season
| league = National Basketball League
| sport = Basketball
| logo =
| pixels =
| duration = 12 April 1996 – 28 September 1996
3 – 20 October 1996 (Finals)
25 October 1996 – 3 November 1996 (Grand Finals)
| no_of_teams = 14
| TV = Network Ten
Fox Sports
| season = Regular season
| top_seed = South East Melbourne Magic
| top_scorer =
| MVP = Andrew Gaze
| MVP_link = NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player
| finals = Finals
| finals_link = 1996 NBL Finals
| finals_champ = South East Melbourne Magic
| finals_runner-up = Melbourne Tigers
| finals_MVP = Mike Kelly
| finals_MVP_link = NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player – Grand Final
| seasonslist = List of NBL seasons
| seasonslistnames = NBL
| prevseason_link = 1995 NBL season
| prevseason_year = 1995
| nextseason_link = 1997 NBL season
| nextseason_year = 1997
}}The 1996 NBL season was the 18th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contest the league. Regular seasonThe 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. Ladder| # | Team | Pld | W | L | | 1 | South East Melbourne Magic | 33 | 25 | 8 | | 2 | Melbourne Tigers | 35 | 26 | 9 | | 3 | Canberra Cannons | 32 | 19 | 13 | | 4 | Perth Wildcats | 29 | 17 | 12 | | 5 | Sydney Kings | 29 | 17 | 12 | | 6 | Adelaide 36ers | 28 | 18 | 13 | | 7 | North Melbourne Giants | 28 | 15 | 13 | | 8 | Brisbane Bullets | 29 | 15 | 14 | | 9 | Newcastle Falcons | 26 | 11 | 15 | | 10 | Illawarra Hawks | 26 | 9 | 17 | | 11 | Townsville Suns | 26 | 9 | 17 | | 12 | Hobart Devils | 26 | 8 | 18 | | 13 | Geelong Supercats | 26 | 6 | 20 | | 14 | Gold Coast Rollers | 26 | 6 | 20 |
Finals{{Main|1996 NBL Finals}}There were eight quarter finals, four semi-finals, and then best of three grand final. All three of these finals were sudden death. Quarter Finals| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | | 3 October | Sydney Kings | 113-89 | Canberra Cannons | Sydney Entertainment Centre | | 4 October | Adelaide 36ers | 103-93 | Perth Wildcats | Clipsal Powerhouse | | 4 October | North Melbourne Giants | 82-96 | South East Melbourne Magic | The Glass House | | 5 October | Canberra Cannons | 146-99 | Sydney Kings | AIS Arena | | 5 October | Brisbane Bullets | 118-97 | Melbourne Tigers | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | | 6 October | South East Melbourne Magic | 87-77 | North Melbourne Giants | National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park | | 6 October | Perth Wildcats | 115-92 | Adelaide 36ers | Perth Entertainment Centre | | 7 October | Canberra Cannons | 101-89 | Sydney Kings | AIS Arena | | 7 October | Melbourne Tigers | 96-87 | Brisbane Bullets | National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park | | 8 October | Perth Wildcats | 104-114 | Adelaide 36ers | Perth Entertainment Centre | | 9 October | Melbourne Tigers | 111-93 | Brisbane Bullets | National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park |
Semi-Finals| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | | 12 October | Adelaide 36ers | 86-87 | South East Melbourne Magic | Clipsal Powerhouse | | 14 October | Canberra Cannons | 98-87 | Melbourne Tigers | AIS Arena | | 18 October | Melbourne Tigers | 100-82 | Canberra Cannons | National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park | | 19 October | South East Melbourne Magic | 112-81 | Adelaide 36ers | National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park | | 20 October | Melbourne Tigers | 91-87 | Canberra Cannons | National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park |
Grand FinalThe 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 | Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Attendance | | 25 October | South East Melbourne Magic | 89-100 | Melbourne Tigers | National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park | | 1 November | Melbourne Tigers | 84-88 | South East Melbourne Magic | National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park | 15,064 | | 3 November | Melbourne Tigers | 70-107 | South East Melbourne Magic | National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park |
1996 NBL statistics leaders| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
|---|
| Points per game | Andrew Gaze | Melbourne Tigers | 31.1 | | Rebounds per game | Clarence Tyson | Townsville Suns | 14.1 | | Assists per game | Darryl McDonald | North Melbourne Giants | 10.0 | | Steals per game | Ira Bowman | Gold Coast Rollers | 4.0 | | Blocks per game | David Van Dyke | Newcastle Falcons | 4.3 | | Free throw percentage | Andrew Gaze | Melbourne Tigers | 90.5% | |
NBL awards- Most Valuable Player: Andrew Gaze, Melbourne Tigers
- Most Valuable Player Grand Final: Mike Kelly, South East Melbourne Magic
- Best Defensive Player: Isaac Burton, Sydney Kings
- Most Improved Player: Chris Anstey, South East Melbourne Magic
- Rookie of the Year: Scott McGregor, Newcastle Falcons
- Coach of the Year: Brett Flanigan, Canberra Cannons
All NBL Team| # | Player | Team |
|---|
| PG | Darryl McDonald | North Melbourne Giants | | SG | Robert Rose | Canberra Cannons | | SF | Andrew Gaze | Melbourne Tigers | | PF | Ray Owes | Geelong Supercats | | C | Mark Bradtke | Melbourne Tigers |
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