| Year: | 1996 |
| Conference: | MEAC |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Arena: | Leon County Civic Center |
| City: | Tallahassee, Florida |
| Titlecount: | 2nd |
| Coach: | Cy Alexander |
| Coachcount: | 2nd |
| Mvp: | Derrick Patterson |
| Mvpteam: | South Carolina State |
The 1996 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place February 29–March 2, 1996, at the Leon County Civic Center in Tallahassee, Florida. defeated, 69–56 in the championship game, to win its second MEAC Tournament title.
The Bulldogs earned an automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament as No. 15 seed in the West region. In the round of 64, South Carolina State fell to No. 2 seed Kansas 92–54.
Eight of ten conference members participated with play beginning with the quarterfinal round.