1996 NBL season explained

1996 NBL season
League:	National Basketball League
Sport:	Basketball
Duration:	12 April – 28 September 1996 3 – 20 October 1996 (Finals) 25 October – 3 November 1996 (Grand Finals)
No Of Teams:	14
Tv:	Network Ten Fox Sports
Season:	Regular season
Season Champs:	Melbourne Tigers
Top Scorer:	Andrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Top Scorer Link:	List of National Basketball League (Australia) annual scoring leaders
Mvp:	Andrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Mvp Link:	NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player
Finals:	Finals
Finals Link:	1996 NBL Finals
Finals Champ:	South East Melbourne Magic (2nd title)
Finals Runner-Up:	Melbourne Tigers
Finals Mvp:	Mike Kelly (South East Melbourne)
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 season

The 1996 regular season took place over 24 rounds between 12 April 1996 and 28 September 1996.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

Round 23

Round 24

Ladder

The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.

¹4-way Head-to-Head between Perth Wildcats (4-2), Canberra Cannons (4-2), Sydney Kings (2-4) and Adelaide 36ers (2-4).

²Head-to-Head between Perth Wildcats and Canberra Cannons (1-1). Perth Wildcats won For and Against (+10).

³Head-to-Head between Sydney Kings and Adelaide 36ers (1-1). Sydney Kings won For and Against (+15).

⁴Head-to-Head between Illawarra Hawks and Townsville Suns (1-1). Illawarra Hawks won For and Against (+29).

⁵Head-to-Head between Geelong Supercats and Gold Coast Rollers (1-1). Geelong Supercats won For and Against (+22).

Finals

See main article: 1996 NBL Finals.

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Grand Final

The 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|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1!width=90| Date!width=180| Home!width=60| Score!width=180| Away!width=260| Venue!width=70| Crowd!width=70| Boxscore

1996 NBL statistics leaders


Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game			31.1
Rebounds per game			14.1
Assists per game			10.0
Steals per game			4.0
Blocks per game			4.3
Free throw percentage			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

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width=25	width=180	Player	width=180	Team
PG	North Melbourne Giants
SG	Canberra Cannons
SF	Melbourne Tigers
PF	Geelong Supercats
C	Melbourne Tigers