| Continent: | SEABA |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Host: | Indonesia |
| Dates: | 24 November – 1 December |
| Teams: | 5 |
| Federations: | 10 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champions: | Indonesia |
| Title Number: | 1 |
| Prevseason: | 1994 |
| Nextseason: | 1998 |
The 2nd Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship was held from 24 November to 1 December in Surabaya, Indonesia. Matches were held at the Kertajaya Stadium which has a 5,000 seating capacity. Cambodia participated for the first time at the tournament.[1]
| width=10px bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Qualified for the final and 1997 ABC Championship | ||
| width=10px bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Qualified for third place match |
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