1996 NBL season

1996 NBL season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration 12 April 1996 – 28 September 1996
3 – 20 October 1996 (Finals)
25 October 1996 – 3 November 1996 (Grand Finals)
Number of teams 14
TV partner(s) Network Ten
Fox Sports
Regular season
Top seed South East Melbourne Magic
Season MVP Andrew Gaze
Finals
Champions South East Melbourne Magic
  Runners-up Melbourne Tigers
Finals MVP Mike Kelly

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 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

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 Melbourne 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 Melbourne Park
8 October Perth Wildcats 104-114 Adelaide 36ers Perth Entertainment Centre
9 October Melbourne Tigers 111-93 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne 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 Melbourne Park
19 October South East Melbourne Magic 112-81 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Park
20 October Melbourne Tigers 91-87 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Park

Grand Final

Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
25 October South East Melbourne Magic 89-100 Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Park
1 November Melbourne Tigers 84-88 South East Melbourne Magic Melbourne Park
3 November Melbourne Tigers 70-107 South East Melbourne Magic Melbourne 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

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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