1996 NBL season

The 1996 NBL season was the 18th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contest the league.

1996 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration12 April 1996 – 28 September 1996
3 – 20 October 1996 (Finals)
25 October 1996 – 3 November 1996 (Grand Finals)
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)Network Ten
Fox Sports
Regular season
Top seedMelbourne Tigers
Season MVPAndrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Top scorerAndrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Finals
ChampionsSouth East Melbourne Magic (2nd title)
  Runners-upMelbourne Tigers
Finals MVPMike Kelly (South East Melbourne)

Regular Season

The 1996 Regular Season took place over 24 Rounds between 12 April 1996 and 28 September 1996.

Round 1
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
12/04/1996 Sydney Kings 102–97 North Melbourne Giants Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
13/04/1996 Perth Wildcats 103–89 Townsville Suns Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
13/04/1996 Gold Coast Rollers 98–120 South East Melbourne Magic Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
13/04/1996 Hobart Devils 89–102 Canberra Cannons Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
13/04/1996 Geelong Supercats 81–89 Newcastle Falcons Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
13/04/1996 Illawarra Hawks 99–106 Brisbane Bullets Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
14/04/1996 Adelaide 36ers 117–77 Townsville Suns Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
16/04/1996 Melbourne Tigers 85–105 North Melbourne Giants Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

Round 2
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
19/04/1996 South East Melbourne Magic 115–85 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
19/04/1996 Townsville Suns 123–94 Hobart Devils Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
19/04/1996 Adelaide 36ers 110–78 Newcastle Falcons Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
20/04/1996 Geelong Supercats 90–92 Illawarra Hawks Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
20/04/1996 North Melbourne Giants 104–73 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
20/04/1996 Perth Wildcats 93–113 Newcastle Falcons Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
20/04/1996 Sydney Kings 95–93 Hobart Devils Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
20/04/1996 Brisbane Bullets 94–88 South East Melbourne Magic Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/04/1996 Melbourne Tigers 121–105 Illawarra Hawks Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

Round 3
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
25/04/1996 North Melbourne Giants 111–95 Sydney Kings Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
26/04/1996 Newcastle Falcons 69–83 Brisbane Bullets Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
26/04/1996 South East Melbourne Magic 99–82 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
26/04/1996 Townsville Suns 99–102 Gold Coast Rollers Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/04/1996 Hobart Devils 93–106 Adelaide 36ers Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/04/1996 Melbourne Tigers 127–132 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
27/04/1996 Canberra Cannons 97–89 Sydney Kings AIS Arena N/A boxscore
28/04/1996 Geelong Supercats 101–107 Perth Wildcats Geelong Arena N/A boxscore

Round 4
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
3/05/1996 South East Melbourne Magic 102–81 Gold Coast Rollers Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
3/05/1996 North Melbourne Giants 102–95 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
3/05/1996 Geelong Supercats 100–89 Hobart Devils Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
4/05/1996 Melbourne Tigers 122–95 Townsville Suns Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
4/05/1996 Illawarra Hawks 116–107 Newcastle Falcons Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
4/05/1996 Canberra Cannons 98–87 Brisbane Bullets AIS Arena N/A boxscore
4/05/1996 Adelaide 36ers 87–91 Perth Wildcats Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore

Round 5
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
10/05/1996 Hobart Devils 75–88 Brisbane Bullets Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
10/05/1996 Townsville Suns 79–110 Melbourne Tigers Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
10/05/1996 Newcastle Falcons 110–109 Sydney Kings Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
10/05/1996 North Melbourne Giants 133–103 Geelong Supercats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
11/05/1996 Gold Coast Rollers 99–107 Melbourne Tigers Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
11/05/1996 Adelaide 36ers 108–76 Illawarra Hawks Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
11/05/1996 Sydney Kings 108–101 South East Melbourne Magic Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
11/05/1996 Perth Wildcats 83–66 Canberra Cannons Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 6
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
17/05/1996 Newcastle Falcons 93–95 Hobart Devils Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
17/05/1996 Canberra Cannons 118–86 Adelaide 36ers AIS Arena N/A boxscore
17/05/1996 Gold Coast Rollers 106–125 North Melbourne Giants Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
17/05/1996 Sydney Kings 137–119 Melbourne Tigers Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
18/05/1996 Geelong Supercats 96–129 Melbourne Tigers Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
18/05/1996 Townsville Suns 97–95 North Melbourne Giants Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
18/05/1996 Perth Wildcats 69–106 South East Melbourne Magic Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
18/05/1996 Brisbane Bullets 89–90 Adelaide 36ers Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
18/05/1996 Illawarra Hawks 80–83 Hobart Devils Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 7
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
24/05/1996 Hobart Devils 85–95 Newcastle Falcons Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
24/05/1996 Illawarra Hawks 109–112 Perth Wildcats Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
24/05/1996 North Melbourne Giants 90–89 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
24/05/1996 Canberra Cannons 122–84 Geelong Supercats AIS Arena N/A boxscore
25/05/1996 Brisbane Bullets 89–104 Townsville Suns Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
25/05/1996 Geelong Supercats 93–103 South East Melbourne Magic Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
25/05/1996 Sydney Kings 131–112 Gold Coast Rollers Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 8
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
31/05/1996 Melbourne Tigers 111–97 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
31/05/1996 Illawarra Hawks 101–112 North Melbourne Giants Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
31/05/1996 Townsville Suns 109–117 Sydney Kings Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
31/05/1996 Perth Wildcats 87–76 Adelaide 36ers Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
31/05/1996 Hobart Devils 116–99 Geelong Supercats Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
1/06/1996 South East Melbourne Magic 91–72 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
1/06/1996 Newcastle Falcons 113–85 North Melbourne Giants Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
1/06/1996 Gold Coast Rollers 108–122 Sydney Kings Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 9
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
7/06/1996 South East Melbourne Magic 113–87 Geelong Supercats Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
7/06/1996 Newcastle Falcons 91–100 Townsville Suns Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
7/06/1996 North Melbourne Giants 114–98 Gold Coast Rollers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
7/06/1996 Adelaide 36ers 106–96 Canberra Cannons Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
7/06/1996 Brisbane Bullets 85–92 Perth Wildcats Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
8/06/1996 Melbourne Tigers 98–85 South East Melbourne Magic Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
8/06/1996 Illawarra Hawks 127–90 Townsville Suns Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
8/06/1996 Canberra Cannons 91–94 Gold Coast Rollers AIS Arena N/A boxscore
8/06/1996 Sydney Kings 122–121 Perth Wildcats Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 10
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
13/06/1996 North Melbourne Giants 95–92 Townsville Suns Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
14/06/1996 South East Melbourne Magic 110–80 Newcastle Falcons Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
14/06/1996 Brisbane Bullets 112–76 Geelong Supercats Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
14/06/1996 Gold Coast Rollers 89–105 Hobart Devils Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
15/06/1996 Townsville Suns 94–99 Perth Wildcats Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/06/1996 Illawarra Hawks 104–105 Melbourne Tigers Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
15/06/1996 Canberra Cannons 99–79 North Melbourne Giants AIS Arena N/A boxscore
15/06/1996 Adelaide 36ers 86–79 South East Melbourne Magic Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
15/06/1996 Sydney Kings 114–110 Newcastle Falcons Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
16/06/1996 Melbourne Tigers 100–85 Hobart Devils Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

Round 11
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
21/06/1996 Adelaide 36ers 108–92 Gold Coast Rollers Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
21/06/1996 Newcastle Falcons 78–89 Illawarra Hawks Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
22/06/1996 Hobart Devils 89–92 Townsville Suns Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
22/06/1996 South East Melbourne Magic 98–103 Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
22/06/1996 Geelong Supercats 114–113 North Melbourne Giants Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
22/06/1996 Perth Wildcats 102–79 Gold Coast Rollers Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
22/06/1996 Sydney Kings 128–106 Illawarra Hawks Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
22/06/1996 Brisbane Bullets 102–83 Canberra Cannons Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 12
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
28/06/1996 South East Melbourne Magic 95–79 Illawarra Hawks Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
28/06/1996 Gold Coast Rollers 76–86 Perth Wildcats Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
28/06/1996 Geelong Supercats 101–96 Adelaide 36ers Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
29/06/1996 Melbourne Tigers 103–113 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
29/06/1996 Newcastle Falcons 96–91 Perth Wildcats Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
29/06/1996 Canberra Cannons 132–95 Townsville Suns AIS Arena N/A boxscore
29/06/1996 Brisbane Bullets 100–105 Sydney Kings Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
29/06/1996 Hobart Devils 74–72 Illawarra Hawks Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 13
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
5/07/1996 Perth Wildcats 100–105 Hobart Devils Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
5/07/1996 North Melbourne Giants 97–100 Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
6/07/1996 Illawarra Hawks 145–121 Sydney Kings Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
6/07/1996 Newcastle Falcons 85–83 Geelong Supercats Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
6/07/1996 Gold Coast Rollers 116–100 Brisbane Bullets Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
6/07/1996 Townsville Suns 85–104 South East Melbourne Magic Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
6/07/1996 Canberra Cannons 85–86 Melbourne Tigers AIS Arena N/A boxscore
7/07/1996 Adelaide 36ers 114–110 Hobart Devils Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore

Round 14
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
20/07/1996 Hobart Devils 98–91 Gold Coast Rollers Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
20/07/1996 Brisbane Bullets 92–82 Illawarra Hawks Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 15
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
27/07/1996 Illawarra Hawks 93–113 Geelong Supercats Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
27/07/1996 Gold Coast Rollers 94–95 Newcastle Falcons Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 16
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
3/08/1996 Geelong Supercats 109–94 Townsville Suns Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
3/08/1996 Brisbane Bullets 94–88 Hobart Devils Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 17
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
9/08/1996 Gold Coast Rollers 106–102 Adelaide 36ers Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
9/08/1996 Sydney Kings 97–121 Canberra Cannons Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
9/08/1996 Hobart Devils 77–105 Perth Wildcats Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
9/08/1996 Melbourne Tigers 98–93 Newcastle Falcons Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
10/08/1996 Illawarra Hawks 135–113 Gold Coast Rollers Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
10/08/1996 Townsville Suns 99–103 Adelaide 36ers Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
10/08/1996 Brisbane Bullets 92–89 North Melbourne Giants Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
10/08/1996 Geelong Supercats 89–96 Canberra Cannons Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
10/08/1996 South East Melbourne Magic 96–91 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

Round 18
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
16/08/1996 Townsville Suns 69–112 Brisbane Bullets Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
16/08/1996 Hobart Devils 82–81 Sydney Kings Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
16/08/1996 Perth Wildcats 105–91 Geelong Supercats Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
16/08/1996 North Melbourne Giants 117–107 Illawarra Hawks Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
17/08/1996 South East Melbourne Magic 93–99 Sydney Kings Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
17/08/1996 Newcastle Falcons 119–115 Gold Coast Rollers Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
17/08/1996 Canberra Cannons 100–82 Illawarra Hawks AIS Arena N/A boxscore
18/08/1996 Adelaide 36ers 122–112 Geelong Supercats Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
18/08/1996 Melbourne Tigers 120–89 Gold Coast Rollers Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

Round 19
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
23/08/1996 Illawarra Hawks 87–76 South East Melbourne Magic Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
23/08/1996 Gold Coast Rollers 109–93 Geelong Supercats Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
23/08/1996 Perth Wildcats 96–99 Melbourne Tigers Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
23/08/1996 Canberra Cannons 85–58 Hobart Devils AIS Arena N/A boxscore
24/08/1996 Newcastle Falcons 109–112 South East Melbourne Magic Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
24/08/1996 Townsville Suns 119–116 Geelong Supercats Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
24/08/1996 Adelaide 36ers 112–123 Melbourne Tigers Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
24/08/1996 Sydney Kings 99–102 Brisbane Bullets Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
24/08/1996 North Melbourne Giants 100–97 Hobart Devils Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 20
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
30/08/1996 Hobart Devils 106–112 North Melbourne Giants Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
30/08/1996 Melbourne Tigers 105–101 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
30/08/1996 Illawarra Hawks 111–121 Canberra Cannons Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
30/08/1996 Adelaide 36ers 93–88 Sydney Kings Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
31/08/1996 South East Melbourne Magic 102–91 North Melbourne Giants Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
31/08/1996 Geelong Supercats 71–119 Brisbane Bullets Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
31/08/1996 Newcastle Falcons 100–110 Canberra Cannons Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
31/08/1996 Gold Coast Rollers 123–113 Townsville Suns Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
31/08/1996 Perth Wildcats 101–87 Sydney Kings Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 21
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
6/09/1996 South East Melbourne Magic 117–95 Townsville Suns Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
6/09/1996 Illawarra Hawks 120–101 Adelaide 36ers Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
6/09/1996 Canberra Cannons 101–94 Perth Wildcats AIS Arena N/A boxscore
7/09/1996 Melbourne Tigers 114–96 Geelong Supercats Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
7/09/1996 Newcastle Falcons 95–99 Adelaide 36ers Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
7/09/1996 North Melbourne Giants 100–97 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
7/09/1996 Sydney Kings 109–98 Townsville Suns Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
7/09/1996 Brisbane Bullets 112–81 Gold Coast Rollers Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 22
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
13/09/1996 Geelong Supercats 113–120 Sydney Kings Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
13/09/1996 North Melbourne Giants 107–118 Newcastle Falcons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
13/09/1996 Townsville Suns 130–122 Illawarra Hawks Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
13/09/1996 Perth Wildcats 98–93 Brisbane Bullets Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
14/09/1996 Melbourne Tigers 119–115 Sydney Kings Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
14/09/1996 Canberra Cannons 125–94 Newcastle Falcons AIS Arena N/A boxscore
14/09/1996 Gold Coast Rollers 94–110 Illawarra Hawks Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
14/09/1996 Adelaide 36ers 105–98 Brisbane Bullets Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
15/09/1996 South East Melbourne Magic 106–87 Hobart Devils Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

Round 23
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
20/09/1996 Canberra Cannons 95–97 South East Melbourne Magic AIS Arena N/A boxscore
20/09/1996 Perth Wildcats 117–98 Illawarra Hawks Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
20/09/1996 Townsville Suns 114–100 Newcastle Falcons Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
20/09/1996 Hobart Devils 104–118 Melbourne Tigers Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/09/1996 Geelong Supercats 131–93 Gold Coast Rollers Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
21/09/1996 North Melbourne Giants 105–114 South East Melbourne Magic Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/09/1996 Sydney Kings 140–120 Adelaide 36ers Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/09/1996 Brisbane Bullets 107–90 Newcastle Falcons Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 24
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
27/09/1996 Hobart Devils 79–101 South East Melbourne Magic Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/09/1996 Newcastle Falcons 126–108 Melbourne Tigers Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/09/1996 Gold Coast Rollers 80–108 Canberra Cannons Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
27/09/1996 Adelaide 36ers 92–70 North Melbourne Giants Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
28/09/1996 Townsville Suns 103–100 Canberra Cannons Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
28/09/1996 Perth Wildcats 93–99 North Melbourne Giants Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
28/09/1996 Sydney Kings 100–94 Geelong Supercats Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
28/09/1996 Brisbane Bullets 103–104 Melbourne Tigers Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Ladder

This is the ladder at the end of season, before the finals. The top 8 teams qualified for the finals series.

# Team Played Won Loss Win% Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against Points%
1 Melbourne Tigers 26 21 5 80.77% 4-1 Won 1 10-3 11-2 2,834 2,647 107.06%
2 South East Melbourne Magic 26 19 7 73.08% 5-0 Won 7 11-2 8-5 2,623 2,338 112.19%
3 Perth Wildcats1 2 26 16 10 61.54% 2-3 Lost 1 8-5 8-5 2,565 2,472 103.76%
4 Canberra Cannons1 2 26 16 10 61.54% 3-2 Lost 1 10-3 6-7 2,606 2,415 107.91%
5 Sydney Kings1 3 26 16 10 61.54% 4-1 Won 2 11-2 5-8 2,830 2,775 101.98%
6 Adelaide 36ers1 3 26 16 10 61.54% 3-2 Won 1 11-2 5-8 2,623 2,530 103.68%
7 North Melbourne Giants 26 15 11 57.69% 2-3 Won 1 10-3 5-8 2,647 2,580 102.60%
8 Brisbane Bullets 26 14 12 53.85% 2-3 Lost 1 8-5 6-7 2,527 2,369 106.67%
9 Newcastle Falcons 26 11 15 42.31% 2-3 Won 1 6-7 5-8 2,546 2,633 96.70%
10 Illawarra Hawks4 26 9 17 34.62% 2-3 Lost 1 6-7 3-10 2,647 2,704 97.89%
11 Townsville Suns4 26 9 17 34.62% 3-2 Won 3 6-7 3-10 2,554 2,797 91.31%
12 Hobart Devils 26 8 18 30.77% 0-5 Lost 6 4-9 4-9 2,356 2,541 92.72%
13 Geelong Supercats5 26 6 20 23.08% 1-4 Lost 1 5-8 1-12 2,536 2,783 91.12%
14 Gold Coast Rollers5 26 6 20 23.08% 1-4 Lost 4 4-9 2-11 2,538 2,848 89.12%

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
Main article: 1996 NBL Finals

Playoff bracket
Quarter Finals Semi Finals Grand Final
               
1 Melbourne Tigers 97 96 111
8 Brisbane Bullets 118 87 93
1 Melbourne Tigers 87 100 91
4 Canberra Cannons 98 82 87
4 Canberra Cannons 89 146 101
5 Sydney Kings 113 99 89
1 Melbourne Tigers 100 84 70
2 South East Melbourne Magic 89 88 107
3 Perth Wildcats 93 115 104
6 Adelaide 36ers 103 92 114
2 South East Melbourne Magic 87 112 X
6 Adelaide 36ers 86 81 X
2 South East Melbourne Magic 96 87 X
7 North Melbourne Giants 82 77 X

Quarter Finals
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
3/10/1996 Sydney Kings 113–89 Canberra Cannons Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
4/10/1996 North Melbourne Giants 82–96 South East Melbourne Magic Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
4/10/1996 Adelaide 36ers 103–93 Perth Wildcats Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
5/10/1996 Brisbane Bullets 118–97 Melbourne Tigers Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
5/10/1996 Canberra Cannons 146–99 Sydney Kings AIS Arena N/A boxscore
6/10/1996 Perth Wildcats 115–92 Adelaide 36ers Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
6/10/1996 South East Melbourne Magic 87–77 North Melbourne Giants Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
7/10/1996 Melbourne Tigers 96–87 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
7/10/1996 Canberra Cannons 101–89 Sydney Kings AIS Arena N/A boxscore
8/10/1996 Perth Wildcats 104–114 Adelaide 36ers Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
9/10/1996 Melbourne Tigers 111–93 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

Semi Finals
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
12/10/1996 Adelaide 36ers 86–87 South East Melbourne Magic Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
14/10/1996 Canberra Cannons 98–87 Melbourne Tigers AIS Arena N/A boxscore
18/10/1996 Melbourne Tigers 100–82 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
19/10/1996 South East Melbourne Magic 112–81 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
20/10/1996 Melbourne Tigers 91–87 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

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

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
25/10/1996 South East Melbourne Magic 89–100 Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
1/11/1996 Melbourne Tigers 84–88 South East Melbourne Magic Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
3/11/1996 Melbourne Tigers 70–107 South East Melbourne Magic Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

1996 NBL statistics leaders
CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameAndrew GazeMelbourne Tigers31.1
Rebounds per gameClarence TysonTownsville Suns14.1
Assists per gameDarryl McDonaldNorth Melbourne Giants10.0
Steals per gameIra BowmanGold Coast Rollers4.0
Blocks per gameDavid Van DykeNewcastle Falcons4.3
Free throw percentageAndrew GazeMelbourne Tigers90.5%

NBL awards

All NBL Team
# Player Team
PGDarryl McDonaldNorth Melbourne Giants
SGRobert RoseCanberra Cannons
SFAndrew GazeMelbourne Tigers
PFRay OwesGeelong Supercats
CMark BradtkeMelbourne Tigers
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