1996 America East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1995–96
ChampionsDrexel (3rd title)
Winning coachBill Herrion (3rd title)
MVPMalik Rose (Drexel)
1995–96 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Drexel †17–1 .94427–4  .871
Boston University13–5 .72218–11  .621
Maine11–7 .61115–13  .536
Delaware11–7 .61115–12  .556
Towson State11–7 .61116–12  .571
Vermont10–8 .55612–15  .444
Hofstra5–13 .2789–18  .333
New Hampshire5–13 .2786–21  .222
Hartford5–13 .2786–22  .214
Northeastern2–16 .1114–24  .143
† 1996 NAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1996 America East men's basketball tournament was hosted by the Delaware Blue Hens at Bob Carpenter Center . The final was held at Daskalakis Athletic Center on the campus of Drexel University. Drexel gained its third consecutive America East Conference Championship and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament with its win over Boston University. Drexel was given the 12th seed in the West Regional of the NCAA Tournament, defeated Memphis in the first round 75–63, and lost in the second round to Syracuse 69–58.

Bracket and results

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
            
1 Drexel 83
9 Hartford 71
8 New Hampshire 73
9 Hartford 76
1 Drexel 84
5 Towson State 74
4 Delaware 78
5 Towson State 85
1 Drexel 76
2 Boston U. 67
2 Boston U. 69
10 Northeastern 54
7 Hofstra 61
10 Northeastern 71
2 Boston U. 66
3 Maine 64
3 Maine 84
6 Vermont 75

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