1996 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament

1996 America East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199596
ChampionsDrexel (3rd title)
Winning coachBill Herrion (3rd title)
MVPMalik Rose (Drexel)
1995–96 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Drexel171 .944274  .871
Boston University135 .7221811  .621
Maine117 .6111513  .536
Delaware117 .6111512  .556
Towson State117 .6111612  .571
Vermont108 .5561215  .444
Hofstra513 .278918  .333
New Hampshire513 .278621  .222
Hartford513 .278622  .214
Northeastern216 .111424  .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.