1996 MEAC men's basketball tournament

1996 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199596
Teams8
SiteLeon County Civic Center
Tallahassee, Florida
ChampionsSouth Carolina State (2nd title)
Winning coachCy Alexander (2nd title)
MVPDerrick Patterson (South Carolina State)
1995–96 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Carolina State142 .875228  .733
Coppin State142 .8751910  .655
Bethune–Cookman88 .5001215  .444
Delaware State88 .5001117  .393
North Carolina A&T79 .4381017  .370
Maryland Eastern Shore610 .3751116  .407
Howard610 .375720  .259
Morgan State610 .375720  .259
Florida A&M313 .188819  .296
Hampton00 917  .346
1996 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place February 29–March 2, 1996, at the Leon County Civic Center in Tallahassee, Florida. South Carolina State defeated Coppin State, 69–56 in the championship game, to win its second MEAC Tournament title.

The Bulldogs earned an automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament as No. 15 seed in the West region. In the round of 64, South Carolina State fell to No. 2 seed Kansas 92–54.