1996 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1996 Trans America Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament) was held February 29–March 2 at the Edmunds Center at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. Central Florida defeated Mercer in the championship game, 86–77, to win their second TAAC/Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament. The Golden Knights, therefore, received the TAAC's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Tournament, where they lost to UMass in the first round.

1996 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1996 Trans America Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament) was held February 29–March 2 at the Edmunds Center at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. Central Florida defeated Mercer in the championship game, 86–77, to win their second TAAC/Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament. The Golden Knights, therefore, received the TAAC's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Tournament, where they lost to UMass in the first round.