| 1996 European Promotion Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host nation |  San Marino |
| Dates | 5–9 June |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |  Austria (2nd title) |
| Official website | |
The 1996 European Promotion Cup for Men was the 5th edition of this tournament. It was hosted in Serravalle, San Marino and Austria achieved its second title after beating Norway in the final game.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |  | |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 3 | 3 | 0 | 255 | 170 | +85 | 6 | Semifinals | — | 80–72 | 81–47 | ||
| 2 | San Marino (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 260 | 197 | +63 | 5 | — | 85–59 | ||||
| 3 | Gibraltar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 195 | 260 | −65 | 4 | Classification games | 58–103 | — | |||
| 4 | Malta | 3 | 0 | 3 | 186 | 269 | −83 | 3 | 51–94 | 76–90 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 249 | 182 | +67 | 6 | Semifinals | — | 72–50 | 91–75 | ||
| 2 | Wales | 3 | 2 | 1 | 222 | 233 | −11 | 5 | 57–86 | — | 89–83 | |||
| 3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 189 | 197 | −8 | 4 | Classification games | 64–76 | — | |||
| 4 | Andorra | 3 | 0 | 3 | 207 | 255 | −48 | 3 | 49–75 | — |
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| Malta | 37 | |||||
| Scotland | 67 | |||||
| Scotland | 77 | |||||
| Andorra | 71 | |||||
| Andorra | 85 | |||||
| Gibraltar | 74 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Malta | 93 | |||||
| Gibraltar | 84 | |||||
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| San Marino | 72 | |||||
| Austria | 82 | |||||
| Austria | 54 | |||||
| Norway | 52 | |||||
| Wales | 85 | |||||
| Norway | 113 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| San Marino | 85 | |||||
| Wales | 70 | |||||
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
 | Austria | 5–0 |
 | Norway | 4–1 |
 | San Marino | 3–2 |
| 4 | Wales | 2–3 |
| 5 | Scotland | 3–2 |
| 6 | Andorra | 1–4 |
| 7 | Malta | 1–4 |
| 8 | Gibraltar | 1–4 |
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