1971 FIBA Oceania Championship

FIBA Oceania Championship 1971
1st FIBA Oceanian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
DatesAugust 7 – August 13
Teams2
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
1975 →

The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 1971 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The tournament, a best-of-three series between Australia and New Zealand, was held in Auckland, Rotorua and Christchurch. Australia won the series 3-0 to win the first Oceania Championship.[1][2]


Results

7 August
Australia  91–56  New Zealand
Scoring by half: 51-33, 40-23
Australia  107–58  New Zealand
Scoring by half: 48-30, 59-28
14 August
Australia  117–72  New Zealand
Scoring by half: 44-37, 73-35
Australia wins series 3–0


 1971 Oceanian champions 

Australia
First title

References

  1. ^ "Team wins Games trip". The Canberra Times. 12 August 1971. p. 30. Archived from the original on 13 July 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Oceania Championship for Men". fiba.basketball. Archived from the original on 13 July 2025.
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