1971 FIBA Oceania Championship

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.

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

Results

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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

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