FIBA Oceania Championship 1987

FIBA Oceania Championship 1987
8th FIBA Oceanian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	New Zealand
Dates	31 August – 4 September
Teams	3 (from 21 federations)
Venues	2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions	Australia (8th title)
< 1985 1989 >

The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 1987 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 1988 Summer Olympics. The tournament was held in Timaru and Christchurch. For the first time, a team other than Australia and New Zealand competed after French Polynesia decided to send a team to the tournament.  Australia won its 8th consecutive Oceania Championship to qualify for Olympics.

Teams that did not enter

Results

31 August

Australia

136–31

Tahiti

1 September

Australia

88–75

New Zealand

2 September

New Zealand

119–53

Tahiti

Championship

4 September

Australia

115–59

New Zealand

Final standings

Rank	Team	Record
1	Australia	3-0
2	New Zealand	1-2
3	Tahiti	0-2

Australia qualified for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul..

References

• FIBA Archive

International men's basketball
FIBA National teams Olympics World Cup Universiade U-21 World Championship U-19 World Championship U-17 World Championship World Rankings
Africa	FIBA Africa – AfroBasket U-18 U-16
Americas	FIBA Americas – FIBA Americas Championship U-18 U-16
Asia	FIBA Asia – FIBA Asia Cup U-18 U-16
Europe	FIBA Europe – EuroBasket U-20 U-18 U-16
Oceania	FIBA Oceania – FIBA Oceania Championship U-20 U-18 U-16
Other tournaments	Acropolis Tournament Adecco Cup Albert Schweitzer Tournament African Games Asian Games Commonwealth Games Belgrade Trophy Diamond Ball FIBA Asia Challenge FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Lusophony Games Marchand Cup Mediterranean Games MVP Cup Stanković Cup Pan American Games Pan Arab Games South American Championship South Asian Games TBF International Under-16 Tournament William Jones Cup World Cup (Turkey)
Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.