FIBA Oceania Championship 1997

FIBA Oceania Championship 1997
13th FIBA Oceanian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation New Zealand
Dates June 1 – June 4
Teams 3 (from 21 federations)
Venues 2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions  Australia (13th title)
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The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 1997 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 1998 FIBA World Championship. The tournament was held in Wellington and Palmerston North.  Australia won the tournament to qualify for the World Championship.

Teams that did not enter

Results

September 1
New Zealand  13641  New Caledonia
Scoring by half: 68-20, 68-21
September 2
Australia  9775  New Zealand
Scoring by half: 49-44, 48-31
September 3
Australia  13846  New Caledonia
Scoring by half: 62-17, 76-29

Championship

September 4
Australia  8567  New Zealand
Scoring by half: 43-43, 42-24

Final standings

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

Australia qualified for the 1998 FIBA World Championship.

References

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