1981 FIBA Oceania Championship

The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 1981 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 1982 FIBA World Championship. The tournament, a best-of-three series between Australia and New Zealand, was held in Christchurch, New Zealand. Australia won the series 2-0.

FIBA Oceania Championship 1981

5th FIBA Oceanian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	New Zealand
Teams	2
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Australia (5th title)

Teams that did not enter

• American Samoa
• Cook Islands
• Micronesia
• Fiji
• Guam
• Kiribati
• Marshall Islands
• Nauru
• New Caledonia
• Norfolk Island
• Northern Mariana Islands
• Palau
• Papua New Guinea
• Samoa
• Solomon Islands
• Tahiti
• Tonga
• Tuvalu
• Vanuatu

Results

07 August

Australia	78–55	New Zealand
Scoring by half: 33-26, 45-29

08 August

Australia	80–71	New Zealand
Scoring by half: 49-35, 31-36

1981 Oceanian champions
Australia Fifth title

References

• FIBA Archive