1997 FIBA Oceania Championship

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.

FIBA Oceania Championship 1997
13th FIBA Oceanian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nationNew Zealand
DatesJune 1 – June 4
Teams3 
(from 21 federations)
Venues2 
(in 2 host cities)
Champions Australia
(13th title)
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Teams that did not enter

Venues
Palmerston North
Palmerston North
Wellington
1997 FIBA Oceania Championship (New Zealand)
 Wellington
Arena ManawatuQueens Wharf Events Centre
Capacity: 5,000Capacity: 4,002


Results
September 1
New Zealand  136–41  New Caledonia
Scoring by half: 68-20, 68-21
September 2
Australia  97–75  New Zealand
Scoring by half: 49-44, 48-31
September 3
Australia  138–46  New Caledonia
Scoring by half: 62-17, 76-29

Championship
September 4
Australia  85–67  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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