1983 FIBA Oceania Championship

The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 1983 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 1984 Summer Olympics. The tournament, a best-of-three series between Australia and New Zealand, was held in Whangarei, New Zealand. Australia won the series 2–0.

FIBA Oceania Championship 1983

6th FIBA Oceanian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	New Zealand
Dates	30 August – 3 September
Teams	2
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Australia (6th 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

30 August

Australia	89–52	New Zealand
Scoring by half: 37-22, 52-30

3 September

Australia	87–76	New Zealand
Scoring by half: 48-36, 39-40

1983 Oceanian champions
Australia Sixth title

References

• FIBA Archive