1979 FIBA Oceania Championship

FIBA Oceania Championship 1979
4th FIBA Oceanian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
DatesAugust 5 – August 8
Teams2
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Australia (4th title)

The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 1979 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 1980 Summer Olympics. The tournament, a best-of-three series between  Australia and  New Zealand, was held in Sydney and Melbourne. Australia won the series 3–0 to win its fourth consecutive Oceania Championship.[1][2]


Results

August 5
Australia  65–41  New Zealand
Scoring by half: 32-16, 33-25
August 6
Australia  62–53  New Zealand
Scoring by half: 25-21, 37-32
August 8
Australia  115–73  New Zealand
Scoring by half: 47-40, 68-33


 1979 Oceanian champions 

Australia
Fourth title

References

  1. ^ "Oceania Championship for Men". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 28 April 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Basketball THIRD OCEANIA OLYMPIC MATCH". The Canberra Times. 10 August 1979. p. 17. Retrieved 28 April 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)