1985 FIBA Oceania Championship

FIBA Oceania Championship 1985
7th FIBA Oceanian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
Dates24–27 October
Teams2
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Australia (7th title)

The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 1985 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 1986 FIBA World Championship. The tournament, a best-of-three series between  Australia and  New Zealand, was held in Sydney and Newcastle. Australia won the series 3-0 to win its seventh consecutive Oceania Championship.[1][2][3][4]


Results

24 October
Australia  92–66  New Zealand
Scoring by half: 49-29, 43-37
26 October
Australia  96–75  New Zealand
Scoring by half: 44-35, 52-40
27 October
Australia  98–62  New Zealand
Scoring by half: 45-19, 53-43


 1985 Oceanian champions 

Australia
Seventh title

References

  1. ^ "Oceania Championship for Men". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 28 April 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Scholes, Gary (25 October 1985). "Australia set for Spain Boomers flatten NZ challenge". The Canberra Times. p. 1. Retrieved 28 April 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Scholes, Gary (27 October 1985). "BASKETBALL Boomers sight world titles". The Canberra Times. p. 25. Retrieved 28 April 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Basketball WORLD TITLES QUALIFIER". The Canberra Times. 28 October 1985. p. 21. Retrieved 28 April 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)