1987 FIBA Oceania Championship

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FIBA Oceania Championship 1987
8th FIBA Oceanian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
Dates31 August – 4 September
Teams3
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (8th title)
1985
1989

The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 1987 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 1988 Summer Olympics. The tournament was held in Timaru and Christchurch. For the first time, a team other than Australia and New Zealand competed after French Polynesia decided to send a team to the tournament. Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia won its 8th consecutive Oceania Championship to qualify for Olympics.

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Teams that did not enter

Results

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 220224106+1184 Championship
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (H)211194141+533
3Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 202842551712
Source: FIBA Archive
(H) Hosts
31 August
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg13631Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
1 September
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg8875Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
2 September
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg11953Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti

Championship

4 September
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg11559Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3–0
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1–2
3Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 0–2

Australia qualified for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

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