1987 FIBA Oceania Championship

FIBA Oceania Championship 1987

8th FIBA Oceanian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	New Zealand
Dates	31 August – 4 September
Teams	3
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Australia (8th title)
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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.   Australia won its 8th consecutive Oceania Championship to qualify for Olympics.

Results

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	2	2	0	224	106	+118	4	Championship
2	New Zealand (H)	2	1	1	194	141	+53	3
3	Tahiti	2	0	2	84	255	−171	2

Source:
(H) Hosts

31 August

Australia

136–31

Tahiti

1 September

Australia

88–75

New Zealand

2 September

New Zealand

119–53

Tahiti

Source: [1] ^{[2] [3]}

Championship

4 September

Australia

115–59

New Zealand

Source: ^[4]

Final standings

Rank	Team	Record
1	Australia	3–0
2	New Zealand	1–2
3	Tahiti	0–2

Australia qualified for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

References

1. "Youngsters' good show". The Canberra Times. 4 September 1987. p. 23. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
2. "Tough battle for Australians". The Canberra Times. 2 September 1987. p. 40. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
3. Duggan, Frank (3 September 1987). "Kiwis coast to easy win in basketball". the Press. p. 38. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
4. Duggan, Frank (5 September 1987). "Kiwis lose basketball". the Press. p. 88. Retrieved 28 April 2025.