FIBA Oceania

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FIBA Oceania
FIBA Oceania logo.jpg
Formation 1969
Type Sports federation
Headquarters Southport, Gold Coast
Queensland, Australia
Membership
21 national associations
Official language
English
President
Australia Bob Elphinston
Website FIBA Oceania

FIBA Oceania is a zone within FIBA (International Basketball Federation). It is one of FIBA's five continental confederations. FIBA Oceania is responsible for the organization and governance of the major international tournaments in Oceania. It has 21 FIBA Federations and is headquartered in Southport, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The current FIBA Oceania President elect is Bob Elphinston of Australia.

Its prime event is the FIBA Oceania Championship, which was established in 1971 and has traditionally been dominated by Australia. Yet, on some occasions, New Zealand has defeated its rival, which was first accomplished in 1978.[1]

Members

Country Association National teams FIBA
affiliation
 American Samoa American Samoa Basketball Association 1976
 Australia Australian Basketball Federation Inc. 1947
 Cook Islands
 Fiji
 Guam Guam Basketball Confederation 1974
 Kiribati
 Marshall Islands
 Nauru
 New Caledonia
 New Zealand
 Norfolk Island
 Northern Mariana Islands Basketball Association of the Northern Mariana Islands 1981
 Palau
 Papua New Guinea
 Samoa
 Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Amateur Basketball Federation 1987
 Tahiti
 Timor-Leste
 Tonga
 Tuvalu
 Vanuatu

Top two FIBA Oceania teams

Rank Team Points
11  AustraliaC 219
21  New Zealand 72

C Current zone champion

Competitions

Current champions

Men's Women's U-18 Men's U-18 Women's U-16 Men's U-16 Women's
Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia

References

  1. FIBA Oceania Championship - Overview, FIBA.com, Retrieved 28 October 2015.

External links