1978 FIBA Oceania Championship

FIBA Oceania Championship 1978

3rd FIBA Oceanian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	New Zealand
Dates	1–8 April
Teams	2 (from 21 federations)
Venues	3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Australia (3rd title)
← 1975 1979 →

The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 1978 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 1978 FIBA World Championship. The tournament, a best-of-three series between  Australia and  New Zealand, was held in Auckland, Lower Hutt and Christchurch. Australia won the series 2-1 to win its third consecutive Oceania Championship.^[1][2][3]

Results

Australia	93–71	New Zealand
Scoring by half: 47-30, 46-41

Australia	65–67	New Zealand
Scoring by half: 28-29, 37-38

Australia	76–69	New Zealand
Scoring by half: 44-36, 32-33

1978 Oceanian champions
Australia Third title

References

1. "Oceania Championship for Men". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
2. "The tall New Zealand centre". the Press. 8 April 1978. p. 52. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
3. "The young New Zealand guard". the Press. 10 April 1978. p. 22. Retrieved 28 April 2025.