1987 FIBA Oceania Championship

Continental basketball championship January 2021 Oceania 1987 New Zealand 31 August – 4 September 3 21 2 2 Australia 8 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. Australia won its 8th consecutive Oceania Championship to qualify for Olympics. Results main WL complete 31 August 1987 points AUS, NZL, THT 2 0 224 106 1 1 194 141 H 0 2 84 255 AUS NZL Tahiti French Polynesia Q F F green1 Championship #eee 31 August AUS 136 Tahiti French Polynesia 31 1 September AUS 88 NZL 75 #eee 2 September NZL 119 Tahiti French Polynesia 53Source:4 September 1987 Youngsters' good show https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122119934 28 April 2025 The Canberra Times 232 September 1987 Tough battle for Australians https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122119513 28 April 2025 The Canberra Times 40Duggan Frank 3 September 1987 Kiwis coast to easy win in basketball https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19870903.2.153 28 April 2025 the Press 38 Championship #eee 4 September AUS 115 NZL 59Source:Duggan Frank 5 September 1987 Kiwis lose basketball https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19870905.2.216 28 April 2025 the Press 88 Final standings Rank Team Record 1AUS 3–0 2NZL 1–2 3Tahiti French Polynesia 0–2 Australia qualified for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. References Category:FIBA Oceania Championship Championship Category:1987 in New Zealand basketball Category:1987 in Australian basketball Category:International basketball competitions hosted by New Zealand Category:Australia men's national basketball team games Category:New Zealand men's national basketball team games