FIBA Oceania Championship 1979
4th FIBA Oceanian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
DatesAugust 5 – August 8
Teams2
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Australia (4th title)

The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 1979 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 1980 Summer Olympics. The tournament, a best-of-three series between  Australia and  New Zealand, was held in Sydney and Melbourne. Australia won the series 3–0 to win its fourth consecutive Oceania Championship.

Teams that did not enter

Results

August 5
Australia  6541  New Zealand
Scoring by half: 32-16, 33-25
August 6
Australia  6253  New Zealand
Scoring by half: 25-21, 37-32
August 8
Australia  11573  New Zealand
Scoring by half: 47-40, 68-33
 1979 Oceanian champions 

Australia
Fourth title

References

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