1978 FIBA Oceania Championship

FIBA Oceania Championship 1978
3rd FIBA Oceanian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
Dates1–8 April
Teams2
Venue(s)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.

Teams that did not enter

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