Host nation New Zealand Venues 3 (in 3 host cities) | Dates August 7 – August 13 Champions Australia (1st title) | |
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Teams 2 (from 21 federations) | ||
The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 1971 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The tournament, a best-of-three series between Australia and New Zealand, was held in Auckland, Roturua and Christchurch. Australia won the series 3-0 to win the first Oceania Championship.
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1971 FIBA Oceania Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA