The
FIBA Oceania Championship
FIBA Oceania Championship was the Oceania basketball championships that took place every two years between national teams of the continent. Through the 2015 edition, the Oceania Championship was also a qualifying tournament for the Basketball ...
for Men
2001
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was the qualifying tournament of
FIBA Oceania
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for the
2002 FIBA World Championship. The tournament, a best-of-three series between and , was held in
Auckland
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,
Wellington
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and
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. New Zealand won the series 2-1 to claim its second Oceania Championship and first championship that Australia also participated in.
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Results
* New Zealand qualified for the 2002 FIBA World Championship.
External links
FIBA Archive
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FIBA Oceania Championship
Championship
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Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
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2001 in New Zealand basketball
2001–02 in Australian basketball
International basketball competitions hosted by New Zealand
Australia men's national basketball team games
New Zealand men's national basketball team games