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FIBA Oceania

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FIBA Oceania
Founded1967
TypeSports federation
HeadquartersSuite 1801, Level 8, Tower 1, 56 Scarborough Street, Southport, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Membership
22 national associations
Official language
English
President
Australia David Reid
Websitefiba.basketball/oceania
Formerly called
Oceania Basketball Confederation

FIBA Oceania is a zone within FIBA (International Basketball Federation). It is one of FIBA's five continental confederations. FIBA Oceania is responsible for the organization and governance of the major international tournaments in Oceania. It has 22 FIBA Federations and is headquartered in Southport, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.[1] The current FIBA Oceania President is David Reid from Australia.[2]

Its prime events were the FIBA Oceania Championship for men and the FIBA Oceania Women's Championship. The men's championship, established in 1971, was dominated by Australia. Yet, on some occasions, New Zealand defeated its rival, which was first accomplished in 1978.[3] Australia was even more dominant in the women's tournament, first held in 1974; the Opals won all but one of its editions, with New Zealand winning only the 1993 edition. Both Oceania Championships held their last editions in 2015. Since then, FIBA Oceania and FIBA Asia national teams compete for a single championship for each sex—the men's FIBA Asia Cup and the FIBA Women's Asia Cup.

History

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FIBA Oceania was founded by Al Ramsey in 1967.[4] Known as the Oceania Basketball Confederation at the time, FIBA Oceania was recognized as a FIBA zone in 1968 during the FIBA Congress in Mexico City.[5][6]

Members

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Country Association National teams FIBA
affiliation
 American Samoa American Samoa Basketball Association
1976
 Australia Basketball Australia
1947
 Cook Islands
1985
 East Timor National Basketball Federation of East Timor
2013
 Fiji Fiji Amateur Basketball Federation
1979
 Guam Guam Basketball Confederation
1974
 Kiribati
1987
 Marshall Islands Rep. of the Marshall Islands Basketball Federation Inc.
1987
 Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia Basketball Association
1986
 Nauru Nauru Basketball Association
1975
 New Caledonia Région Fédérale de Nouvelle Calédonie de Basketball
1974
 New Zealand Basketball New Zealand
1951
 Norfolk Island
1999
 Northern Mariana Islands Basketball Association of the Northern Mariana Islands
1981
 Palau Palau Amateur Basketball Association
1988
 Papua New Guinea Basketball Federation of Papua New Guinea
1963
 Samoa Samoa Basketball Association
1982
 Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Amateur Basketball Federation
1987
 Tahiti
1960
 Tonga
1987
 Tuvalu Tuvalu Basketball Association
1987
 Vanuatu Vanuatu Amateur Basketball Federation
1966

Top two FIBA Oceania teams

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C Current zone champions

* updated 28 November 2017

Competitions

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Organized by FIBA Oceania

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Organized by FIBA Oceania subzones

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Current champions

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Men Women U17 Men U17 Women U15 Men U15 Women
Last edition 2015 2015 2023 2023 2022 2022
Champions  Australia  Australia  Australia  Australia  Australia  Australia

References

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  1. ^ Stubbs, Helen (24 August 2023). "FIBA Oceania and Triathlon Australia Power Up on the Gold Coast". We are Gold Coast. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  2. ^ "David Reid Elected New President of FIBA Oceania in Zone Assembly". FIBA. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  3. ^ FIBA Oceania Championship - Overview, FIBA.com, Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Vale Al Ramsay MBE OAM". Basketball Australia. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  5. ^ "History". FIBA. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  6. ^ "FIBA Oceania - Oceania Basketball came into existence in 1968". FIBA. 14 January 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
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