FIBA Oceania

FIBA Oceania

Formation	1969
Type	Sports federation
Headquarters	Southport, Gold Coast Queensland, Australia
Membership	21 national associations
Official language	English
President	Bob Elphinston
Website	FIBA Oceania

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 21 FIBA Federations and is headquartered in Southport, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The current FIBA Oceania President elect is Bob Elphinston of Australia.

Its prime event is the FIBA Oceania Championship, which was established in 1971 and has traditionally been dominated by Australia. Yet, on some occasions, New Zealand has defeated its rival, which was first accomplished in 1978.^[1]

Members

Country	Association	National teams	FIBA affiliation
American Samoa	American Samoa Basketball Association	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1976
Australia	Australian Basketball Federation Inc.	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1947
Cook Islands		Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17
Fiji		Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17
Guam	Guam Basketball Confederation	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1974
Kiribati		Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17
Marshall Islands		Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17
Nauru		Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17
New Caledonia		Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17
New Zealand		Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17
Norfolk Island		Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17
Northern Mariana Islands	Basketball Association of the Northern Mariana Islands	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1981
Palau		Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1988
Papua New Guinea		Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17
Samoa		Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17
Solomon Islands	Solomon Islands Amateur Basketball Federation	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1987
Tahiti		Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17
Timor-Leste		Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17
Tonga		Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17
Tuvalu		Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17
Vanuatu		Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17

Top two FIBA Oceania teams

Rank	Team	Points
11	Australia^C	219
21	New Zealand	72

^C Current zone champion

Competitions

FIBA Oceania Championship
FIBA Oceania Championship for Women
FIBA Oceania Youth Tournament (Under-20)
FIBA Oceania Youth Tournament for Women (Under-20)
FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship
FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship for Women
FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship
FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship for Women

Current champions

Men's	Women's	U-18 Men's	U-18 Women's	U-16 Men's	U-16 Women's
Australia	Australia	Australia	Australia	Australia	Australia

References

↑ FIBA Oceania Championship - Overview, FIBA.com, Retrieved 28 October 2015.

External links

National members of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA)

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FIBA Asia	AFG BRN BAN BHU BRN CAM CHN PRK HKG IND INA IRI IRQ JPN JOR KAZ KGZ KOR KUW LAO LIB MAC MAS MDV MGL MYA NEP OMA PAK PLE PHI QAT KSA SIN SRI SYR TJK THA TKM TPE UAE UZB VIE YEM

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Pinnacle Events Olympics World Cup

International men's basketball

FIBA National teams Olympics World Cup Universiade U-21 World Championship U-19 World Championship U-17 World Championship World Rankings

Africa	FIBA Africa – AfroBasket U-18 U-16

Americas	FIBA Americas – FIBA Americas Championship U-18 U-16

Asia	FIBA Asia – FIBA Asia Championship U-18 U-16

Europe	FIBA Europe – EuroBasket U-20 U-18 U-16

Oceania	FIBA Oceania – FIBA Oceania Championship U-20 U-18 U-16

Other tournaments	Acropolis Tournament Adecco Cup Albert Schweitzer Tournament All-Africa Games Asian Games Commonwealth Games Belgrade Trophy Diamond Ball FIBA Asia Cup FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Lusophony Games Marchand Cup Mediterranean Games MVP Cup Stanković Cup Pan American Games Pan Arab Games South Asian Games TBF International Under-16 Tournament William Jones Cup World Cup (Turkey)

Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.

International women's basketball

FIBA Olympics World Cup World Rankings U21 World Championship U19 World Championship U17 World Championship Commonwealth Games Cup of Nations Teams

Africa	FIBA Africa AfroBasket Women

Americas	FIBA Americas FIBA Americas Women's Championship

Asia	FIBA Asia FIBA Asia Women's Championship

Europe	FIBA Europe EuroBasket Women

Oceania	FIBA Oceania FIBA Oceania Women's Championship

Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.

International men's youth basketball

FIBA Youth Olympics World Rankings U21 World Championship U19 World Championship U17 World Championship

Africa	FIBA Africa U-20 (defunct) U-18 U-16

Americas	FIBA Americas U-20 (defunct) U-18 U-16

Asia	FIBA Asia U-20 (defunct) U-18 U-16

Europe	FIBA Europe U-20 U-18 U-16

Oceania	FIBA Oceania U-20 U-18 U-16

Note: Under-20/21 tourneys except FIBA Europe's are no longer held.

International women's youth basketball

FIBA Youth Olympics World Rankings U21 World Championship U19 World Championship U17 World Championship

Africa	FIBA Africa U-20 U-18 U-16

Americas	FIBA Americas U-20 U-18 U-16

Asia	FIBA Asia U-20 U-18 U-16

Europe	FIBA Europe U-20 U-18 U-16

Oceania	FIBA Oceania U-20 U-18 U-16

Note: Under-20/21 tourneys except FIBA Europe's are no longer held.

Men's professional basketball leagues

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International
tournaments

Africa	African Champions Cup

Americas	Americas League Liga Sudamericana Torneo InterLigas

Asia	Asian Champions Cup ABA Club Championship ASEAN League WABA League

Europe	Euroleague Eurocup Champions League FIBA Europe Cup Adriatic League Alpe Adria Cup Balkan League Baltic League VTB United League Next Generation Tournament

Defunct
tournaments

Americas	American Basketball Association (1967-1976) Brazil Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes Continental Basketball Association International Basketball League (1999–2001) United States Basketball League World Basketball Association

Asia	Japan

Europe	SuproLeague Saporta Cup Korać Cup EuroCup Challenge EuroChallenge Central European League North European League Czechoslovakia England Russia Serbia and Montenegro Spain Soviet Union Yugoslavia 2nd division

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