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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 national federations[1] and is headquartered in Southport, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.[2] The current FIBA Oceania President is David Reid from Australia.[3][4]

Founded1967
HeadquartersSuite 1801, Level 8, Tower 1, 56 Scarborough Street, Southport, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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FIBA Oceania
Founded1967
TypeSports federation
HeadquartersSuite 1801, Level 8, Tower 1, 56 Scarborough Street, Southport, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Members22 member associations
Official language
English
President
Australia David Reid
WebsiteFIBA Oceania
Formerly called
Oceania Basketball Confederation
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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.[5] 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

FIBA Oceania was founded by Alistair Ramsay in 1967.[6] 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.[7][8]

Member associations

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 American Samoa American Samoa Basketball Association
1976
 Australia Basketball Australia 1947
 Cook Islands Cook Islands Basketball Association
1985
 Fiji Fiji Amateur Basketball Federation 1979
 Guam Guam Basketball Confederation 1974
 Kiribati Kiribati Basketball Association
  • Men's
    • U19
    • U17
    • U15
  • Women's
    • U19
    • U17
    • U15
1987
 Marshall Islands Rep. of the Marshall Islands Basketball Federation Inc.
  • Men's
    • U19
    • U17
    • U15
  • Women's
    • U19
    • U17
    • U15
1987
 Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia Basketball Association
  • Men's
    • U19
    • U17
    • U15
  • Women's
    • U19
    • U17
    • U15
1986
 Nauru Nauru Basketball Association
1975
 New Caledonia Région Fédérale de Nouvelle Calédonie de Basketball 1974
 New Zealand Basketball New Zealand 1951
 Norfolk Island Norfolk Island Basketball Association
  • Men's
    • U19
    • U17
    • U15
  • Women's
    • U19
    • U17
    • U15
1999
 Northern Mariana Islands Basketball Association of the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Men's
    • U19
    • U17
    • U15
  • Women's
    • U19
    • U17
    • U15
1981
 Palau Palau Amateur Basketball Association
  • Men's
    • U19
    • U17
    • U15
  • Women's
    • U19
    • U17
    • U15
1988
 Papua New Guinea Basketball Federation of Papua New Guinea 1963
 Samoa Samoa Basketball Association
1982
 Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Amateur Basketball Federation
  • Men's
    • U19
    • U17
    • U15
  • Women's
    • U19
    • U17
    • U15
1987
 Tahiti Fédération Tahitienne de Basketball 1960
 Timor-Leste National Basketball Federation of Timor-Leste
  • Men's
    • U19
    • U17
    • U15
  • Women's
    • U19
    • U17
    • U15
2013
 Tonga Tonga Basketball Federation
  • Men's
    • U19
    • U17
    • U15
  • Women's
    • U19
    • U17
    • U15
1987
 Tuvalu Tuvalu Basketball Association
1987
 Vanuatu Vanuatu Amateur Basketball Federation
1966
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Rankings

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Competitions

Organized by FIBA Oceania

Current champions

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The last champions of the discontinued tournaments

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MenWomenU20 MenU20 Women
Last edition 2015201520102010
Champions  Australia Australia Australia Australia
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Organized by FIBA Oceania subzones

Current champions

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