1983 Oceania Basketball Championship

1983 Oceania Basketball Championship
6th Oceania Basketball Championship
Number of nations	2
Oceania Champion	Australia (6th title)
venue	Whangarei
Opening game	August 30, 1983
Endgame	3rd September 1983
Games	2
Basket points	304   (∅: 152 per game)

The 1983 Oceania Basketball Championship , the sixth Oceania Basketball Championship , took place between August 30 and September 3, 1983 in Whangarei , New Zealand , which hosted the championship for the fourth time. The winner was the national team of Australia , which could win the title for the sixth time. In the series New Zealand could be beaten 2-0 wins. Since the series was decided after the second game, one game three was omitted.

Participating teams

 Australia New Zealand
 

mode

The game was played in the form of a best-of-three series. The team that won two wins first became the Oceania basketball champions in 1983.

Results

August 30, 1983		Australia	89  - 52	New Zealand
		Points per half: 37:22  , 52:30  .

3rd September 1983		Australia	87  - 75	New Zealand
		Points per half-time: 48  : 36 39: 40 .

Champion Australia

Sixth championship

Final placement

rank	team
1	Australia
2	New Zealand

Australia qualified by triumphing 3-0 for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles , United States of America .

Web links

• 1983 Oceanian Championship for Men - competition page in the FIBA archive ( English )