FIBA Oceania

Summary

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]

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 Oceania
Formerly called
Oceania Basketball Confederation

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 edit

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 edit

Country Association National teams FIBA
affiliation
  American Samoa American Samoa Basketball Association
1976
  Australia Basketball Australia 1947
  Cook Islands
  • Men's
    • U20
    • U19
    • U18
    • U17
    • U16
  • Women's
    • U20
    • U19
    • U18
    • U17
    • U16
1985
  East Timor National Basketball Federation of East Timor
  • Men's
    • U20
    • U19
    • U18
    • U17
    • U16
  • Women's
    • U20
    • U19
    • U18
    • U17
    • U16
2013
  Fiji Fiji Amateur Basketball Federation
1979
  Guam Guam Basketball Confederation
1974
  Kiribati
  • Men's
    • U20
    • U19
    • U18
    • U17
    • U16
  • Women's
    • U20
    • U19
    • U18
    • U17
    • U16
1987
  Marshall Islands Rep. of the Marshall Islands Basketball Federation Inc.
  • Men's
    • U20
    • U19
    • U18
    • U17
    • U16
  • Women's
    • U20
    • U19
    • U18
    • U17
    • U16
1987
  Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia Basketball Association
  • Men's
    • U20
    • U19
    • U18
    • U17
    • U16
  • Women's
    • U20
    • U19
    • U18
    • U17
    • U16
1986
  Nauru Nauru Basketball Association
1975
  New Caledonia Région Fédérale de Nouvelle Calédonie de Basketball
1974
  New Zealand Basketball New Zealand 1951
  Norfolk Island
  • Men's
    • U20
    • U19
    • U18
    • U17
    • U16
  • Women's
    • U20
    • U19
    • U18
    • U17
    • U16
1999
  Northern Mariana Islands Basketball Association of the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Men's
    • U20
    • U19
    • U18
    • U17
    • U16
  • Women's
    • U20
    • U19
    • U18
    • U17
    • U16
1981
  Palau Palau Amateur Basketball Association
  • Men's
    • U20
    • U19
    • U18
    • U17
    • U16
  • Women's
    • U20
    • U19
    • U18
    • U17
    • U16
1988
  Papua New Guinea Basketball Federation of Papua New Guinea
1963
  Samoa Samoa Basketball Association
  • Men's
    • U20
    • U19
    • U18
    • U17
    • U16
  • Women's
    • U20
    • U19
    • U18
    • U17
    • U16
1982
  Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Amateur Basketball Federation
  • Men's
    • U20
    • U19
    • U18
    • U17
    • U16
  • Women's
    • U20
    • U19
    • U18
    • U17
    • U16
1987
  Tahiti
1960
  Tonga
  • Men's
    • U20
    • U19
    • U18
    • U17
    • U16
  • Women's
    • U20
    • U19
    • U18
    • U17
    • U16
1987
  Tuvalu Tuvalu Basketball Association
  • Men's
    • U20
    • U19
    • U18
    • U17
    • U16
  • Women's
    • U20
    • U19
    • U18
    • U17
    • U16
1987
  Vanuatu Vanuatu Amateur Basketball Federation
1966

Top two FIBA Oceania teams edit

C Current zone champions

* updated 28 November 2017

Competitions edit

Organized by FIBA Oceania edit

Organized by FIBA Oceania subzones edit

Current champions edit

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

See also edit

References edit

  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.

External links edit

  • FIBA Oceania official website