19th FIBA Oceanian Basketball Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | None |
Dates | August 23 – August 25 |
Teams | 2 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | New Zealand (3rd title) |
The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 2009 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. For the first time, the tournament featured a best-of-two, home-and-away series between Australia and New Zealand.[1] Game one was held in Sydney, New South Wales followed by the second game in Wellington. The two countries split the series, and the tiebreaker, which was won by New Zealand, was the aggregate score. This was New Zealand's second title in an Oceania tournament contested by Australia and third title overall.[2] Australia and New Zealand both qualified for the 2010 FIBA World Championship.