FIBA Oceania Championship 2001
Encyclopedia
The FIBA Oceania Championship
for Men 2001
was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania
for the 2002 FIBA World Championship
. The tournament, a best-of-three series between and , was held in Auckland
, Wellington
and Hamilton
. New Zealand won the series 2-1 to claim its second Oceania Championship and first championship that Australia also participated in.
FIBA Oceania Championship
FIBA Oceania Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the Oceania basketball championships that take every two years between national teams of the continent...
for Men 2001
2001 in sports
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was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania
FIBA Oceania
FIBA Oceania is a zone within the International Basketball Federation which contains all 21 national basketball associations in Oceania.- Top two FIBA Oceania teams :C Current zone champion- Competitions :* FIBA Oceania Championship...
for the 2002 FIBA World Championship
2002 FIBA World Championship
The 2002 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA from August 29 to September 8, 2002.-Venues:-Squads:...
. The tournament, a best-of-three series between and , was held in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
and Hamilton
Hamilton, New Zealand
Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland...
. New Zealand won the series 2-1 to claim its second Oceania Championship and first championship that Australia also participated in.
Results
2001 Oceanian Champions: NEW ZEALAND Second championship |