2007 FIBA Oceania Championship

FIBA Oceania Championship 2007
18th FIBA Oceanian Basketball Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Australia
Dates	20 – 24 August
Teams	2 (from 1 federations)
Venues	3 (in 3 host cities)
Champions	Australia (16th title)
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The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 2007 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the men's basketball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing. The tournament, a best-of-three series between Australia and New Zealand, was held in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Australia won the first two games to qualify for the Olympics, while New Zealand won the third game and took part in the FIBA wildcard tournament.

Venues

Melbourne Sydney Brisbane 2007 FIBA Oceania Championship (Australia)	Melbourne	Sydney	Brisbane
	Vodafone Arena	Sydney Entertainment Centre	Brisbane Entertainment Centre

	Capacity: 10,500	Capacity: 10,517	Capacity: 13,500

20 August
7:30 p.m.

Australia	79–67	New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 18-16, 25-21, 16-9, 20-21
Pts: Sam Mackinnon 18 Rebs: Sam Mackinnon 7 Asts: David Andersen 4		Pts: Kirk Penney 20 Rebs: Tait, Cameron 5 each Asts: Pero Cameron 5

Vodafone Arena, Melbourne, Victoria
Attendance: 6,053
Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Andy Thackray, Romualdas Brazauskas

22 August
7:30 p.m.

New Zealand	67–93	Australia
Scoring by quarter: 17-25, 25-16, 9-28, 16-24
Pts: Kirk Penney 21 Rebs: Penney, Cameron 7 Asts: 3 tied 3		Pts: Patrick Mills 17 Rebs: Sam Mackinnon 6 Asts: Glen Saville 4

Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, New South Wales
Attendance: 4,517
Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Andy Thackray, Romualdas Brazauskas

24 August
7:30 p.m.

Australia	58–67	New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 12-18, 12-10, 21-13, 13-26
Pts: Brad Newley 14 Rebs: Brad Newley 6 Asts: Sam Mackinnon 3		Pts: Phill Jones 17 Rebs: Phill Jones 12 Asts: Pero Cameron 6
Australia wins series, 2-1

Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Queensland
Attendance: 3,537
Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Andy Thackray, Romualdas Brazauskas

2007 Oceanian Champions
Australia Sixteenth title

Tournaments

Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Teams	Angola Argentina Australia China Croatia Germany Greece Iran Lithuania Russia Spain United States
Qualification	2006 World Championship Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania Qualifying Tournament

International men's basketball
FIBA National teams Olympics World Cup Universiade U-21 World Cup U-19 World Cup U-18 World Cup U-17 World Cup U-16 World Cup World Rankings
Africa	FIBA Africa – AfroBasket U-18 U-16 African Games
Americas	FIBA Americas – FIBA AmeriCup U-18 U-16 CBC Championship Centrobasket COCABA Championship Marchand Cup Pan American Games South American Championship
Asia	FIBA Asia – FIBA Asia Cup U-18 U-16 Asian Games FIBA Asia Challenge MVP Cup Stanković Cup East Asian Championship East Asian Games SABA Championship SEABA Championship South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Championship West Asian Games William Jones Cup
Europe	FIBA Europe – EuroBasket U-20 U-18 U-16 Acropolis Tournament Adecco Cup Belgrade Trophy FIBA European Championship for Small Countries Games of the Small States of Europe World Cup (Turkey)
Oceania	FIBA Oceania – FIBA Oceania Championship U-20 U-18 U-16 Pacific Games
Other tournaments	Arab Nations Basketball Championship Commonwealth Games Diamond Ball FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan Arab Games
Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.

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