FIBA Oceania Championship 2007

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

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

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

2008 Olympic men's basketball tournament

Teams	Angola Argentina Australia China Croatia Germany Greece Iran Lithuania Russia Spain United States

Qualifying tournaments	2006 World Championship Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania Qualifying Tournament

International men's basketball

FIBA National teams Olympics World Cup Universiade U-21 World Championship U-19 World Championship U-17 World Championship World Rankings

Africa	FIBA Africa – AfroBasket U-18 U-16

Americas	FIBA Americas – FIBA Americas Championship U-18 U-16

Asia	FIBA Asia – FIBA Asia Cup U-18 U-16

Europe	FIBA Europe – EuroBasket U-20 U-18 U-16

Oceania	FIBA Oceania – FIBA Oceania Championship U-20 U-18 U-16

Other tournaments	Acropolis Tournament Adecco Cup Albert Schweitzer Tournament African Games Asian Games Commonwealth Games Belgrade Trophy Diamond Ball FIBA Asia Challenge FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Lusophony Games Marchand Cup Mediterranean Games MVP Cup Stanković Cup Pan American Games Pan Arab Games South American Championship South Asian Games TBF International Under-16 Tournament William Jones Cup World Cup (Turkey)

Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.

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