| 13th FIBA Oceanian Basketball Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | New Zealand |
| Dates | June 1 – June 4 |
| Teams | 3 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Australia (13th title) |
| ← 1995 1999 → | |
The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 1997 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 1998 FIBA World Championship. The tournament was held in Wellington and Palmerston North. Australia won the tournament to qualify for the World Championship.
Teams that did not enter
American Samoa
Cook Islands
Micronesia
Fiji
Guam
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Nauru
Norfolk Island
Northern Mariana Islands
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tahiti
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Venues
| Palmerston North | .svg)  Palmerston NorthWellington1997 FIBA Oceania Championship (New Zealand)
|
Wellington |
|---|---|---|
| Arena Manawatu | Queens Wharf Events Centre | |
| ||
| Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 4,002 |
Results
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 235 | 121 | +114 | 4 | Championship |
| 2 |  New Zealand (H)
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 211 | 138 | +73 | 3 | |
| 3 |  New Caledonia
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 274 | −187 | 2 |
(H) Hosts
| September 1 |
| Report |
| New Zealand |
136–41 | New Caledonia |
| Scoring by half: 68–20, 68–21 | ||
| September 2 |
| Report |
| Australia |
97–75 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by half: 49–44, 48–31 | ||
| September 3 |
| Report |
| Australia |
138–46 | New Caledonia |
| Scoring by half: 62–17, 76–29 | ||
Championship
| September 4 |
| Report |
| Australia |
85–67 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by half: 43–43, 42–24 | ||
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia
|
3–0 |
| 2 | New Zealand
|
1–2 |
| 3 | New Caledonia
|
0–2 |
Australia qualified for the 1998 FIBA World Championship in Greece.