2003 FIBA Oceania Championship
| 16th FIBA Oceanian Basketball Championship | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Australia |
| Dates | September 1 – September 4 |
| Teams | 2 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Australia (14th title) |
The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 2003 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 2004 Summer Olympics. The tournament, a best-of-three series between Australia and 
New Zealand, was held in Bendigo, Geelong and Melbourne. Australia won all three games to qualify for the Oceanic spot in the Olympics.
Teams that did not enter
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Venues
[edit]  Melbourne Bendigo Geelong 2003 FIBA Oceania Championship (Victoria) |
Melbourne | Bendigo | Geelong |
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| State Netball and Hockey Centre | Bendigo Stadium | Geelong Arena | |
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| Capacity: 3,500 | Capacity: 2,000 | Capacity: 2,000 |
Results
[edit]September 1
7:30 p.m. |
| Australia |
79–66 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 25-14, 19-11, 16-21, 19-20 | ||
| Pts: Anthony Ronaldson 19 Rebs: Chris Anstey 9 Asts: Shane Heal 7 |
Pts: Kirk Penney 22 Rebs: Pero Cameron 9 Asts: Phillip Jones 5 | |
September 3
7:30 p.m. |
| New Zealand |
76–90 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-17, 22-22, 13-25, 20-26 | ||
| Pts: Phillip Jones 14 Rebs: Mark Dickel 10 Asts: Tony Rampton 5 |
Pts: Shane Heal 32 Rebs: Shane Heal 6 Asts: Shane Heal 6 | |
September 4
7:30 p.m. |
| Australia |
84–75 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 24-20, 21-19, 22-16, 17-20 | ||
| Pts: Matt Nielsen 25 Rebs: Sam Mackinnon 13 Asts: Shane Heal 7 |
Pts: Phillip Jones 14 Rebs: Tony Rampton 7 Asts: Penney and Dickel 3 | |
| Australia wins series, 3-0 | ||
| 2003 Oceanian champions |
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 Australia Fourteenth title |