| 15th FIBA Oceanian Basketball Championship | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | New Zealand |
| Dates | September 21 – September 23 |
| Teams | 2 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand (2nd title) |
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 
Australia and New Zealand, 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.
Teams that did not enter[edit]
Results[edit]
September 22
7:00 p.m. |
| Australia |
81–79 (OT) | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-18, 22-23, 15-19, 15-10, Overtime: 11-9 | ||
September 23
1:00 p.m. |
| Australia |
78–89 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 29-21, 22-24, 16-25, 11-19 | ||
| New Zealand wins series, 2-1 | ||
| 2001 Oceanian champions |
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 New Zealand Second title |
- New Zealand qualified for the 2002 FIBA World Championship.