# 2019 FIBA Under-17 Oceania Championship

The 2019 FIBA Under-17 Oceania Championship was an international under-17 basketball tournament that was held from 18 to 24 August 2019 in Nouméa, New Caledonia. The second U17 tournament held after being rechristened from U18 to U17 Oceania championships, this served as the direct qualifier for the 2020 FIBA U18 Asian Championship where 2 slots were allotted for FIBA Oceania, though the U18 Asian tournament was eventually cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Australia annexed their second straight U17 title, and seventh championship overall by defeating New Zealand in the Final, 85–56. Meanwhile, Samoa notched their first ever podium finish by winning the Bronze Medal match against Tahiti, 87–59.

## Hosts selection

On 23 September 2016, FIBA Oceania announced during their board meeting that Nouméa, New Caledonia will be the host of the 2019 edition of U17 tournament.

## Tournament format

The teams have been seeded based on the results of the previous FIBA Oceania Youth competitions. On this rankings, the top four teams were placed in Group A and the next four teams in Group B.
The top two teams in Group A were guaranteed a place in Semifinals, while Group A's third and fourth-placed teams battled the top two teams in Group B in the Quarterfinals which determined the Final Four cast.

## Participating teams

On 18 August 2019, the following teams have their rosters confirmed during the technical meeting held in Apia, Samoa:
* Australia
* Cook Islands
* Guam
* New Caledonia
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Tahiti

## Group phase

All times are in New Caledonia Time Zone (UTC+11:00)

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 347 | 132 | +215 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 245 | 142 | +103 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Samoa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 154 | 230 | −76 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Guam | 3 | 0 | 3 | 104 | 346 | −242 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
* 19 August 2019 15:00
* Boxscore
| Australia | 149–45 | Guam |
* L'Arène du Sud, Païta
* 19 August 2019 17:00
* Boxscore
| New Zealand | 78–37 | Samoa |
* L'Arène du Sud, Païta
* 20 August 2019 11:00
* Boxscore
| Samoa | 24–112 | Australia |
* L'Arène du Sud, Païta
* 20 August 2019 15:00
* Boxscore
| Guam | 19–104 | New Zealand |
* L'Arène du Sud, Païta
* 21 August 2019 11:00
* Boxscore
| Australia | 86–63 | New Zealand |
* L'Arène du Sud, Païta
* 21 August 2019 18:00
* Boxscore
| Guam | 40–93 | Samoa |
* Salle Anewy, Nouméa

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tahiti | 3 | 3 | 0 | 219 | 135 | +84 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | New Caledonia (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 206 | 223 | −17 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 214 | 238 | −24 | 4 | Seventh place game |
| 4 | Cook Islands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 163 | 206 | −43 | 3 | Seventh place game |
* 18 August 2019 19:00
* Boxscore
| Cook Islands | 68–76 | New Caledonia |
* L'Arène du Sud, Païta
* 19 August 2019 18:00
* Boxscore
| Tahiti | 90–58 | Papua New Guinea |
* Salle Anewy, Nouméa
* 20 August 2019 18:00
* Boxscore
| Papua New Guinea | 72–61 | Cook Islands |
* Salle Anewy, Nouméa
* 20 August 2019 19:00
* Boxscore
| New Caledonia | 43–71 | Tahiti |
* L'Arène du Sud, Païta
* 21 August 2019 15:00
* Boxscore
| Tahiti | 58–34 | Cook Islands |
* L'Arène du Sud, Païta
* 21 August 2019 19:00
* Boxscore
| New Caledonia | 87–84 | Papua New Guinea |
* L'Arène du Sud, Païta

## Final round
### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 22 August | 22 August | | |
| Guam | 55 | | |
| Guam | 55 | 23 August | 23 August | |
| Tahiti | 71 | 23 August | 23 August |
| Tahiti | 71 | Australia | 122 |
| | | Tahiti | 34 |
| | | | | 24 August | 24 August |
| | | | | Australia | 85 |
| 22 August | 22 August | | | | Australia | 85 |
| 22 August | 22 August | | | New Zealand | 56 |
| Samoa | 120 | | | New Zealand | 56 |
| Samoa | 120 | 23 August | 23 August | | |
| New Caledonia | 50 | 23 August | 23 August | | |
| New Caledonia | 50 | New Zealand | 95 | | |
| | | Samoa | 37 | Third place game | Third place game |
| | | | | 24 August | 24 August |
| | | | | Tahiti | 59 |
| | | | | Samoa | 87 |

### Quarterfinals

* 22 August 2019 15:00
* Boxscore
| Guam | 55–71 | Tahiti |
* L'Arène du Sud, Païta
* 22 August 2019 19:00
* Boxscore
| Samoa | 120–50 | New Caledonia |
* L'Arène du Sud, Païta

### Seventh place game

* 22 August 2019 11:00
* Boxscore
| Papua New Guinea | 65–62 | Cook Islands |
* L'Arène du Sud, Païta

### Fifth place game

* 23 August 2019 11:00
* Boxscore
| New Caledonia | 58–63 | Guam |
* L'Arène du Sud, Païta

### Semifinals

* 23 August 2019 15:00
* Boxscore
| Australia | 122–34 | Tahiti |
* L'Arène du Sud, Païta
* 23 August 2019 19:00
* Boxscore
| New Zealand | 95–37 | Samoa |
* L'Arène du Sud, Païta

### Third place game

* 24 August 2019 15:00
* Boxscore
| Tahiti | 59–87 | Samoa |
* L'Arène du Sud, Païta

### Final

* 24 August 2019 19:00
* Boxscore
| Australia | 85–56 | New Zealand |
* L'Arène du Sud, Païta

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | Record |
| | Australia | 5–0 |
| | New Zealand | 3–2 |
| | Samoa | 3–3 |
| 4 | Tahiti | 4–2 |
| 5 | Guam | 1–4 |
| 6 | New Caledonia | 2–3 |
| 7 | Papua New Guinea | 2–2 |
| 8 | Cook Islands | 0–4 |
* Qualified for the 2020 FIBA U18 Asian Championship

## Awards

* 2019 Under-17 Oceanian champions
* Australia Seventh title

### All-Tournament Team

Here are the 2019 FIBA U17 Oceania All-Star Five for the Men's Division:
* Tamuri Wigness
* Paul Tsapatolis
* Josh Giddey
* Robbie Coman
* Egon Keil