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.
| 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) |
Teams that did not enter edit
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 |