The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 2005 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 2006 FIBA World Championship. The tournament, a best-of-three series between 
Australia and 
New Zealand, was held in Auckland and Dunedin. Australia won all three games. Both teams qualified for the 2006 FIBA World Championship.
| 17th FIBA Oceanian Basketball Championship | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | New Zealand |
| Dates | August 17 – August 21 |
| Teams | 2 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Australia (15th title) |
Teams that did not enter
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Venues
edit  Waitakere Manukau Dunedin 2005 FIBA Oceania Championship (New Zealand) |
Waitakere | Manukau | Dunedin |
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| The Trusts Arena | TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre | Edgar Centre | |
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| Capacity: 4,901 | Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: 3,000 |
Results
editAugust 17
7:30 p.m. |
| New Zealand |
69–82 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 15-17, 16-25, 20-16, 18-24 | ||
| Pts: Olson and Jones 14 each Rebs: Jones, Cameron, and Rampton 5 each Asts: Dickel and Cameron 4 each |
Pts: C.J. Bruton 25 Rebs: Saville and Nielsen 8 each Asts: C.J. Bruton 6 | |
August 20
3:00 p.m. |
| Australia |
82–71 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-20, 16-9, 23-18, 25-24 | ||
| Pts: Glen Saville 20 Rebs: Matt Nielsen 10 Asts: Matt Nielsen 6 |
Pts: Pero Cameron 16 Rebs: Dillon Boucher 10 Asts: Tony Rampton 4 | |
August 21
3:00 p.m. |
| New Zealand |
80–91 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-12, 22-22, 16-30, 25-27 | ||
| Pts: Phillip Jones 16 Rebs: Tony Rampton 8 Asts: Mark Dickel 5 |
Pts: Newley and Andersen 22 Rebs: David Andersen 6 Asts: Brad Davidson 6 | |
| Australia wins series, 3-0 | ||
| 2005 Oceanian champions |
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 Australia Fifteenth title |