| Continent: | Oceania |
| Year: | 1981 |
| Host: | New Zealand |
| Teams: | 2 |
| Federations: | 21 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champions: | Australia |
| Title Number: | 5 |
| Prevseason: | 1979 |
| Nextseason: | 1983 |
The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 1981 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 1982 FIBA World Championship. The tournament, a best-of-three series between and, was held in Christchurch, New Zealand. Australia won the series 2-0.