Basketball at the Pacific Games

Basketball at the Pacific Games (previously known as the South Pacific Games) has been played since 1963.[1][2][3] It has also been contested at the Pacific Mini Games and, from the games at Port Vila in 2017, under the 3x3 format.

Guam plays Fiji in the Men's gold medal match at the 2015 Pacific Games.

Men's tournament edit

5x5 edit

Year Hosts Gold Medal Game Bronze Medal Game Refs
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth Place
1963
(details)
 
Suva
 
Tahiti
No playoff  
American Samoa
 
Papua New Guinea
61–54  
Nauru
[4]
[2]
[3]
[5]
1966
(details)
 
Nouméa
 
Tahiti
42–23  
New Caledonia
 
Guam
63–47  
Papua New Guinea
[6]
[7]
1969
(details)
 
Port Moresby
 
Tahiti
56–39  
Papua New Guinea
 
New Caledonia
72–64  
Guam
[8]
[9]
1971  
Papeete
 
Tahiti
84–73  
American Samoa
 
Papua New Guinea
70–60  
Guam
[10]
[11]
1975  
Tumon
 
Guam
97–73  
American Samoa
 
New Caledonia
77–74  
Tahiti
[12]
[13]
[14]
1979  
Suva
 
Guam
113–106  
Tahiti
 
American Samoa
103–101  
Papua New Guinea
[15]
[16]
1983  
Apia
 
American Samoa
86–77  
Guam
 
Western Samoa
109–79  
Fiji
[17]
1987  
Nouméa
 
American Samoa
91–63  
Fiji
 
Guam
101–87  
New Caledonia
[18]
[19]
1991
(details)
 
Port Moresby
 
American Samoa
No playoff  
Guam
 
Tahiti
No playoff  
Fiji
[20]
1995  
Papeete
 
Tahiti
95–68  
New Caledonia
 
Fiji
89–86  
Guam
[21]
[22]
1999  
Santa Rita
 
Western Samoa
66–63  
Guam
 
New Caledonia
80–72  
Fiji
[23]
2003  
Suva
 
New Caledonia
71–63  
Guam
 
Western Samoa
76–73  
Fiji
[24]
[25]
2007  
Apia
 
Fiji
95–58  
Guam
 
Samoa
85–76  
New Caledonia
[26]
[27]
[28]
[29]
2011
(details)
 
Nouméa
 
New Caledonia
50–43  
Guam
 
Tahiti
57–49  
Fiji
[30]
2015
(details)
 
Port Moresby
 
Guam
78–61  
Fiji
 
Tahiti
83–73  
Papua New Guinea
[31]
2019
(details)
 
Apia
 
Guam
83–74  
Tahiti
 
Fiji
72–49  
Papua New Guinea
[32]
2023
(details)
 
Honiara
 
Fiji
51–47  
Guam
 
New Caledonia
97–61  
Samoa

3x3 edit

Year Hosts Gold Medal Game Bronze Medal Game Refs
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth Place
2019
(details)
 
Apia
 
Guam
20–18  
Fiji
 
Samoa
19–18  
Marshall Islands
[33]
2023
(details)
 
Honiara
TBD TBD TBD TBD

Women's tournament edit

5x5 edit

Year Hosts Gold Medal Game Bronze Medal Game Refs
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth Place
1966  
Nouméa
 
Tahiti
35–31  
Papua New Guinea
 
Fiji
42–30  
New Caledonia
[6]
1969
(details)
 
Port Moresby
 
Papua New Guinea
35–33  
Tahiti
 
Fiji
50–28  
New Caledonia
[8]
1971  
Papeete
 
Papua New Guinea
58–41  
Tahiti
 
New Caledonia
No playoff  
Fiji
[10]
1975  
Tumon
 
Tahiti
37–33  
Papua New Guinea
 
New Caledonia
78–55  
Guam
[12]
1979  
Suva
 
Papua New Guinea
75–68  
Fiji
 
Tahiti
80–47  
New Caledonia
[15]
1983  
Apia
 
Fiji
58–48  
Papua New Guinea
 
American Samoa
94–70  
Tahiti
[17]
1987  
Nouméa
 
Fiji
59–46  
Tahiti
 
Papua New Guinea
95–37  
Guam
[18]
1991
(details)
 
Port Moresby
 
Papua New Guinea
Round-
robin
 
Tahiti
 
Fiji
Round-
robin
 
New Caledonia
[20]
1995  
Papeete
 
Tahiti
64–44  
Fiji
 
New Caledonia
63–55  
Guam
[21]
1999  
Santa Rita
 
Tahiti
58–42  
Fiji
 
Guam
70–55  
American Samoa
[23]
2003  
Suva
 
Western Samoa
47–44  
Fiji
 
New Caledonia
68–52  
Tahiti
[34]
2007  
Apia
 
Fiji
70–62  
American Samoa
 
Papua New Guinea
70–59  
Tahiti
[35]
[27]
2011
(details)
 
Nouméa
 
Tahiti
59–47  
New Caledonia
 
Fiji
64–51  
Samoa
[30]
2015
(details)
 
Port Moresby
 
Fiji
75–61  
American Samoa
 
Tahiti
62–51  
Papua New Guinea
[36]
2019
(details)
 
Apia
 
American Samoa
74–53  
Fiji
 
Samoa
87–85  
Guam
[32]
2023
(details)
 
Honiara
 
Tahiti
53–46  
Cook Islands
 
Fiji
63–55  
Samoa

3x3 edit

Year Hosts Gold Medal Game Bronze Medal Game Refs
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth Place
2019
(details)
 
Apia
 
Fiji
20–9  
Cook Islands
 
Tahiti
18–8  
New Caledonia
[33]
2023
(details)
 
Honiara
TBD TBD TBD TBD

Medal table edit

These are the all time medal standings in Pacific Games basketball for both men and women in all formats of the game since 1963. Men's basketball has been contested since the inaugural games in 1963, while the women's tournament made its debut in the second games in 1966. The 3x3 format was added for both men and women in 2019.

All-time medal table – Pacific Games Basketball
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Tahiti (TAH)116623
2  Fiji (FIJ)78722
3  Guam (GUM)57315
4  American Samoa (ASA)45211
5  Papua New Guinea (PNG)44412
6  New Caledonia (NCL)23813
7  Samoa (SAM)2057
8  Cook Islands (COK)0202
Totals (8 entries)353535105

Pacific Mini Games edit

Men edit

Games Year Host city Medals Refs
Gold Silver Bronze
South Pacific Mini Games – Basketball  
V 1997 Pago Pago  
American Samoa
 
Guam
 
Tahiti
[37]
VII 2005 Koror  
New Caledonia
 
Guam
 
Fiji
[38]
Not contested at the Mini Games 2009-13
Pacific Mini Games – 3x3 Basketball  
X 2017
(details)
Port Vila  
Samoa
 
Solomon Islands
 
Papua New Guinea
[39]
[40]

Women edit

Games Year Host city Medals Refs
Gold Silver Bronze
South Pacific Mini Games – Basketball  
V 1997 Pago Pago  
Tahiti
 
American Samoa
 
Fiji
[37]
VII 2005 Koror  
Fiji
 
Papua New Guinea
 
New Caledonia
[41]
Not contested at the Mini Games 2009-13
Pacific Mini Games – 3x3 Basketball  
X 2017
(details)
Port Vila  
Cook Islands
 
Papua New Guinea
 
Vanuatu
[42]
[43]

Medals edit

Basketball was first played at the Pacific Mini Games in 1997. The 3x3 version was introduced for 2017.

All-time medal table – Pacific Mini Games Basketball
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  American Samoa (ASA)1102
2  Fiji (FIJ)1023
3  New Caledonia (NCL)1012
  Tahiti (TAH)1012
5  Cook Islands (COK)1001
  Samoa (SAM)1001
7  Papua New Guinea (PNG)0213
8  Guam (GUM)0202
9  Solomon Islands (SOL)0101
10  Vanuatu (VAN)0011
Totals (10 entries)66618

See also edit

References edit

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