Basketball at the 2019 Pacific Games
International basketball tournament
Pacific Games Basketball Tournament | |||||||||
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Apia 2019 | |||||||||
Tournament details | |||||||||
Games | 2019 Pacific Games | ||||||||
Host nation | Samoa | ||||||||
City | Apia | ||||||||
Duration | 8–16 July | ||||||||
Men's tournament | |||||||||
Teams | 8 | ||||||||
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Women's tournament | |||||||||
Teams | 8 | ||||||||
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Tournaments | |||||||||
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Basketball is one of the 26 sports scheduled for the 2019 Pacific Games which will be held in Apia, Samoa.
Competition format
The 8 teams will be split into two pools of four where round-robin matches will be played with the top two from each pool advancing to the semi-finals or the medal play-offs.
Qualification
For the first time ever, teams would have to qualify for the event in order to participate in the basketball competition either for men or women through sub-zone qualification tournaments in Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.[1][2]
Men's tournament
Qualified teams
Event | Date | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host Nation | 1 September 2017 | 1 | ![]() |
2017 FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup | 27−30 September 2017 | 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2018 Micronesian Games | 15−23 July 2018 | 1 | ![]() |
2018 FIBA Polynesia Basketball Cup | 19−24 November 2018 | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Wildcard | 19 February 2019 | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 8 |
Women's tournament
Qualified teams
Event | Date | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host Nation | 1 September 2017 | 1 | ![]() |
2017 FIBA Women's Melanesia Basketball Cup | 27−30 September 2017 | 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2018 Micronesian Games | 15−23 July 2018 | 1 | ![]() |
2018 FIBA Women's Polynesia Basketball Cup | 19−24 November 2018 | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Wildcard | 15 March 2019 | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 8 |
Men's 3x3 tournament
Women's 3x3 tournament
Participating nations
Ten countries are expected to compete in basketball at the 2019 Pacific Games:[3]
American Samoa (12)
Cook Islands (12)
Fiji (24)
Guam (24)
New Caledonia (24)
Papua New Guinea (24)
Samoa (24) (Host)
Solomon Islands (12)
French Polynesia (24)
Tonga (12)
Medal summary
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Results
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men details | ![]() Tomas Calvo Earvin Jose Willie Stinnett III Billy Belger III JP Cruz Mekeli Wesley Daren Hechanova Ben Borja II Russell Wesley Takumi Simon Tai Wesley Jonathan Galloway | ![]() Heimoana Teamotuaitau Ariirimarau Meuel Teva Lextreyt Landry Liu Haunui Apeang Tevae Teihotu Jacky Leau Kang Mui Derrick Scott Michel Audouin Vairupe Perez Raimoana Tinirauarii Reihiti Sommers | ![]() Marques Whippy Filimone Waqabaca Isireli Vuetibau Orisi Naivalurua Conrad Fox Leonard Whippy Joshua Fox Henry Tabuduka Joshua Motufaga Mataika Koyamainavure Marika Binatagi Iliesa Salauca |
Women details | ![]() Mahina Hannemann-Gago Malia Nawahine Sarah Toeaina Natallia Cravens Meghan Peneueta Makenna Peneueta Leah Salonoa Joeseta Fatuesi Katherine Peneueta Lahni Salanoa Valerie Nawahine Tanuvasa Jazmine Davis | ![]() Letava Whippy Kayla Mendez Tiyana Kainamoli Valerie Nainima Lini Katia Mili Koyamainavure Nowa Naivalurua Estelle Kainamoli Kalesi Tawake Vilisi Tavui Moana Liebregts | ![]() Fialauia Hunt Oriana-Rose Siamoa Juanita-Anne Wright Kalista Niu Cherish Manumaleuga Sommer Motufoua Malama Leaupepe Sweetie Hicks Zhanay Hettig Utu Vaimauga Theresa Vaoliko Aufui Sau |
References
- ^ FIBA Oceania announces sub-zone qualification tournaments, FIBA Oceania, retrieved March 29, 2016
- ^ New qualification process for basketball, The National, retrieved February 24, 2017
- ^ "2019 Pacific Games schedule and format finalized". FIBA Oceania. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
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