2017 FIBA Women's Melanesian Cup | |
Subtitle: | 1st FIBA Women's Melanesian Basketball Cup |
Continent: | Oceania |
Year: | 2017 |
Dates: | 27–30 September |
Teams: | 4 |
Venues: | 1 |
Cities: | 1 |
Champions: | Papua New Guinea |
Title Number: | 1 |
Website: | 2017 FIBA Women's Melanesian Cup |
Nextseason: | 2022 |
The 2017 FIBA Women's Melanesian Basketball Cup was an international basketball tournament contested by nations of the newly formed Melanesia FIBA Oceania sub-zone. The inaugural edition of the women's tournament were held together alongside the Men's tournament in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea from 27 to 30 September 2017. Matches were played at the Taurama Aquatic and Indoor Centre. It was officially launched on 19 May 2017.[1]
The tournament served as qualifiers for the women's basketball event of the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa with three berths for Melanesia allocated for the top three teams in this tournament. Hosts Papua New Guinea dominated the women's tournament winning all of their games including the final.[2]
The following national teams participated in the tournament.[3] [1]
Papua New Guinea dominated the preliminary round with an unbeaten record.
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The top three teams qualified for the 2019 Pacific Games.
width=50 | Rank | width=175 | Team | width=50 | Record |
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2–2 | |||||
1–3 | |||||
4 | 1–3 |