2018 FIBA Polynesian Cup | |
Subtitle: | 1st FIBA Polynesian Basketball Cup |
Continent: | Oceania |
Year: | 2018 |
Size: | 280 |
Dates: | 19−24 November |
Teams: | 5 |
Venues: | 1 |
Cities: | 1 |
Champions: | TAH |
Title Number: | 1 |
Mvp: | Ariirimarau Meuel |
Ppg P: | Alipate (39.2) |
Ppg T: | (95.4) |
Rpg P: | Bain-Vete (13.2) |
Rpg T: | (52.6) |
Apg P: | Teriitemataua (4.4) |
Apg T: | (16.8) |
Website: | 2018 FIBA Polynesian Basketball Cup |
Nextseason: | 2022 |
The 2018 FIBA Polynesian Basketball Cup was an international basketball tournament contested by national teams of the newly formed Polynesia sub-zone of FIBA Oceania. The inaugural edition of the tournament was hosted by Samoa from 19 to 24 November 2018. Matches were played at the NUS Gymnasium.[1]
The tournament serves as qualifiers for the basketball events of the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa with three berths for Polynesia allocated for the top three teams, excluding, in this tournament.[2]
swept its way throughout the tournament, sweeping the preliminaries and won their first-ever Polynesian Cup championship over the hosts in the Final, 77-73.[3] The finalists, along with, who edged in the Bronze Medal Match, 79-77, will represent Polynesia in the men's basketball tournament of the 2019 Pacific Games, which will be also held in Samoa.
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Qualified for the 2019 Pacific Games. | |
Qualified for the 2019 Pacific Games as the hosts. |
width=50 | Rank | width=175 | Team | width=50 | Record |
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5–0 | |||||
3–2 | |||||
2–3 | |||||
4 | 2–3 | ||||
5 | 0–4 |