| City: | Honiara |
| Dates: | 17 – 25 November 2023 |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | Friendship Hall |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Website: | 2023 Pacific Games |
| Champion: | FIJ |
| Count: | 2 |
| Second: | GUM |
| Third: | NCL |
| Fourth: | SAM |
| Games: | 20 |
| Top Scorer: | Apia Muri (21.6 points per game) |
| Prevseason: | Apia 2019 |
| Nextseason: | Pirae 2027 |
See main article: Basketball at the 2023 Pacific Games. The men's basketball tournament at the 2023 Pacific Games was the 17th edition of the event for men at the Pacific Games. It was held from 17 to 25 November 2023. All games were played at the Friendship Hall in Honiara, Solomon Islands.[1] [2]
ended their 16-year title drought by upsetting the defending champions in the championship match, 51-47, winning their only second Gold Medal in the Games' Men's Basketball tournament. Meanwhile, notches their fourth Bronze Medal overall after thrashing the defending Bronze Medallists in the Battle for Third Place, 97-61.[3] [4]
As this tournament served as the official qualifiers of the Oceania region to the FIBA Asia Cup Pre-Qualifiers, both Finalists earned their slots to the 2029 FIBA Asia Cup qualification wherein they will be participating in the First Round, which will happen on 2026.
The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams, and a single round-robin was held within each group. The first-placed teams of each group advanced straight into the semifinals with the second- and third-placed teams playing a two match qualifying finals before advancing. After the preliminary round, the teams were matched according to their results with the playoffs featuring only six teams (top three of each group). From there on a knockout system was used.
The schedule of the tournament was as follows.[5]
| G | Group stage | Q | Qualifying finals | C | Classification | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Finals |
| Event↓/Date → | 17th Fri | 18th Sat | 19th Sun | 20th Mon | 21st Tue | 22nd Wed | 23rd Thu | 24th Fri | 25th Sat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | G | G | G | G | G | Q | C | ½ | F |
| Qualification method | Date | Berths | Qualified team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | Solomon Islands | |||
| 2022 FIBA Micronesia Basketball Cup | 8−11 June 2022 | 1 | Guam | |
| 2022 FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup | 26−29 October 2022 | 2 | New Caledonia Papua New Guinea | |
| 2022 FIBA Polynesia Basketball Cup | 1−5 November 2022 | 2 | Tahiti Tonga | |
| Wildcard | 16 December 2022 | 2 | Fiji Samoa | |
| Total | 8 |
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| width=40 | Rank | width=180 | Team | width=60 | Record | width=500 | Qualified to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5–0 | First Round Pre-Qualifiers of 2029 FIBA Asia Cup qualification | ||||||
| 4–1 | First Round Pre-Qualifiers of 2029 FIBA Asia Cup qualification | ||||||
| 3–3 | |||||||
| 4 | 2–4 | ||||||
| 5 | 3–2 | ||||||
| 6 | 1–4 | ||||||
| 7 | 2–2 | ||||||
| 8 | 0–4 |
The All Star Five has been named following the conclusion of the tournament.[6]
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| All Star Five | Gabriel Simon |
| Apia Muri | |
| Joshua Fox | |
| Jean-Sébastien Chevrin | |
| Filimone Waqabaca |