Basketball at the Commonwealth Games explained

Basketball at the Commonwealth Games has been held three times, with regular full-court basketball included in 2006 and 2018, and 3x3 introduced in 2022.

Following the 2018 games, regular full-court basketball was replaced as an optional Commonwealth Games sport by the 3x3 variation of the sport.^[1] This made its debut at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, with both able-bodied and wheelchair competitions taking place.^[2]

History

In 1978, Britain hosted the Commonwealth Basketball Championships. The same tournament was held five years later in New Zealand.^[3]

Basketball was first included in the Commonwealth Games in the 2006 games in Melbourne.^[4] Australia won gold medals in both the men's and women's competitions. New Zealand's teams and England's teams won the silver and bronze medals respectively.

Basketball was not included in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, but India was scheduled to host a Commonwealth Basketball Championship tournament prior to the games.^[5] It was later cancelled by FIBA.

Basketball returned as part of the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.^[6] A total of 16 teams (8 men and 8 women) competed in 2018.^[7]

In August 2017, it was announced that 3x3 basketball would be part of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.^[8]

Venues

• Melbourne 2006: Ballarat Minerdome, Bendigo Stadium, Geelong Arena, Traralgon Sports Stadium and Melbourne Park Multi-Purpose Venue, Victoria
• Gold Coast 2018: Cairns Convention Centre, Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre and Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Queensland
• Birmingham 2022: Smithfield, West Midlands

Men's tournaments

Year	Host	width=1% rowspan=4 bgcolor=ffffff		Gold medal game			width=1% rowspan=4 bgcolor=ffffff		Bronze medal game
width=15%	Gold medalist	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Silver medalist	width=15%	Bronze medalist	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Fourth place
2006 Details	Melbourne, Australia		81-76			80-57
2018 Details	Gold Coast, Australia		87-47			79-69

Performance by nations

Nation		2018	Years
	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	2
	5th	-	1
	-	7th	1
	-	bgcolor=silver	2nd	1
	3rd	6th	2
	8th	8th	2
	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3rd	2
	4th	5th	2
	6th	4th	2
	7th	-	1
Nations	8	8	10

Women's tournaments

Year	Host	width=1% rowspan=4 bgcolor=ffffff		Gold medal game			width=1% rowspan=4 bgcolor=ffffff		Bronze medal game
width=15%	Gold medalist	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Silver medalist	width=15%	Bronze medalist	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Fourth place
2006 Details	Melbourne, Australia		77-39			78-75
2018 Details	Gold Coast, Australia		99-55			74-58

Performance by nations

Nation			Years
	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	2
	-	4th	1
	3rd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	2
	8th	8th	2
	-	5th	1
	7th	7th	2
	6th	-	1
	5th	6th	2
	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3rd	2
	4th	-	1
Nations	8	8	10

3x3 tournaments

Men's tournaments

Year	Host		Gold medal game				Bronze medal game
width=15%	Gold medalist	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Silver medalist	width=15%	Bronze medalist	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Fourth place
2022 Details	Birmingham, England		17-16			13-12

Women's tournaments

Year	Host		Gold medal game				Bronze medal game
width=15%	Gold medalist	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Silver medalist	width=15%	Bronze medalist	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Fourth place
2022 Details	Birmingham, England		14-13			15-13

Men's Wheelchair tournaments

Year	Host		Gold medal game				Bronze medal game
width=15%	Gold medalist	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Silver medalist	width=15%	Bronze medalist	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Fourth place
2022 Details	Birmingham, England		11-9			21-11

Women's Wheelchair tournaments

Year	Host		Gold medal game				Bronze medal game
width=15%	Gold medalist	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Silver medalist	width=15%	Bronze medalist	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Fourth place
2022 Details	Birmingham, England		14-5			12-10

All-time medal table

Updated after the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Notes and References

1. Web site: Constitutional Documents of the Commonwealth Games Federation. thecgf.com. 2021-09-04.
2. Web site: Birmingham 2022 Medal Event Programme. birmingham2022.com. 18 September 2021.
3. Web site: Saker. John. Basketball. teara.govt.nz. 5 September 2013. 6 August 2019.
4. Web site: Downes. Steven. Exclusive: Commonwealth Basketball Championships in Delhi cancelled. Inside the Games. 3 February 2010. 3 July 2024.
5. Web site: India to host first Commonwealth Basketball Championship. The Times of India. 6 July 2008. 3 July 2024.
6. Web site: Gold Coast 2018 reveal list of competing nations in basketball events. Morgan . Liam. 28 July 2017 . Insidethegames.biz . Dunsar Media . 28 July 2017.
7. Web site: Athlete Allocation System. 15 March 2017 . www.triathlon.org/. International Triathlon Union. 9 June 2017.
8. https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1053923/birmingham-include-3x3-basketball-and-urban-street-festival-as-part-of-2022-commonwealth-games-plans Birmingham include 3x3 basketball and Urban Street Festival as part of 2022 Commonwealth Games plans