Basketball at the Pacific Games explained

Basketball at the Pacific Games (previously known as the South Pacific Games) has been played since 1963. It has also been contested at the Pacific Mini Games and, from the games at Port Vila in 2017, under the 3x3 format.

Men's tournament

5x5

YearHostsGold Medal GameBronze Medal GameRefs
Goldwidth=9% ScoreSilverBronzewidth=9% ScoreFourth Place
1963

Suva
No playoff
61–54
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
1966

Nouméa
42–23
63–47[5]
[6]
1969

Port Moresby
56–39
72–64[7]
[8]

Papeete
84–7370–60[9]
[10]

Tumon
97–73
77–74[11]
[12]
[13]

Suva
113–106103–101[14]
[15]

Apia
86–77109–79[16]

Nouméa
91–63101–87[17]
[18]
1991

Port Moresby
No playoffNo playoff[19]

Papeete
95–68
89–86[20]
[21]

Santa Rita
66–63
80–72[22]

Suva

71–6376–73[23]
[24]

Apia
95–5885–76
[25]
[26]
[27]
[28]
2011

Nouméa
50–4357–49
2015

Port Moresby
78–6183–73[29]
2019

Apia
83–7472–49[30]
2023

Honiara
51–4797–61

3x3

YearHostsGold Medal GameBronze Medal GameRefs
Goldwidth=9% ScoreSilverBronzewidth=9% ScoreFourth Place
2019

Apia
20–1819–18[31]
2023

Honiara
TBDTBDTBDTBD

Women's tournament

5x5

YearHostsGold Medal GameBronze Medal GameRefs
Goldwidth=9% ScoreSilverBronzewidth=9% ScoreFourth Place

Nouméa
35–3142–30
1969

Port Moresby
35–3350–28

Papeete
58–41
No playoff

Tumon
37–33
78–55

Suva
75–6880–47

Apia
58–4894–70

Nouméa
59–4695–37
1991

Port Moresby
Round-
robin
Round-
robin


Papeete
64–44
63–55

Santa Rita
58–4270–55

Suva
47–4468–52[32]

Apia
70–6270–59[33]
2011

Nouméa
59–4764–51
2015

Port Moresby
75–6162–51[34]
2019

Apia
74–5387–85[35]
2023

Honiara
53–4663–55

3x3

YearHostsGold Medal GameBronze Medal GameRefs
Goldwidth=9% ScoreSilverBronzewidth=9% ScoreFourth Place
2019

Apia
20–918–8
2023

Honiara
TBDTBDTBDTBD

Medal table

These are the all time medal standings in Pacific Games basketball for both men and women in all formats of the game since 1963. Men's basketball has been contested since the inaugural games in 1963, while the women's tournament made its debut in the second games in 1966. The 3x3 format was added for both men and women in 2019.

Pacific Mini Games

Men

GamesYearHost cityMedalsRefs
GoldSilverBronze
South Pacific Mini Games – Basketball 
1997 Pago Pago
2005 Koror
[36]
Not contested at the Mini Games 2009-13
Pacific Mini Games – 3x3 Basketball 
2017
Port Vila


[37]
[38]

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Women

GamesYearHost cityMedalsRefs
GoldSilverBronze
South Pacific Mini Games – Basketball 
1997 Pago Pago
2005 Koror
[40]
Not contested at the Mini Games 2009-13
Pacific Mini Games – 3x3 Basketball 
2017
Port Vila


[41]
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Medals

Basketball was first played at the Pacific Mini Games in 1997. The 3x3 version was introduced for 2017.

See also

Sources

Notes and References

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