Basketball at the Pacific Games

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File:Guam v Fiji in men's basketball at the 2015 Pacific Games.jpg
Guam plays Fiji in the Men's gold medal match at the 2015 Pacific Games.

Basketball at the Pacific Games (previously known as the South Pacific Games) has been played since 1963.[1][2][3] 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

Year Hosts Gold Medal Game Bronze Medal Game Refs
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth Place
1963
(details)
Fiji
Suva
File:Flag of France.svg
Tahiti
No playoff File:Flag of American Samoa.svg
American Samoa
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Papua New Guinea
61–54 File:Civil Ensign of Australia.svg
Nauru
[4]
[2]
[3]
[5]
1966
(details)
New Caledonia
Nouméa
File:Flag of France.svg
Tahiti
42–23 File:New Caledonia Sports Flag.svg
New Caledonia
File:Flag of Guam.svg
Guam
63–47 File:Flag of Papua New Guinea (1965–1970).svg
Papua New Guinea
[6]
[7]
1969
(details)
Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby
File:Flag of France.svg
Tahiti
56–39 File:Flag of Papua New Guinea (1965–1970).svg
Papua New Guinea
File:New Caledonia Sports Flag.svg
New Caledonia
72–64 File:Flag of Guam.svg
Guam
[8]
[9]
1971 French Polynesia
Papeete
File:Flag of France.svg
Tahiti
84–73 File:Flag of American Samoa.svg
American Samoa
File:Flag of Papua New Guinea 1970.svg
Papua New Guinea
70–60 File:Flag of Guam.svg
Guam
[10]
[11]
1975 Guam
Tumon
File:Flag of Guam.svg
Guam
97–73 File:Flag of American Samoa.svg
American Samoa
File:New Caledonia Sports Flag.svg
New Caledonia
77–74 File:Flag of France.svg
Tahiti
[12]
[13]
[14]
1979 Fiji
Suva
File:Flag of Guam.svg
Guam
113–106 File:Flag of France.svg
Tahiti
File:Flag of American Samoa.svg
American Samoa
103–101 File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Papua New Guinea
[15]
[16]
1983 Samoa
Apia
File:Flag of American Samoa.svg
American Samoa
86–77 File:Flag of Guam.svg
Guam
File:Flag of Samoa.svg
Western Samoa
109–79 File:Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
[17]
1987 New Caledonia
Nouméa
File:Flag of American Samoa.svg
American Samoa
91–63 File:Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
File:Flag of Guam.svg
Guam
101–87 File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg
New Caledonia
[18]
[19]
1991
(details)
Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby
File:Flag of American Samoa.svg
American Samoa
No playoff File:Flag of Guam.svg
Guam
File:Flag of French Polynesia.svg
Tahiti
No playoff File:Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
[20]
1995 French Polynesia
Papeete
File:Flag of French Polynesia.svg
Tahiti
95–68 File:New Caledonia Sports Flag.svg
New Caledonia
File:Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
89–86 File:Flag of Guam.svg
Guam
[21]
[22]
1999 Guam
Santa Rita
File:Flag of Samoa.svg
Western Samoa
66–63 File:Flag of Guam.svg
Guam
File:New Caledonia Sports Flag.svg
New Caledonia
80–72 File:Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
[23]
2003 Fiji
Suva
File:New Caledonia Sports Flag.svg
New Caledonia
71–63 File:Flag of Guam.svg
Guam
File:Flag of Samoa.svg
Western Samoa
76–73 File:Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
[24]
[25]
2007 Samoa
Apia
File:Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
95–58 File:Flag of Guam.svg
Guam
File:Flag of Samoa.svg
Samoa
85–76 File:New Caledonia Sports Flag.svg
New Caledonia
[26]
[27]
[28]
[29]
2011
(details)
New Caledonia
Nouméa
File:Flag of FLNKS.svg
New Caledonia
50–43 File:Flag of Guam.svg
Guam
File:Flag of French Polynesia.svg
Tahiti
57–49 File:Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
[30]
2015
(details)
Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby
File:Flag of Guam.svg
Guam
78–61 File:Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
File:Flag of French Polynesia.svg
Tahiti
83–73 File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Papua New Guinea
[31]
2019
(details)
Samoa
Apia
File:Flag of Guam.svg
Guam
83–74 File:Flag of French Polynesia.svg
Tahiti
File:Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
72–49 File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Papua New Guinea
[32]
2023
(details)
Solomon Islands
Honiara
File:Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
51–47 File:Flag of Guam.svg
Guam
File:Flag of FLNKS.svg
New Caledonia
97–61 File:Flag of Samoa.svg
Samoa

3x3

Year Hosts Gold Medal Game Bronze Medal Game Refs
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth Place
2019
(details)
Samoa
Apia
File:Flag of Guam.svg
Guam
20–18 File:Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
File:Flag of Samoa.svg
Samoa
19–18 File:Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg
Marshall Islands
[33]
2023
(details)
Solomon Islands
Honiara
TBD TBD TBD TBD

Women's tournament

5x5

Year Hosts Gold Medal Game Bronze Medal Game Refs
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth Place
1966 New Caledonia
Nouméa
File:Flag of France.svg
Tahiti
35–31 File:Flag of Papua New Guinea (1965–1970).svg
Papua New Guinea
File:Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg
Fiji
42–30 File:New Caledonia Sports Flag.svg
New Caledonia
[6]
1969
(details)
Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby
File:Flag of Papua New Guinea (1965–1970).svg
Papua New Guinea
35–33 File:Flag of France.svg
Tahiti
File:Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg
Fiji
50–28 File:New Caledonia Sports Flag.svg
New Caledonia
[8]
1971 French Polynesia
Papeete
File:Flag of Papua New Guinea 1970.svg
Papua New Guinea
58–41 File:Flag of France.svg
Tahiti
File:New Caledonia Sports Flag.svg
New Caledonia
No playoff File:Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
[10]
1975 Guam
Tumon
File:Flag of France.svg
Tahiti
37–33 File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Papua New Guinea
File:New Caledonia Sports Flag.svg
New Caledonia
78–55 File:Flag of Guam.svg
Guam
[12]
1979 Fiji
Suva
File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Papua New Guinea
75–68 File:Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
File:Flag of France.svg
Tahiti
80–47 File:New Caledonia Sports Flag.svg
New Caledonia
[15]
1983 Samoa
Apia
File:Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
58–48 File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Papua New Guinea
File:Flag of American Samoa.svg
American Samoa
94–70 File:Flag of France.svg
Tahiti
[17]
1987 New Caledonia
Nouméa
File:Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
59–46 File:Flag of France.svg
Tahiti
File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Papua New Guinea
95–37 File:Flag of Guam.svg
Guam
[18]
1991
(details)
Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby
File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Papua New Guinea
Round-
robin
File:Flag of France.svg
Tahiti
File:Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
Round-
robin
File:New Caledonia Sports Flag.svg
New Caledonia
[20]
1995 French Polynesia
Papeete
File:Flag of French Polynesia.svg
Tahiti
64–44 File:Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
File:New Caledonia Sports Flag.svg
New Caledonia
63–55 File:Flag of Guam.svg
Guam
[21]
1999 Guam
Santa Rita
File:Flag of French Polynesia.svg
Tahiti
58–42 File:Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
File:Flag of Guam.svg
Guam
70–55 File:Flag of American Samoa.svg
American Samoa
[23]
2003 Fiji
Suva
File:Flag of Samoa.svg
Western Samoa
47–44 File:Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg
New Caledonia
68–52 File:Flag of French Polynesia.svg
Tahiti
[34]
2007 Samoa
Apia
File:Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
70–62 File:Flag of American Samoa.svg
American Samoa
File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Papua New Guinea
70–59 File:Flag of French Polynesia.svg
Tahiti
[35]
[27]
2011
(details)
New Caledonia
Nouméa
File:Flag of French Polynesia.svg
Tahiti
59–47 File:Flag of FLNKS.svg
New Caledonia
File:Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
64–51 File:Flag of Samoa.svg
Samoa
[30]
2015
(details)
Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby
File:Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
75–61 File:Flag of American Samoa.svg
American Samoa
File:Flag of French Polynesia.svg
Tahiti
62–51 File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Papua New Guinea
[36]
2019
(details)
Samoa
Apia
File:Flag of American Samoa.svg
American Samoa
74–53 File:Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
File:Flag of Samoa.svg
Samoa
87–85 File:Flag of Guam.svg
Guam
[32]
2023
(details)
Solomon Islands
Honiara
File:Flag of French Polynesia.svg
Tahiti
53–46 File:Flag of the Cook Islands.svg
Cook Islands
File:Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
63–55 File:Flag of Samoa.svg
Samoa

3x3

Year Hosts Gold Medal Game Bronze Medal Game Refs
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth Place
2019
(details)
Samoa
Apia
File:Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
20–9 File:Flag of the Cook Islands.svg
Cook Islands
File:Flag of French Polynesia.svg
Tahiti
18–8 File:Flags of New Caledonia.svg
New Caledonia
[33]
2023
(details)
Solomon Islands
Honiara
TBD TBD TBD TBD

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.

All-time medal table – Pacific Games Basketball
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1File:Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tahiti (TAH)116623
2File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji (FIJ)78722
3File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam (GUM)57315
4File:Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa (ASA)45211
5File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea (PNG)44412
6File:Flags of New Caledonia.svg New Caledonia (NCL)23813
7File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa (SAM)2057
8File:Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands (COK)0202
Totals (8 entries)353535105

Pacific Mini Games

Men

Games Year Host city Medals Refs
Gold Silver Bronze
South Pacific Mini Games – Basketball  
V 1997 Pago Pago File:Flag of American Samoa.svg
American Samoa
File:Flag of Guam.svg
Guam
File:Flag of French Polynesia.svg
Tahiti
[37]
VII 2005 Koror File:New Caledonia Sports Flag.svg
New Caledonia
File:Flag of Guam.svg
Guam
File:Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
[38]
Not contested at the Mini Games 2009-13
Pacific Mini Games – 3x3 Basketball  
X 2017
(details)
Port Vila Samoa
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
[39]
[40]

Women

Games Year Host city Medals Refs
Gold Silver Bronze
South Pacific Mini Games – Basketball  
V 1997 Pago Pago File:Flag of French Polynesia.svg
Tahiti
File:Flag of American Samoa.svg
American Samoa
File:Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
[37]
VII 2005 Koror File:Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Papua New Guinea
File:New Caledonia Sports Flag.svg
New Caledonia
[41]
Not contested at the Mini Games 2009-13
Pacific Mini Games – 3x3 Basketball  
X 2017
(details)
Port Vila Cook Islands
Cook Islands
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Vanuatu
Vanuatu
[42]
[43]

Medals

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

All-time medal table – Pacific Mini Games Basketball
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1File:Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa (ASA)1102
2File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji (FIJ)1023
3File:New Caledonia Sports Flag.svg New Caledonia (NCL)1012
File:Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tahiti (TAH)1012
5File:Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands (COK)1001
File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa (SAM)1001
7File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea (PNG)0213
8File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam (GUM)0202
9File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands (SOL)0101
10File:Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu (VAN)0011
Totals (10 entries)66618

See also

References

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