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Basketball at the 2023 Pacific Games – Men's tournament
International basketball competition
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]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Solomon Islands |
| City | Honiara |
| Dates | 17 – 25 November 2023 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | Friendship Hall (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Fiji (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Guam |
| Third place |  New Caledonia |
| Fourth place |  Samoa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 20 |
| Top scorer |  Apia Muri(21.6 points per game) |
| Official website | |
| 2023 Pacific Games | |
Pirae 2027 → | |
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Main article: Basketball at the 2023 Pacific Games
Fiji ended their 16-year title drought by upsetting the defending champions Guam in the championship match, 51-47, winning their only second Gold Medal in the Games' Men's Basketball tournament. Meanwhile, New Caledonia notches their fourth Bronze Medal overall after thrashing the defending Bronze Medallists Samoa 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 |
More information Event↓/Date →, 17th Fri ...
| Event↓/Date → | 17th Fri | 18th Sat | 19th Sun | 20th Mon | 21st Tue | 22nd Wed | 23rd Thu | 24th Fri | 25th Sat |
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| Men | G | G | G | G | G | Q | C | ½ | F |
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More information Qualification method, Date ...
| 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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Group A
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guam |
3 | 3 | 0 | 271 | 179 | +92 | 6 | Advance to the semi-final round |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 245 | 202 | +43 | 5 | Advance to the quarter-final round |
| 3 | Samoa |
3 | 1 | 2 | 177 | 224 | −47 | 4 | |
| 4 | Solomon Islands (H) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 136 | 224 | −88 | 3 | Advance to the classification round |
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Source: FIBA Oceania
Rules for classification: a. points; b. win–loss record; c. goal average; d. head-to-head records; e. quotient system
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: a. points; b. win–loss record; c. goal average; d. head-to-head records; e. quotient system
(H) Hosts
17 November 2023 17:00 |
| Solomon Islands |
49–56 | Samoa |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–12, 11–19, 13–2, 14–23 | ||
| Pts: Otasui 14 Rebs: Maelasi 12 Asts: Tango 3 |
Pts: Chong Nee 16 Rebs: D. Keil 13 Asts: V. Keil, Nickel 2 | |
Friendship Hall, Honiara |
18 November 2023 18:00 |
| Papua New Guinea |
81–34 | Solomon Islands |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–8, 23–4, 22–8, 18–14 | ||
| Pts: A. Muri 21 Rebs: H. Elavo 8 Asts: P. Muri 4 |
Pts: A. Basia 8 Rebs: Masaea 7 Asts: Maelasi 2 | |
Friendship Hall, Honiara Referees: Calia Hanks (AUS), Timoci Matai Sailada (FIJ), Muaimalae Levale (SAM) |
18 November 2023 20:15 |
| Samoa |
49–88 | Guam |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–22, 19–28, 12–19, 11–19 | ||
| Pts: Thompson 9 Rebs: Thompson 6 Asts: 3 players 2 |
Pts: Johnson 20 Rebs: Johnson 11 Asts: 3 players 3 | |
19 November 2023 09:00 |
| Guam |
96–77 | Papua New Guinea |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 33–20, 22–17, 18–20 | ||
| Pts: Simon 30 Rebs: Simon 11 Asts: Johnson 4 |
Pts: A. Muri 21 Rebs: Tetemo 9 Asts: Tetemo 4 | |
Friendship Hall, Honiara |
Group B
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiji |
3 | 3 | 0 | 219 | 178 | +41 | 6 | Advance to the semi-final round |
| 2 | Tahiti |
3 | 1 | 2 | 166 | 187 | −21 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to the quarter-final round |
| 3 | New Caledonia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 199 | 200 | −1 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 4 | Tonga |
3 | 1 | 2 | 213 | 232 | −19 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | Advance to the classification round |
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Source: FIBA Oceania
Rules for classification: a. points; b. win–loss record; c. goal average; d. head-to-head records; e. quotient system
Notes:
Rules for classification: a. points; b. win–loss record; c. goal average; d. head-to-head records; e. quotient system
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18 November 2023 09:00 |
| Fiji |
70–45 | Tahiti |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–9, 14–16, 16–10, 21–10 | ||
| Pts: Mclennan, Fox 15 Rebs: Fox 11 Asts: Whippy, Lum Kon 3 |
Pts: Meuel 16 Rebs: Teriitemataua 6 Asts: Sommers 3 | |
Friendship Hall, Honiara |
18 November 2023 11:15 |
| New Caledonia |
80–82 | Tonga |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 16–19, 24–17, 17–27 | ||
| Pts: Chevrin 19 Rebs: Chevrin, Tetainanuari 7 Asts: Esneu 3 |
Pts: Foketi 22 Rebs: Alipate 7 Asts: Foketi 4 | |
Friendship Hall, Honiara |
20 November 2023 11:15 |
| Tahiti |
50–53 | New Caledonia |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–15, 12–8, 13–17, 16–13 | ||
| Pts: Commings 16 Rebs: Liu 6 Asts: Teriitemataua 2 |
Pts: Tetainanuari 13 Rebs: Weber 12 Asts: Patche, Mitrail 2 | |
Friendship Hall, Honiara |
20 November 2023 18:00 |
| Fiji |
81–67 | Tonga |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 19–20, 24–19, 15–12 | ||
| Pts: Fox 24 Rebs: Fox 14 Asts: Lum Kon 6 |
Pts: Alipate 20 Rebs: Sinisa 13 Asts: 3 players 2 | |
Friendship Hall, Honiara |
21 November 2023 13:30 |
| Tonga |
64–71 | Tahiti |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–19, 20–11, 13–15, 20–26 | ||
| Pts: Foketi 20 Rebs: Foketi 6 Asts: Paea 3 |
Pts: Commings 18 Rebs: Meuel, Commings 8 Asts: Teriitemataua 4 | |
Friendship Hall, Honiara |
21 November 2023 15:45 |
| New Caledonia |
66–68 | Fiji |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 19–12, 18–15, 14–19 | ||
| Pts: Adjouhgniope 12 Rebs: Weber 8 Asts: Esneu 3 |
Pts: Waqabaca 22 Rebs: Fox 11 Asts: Whippy 3 | |
Friendship Hall, Honiara |
| Playoffs | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 24 November | ||||||||||
| Guam | 93 | |||||||||
| 22 November | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 65 | |||||||||
| Tahiti | 71 | |||||||||
| 25 November | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 81 | |||||||||
| Guam | 47 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 51 | |||||||||
| 24 November | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 71 | |||||||||
| 22 November | ||||||||||
| New Caledonia | 60 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 78 | |||||||||
| 25 November | ||||||||||
| New Caledonia | 88 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 61 | |||||||||
| New Caledonia | 97 | |||||||||
Playoffs
22 November 2023 14:30 |
| Papua New Guinea |
78–88 | New Caledonia |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 20–21, 19–26, 21–21 | ||
| Pts: A. Muri 27 Rebs: A. Muri 9 Asts: C. Muri 5 |
Pts: Chevrin 12 Rebs: Tetainanuari 8 Asts: Mitrail, Tetainanuari 3 | |
Friendship Hall, Honiara |
Classification 7th-8th
Classification 5th-6th
Semifinals
24 November 2023 17:00 |
| Guam |
93–65 | Samoa |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–11, 22–18, 26–15, 21–21 | ||
| Pts: White 20 Rebs: 3 players 7 Asts: Calvo 4 |
Pts: Chong Nee 24 Rebs: E. Keil 7 Asts: Leaupepe 5 | |
Friendship Hall, Honiara |
Bronze medal match
Final
More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Record | Qualified to |
|---|---|---|---|
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Fiji | 5–0 | First Round Pre-Qualifiers of 2029 FIBA Asia Cup qualification |
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Guam | 4–1 | First Round Pre-Qualifiers of 2029 FIBA Asia Cup qualification |
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New Caledonia | 3–3 | |
| 4 | Samoa | 2–4 | |
| 5 | Papua New Guinea | 3–2 | |
| 6 | Tahiti | 1–4 | |
| 7 | Tonga | 2–2 | |
| 8 | Solomon Islands | 0–4 |
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The All Star Five has been named following the conclusion of the tournament.[6]
More information Position, Player ...
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| All Star Five | Gabriel Simon |
| Apia Muri | |
| Joshua Fox | |
| Jean-Sébastien Chevrin | |
| Filimone Waqabaca |
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- "GOC release Sol2023 Sports Schedule". Sol2023. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- "Fiji pulls off stunning upset to claim men's basketball gold against Guam at Pacific Games". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- "Fijians Light Up Honiara and Win Gold". FIBA. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- "Pacific Games Basketball schedule drops with 150 days to go". FIBA. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- "Two Fijians Named in All Star Five". fiba.basketball. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.