Basketball at the 2019 Pacific Games

Basketball was one of the 26 sports included in the 2019 Pacific Games which were held in Apia, Samoa.

Pacific Games Basketball Tournament
Apia 2019
Tournament details
Games	2019 Pacific Games
Host nation	Samoa
City	Apia
Duration	8–16 July
Men's tournament
Teams	8
Medals Gold medalists  Guam Silver medalists  Tahiti Bronze medalists  Fiji
Women's tournament
Teams	8
Medals Gold medalists  American Samoa Silver medalists  Fiji Bronze medalists  Samoa
Tournaments
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Competition format

The 8 teams were split into two pools of four where round-robin matches were played, with the top two from each pool advancing to the semi-finals or the medal play-offs.

Qualification

For the first time, teams had to qualify for the event to participate in the basketball competition for both men and women through sub-zone qualification tournaments in Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.^[1][2]

Men's tournament

Main article: Basketball at the 2019 Pacific Games – Men's tournament

Qualified teams

Event	Date	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	1 September 2017	1	Samoa
2017 FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup	27−30 September 2017	3	Papua New Guinea New Caledonia Fiji
2018 Micronesian Games	15−23 July 2018	1	Guam
2018 FIBA Polynesia Basketball Cup	19−24 November 2018	2	Tahiti Tonga
Wildcard	19 February 2019	1	Solomon Islands
Total		8

Women's tournament

Main article: Basketball at the 2019 Pacific Games – Women's tournament

Qualified teams

Event	Date	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	1 September 2017	1	Samoa
2017 FIBA Women's Melanesia Basketball Cup	27−30 September 2017	3	Papua New Guinea Fiji New Caledonia
2018 Micronesian Games	15−23 July 2018	1	Guam
2018 FIBA Women's Polynesia Basketball Cup	19−24 November 2018	2	Cook Islands Tahiti
Wildcard	15 March 2019	1	American Samoa
Total		8

Men's 3x3 tournament

Main article: Basketball at the 2019 Pacific Games – Men's 3x3 tournament

Women's 3x3 tournament

Main article: Basketball at the 2019 Pacific Games – Women's 3x3 tournament

Participating nations

Ten countries are expected to compete in basketball at the 2019 Pacific Games:^[3]

•  American Samoa (12)
•  Cook Islands (12)
•  Fiji (24)
•  Guam (24)
•  New Caledonia (24)
•  Papua New Guinea (24)
•  Samoa (24) (Host)
•  Solomon Islands (12)
•  French Polynesia (24)
•  Tonga (12)

Medal summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Samoa)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	American Samoa (ASA)	1	0	0	1
	Guam (GUM)	1	0	0	1
3	Fiji (FIJ)	0	1	1	2
4	French Polynesia (TAH)	0	1	0	1
5	Samoa (SAM)*	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 entries)		2	2	2	6

Results

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men details	Guam Tomas Calvo Earvin Jose Willie Stinnett III Billy Belger III JP Cruz Mekeli Wesley Daren Hechanova Ben Borja II Russell Wesley Takumi Simon Tai Wesley Jonathan Galloway	Tahiti Heimoana Teamotuaitau Ariirimarau Meuel Teva Lextreyt Landry Liu Haunui Apeang Tevae Teihotu Jacky Leau Kang Mui Derrick Scott Michel Audouin Vairupe Perez Raimoana Tinirauarii Reihiti Sommers	Fiji Marques Whippy Filimone Waqabaca Isireli Vuetibau Orisi Naivalurua Conrad Fox Leonard Whippy Joshua Fox Henry Tabuduka Joshua Motufaga Mataika Koyamainavure Marika Binatagi Iliesa Salauca
Women details	American Samoa Mahina Hannemann-Gago Malia Nawahine Sarah Toeaina Natallia Cravens Meghan Peneueta Makenna Peneueta Leah Salonoa Joeseta Fatuesi Katherine Peneueta Lahni Salanoa Valerie Nawahine Tanuvasa Jazmine Davis	Fiji Letava Whippy Kayla Mendez Tiyana Kainamoli Valerie Nainima Lini Katia Mili Koyamainavure Nowa Naivalurua Estelle Kainamoli Kalesi Tawake Vilisi Tavui Moana Liebregts	Samoa Fialauia Hunt Oriana-Rose Siamoa Juanita-Anne Wright Kalista Niu Cherish Manumaleuga Sommer Motufoua Malama Leaupepe Sweetie Hicks Zhanay Hettig Utu Vaimauga Theresa Vaoliko Aufui Sau