New Caledonia men's national basketball team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see New Caledonia women's national basketball team.

The New Caledonia national basketball team are the basketball side that represent New Caledonia in international competitions, organized and run by the Région Fédérale de Nouvelle Calédonie de Basketball. (New Caledonia Basketball Federation)

New Caledonia

FIBA ranking	T-94
Joined FIBA	1974
FIBA zone	FIBA Oceania
National federation	Région Fédérale de Nouvelle Calédonie de Basketball
Coach	Benjamin Guy
Oceanian Championship
Appearances	1 (1997)
Medals	Bronze: 1997
Pacific Games
Medals	Gold: 2003, 2011 Silver: 1966, 1995 Bronze: 1969, 1975, 1999
Oceania Basketball Tournament
Medals	Gold: 2001, 2005 Silver: 2009
Home Away

Judged by the medals at the Oceania Basketball Tournament, New Caledonia is Oceania's fourth most successful basketball nation (only behind Australia, New Zealand, Guam and tied with the remaining others in last place).

Competitive record

Pacific Games Tournament

See also: Basketball at the Pacific Games

• 1963 : 5
• 1966 :
• 1969 :
• 1971 : ?
• 1975 :
• 1979 : ?
• 1983 : ?
• 1987 : 4th
• 1991 : ?
• 1995 :
• 1999 :
• 2003 :
• 2007 : 4th
• 2011 :
• 2015 : 7th
• 2019 : 5th
• 2023 : To be determined

FIBA Oceania Championship

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1997		FIBA Oceania Championship 1997	New Zealand

Oceania Basketball Tournament

See also: Oceania Basketball Tournament

• 1981 : ?
• 1985 : ?
• 1989 : ?
• 1993 : ?
• 1997 : ?
• 2001 :
• 2005 :
• 2009 :
• 2013 : ?

Melanesian Basketball Cup

See also: FIBA Melanesian Basketball Cup

• 2017 :
• 2022 : To be determined

Current roster

At the 2019 Pacific Games:^[1]

New Caledonia men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PG 4 Jo Delaunay-Belleville 24 – (1994-11-04)4 November 1994 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) AS 6e KM SG 5 Ruben Ha Ho 32 – (1987-01-31)31 January 1987 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) AS Dumbea PG 6 Karyl Paillandi 33 – (1986-03-02)2 March 1986 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) AS 6e KM PF 7 Raymond Weber 30 – (1988-07-27)27 July 1988 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) AS Dumbea PF 8 Yann Mathelon 34 – (1985-05-27)27 May 1985 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) AS Dumbea PG 9 Alex Ha Ho 29 – (1990-04-19)19 April 1990 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) AS Dumbea C 10 Beniela Adjouhgniope 27 – (1991-11-06)6 November 1991 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) AS Dumbea SG 11 Steevan Sillant 28 – (1991-01-24)24 January 1991 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) AS Dumbea PF 12 Benji Hnawia 39 – (1980-04-27)27 April 1980 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) AS 6e KM C 13 Rodrigue Tetainanuari 36 – (1982-07-15)15 July 1982 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Aurore de Vitre SG 14 Paul Boawe 29 – (1990-01-03)3 January 1990 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) AS Dumbea C 15 Flo Patche 18 – (2000-10-31)31 October 2000 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) AS Dumbea	Head coach Benjamin Guy Assistant coach(es) Christophe David Legend Club – describes last club before the competition Age – describes age on 24 August 2021

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Rodrigue Tetainanuari	Flo Patche
PF	Beniela Adjouhgniope	Yann Mathelon	Benji Hnawia
SF	Raymond Weber
SG	Steevan Sillant	Paul Boawe	Ruben Ha Ho
PG	Jo Delaunay-Belleville	Alex Ha Ho	Karyl Paillandi

Head coach position

• Cyril Metzdorf – 2013–2015
• Benjamin Guy – 2019

Past rosters

At the 2015 Pacific Games:^[2]

New Caledonia men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club 4 Joan Delaunay-Belleville – 5 Emmanuel Soeria-Ouamba – 6 Karyl Paillandi – 7 Ruben Ha-Ho – 8 Yann Mathelon – 9 Stéphane Saminadin – 10 Beniela Adjouhgniope – 11 Steeven Sillant – F 12 Jean-Jacques Taufana 28 – (1986-09-24)September 24, 1986 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 13 Rodrigue Tetainanuarii – 14 Cédric Tetuanui – 15 Sébastien Hnawia –	Head coach Cyril Metzdorf Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 20 August 2015

Kit

Manufacturer

2019: owayo GmbH

See also

• New Caledonia women's national basketball team
• New Caledonia national under-19 basketball team
• New Caledonia national under-17 basketball team
• New Caledonia national 3x3 team