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Basketball at the 2019 Pacific Games

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Pacific Games Basketball Tournament
Apia 2019
Tournament details
Games2019 Pacific Games
Host nationSamoa
CityApia
Duration8–16 July
Men's tournament
Teams8
Medals
1 Gold medalists  Guam
2 Silver medalists Tahiti
3 Bronze medalists  Fiji
Women's tournament
Teams8
Medals
1 Gold medalists  American Samoa
2 Silver medalists Fiji
3 Bronze medalists  Samoa
Tournaments
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Basketball pictogram for the Games

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

Competition format

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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

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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

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Qualified teams

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

Women's tournament

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Qualified teams

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

Men's 3x3 tournament

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Women's 3x3 tournament

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Participating nations

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

Medal summary

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Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Samoa)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 American Samoa (ASA)1001
 Guam (GUM)1001
3 Fiji (FIJ)0112
4 French Polynesia (TAH)0101
5 Samoa (SAM)*0011
Totals (5 entries)2226

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
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 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
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 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

References

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  1. ^ FIBA Oceania announces sub-zone qualification tournaments, FIBA Oceania, retrieved March 29, 2016
  2. ^ New qualification process for basketball, The National, retrieved February 24, 2017
  3. ^ "2019 Pacific Games schedule and format finalized". FIBA Oceania. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.