2017 FIBA Melanesian Basketball Cup
1st edition of the FIBA Melanesian Basketball Cup
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The 2017 FIBA Melanesian Basketball Cup was an international men's basketball tournament contested by national teams of the newly formed Melanesian sub-zone of FIBA Oceania. The inaugural edition of the men's competition was played together alongside the women's tournament at the Taurama Aquatic and Indoor Centre in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, from 27 to 30 September 2017. It was officially launched on 19 May 2017.[1]
| 1st FIBA Melanesian Basketball Cup | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Papua New Guinea |
| City | Port Moresby |
| Dates | 27–30 September |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Papua New Guinea (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  New Caledonia |
| Third place |  Fiji |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer | Sillant (10.7) |
| Top rebounds | Whippy (5.7) |
| Top assists | Li. Wright (2.3) |
| PPG (Team) | Papua New Guinea (55.3) |
| RPG (Team) | Papua New Guinea (30.0) |
| APG (Team) | Papua New Guinea (9.3) |
| Official website | |
| www.fiba.basketball/history | |
The tournament also served as qualifiers for the men's basketball event of the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa with three berths for Melanesia allocated for the top three teams of this tournament.[2]
The hosts Papua New Guinea dominated the entire tournament winning all of their games, including the championship game against New Caledonia to win the maiden championship. Both finalists and the third-placer Fiji qualified for and represented the Melanesia Region at the basketball tournament of the 2019 Pacific Games.[3]
Participating teams
The following national teams participated in the tournament according to FIBA.[2][1]
Fiji
New Caledonia
Papua New Guinea (Hosts)
Solomon Islands
Vanuatu
All times are local (Papua New Guinea Standard Time; UTC+10).
Preliminary round
Papua New Guinea dominated the preliminary round with an unbeaten record.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papua New Guinea (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 249 | 166 | +83 | 6 | Final |
| 2 | New Caledonia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 240 | 209 | +31 | 5 | |
| 3 | Fiji |
3 | 1 | 2 | 189 | 207 | −18 | 4 | Third place game |
| 4 |  Solomon Islands |
3 | 0 | 3 | 140 | 236 | −96 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
27 September 2017 17:00 |
| Fiji |
70–73 | New Caledonia |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 21–22, 10–11, 16–22 | ||
| Pts: Whippy 27 Rebs: Whippy 17 Asts: Whippy 2 |
Pts: Sillant 18 Rebs: Sillant 6 Asts: Delaunay-Belleville 1 | |
Taurama Aquatic and Indoor Centre, Port Moresby |
27 September 2017 19:00 |
| Papua New Guinea |
79–37 | Solomon Islands |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–12, 22–5, 23–13, 20–7 | ||
| Pts: Kala 15 Rebs: Wright 8 Asts: Wright 6 |
Pts: Gwali 9 Rebs: Masaea 8 Asts: Basia, Masaea 2 | |
Taurama Aquatic and Indoor Centre, Port Moresby |
28 September 2017 17:00 |
| Solomon Islands |
51–70 | Fiji |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 10–26, 17–6, 10–17 | ||
| Pts: Gwali 9 Rebs: Masaea 8 Asts: Masaea 2 |
Pts: Whippy 27 Rebs: Whippy 17 Asts: Whippy 2 | |
Taurama Aquatic and Indoor Centre, Port Moresby |
28 September 2017 19:00 |
| New Caledonia |
80–87 | Papua New Guinea |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 19–20, 14–25, 29–24 | ||
| Pts: Chevrin 17 Rebs: Weber 5 Asts: Weber 1 |
Pts: Farmer 20 Rebs: Apiko 10 Asts: A. Muri 3 | |
Taurama Aquatic and Indoor Centre, Port Moresby |
29 September 2017 17:00 |
| Solomon Islands |
52–87 | New Caledonia |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–36, 15–19, 21–12, 8–20 | ||
| Pts: Masaea 11 Rebs: Masaea Asts: Masaea |
Pts: Sillant 23 Rebs: Chevrin Asts: Chevrin | |
Taurama Aquatic and Indoor Centre, Port Moresby |
Final round
Bronze medal match
30 September 2017 15:00 |
| Fiji |
63–43 | Solomon Islands |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–12, 17–10, 14–11, 15–10 | ||
Taurama Aquatic and Indoor Centre, Port Moresby |
Gold medal match
30 September 2017 19:00 |
| Papua New Guinea |
81–63 | New Caledonia |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 21–9, 26–19, 17–17 | ||
Taurama Aquatic and Indoor Centre, Port Moresby |
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
 |
Papua New Guinea |
4–0 |
 |
New Caledonia |
2–2 |
 |
Fiji |
2–2 |
| 4 | Solomon Islands |
0–4 |
| Qualified for the 2019 Pacific Games |
Awards
| 2017 FIBA Melanesian champions |
|---|
 Papua New Guinea 1st title |
- All-Star Team:[4]
- Joan Delaunay-Belleville
- Apia Muri
- Marques Whippy
- Matineng-Iakah Leahy
- Alex Chester
