Basketball at the Commonwealth Games
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Basketball at the Commonwealth Games has been held three times, with regular full-court basketball included in 2006 and 2018, and 3x3 introduced in 2022.
Following the 2018 games, regular full-court basketball was replaced as an optional Commonwealth Games sport by the 3x3 variation of the sport.[1] This made its debut at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, with both able-bodied and wheelchair competitions taking place.[2]
In 1978, Britain hosted the Commonwealth Basketball Championships. The same tournament was held five years later in New Zealand.[3]
Basketball was first included in the Commonwealth Games in the 2006 games in Melbourne.[4] Australia won gold medals in both the men's and women's competitions. New Zealand's teams and England's teams won the silver and bronze medals respectively.
Basketball was not included in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, but India was scheduled to host a Commonwealth Basketball Championship tournament prior to the games.[5] It was later cancelled by FIBA.[4]
Basketball returned as part of the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.[6] A total of 16 teams (8 men and 8 women) competed in 2018.[7]
In August 2017, it was announced that 3x3 basketball would be part of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[8]
Venues
Melbourne 2006: Ballarat Minerdome, Bendigo Stadium, Geelong Arena, Traralgon Sports Stadium and Melbourne Park Multi-Purpose Venue, Victoria- Gold Coast 2018: Cairns Convention Centre, Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre and Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Queensland
Birmingham 2022: Smithfield, West Midlands
Men's tournaments
| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medalist | Score | Silver medalist | Bronze medalist | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2006 Details |
Melbourne, Australia |  Australia |
81-76 |  New Zealand |
 England |
80-57 |  Nigeria | ||
| 2018 Details |
Gold Coast, Australia | Australia |
87-47 |  Canada |
New Zealand |
79-69 |  Scotland | ||
Performance by nations
| Nation | 2006 | 2018 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | 1st | 1st | 2 |
 Barbados | 5th | - | 1 |
 Cameroon | - | 7th | 1 |
 Canada | - | 2nd | 1 |
 England | 3rd | 6th | 2 |
 India | 8th | 8th | 2 |
 New Zealand | 2nd | 3rd | 2 |
 Nigeria | 4th | 5th | 2 |
 Scotland | 6th | 4th | 2 |
 South Africa | 7th | - | 1 |
| Nations | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Women's tournaments
| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medalist | Score | Silver medalist | Bronze medalist | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2006 Details |
Melbourne, Australia | Australia |
77-39 | New Zealand |
England |
78-75 | Nigeria | ||
| 2018 Details |
Gold Coast, Australia | Australia |
99-55 | England |
New Zealand |
74-58 | Canada | ||
Performance by nations
| Nation | 2006 | 2018 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1st | 1st | 2 |
| Canada | - | 4th | 1 |
| England | 3rd | 2nd | 2 |
| India | 8th | 8th | 2 |
 Jamaica | - | 5th | 1 |
 Malaysia | 7th | 7th | 2 |
 Malta | 6th | - | 1 |
 Mozambique | 5th | 6th | 2 |
| New Zealand | 2nd | 3rd | 2 |
| Nigeria | 4th | - | 1 |
| Nations | 8 | 8 | 10 |
