Papua New Guinea men's national basketball team
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The Papua New Guinea national basketball team represents Papua New Guinea in international basketball and is a member of FIBA Oceania. It is administered by the Basketball Federation of Papua New Guinea.[2]
FIBA ranking 154 
3 (1 September 2026)[1]
3 (1 September 2026)[1]Joined FIBA1963
FIBA zoneFIBA Oceania
National federationBasketball Federation of Papua New Guinea
| FIBA ranking | 154 3 (1 September 2026)[1] | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1963 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Oceania | ||
| National federation | Basketball Federation of Papua New Guinea | ||
| Coach | Joel Khalu | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| FIBA Asia Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
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| Medal record | ||
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| Pacific Games | ||
 | 1969 Port Moresby | Team |
 | 1963 Suva | Team |
| 1971 Papeete | Team |
The team is yet to qualify for the Olympic Games, FIBA World Cup, FIBA Asia Cup, or Commonwealth Games.
Tournament history
A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Papua New Guinea
Pacific Games
| Pacific Games record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
 1963 |
Third playoff | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
 1966 |
Semi-finals | 4th | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||
 1969 |
Final | 2nd | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||||
 1971 |
Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||
 1975 |
Playoff | 5th | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||
 1979 |
Semi-finals | 4th | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
 1983 |
Playoff | 5th | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 1987 |
Playoff | 6th | 6 | 1 | 5 | ||||
 1991 |
Playoff | 5th | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||
 1995 |
did not participate | ||||||||
| 1999 |
Quarterfinals | 7th | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| 2003 |
Group stage | 6th | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2007 |
did not participate | ||||||||
 2011 |
Quarterfinals | 7th | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 2015 |
Semi-finals | 4th | 8 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 2019 |
Semi-finals | 4th | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||
 2023 |
Playoff | 5th | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 15/17 | 97 | 50 | 47 | ||||
Melanesia Cup
| Melanesia Cup record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
| 2017 |
Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 |
Runner-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 1 Title | 2/2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | ||||
Team
Current roster
At the 2019 Pacific Games:[3]
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At the 2019 Pacific Games, Liam Wright played most minutes for Papua New Guinea and also recorded most steals for his team.
Depth chart
Past rosters
At the 2015 Pacific Games:[4]
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Head coach position
Joel Khalu – 2013-present
Youth national teams
The country features several youth national teams such as the Papua New Guinea men's national under-18 basketball team and the Papua New Guinea men's national under-17 basketball team.[5]
Kit
Sponsor
2015: City Pharmacy
2017: Pepsi
See also
- Papua New Guinea women's national basketball team
- Papua New Guinea national under-19 basketball team
- Papua New Guinea national under-17 basketball team
- Papua New Guinea national 3x3 team
External links
- Papua New Guinea Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
- Basketball Federation of Papua New Guinea Basketball - facebook presentation
- Papua New Guinea National Team at australiabasket.com