• Source: 2017 FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup

    • The 2017 FIBA Melanesian Basketball Cup was an international basketball tournament contested by national teams of the newly formed Melanesia sub-zone of FIBA Oceania. The inaugural edition of the tournament were hosted by Papua New Guinea from 27 to 30 September 2017. Matches were played at the Taurama Aquatic and Indoor Centre. It was officially launched on 19 May 2017.
    The tournament served as qualifiers for the basketball event of the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa with three berths for Melanesia allocated for the top three teams.
    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 third placer Fiji qualified and represented the Melanesia Region for the basketball tournament of the 2019 Pacific Games.


    Teams


    The following national teams participated according to FIBA.

    Fiji
    New Caledonia
    Papua New Guinea (Hosts)
    Solomon Islands
    Vanuatu (withdrew)


    Preliminary round


    Papua New Guinea dominated the preliminary round with an unbeaten record.


    Final round




    = Bronze medal match

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    = Gold medal match

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    Final standings


    The top three teams qualified for the 2019 Pacific Games.


    Awards



    All-Star Team:
    Joan Delaunay-Belleville
    Apia Muri
    Marques Whippy
    Matineng-Iakah Leahy
    Alex Chester


    See also


    2017 FIBA Women's Melanesia Basketball Cup
    2018 FIBA Polynesia Basketball Cup
    Basketball at the 2018 Micronesian Games
    Basketball at the 2019 Pacific Games


    References

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