| 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(s) | 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 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]
Contents
- Participating teams
- Preliminary round
- Final round
- Bronze medal match
- Gold medal match
- Final standings
- Awards
- See also
- References
- External links
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]
