Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's |  Tahiti |  Papua New Guinea |  New Caledonia |
| Women's | Papua New Guinea | Tahiti |  Fiji |
Basketball at the 1969 South Pacific Games was played at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea in August 1969. Men's and women's tournaments were held with eight and six teams, respectively, competing.
After a round robin stage the teams in the top two positions played off for the gold and silver medals, and the teams in the third and fourth positions played off for the bronze medal.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's | Tahiti | Papua New Guinea | New Caledonia |
| Women's | Papua New Guinea | Tahiti | Fiji |
| Qualified for the Finals | |
| Qualified for the Battle-For-Third |
Final standings after the round robin tournament: [1]
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahiti | 7 | 7 | 0 | 533 | 269 | 285 | 14 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 5 | 2 | 416 | 248 | -5 | 10 |
 Guam | 7 | 5 | 2 | 544 | 421 | 168 | 10 |
| New Caledonia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 499 | 376 | -45 | 10 |
 Nauru | 7 | 2 | 5 | 390 | 544 | -25 | 4 |
 American Samoa | 7 | 2 | 5 | 374 | 415 | -131 | 4 |
| Fiji | 7 | 2 | 5 | 463 | 505 | -228 | 4 |
 Solomon Islands | 7 | 0 | 7 | 250 | 691 | 250 | 0 |
| Qualified for the Finals | |
| Qualified for the Battle-For-Third |
Final standings after the round robin tournament: [1]
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 227 | 110 | +117 | 6 |
| Tahiti | 4 | 3 | 1 | 203 | 120 | +83 | 6 |
| Fiji | 2 | 2 | 2 | 241 | 151 | +90 | 4 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 182 | 182 | 0 | 4 |
| Guam | 4 | 0 | 4 | 81 | 371 | −290 | 10 |