| Basketball at the 2003 Games of the Small States of Europe | |
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| Venue | University Sports Complex |
| Dates | 3-7 June |
Basketball at the 2003 Games of the Small States of Europe was held from 3 to 7 June 2003. Games were played at the University Sports Complex of Gzira. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men |  Cyprus |  Iceland |  Luxembourg |
| Women |  Malta | Cyprus | Iceland |
Men's tournament was played by seven teams divided into two groups where the two first qualified teams would join the semifinals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyprus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 186 | 114 | +72 | 4 | Semifinals | — | 96–54 | ||
| 2 | Luxembourg | 2 | 1 | 1 | 144 | 147 | −3 | 3 | 60–90 | — | |||
| 3 | Monaco | 2 | 0 | 2 | 111 | 180 | −69 | 2 | 5th position game | 57–84 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | |  |  | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 254 | 181 | +73 | 6 | Semifinals | — | 67–64 | |||
| 2 | San Marino | 3 | 2 | 1 | 216 | 208 | +8 | 5 | — | 78–74 | 74–67 | |||
| 3 | Andorra | 3 | 1 | 2 | 215 | 248 | −33 | 4 | 5th position game | 72–108 | — | 69–62 | ||
| 4 | Malta (H, E) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 174 | 222 | −48 | 3 | 45–79 | — |
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| Cyprus | 76 | |||||
| San Marino | 61 | |||||
| Cyprus | 79 | |||||
| Iceland | 77 | |||||
| Iceland | 77 | |||||
| Luxembourg | 60 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| San Marino | 56 | |||||
| Luxembourg | 66 | |||||
| Monaco | 68 |
| Andorra | 69 |
Women's tournament was played by only four teams.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 182 | 139 | +43 | 6 | Gold medal | — | 64–42 | 59–47 | 59–50 | |
| 2 | Cyprus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 178 | 176 | +2 | 5 | Silver medal | — | 70–63 | |||
| 3 | Iceland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 156 | 181 | −25 | 4 | Bronze medal | 49–66 | — | |||
| 4 | Luxembourg | 3 | 0 | 3 | 169 | 189 | −20 | 3 | 56–60 | — |
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