Basketball at the Commonwealth Games

Basketball at the Commonwealth Games has been held three times, with regular full-court basketball included in 2006 and 2018, and 3x3 introduced in 2022.

Following the 2018 games, regular full-court basketball was replaced as an optional Commonwealth Games sport by the 3x3 variation of the sport. ^[1] This made its debut at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, with both able-bodied and wheelchair competitions taking place. ^[2]

History

In 1978, Britain hosted the Commonwealth Basketball Championships. The same tournament was held five years later in New Zealand. ^[3]

Basketball was first included in the Commonwealth Games in the 2006 games in Melbourne. ^[4] Australia won gold medals in both the men's and women's competitions. New Zealand's teams and England's teams won the silver and bronze medals respectively.

Basketball was not included in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, but India was scheduled to host a Commonwealth Basketball Championship tournament prior to the games. ^[5] It was later cancelled by FIBA. ^[4]

Basketball returned as part of the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. ^[6] A total of 16 teams (8 men and 8 women) competed in 2018. ^[7]

In August 2017, it was announced that 3x3 basketball would be part of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. ^[8]

Venues

• Melbourne 2006: Ballarat Minerdome, Bendigo Stadium, Geelong Arena, Traralgon Sports Stadium and Melbourne Park Multi-Purpose Venue, Victoria
• Gold Coast 2018: Cairns Convention Centre, Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre and Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Queensland
• Birmingham 2022: Smithfield, West Midlands

Men's tournaments

Year	Host		Gold medal game				Bronze medal game
			Gold medalist	Score	Silver medalist		Bronze medalist	Score	Fourth place
2006 Details	Melbourne, Australia		Australia	81-76	New Zealand		England	80-57	Nigeria
2018 Details	Gold Coast, Australia		Australia	87-47	Canada		New Zealand	79-69	Scotland

Performance by nations

Nation	2006	2018	Years
Australia	1st	1st	2
Barbados	5th	-	1
Cameroon	-	7th	1
Canada	-	2nd	1
England	3rd	6th	2
India	8th	8th	2
New Zealand	2nd	3rd	2
Nigeria	4th	5th	2
Scotland	6th	4th	2
South Africa	7th	-	1
Nations	8	8	10

Women's tournaments

Year	Host		Gold medal game				Bronze medal game
			Gold medalist	Score	Silver medalist		Bronze medalist	Score	Fourth place
2006 Details	Melbourne, Australia		Australia	77-39	New Zealand		England	78-75	Nigeria
2018 Details	Gold Coast, Australia		Australia	99-55	England		New Zealand	74-58	Canada

Performance by nations

Nation	2006	2018	Years
Australia	1st	1st	2
Canada	-	4th	1
England	3rd	2nd	2
India	8th	8th	2
Jamaica	-	5th	1
Malaysia	7th	7th	2
Malta	6th	-	1
Mozambique	5th	6th	2
New Zealand	2nd	3rd	2
Nigeria	4th	-	1
Nations	8	8	10

3x3 tournaments

Men's tournaments

Year	Host		Gold medal game				Bronze medal game
		Gold medalist	Score	Silver medalist	Bronze medalist	Score	Fourth place
2022 Details	Birmingham, England	England	17-16	Australia	Canada	13-12	Scotland

Women's tournaments

Year	Host		Gold medal game				Bronze medal game
		Gold medalist	Score	Silver medalist	Bronze medalist	Score	Fourth place
2022 Details	Birmingham, England	Canada	14-13	England	Australia	15-13	New Zealand

Men's Wheelchair tournaments

Year	Host		Gold medal game				Bronze medal game
		Gold medalist	Score	Silver medalist	Bronze medalist	Score	Fourth place
2022 Details	Birmingham, England	Australia	11-9	Canada	England	21-11	Malaysia

Women's Wheelchair tournaments

Year	Host		Gold medal game				Bronze medal game
		Gold medalist	Score	Silver medalist	Bronze medalist	Score	Fourth place
2022 Details	Birmingham, England	Canada	14-5	Australia	England	12-10	Scotland

All-time medal table

Updated after the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Australia	5	2	1	8
2	Canada	2	2	1	5
3	England	1	2	4	7
4	New Zealand	0	2	2	4
Totals (4 entries)		8	8	8	24

References

1. "Constitutional Documents of the Commonwealth Games Federation" (PDF). thecgf.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
2. "Birmingham 2022 Medal Event Programme" (PDF). birmingham2022.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
3. Saker, John (5 September 2013). "Basketball". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
4. Downes, Steven (3 February 2010). "Exclusive: Commonwealth Basketball Championships in Delhi cancelled". Inside the Games . Retrieved 3 July 2024.
5. "India to host first Commonwealth Basketball Championship". The Times of India . 6 July 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
6. Morgan, Liam (28 July 2017). "Gold Coast 2018 reveal list of competing nations in basketball events". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
7. "Athlete Allocation System" (PDF). www.triathlon.org/. International Triathlon Union. 15 March 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
8. Birmingham include 3x3 basketball and Urban Street Festival as part of 2022 Commonwealth Games plans