Men's tournament
| Lusophone Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd Place |
| 2006 Details |  Macau, China |  Portugal |  Angola |  Cape Verde |
| 2009 Details |  Lisbon, Portugal | Angola | Cape Verde | Portugal |
| 2014 Details |  Goa, India |  India | Angola |  Mozambique |
Basketball at the Lusophone Games was first held in the first edition in Macau, in 2006. [1]
| Lusophone Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd Place |
| 2006 Details | Macau, China | Portugal | Angola | Cape Verde |
| 2009 Details | Lisbon, Portugal | Angola | Cape Verde | Portugal |
| 2014 Details | Goa, India | India | Angola | Mozambique |
| Lusophone Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd Place |
| 2006 Details | Macau, China | Mozambique | Portugal | Cape Verde |
| 2009 Details | Lisbon, Portugal | Portugal |  Brazil | Angola |
| 2014 Details | Goa, India | Mozambique | Angola | India |
| 2024 | ||||
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