Papua New Guinea men's national basketball team

Last updated

Papua New Guinea Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
FIBA ranking NR (25 February 2025) [1]
Joined FIBA 1963
FIBA zone FIBA Oceania
National federationBasketball Federation of Papua New Guinea
Coach Joel Khalu
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
Appearances None
FIBA Asia Cup
AppearancesNone
Medal record
Pacific Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1969 Port Moresby Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1963 Suva Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1971 Papeete Team

The Papua New Guinea national basketball team is the team that represents Papua New Guinea in international basketball and is a member of FIBA Oceania. It is administered by the Basketball Federation of Papua New Guinea. [2]

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The team is yet to qualify for the Olympic Games, FIBA World Cup, FIBA Asia Cup, and Commonwealth Games.

Tournament history

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Papua New Guinea

Pacific Games

Pacific Games record
YearRoundPositionPldWL
Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg 1963 Third playoff3rd743
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg 1966 Semi-finals4th633
Flag of Papua New Guinea (1965-1970).svg 1969 Final2nd853
Flag of France.svg 1971 Semi-finals3rd532
Flag of Guam.svg 1975 Playoff5th532
Flag of Fiji.svg 1979 Semi-finals4th743
Flag of Samoa.svg 1983 Playoff5th642
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg 1987 Playoff6th615
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg 1991 Playoff5th633
Flag of French Polynesia.svg 1995 did not participate
Flag of Guam.svg 1999 Quarterfinals7th853
Flag of Fiji.svg 2003 Group stage6th321
Flag of Samoa.svg 2007 did not participate
Flags of New Caledonia.svg 2011 Quarterfinals7th633
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg 2015 Semi-finals4th844
Flag of Samoa.svg 2019 Semi-finals4th633
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg 2023 Playoff5th532
Total0 Titles15/17975047

Melanesia Cup

Melanesia Cup record
YearRoundPositionPldWL
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg 2017 Champions1st440
Flag of Fiji.svg 2022 Runner-up2nd422
Total1 Title2/2862

Team

Current roster

At the 2019 Pacific Games: [3]

Papua New Guinea men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 1 Anderson Hewe 20 – (1998-08-12)12 August 19981.60 m (5 ft 3 in) Exodus BC Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
PG 3 Coni Muri 18 – (2001-03-01)1 March 20011.81 m (5 ft 11 in) KSS Flames Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
SG 4 Lloyd Wright 22 – (1997-04-18)18 April 19971.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Hope International University Flag of the United States.svg
PG 5 Liam Wright 20 – (1999-03-06)6 March 19991.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Northeast Bushrangers Flag of Australia (converted).svg
G 7 Moses Apiko 26 – (1993-02-12)12 February 19931.84 m (6 ft 0 in) KSS Flames Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
SF 9 Aron Farmer 22 – (1997-05-21)21 May 19971.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Cairns Marlins Flag of Australia (converted).svg
C 10 Junior Banduru 22 – (1997-02-09)9 February 19972.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Moniplus Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
PF 11 Robert Kave 30 – (1989-05-09)9 May 19891.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Moniplus Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
SF 13 Marty Leahy 22 – (1997-03-09)9 March 19972.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Ipswich Force Flag of Australia (converted).svg
PF 14 Charles Parapa 33 – (1986-04-20)20 April 19861.88 m (6 ft 2 in) KSS Flames Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
SF 15 Apia Muri 31 – (1988-05-14)14 May 19881.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Moniplus Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Head coach
Assistant coaches

Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 8 July 2019

At the 2019 Pacific Games, Liam Wright played most minutes for Papua New Guinea and also recorded most steals for his team.

Depth chart

Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2
C Charles ParapaJunior Banduru
PF Aron FarmerRobert Kave
SF Moses Apiko Apia Muri
SG Lloyd WrightMoses Apiko
PG Liam WrightConi MuriAnderson Hewe

Past rosters

At the 2015 Pacific Games: [4]

Papua New Guinea men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
4 Lloyd James Wright
5 Liam Allan Wright
PG 6 Purari Muri
7 Gabriel Frank Elavo
8 Mika John Loko
9 Moses Lune Apiko
F 10 Wally Parapa 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
11 Robert Avosa Kave
12 Dia Muri  (C)
G/F 13 Matineng-Iakah Leahy 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Ipswich Force Flag of Australia (converted).svg
14 Aron Genai Farmer
F/C 15 Apia Muri 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Head coach
Assistant coaches

Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 3 July 2015

Head coach position

Youth national teams

The country features several youth national teams such as the Papua New Guinea men's national under-18 basketball team and the Papua New Guinea men's national under-17 basketball team. [5]

Kit

2015: City Pharmacy

2017: Pepsi

See also

Videos

References

  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  2. FIBA National Federations – Papua New Guinea, fiba.com, accessed 25 Sept 2016.
  3. Papua New Guinea Pacific Games Tournament for Men 2019 FIBA.com, accessed 8 June 2020.
  4. 2015 Pacific Games - Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea - Team, Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  5. Kevin Teme (9 July 2019). "PNG Names Youth Team Basketball". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier . Retrieved 22 September 2020.