FIBA ranking | NR (25 February 2025) [1] | ||
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Joined FIBA | 1963 | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Oceania | ||
National federation | Basketball Federation of Papua New Guinea | ||
Coach | Joel Khalu | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | None | ||
FIBA World Cup | |||
Appearances | None | ||
FIBA Asia Cup | |||
Appearances | None | ||
Medal record | ||
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Pacific Games | ||
![]() | 1969 Port Moresby | Team |
![]() | 1963 Suva | Team |
![]() | 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]
The team is yet to qualify for the Olympic Games, FIBA World Cup, FIBA Asia Cup, and Commonwealth Games.
A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Papua New Guinea
Pacific Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
![]() | Third playoff | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
![]() | Semi-finals | 4th | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||
![]() | Final | 2nd | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||||
![]() | Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||
![]() | Playoff | 5th | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||
![]() | Semi-finals | 4th | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
![]() | Playoff | 5th | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||
![]() | Playoff | 6th | 6 | 1 | 5 | ||||
![]() | Playoff | 5th | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||
![]() | did not participate | ||||||||
![]() | Quarterfinals | 7th | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||||
![]() | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
![]() | did not participate | ||||||||
![]() | Quarterfinals | 7th | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||
![]() | Semi-finals | 4th | 8 | 4 | 4 | ||||
![]() | Semi-finals | 4th | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||
![]() | Playoff | 5th | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||
Total | 0 Titles | 15/17 | 97 | 50 | 47 |
Melanesia Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
![]() | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
![]() | Runner-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Total | 1 Title | 2/2 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
At the 2019 Pacific Games: [3]
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At the 2019 Pacific Games, Liam Wright played most minutes for Papua New Guinea and also recorded most steals for his team.
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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C | Charles Parapa | Junior Banduru | |
PF | Aron Farmer | Robert Kave | |
SF | Moses Apiko | Apia Muri | |
SG | Lloyd Wright | Moses Apiko | |
PG | Liam Wright | Coni Muri | Anderson Hewe |
At the 2015 Pacific Games: [4]
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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]
2015: City Pharmacy
2017: Pepsi