3x3 basketball at the 2019 Pacific Games

The men's and women's tournaments for 3x3 basketball were played at the 2019 Pacific Games on 18–20 July 2019 at the Faleata Sports Complex in Apia, Samoa.[1] The 3x3 format of the game had been introduced to the Pacific Mini Games in 2017, but this was the first time it had been contested at the main Pacific Games.

Main article: Basketball at the 2019 Pacific Games
3x3 basketball at the 2019 Pacific Games
Tournament details
Host countrySamoa
CityApia
Dates18–20 July
Teams12 (men)
13 (women)

Medal summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Samoa)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Fiji1102
2 Guam1001
3 Cook Islands0101
4 Samoa*0011
Tahiti0011
Totals (5 nations)2226

Results
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's tournament  Guam
Ben Borja
AJ Carlos
Michael Sakazaki
Seve Susuico		  Fiji
Henry Tabuduka
Filimone Waqabaca
Joshua Motufaga
Marques Whippy		  Samoa
Ezra Tufuga
Dru-Leo Ape
Ryan Paia
Theodore McFarland
Women's tournament  Fiji
Mickaelar Mendez
Bulou Koyamainavure
Letava Whippy
Vilisi Tavui		  Cook Islands
Adoniah Lewis
Janet Main
Keziah Lewis
Terai Sadler		 Tahiti
Alizee Lefranc
Mahine Tepu
Mahinetea Tavanae
Oceane Lefranc

Men's tournament

Twelve men's 3x3 teams were placed into two pools based on overall National Federation rankings from FIBA as of 1 June 2019.[2] Ten national federations had an existing Oceania zone ranking although two of them, Northern Marianas ranked third and Tonga ranked seventh,[3] did not participate in this Pacific Games tournament.

For the participating teams, the first and fourth best by rank were seeded in Pool A. The second and third best were seeded in Pool B. The remaining positions in each pool were drawn from the lower ranked and unranked teams. The pools and teams (with FIBA zone ranking shown in brackets) are listed below:

Pool A
  •  Vanuatu (1)
  •  Fiji (5)
  •  American Samoa (9)
  •  Guam (10)
  •  Nauru (n/a)
  •  Solomon Islands (n/a)
Pool B
  •  New Caledonia (2)
  •  Samoa (4)
  •  Cook Islands (6)
  •  Papua New Guinea (8)
  •  Marshall Islands (n/a)
  •  Tahiti (n/a)

Men's 3x3 players

Players on each team, sorted alphabetically by surname, are listed in the table below.

Men's 3x3 at the 2019 Pacific Games
Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4
 American Samoa Clayton Lam Yuen Alrome Lutu Lynel Siu Jeremiah Tuimaseve
 Cook Islands Teokotai Akania Brendan Heath Charlie Hosking Benjamin Vakatini
 Fiji Joshua Motufaga Henry Tabuduka Filimone Waqabaca Marques Whippy
 Guam Ben Borja AJ Carlos Michael Sakazaki Seve Susuico
 Marshall Islands Lani Ackley Robert Case Frederick Kurn Halber Pinho
 New Caledonia Loïc Ayam Jocelyn Lissarrague Stéphane Saminadin Gwenaël Tari
 Nauru Morrison Depaune Gaverick Mwareow Fallon Natano Rotui Star
 Papua New Guinea Augustine Kaupa Dia Muri Obert Muri Jordan Sere
 Samoa Dru-Leo Ape Theodore McFarland Ryan Paia Ezra Tufuga
 Solomon Islands Augustine Basia Alex Masaea Waige Turueke Allan Wanefai Jnr
Tahiti Glenn Garbutt Raimoana Liu Raimoana Tinirauarii Reihiti Sommers
 Vanuatu Riki David Manoah Moli Jared Ova Rickie Tambeqwaru

Preliminary round
Pool A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD      Qualification     
1  American Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to knockout round —
2  Fiji 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
3  Guam 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
4  Nauru 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
5  Solomon Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
6  Vanuatu 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-Head record; 3) Points scored; 4) Higher seed.
Pool B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD      Qualification     
1  Cook Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to knockout round —
2  Marshall Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
3  New Caledonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
4  Papua New Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
5  Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
6 Tahiti 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-Head record; 3) Points scored; 4) Higher seed.

Knockout round
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
QF 1: 19 July 2019 – 16:40
 
 
 Pool A 1st
 
SF 1: 20 July 2019 – 10:50
 
 Pool B 4th
 
 Fiji18
 
QF 2: 19 July 2019 – 17:05
 
 Samoa16
 
 Pool B 2nd
 
20 July 2019 – 13:15
 
 Pool A 3rd
 
 Fiji18
 
QF 3: 19 July 2019 – 17:30
 
 Guam20
 
 Pool A 2nd
 
SF 2: 20 July 2019 – 11:15
 
 Pool B 3rd
 
 Guam14
 
QF 4: 19 July 2019 – 17:55
 
 Marshall Islands11 Third place
 
 Pool B 1st
 
20 July 2019 – 12:25
 
 Pool A 4th
 
 Samoa19
 
 
 Marshall Islands18
 

Women's tournament

Thirteen women's 3x3 teams were seeded into two pools based on overall National Federation rankings from FIBA as of 1 June 2019.[2] Ten national federations had an existing Oceania zone ranking although two of them, Northern Marianas ranked third and Tonga ranked seventh,[3] did not participate in this Pacific Games tournament.

For the participating teams, the first and fourth best by rank were seeded in Pool A. The second and third best were seeded in Pool B. The remaining positions in each pool were drawn from the lower ranked and unranked teams. The pools and teams (with FIBA zone ranking shown in brackets) are listed below:

Pool A
  •  Vanuatu (1)
  •  Fiji (5)
  •  Cook Islands (6)
  •  American Samoa (9)
  •  Kiribati (n/a)
  •  Marshall Islands (n/a)
  •  Solomon Islands (n/a)
Pool B
  •  New Caledonia (2)
  •  Samoa (4)
  •  Papua New Guinea (8)
  •  Guam (10)
  •  Nauru (n/a)
  •  Tahiti (n/a)

Women's 3x3 players

Players on each team, sorted alphabetically by surname, are listed in the table below.

Women's 3x3 at the 2019 Pacific Games
Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4
 American Samoa Matalena Hunt Iatoeafualetaeao Leasiolagi Tauaitala Leasiolagi Cecilia Taufa'asau
 Cook Islands Adoniah Lewis Janet Main Keziah Lewis Terai Sadler
 Fiji Bulou Koyamainavure Mickaelar Mendez Vilisi Tavui Letava Whippy
 Guam Kali Benavente Destiny Castro Joylyn Pangilinan Mia San Nicolas
 Kiribati Lailai Ng Tak Fai Kaitia Tooma Mweao Uereti Tekenna Raiwan
 Marshall Islands Naupaka Ackley Joy Ratidara Neikormo Lanki-Nimoto Tamara Andrike
 New Caledonia Zorena Adjouhgniope Nicky Francois Elia Massette Adeline Souque
 Nauru Febony Detenamo Micheala Detenamo Janet Hubert Hanna Olsson
 Papua New Guinea Serah Amos Christine Oscar Louisa Wallace Elina Yala
 Samoa Zhanay Hettig Cherish Manumaleuga Sommer Motufoua Aufui Sa'u
 Solomon Islands Elsie Daiwo Esther Lii Nisha Meneses Nicola Pongi
Tahiti Alizée Lefranc Océane Lefranc Mahinetea Tavanae Mahine Tepu
 Vanuatu Pauline Malanga Jessie Malverus Nancy Patterson Amilia Kasten

Preliminary stage
Pool A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1  American Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to knockout round —
2  Cook Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
3  Fiji 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
4  Kiribati 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
5  Marshall Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
6  Solomon Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
7  Vanuatu 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-Head record; 3) Points scored; 4) Higher seed.
Pool B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD      Qualification     
1  Guam 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to knockout round —
2  New Caledonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
3  Nauru 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
4  Papua New Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
5  Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
6 Tahiti 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-Head record; 3) Points scored; 4) Higher seed.

Knockout stage
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
QF 1: 19 July 2019 – 18:20
 
 
 Pool A 1st
 
SF 1: 20 July 2019 – 10:00
 
 Pool B 4th
 
 Fiji19
 
QF 2: 19 July 2019 – 18:45
 
 New Caledonia10
 
 Pool B 2nd
 
20 July 2019 – 12:50
 
 Pool A 3rd
 
 Fiji20
 
QF 3: 19 July 2019 – 19:10
 
 Cook Islands9
 
 Pool A 2nd
 
SF 2: 20 July 2019 – 10:25
 
 Pool B 3rd
 
 Cook Islands14
 
QF 4: 19 July 2019 – 19:35
 
 Tahiti11 Third place
 
 Pool B 1st
 
20 July 2019 – 12:00
 
 Pool A 4th
 
 Tahiti18
 
 
 New Caledonia8
 

See also

References
  1. "Pacific Games 2019". fiba3x3.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  2. "3x3 Basketball will make its debut in the 2019 Pacific Games". FIBA.basketball News. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019.
  3. "Federation ranking". FIBA. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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