Papua New Guinea men's national basketball 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]
FIBA ranking | NR (15 August 2024)[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 | ||
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Medal record | ||
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Pacific Games | ||
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1969 Port Moresby | Team |
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1963 Suva | Team |
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1971 Papeete | Team |
The team is yet to qualify for the Olympic Games, FIBA World Cup, FIBA Asia Cup, and Commonwealth Games.
Tournament history
editA red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Papua New Guinea
Pacific Games
editPacific Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
1963 | Third playoff | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
1966 | Semi-finals | 4th | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||
1969 | Final | 2nd | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||||
1971 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||
1975 | Playoff | 5th | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||
1979 | Semi-finals | 4th | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
1983 | Playoff | 5th | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||
1987 | Playoff | 6th | 6 | 1 | 5 | ||||
1991 | Playoff | 5th | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||
1995 | did not participate | ||||||||
1999 | Quarterfinals | 7th | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||||
2003 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
2007 | did not participate | ||||||||
2011 | Quarterfinals | 7th | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||
2015 | Semi-finals | 4th | 8 | 4 | 4 | ||||
2019 | Semi-finals | 4th | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||
2023 | qualified | ||||||||
Total | 0 Titles | 14/17 | 92 | 47 | 45 |
Melanesia Cup
editMelanesia Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
2017 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
2022 | Runner-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Total | 1 Title | 2/2 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
Team
editCurrent roster
editAt 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.
Depth chart
editPos. | 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 |
Past rosters
editAt the 2015 Pacific Games:[4]
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Head coach position
edit- Joel Khalu – 2013-present
Youth national teams
editThe 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
editSponsor
edit2015: City Pharmacy
2017: Pepsi
See also
editExternal links
edit- Papua New Guinea Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
- Basketball Federation of Papua New Guinea Basketball - facebook presentation
- Papua New Guinea National Team at australiabasket.com
Videos
editReferences
edit- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ FIBA National Federations – Papua New Guinea, fiba.com, accessed 25 Sept 2016.
- ^ Papua New Guinea Pacific Games Tournament for Men 2019 FIBA.com, accessed 8 June 2020.
- ^ 2015 Pacific Games - Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea - Team, Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ Kevin Teme (9 July 2019). "PNG Names Youth Team Basketball". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. Retrieved 22 September 2020.