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Basketball At The 1963 South Pacific Games
Basketball at the 1963 South Pacific Games was played at Suva in Fiji with 6 teams competing in the men's tournament. Medal summary Men's tournament Standings Final standings after the round robin tournament: Matches ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Play-off for bronze medal ---- ---- Papua New Guinea defeated Nauru, to win the bronze medal in extra time. See also *Basketball at the Pacific Games References {{reflist, refs= {{cite web , date= 25 September 1963 , title= Athlete from Nauru , work= The Canberra Times , url= http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104268199 , accessdate= 15 May 2015 {{cite web , date=2010 , title= Men Basketball I South Pacific Games 1963 - 12 Suva (FIJ) - Winner French Polinesia , work= Todor66 , accessdate= 18 May 2015 , url= http://www.todor66.com/basketball/Oceania/Men_Pacific_1963.html , url-status= live , archiveurl= https://web.archive.org ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 South Pacific Games
The 1963 South Pacific Games, held from 29 August to 9 September 1963 at Suva in Fiji, was the first edition of the South Pacific Games. The multisport games were established to engender bonds of friendship amongst peoples in the Pacific, after an idea originated by Dr A.H. Sahu Khan was adopted by the South Pacific Commission. At a meeting of nine Territories, held in Nouméa during March 1961, Fiji was awarded the honour of hosting the first Games. Pacific Games Council Official Website. Participating countries Thirteen Pacific nations or territories, and 646 competitors, participated in the Games:Note: A number in parentheses indicate the size of a country's team (athletes and officials, where known). Sports ...
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Suva
Suva () is the capital and largest city of Fiji. It is the home of the country's largest metropolitan area and serves as its major port. The city is located on the southeast coast of the island of Viti Levu, in Rewa Province, Central Division. In 1877, the capital of Fiji was moved to Suva from Levuka, the main European colonial settlement at the time, due to its restrictive geography and environs. The administration of the colony was transferred from Levuka to Suva in 1882. As of the 2017 census, the city of Suva had a population of 93,970, and Suva's metropolitan area, which includes its independent suburbs, had a population of 185,913. The combined urban population of Suva and the towns of Lami, Nasinu, and Nausori that border it was around 330,000: over a third of the nation's population. (This urban complex, excluding Lami, is also known as the Suva-Nausori corridor.) Suva is the political, economic, and cultural centre of Fiji. It is also the economic and cultural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiji
Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists of an archipelago of more than 330 islands—of which about 110 are permanently inhabited—and more than 500 islets, amounting to a total land area of about . The most outlying island group is Ono-i-Lau. About 87% of the total population of live on the two major islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. About three-quarters of Fijians live on Viti Levu's coasts: either in the capital city of Suva; or in smaller urban centres such as Nadi—where tourism is the major local industry; or in Lautoka, where the Sugarcane, sugar-cane industry is dominant. The interior of Viti Levu is sparsely inhabited because of its terrain. The majority of Fiji's islands were formed by Volcano, volcanic activity starting around 150 million years ago. Some geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papua New Guinea 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. Competitive record Summer Olympics ''yet to qualify'' FIBA World Cup ''yet to qualify'' FIBA Asia Cup ''never participated'' Pacific Games * 1963: * 1966: 4th * 1969: * 1971: * 1975: 5th * 1979: 4th * 1983: 5th * 1987: 6th * 1991: 5th * 1995: n/a * 1999: 7th * 2003: n/a * 2007: 6th * 2011: 7th * 2015: 4th * 2019: 4th * 2023: ''To be determined'' Oceania Basketball Tournament * 1981-2001: ? * 2005: 4th * 2009-2013: ? Melanesia Basketball Cup * 2017 : * 2021 : ''To be determined'' Commonwealth Games ''never participated'' Team Current roster At the 2019 Pacific Games: , valign="top" , ;Head coach * ;Assistant coaches ---- ;Legend: *Club – describes lastclub before the tournament *Age – describes ageon 8 July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nauru National Basketball Team
The Nauru national basketball team is the team that represents Nauru in international basketball. It is a member of FIBA Oceania. The national team was inactive in international competitive basketball for several years after participating at the 2001 Oceania Basketball Tournament in Fiji. Nauru initially planned to send a squad to the 2005 South Pacific Mini Games but withdrew due to undisclosed reasons. Eventually, it returned for the Basketball at the 2015 Pacific Games, 2015 Pacific Games. Nauru had its best performance at the Basketball at the 1969 South Pacific Games, 1969 Pacific Games when it beat the Solomon Islands national basketball team, Solomon Islands, which have almost 60 times Nauru's population, and Fiji national basketball team, Fiji, which has almost 100 times Nauru's population. Current roster At the Basketball at the 2015 Pacific Games, 2015 Pacific Games: ''(last publicized squad)'' , valign="top" , ;Head coach * Dets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball At The Pacific Games
Basketball at the Pacific Games (previously known as the South Pacific Games) has been played since 1963. It has also been contested at the Pacific Games#Mini, Pacific Mini Games and, from the games at Port Vila in 2017, under the 3x3 (basketball), 3x3 format. Pacific Games Men's tournament Men's 3x3 Women's tournament Women's 3x3 Medal table These are the all time medal standings in Pacific Games basketball for both men and women in all formats of the game since 1963. Men's basketball has been contested since the inaugural games in 1963 South Pacific Games, 1963, while the women's tournament made its debut in the second games in 1966 South Pacific Games, 1966. The 3x3 format was added for both men and women in 2019 Pacific Games, 2019. Pacific Mini Games Men Women Medals Basketball was first played at the Pacific Mini Games in 1997. The 3x3 (basketball), 3x3 version was introduced for 2017. See also *FIBA Oceania Championship References Sources * [Baidu] |
1963 Pacific Games
The 1963 South Pacific Games, held from 29 August to 9 September 1963 at Suva in Fiji, was the first edition of the South Pacific Games. The multisport games were established to engender bonds of friendship amongst peoples in the Pacific, after an idea originated by Dr A.H. Sahu Khan was adopted by the South Pacific Commission. At a meeting of nine Territories, held in Nouméa during March 1961, Fiji was awarded the honour of hosting the first Games. Pacific Games Council Official Website. Participating countries Thirteen Pacific nations or territories, and 646 competitors, participated in the Games:Note: A number in parentheses indicate the size of a country's team (athletes and officials, where known). Sports ...
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