The 2018
FIBA Polynesian Basketball Cup
The FIBA Polynesian Basketball Cup (FPC) is one of three new regional tournaments organized by FIBA Oceania. The tournament was played starting November 2018 for countries belonging to Polynesia sub-zone.
Tournament format
The six teams will be ...
was an international basketball tournament contested by national teams of the newly formed Polynesia sub-zone of
FIBA Oceania
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its na ...
. The inaugural edition of the tournament was hosted by
Samoa
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono Island, Manono an ...
from 19 to 24 November 2018. Matches were played at the NUS Gymnasium.
The tournament serves as qualifiers for the basketball events of the
2019 Pacific Games
The 2019 Pacific Games was the sixteenth edition of the Pacific Games. The Games were held in Apia, Samoa, returning there for the first time since 2007. It was the third time overall that the Pacific Games were held in Samoa.
The event was init ...
in
Samoa
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono Island, Manono an ...
with three berths for Polynesia allocated for the top three teams, excluding , in this tournament.
swept its way throughout the tournament, sweeping the preliminaries and won their first-ever Polynesian Cup championship over the hosts in the Final, 77-73.
The finalists, along with , who edged in the Bronze Medal Match, 79-77, will represent
Polynesia
Polynesia () "many" and νῆσος () "island"), to, Polinisia; mi, Porinihia; haw, Polenekia; fj, Polinisia; sm, Polenisia; rar, Porinetia; ty, Pōrīnetia; tvl, Polenisia; tkl, Polenihia (, ) is a subregion of Oceania, made up of ...
in the men's basketball tournament of the
2019 Pacific Games
The 2019 Pacific Games was the sixteenth edition of the Pacific Games. The Games were held in Apia, Samoa, returning there for the first time since 2007. It was the third time overall that the Pacific Games were held in Samoa.
The event was init ...
, which will be also held in
Samoa
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono Island, Manono an ...
.
Teams
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Preliminary round
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Final round
Third place game
Final
Final standings
Awards
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Most Valuable Player
In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...
:
Ariirimarau Meuel
* All-Star Team:
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PG –
Marcus Alipate
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SG –
Sapeti Tufuga
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SF –
Ariirimarau Meuel
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PF –
Theodore McFarland
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C –
Reihiti Sommers
See also
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2017 FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup
The 2017 FIBA Melanesian Basketball Cup was an international basketball tournament contested by national teams of the newly formed Melanesia sub-zone of FIBA Oceania. The inaugural edition of the tournament were hosted by Papua New Guinea from 2 ...
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2018 FIBA Women's Polynesia Basketball Cup
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Basketball at the 2018 Micronesian Games
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Basketball at the 2019 Pacific Games
Basketball is one of the 26 sports scheduled for the 2019 Pacific Games which will be held in Apia, Samoa.
Competition format
The 8 teams will be split into two pools of four where round-robin matches will be played with the top two from each p ...
References
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Polynesian Cup
FIBA Polynesia Cup