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The Fijian national basketball team is the team that represents
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 ...
in international
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 (appr ...
, administered by the Fiji Amateur Basketball Federation. It is a member 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 men's team are led by New Zealand NBL player
Marques Whippy Marques Reid Whippy (born February 5, 1986) is a Fijian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Brigham Young University in Hawaii before playing professionally in Spain, Australia, Chile and New Zealand. He has be ...
and his brothers Leonard and Waymann. Their father, Paul Whippy, has previously coached the men's team. In 2007, the men's team won the gold medal at the
South Pacific Games The Pacific Games (French: Jeux du Pacifique), is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from Oceania. The inaugural Games took place in 1963 in Suva, Fiji, and most recently in 2019 in Apia, Samoa. The Games were ...
.


Competitive performances


FIBA Oceania Championship

''Never participated''


Oceania Basketball Tournament

*1981 : 4th *1985 : *1989 : 4th *1993 : 4th *1997 : 4th *2001 : *2005 : 3rd *2009-2013 : ?


Commonwealth Games

''Never participated''


Pacific Games

*1963 : 6th *1966 : ? *1969 : 7th *1971-1979 : ? *1983 : 4th *1987 : *1991 : 4th *1995 : *1999 : 4th *2003 : 4th *2007 : *2011 : 4th *2015 : *2019 :


Pacific Mini Games

*1997 : ? *2007 : *2017 : ''To be determined''


Current team

As of 15 July 2017: (Silver medal squad)


Head coach position

*
Paul Whippy Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chris ...
- 2011 * Saula Koroi - 2013


Past teams

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2007 Men (Gold Medal Pacific Games)

*Adrian Bossley *Baravi Thaman *Frank Saketa *Ioane Naivalurua *Isikeli Mara *Jale Vunisa *Kolinio Matalau *Laisiasa Puamau *Leonard Whippy *
Marques Whippy Marques Reid Whippy (born February 5, 1986) is a Fijian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Brigham Young University in Hawaii before playing professionally in Spain, Australia, Chile and New Zealand. He has be ...
*Peniasi Sokosoko *Sakiusa Rokodi *Paul Whippy (Head Coach)


Kit


Manufacturer

2015: BLKPacific Games 2015 D5 BBM GUAM vs FIJI
Youtube.com, Retrieved 25 June 2017.


See also

* Fiji national under-19 basketball team * Fiji women's national basketball team


References


External links


Official websiteFiji Basketball
at Australiabasket.com


Videos


Pacific Games 2015 D5 BBM GUAM vs FIJI
Youtube.com video {{National sports teams of Fiji Men's national basketball teams 1979 establishments in Fiji