The Papua New Guinea national basketball team is the team that represents
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
in international
basketball
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and is a member of
FIBA Oceania
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. It is administered by the
Basketball Federation of Papua New Guinea
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.
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
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2017
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* 2021 : ''To be determined''
Commonwealth Games
''never participated''
Team
Current roster
At the
2019 Pacific Games
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At 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.
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Liam Wright played most minutes for Papua New Guinea and also recorded most steals for his team.
Depth chart
Past rosters
At the
2015 Pacific Games
The 2015 Pacific Games, also known as Port Moresby 2015 or POM 2015, was held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, from 4 to 18 July 2015. It was the fifteenth staging of the Pacific Games as well as the third to be hosted in Port Moresby.
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on 3 July 2015
Head coach position
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Joel Khalu – 2013-present
Youth national teams
The country features several youth national teams such as the
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Sponsor
2015:
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See also
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Papua New Guinea women's national basketball team
The Papua New Guinea women's national basketball team is the women's national basketball team of Papua New Guinea. It is managed by the Basketball Federation of Papua New Guinea "BFPNG".Papua New Guinea national under-19 basketball team
The Papua New Guinea men's national under-18 basketball team is a national basketball team of Papua New Guinea, administered by the Basketball Federation of Papua New Guinea "BFPNG".Papua New Guinea national under-17 basketball team Papua most commonly refers to:
* New Guinea, the world's second-largest island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean
* Western New Guinea, the western half of the island of New Guinea, which is administered by Indonesia.
** Papua (province), an Indones ...
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Papua New Guinea national 3x3 team Papua most commonly refers to:
* New Guinea, the world's second-largest island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean
* Western New Guinea, the western half of the island of New Guinea, which is administered by Indonesia.
** Papua (province), an Indones ...
External links
Papua New Guinea Basketball Recordsat FIBA Archive
Basketball Federation of Papua New Guinea Basketball- facebook presentation
Papua New Guinea National Teamat australiabasket.com
Videos
New Caledonia v Papua New Guinea - Final - Full Game - FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup 2017Youtube.com video
References
{{National sports teams of Papua New Guinea
Men's national basketball teams
Basketball
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Basketball in Papua New Guinea
Basketball teams in Papua New Guinea
1963 establishments in Papua New Guinea