The 2017 FIBA Melanesian Basketball Cup was an international men's basketball tournament contested by national teams of the newly formed Melanesian sub-zone of FIBA Oceania. The inaugural edition of the men's competition was played together alongside the women's tournament at the Taurama Aquatic and Indoor Centre in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, from 27 to 30 September 2017. It was officially launched on 19 May 2017.
The tournament also served as qualifiers for the men's basketball event of the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa with three berths for Melanesia allocated for the top three teams of this tournament.
The hosts dominated the entire tournament winning all of their games, including the championship game against to win the maiden championship. Both finalists and the third-placer qualified for and represented the Melanesia Region at the basketball tournament of the 2019 Pacific Games.
Participating teams The following national teams participated in the tournament according to FIBA.
(Hosts)
(withdrew)
All times are local (Papua New Guinea Standard Time; UTC+10).
Preliminary round Papua New Guinea dominated the preliminary round with an unbeaten record.
Final round Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Final standings RankTeamRecord 4–0 2–2 2–2 40–4 Qualified for the 2019 Pacific Games
Awards
All-Star Team: Joan Delaunay-Belleville Apia Muri Marques Whippy Matineng-Iakah Leahy Alex Chester
See also 2017 FIBA Women's Melanesian Basketball Cup 2018 FIBA Polynesia Basketball Cup Basketball at the 2018 Micronesian Games Basketball at the 2019 Pacific Games
References
External links 2017 FIBA Melanesian Basketball Cup archive website