The 1966 South Pacific Games was the second time that basketball was played at the South Pacific Games. Nine teams competed in the men's competition while for the first time a women's competition took place with five teams competing in the women's tournaments.
French Polynesia took out both gold medals with the national team defeating New Caledonia in the men's final while they defeated Papua New Guinea in the women's.
Medal summary Men'sWomen's
Men's tournament
Group stage
Group A TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts440240113 +1278431237181 +567422213199 +146413222208 +14540466277 –2114
Group B TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts330180119 +596321159120 +395312127178 –514 Nauru303139188 –493
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Bronze-medal match
Gold-medal match
Women's tournament
Round robin TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Bronze-medal match
Gold-medal match
References