2022 FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup

The 2022 FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup was an international basketball tournament contested by national teams of Melanesia sub-zone of FIBA Oceania. The tournament was hosted by Fiji. Originally slated to be held in 2021, the schedule was pushed further to April 2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic, with exact dates has been set to October 26 to 29. Matches were played at the Vodafone Arena in Suva. [1][2][3][4][5]

2022 FIBA Melanesia Cup
2nd FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup
Tournament details
Host nation Fiji
Dates26−29 October
Teams4 (from 4 federations)
Venues1 (in 1 host city)
Champions New Caledonia (1st title)
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Papua New Guinea P. Muri (14.5)  New Caledonia (78.8)
Rebounds Fiji Fox (12.3)  New Caledonia (46.8)
Assists New Caledonia Delaunay-Belleville (4.0)  New Caledonia (14.0)
Official website
2022 FIBA Melanesian Cup
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The competition served as the sub-regional qualification phase for the basketball event of the 2023 Pacific Games in Solomon Islands with two berths allocated in this tournament, which serves as the official qualifier to the FIBA Asia Cup Pre-Qualifiers.[1][2][4]

New Caledonia thrashed the defending titlists Papua New Guinea in the championship, 87-57, to notch their maiden title.[6] Both finalists, along with next year's hosts Solomon Islands, will represent Melanesia in the men's basketball tournament of the 2023 Pacific Games.

Teams

The following national teams participated in the competition.

Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Papua New Guinea 3 2 1 213 207 +6 5 Final
2  New Caledonia 3 2 1 228 175 +53 5
3  Fiji (H) 3 1 2 192 194 −2 4 Third place game
4  Solomon Islands 3 1 2 172 229 −57 4
Source: FIBA Oceania
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
26 October 2022
14:30
Papua New Guinea  65–77  Solomon Islands
Scoring by quarter: 11–14, 24–23, 11–11, 19–29
Pts: C. Muri 13
Rebs: Ivano 7
Asts: C. Muri 2		 Pts: Grantham 23
Rebs: A. Basia, Tauneri Limanikuki 8
Asts: A. Basia 5
26 October 2022
19:30
Fiji  62–64  New Caledonia
Scoring by quarter: 9–12, 15–24, 19–11, 19–17
Pts: M. Koyamainavure 23
Rebs: Fox 20
Asts: Fox 3		 Pts: Weber 17
Rebs: Weber 9
Asts: Delaunay-Belleville 3
27 October 2022
14:30
New Caledonia  66–75  Papua New Guinea
Scoring by quarter: 12–13, 18–21, 22–19, 14–22
Pts: Delaunay-Belleville 17
Rebs: Sillant 10
Asts: Sillant 5		 Pts: A. Muri 19
Rebs: A. Muri 13
Asts: four players 2
27 October 2022
17:00
Solomon Islands  57–66  Fiji
Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 18–18, 9–11, 17–17
Pts: Tauneri Limanikuki, Maelasi 12
Rebs: three players 7
Asts: Grantham 3		 Pts: Waqabaca 26
Rebs: Fox 9
Asts: Naivalurua 2
28 October 2022
12:00
New Caledonia  98–38  Solomon Islands
Scoring by quarter: 37–12, 24–7, 16–8, 21–11
Pts: E. Fenuafanote 21
Rebs: Weber, Tetuanui 7
Asts: Delaunay-Belleville 5		 Pts: Grantham 11
Rebs: A. Basia 7
Asts: A. Basia 4
28 October 2022
19:30
Fiji  64–73  Papua New Guinea
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 17–20, 12–21, 16–20
Pts: Fox 14
Rebs: Waqabaca 10
Asts: Waqabaca 6		 Pts: C. Muri 22
Rebs: C. Muri 8
Asts: A. Muri 2

Final round

Bronze medal match
29 October 2022
14:30
Fiji  67–53  Solomon Islands
Scoring by quarter: 15–8, 23–12, 11–19, 18–14
Pts: Koroi 22
Rebs: Fox 11
Asts: Waqabaca, M. Koyamainavure 4		 Pts: Masaea 13
Rebs: Tauneri Limanikuki 8
Asts: six players 1

Gold medal match
29 October 2022
19:30
Papua New Guinea  57–87  New Caledonia
Scoring by quarter: 7–23, 15–24, 11–18, 24–22
Pts: P. Muri, A. Muri 14
Rebs: A. Muri 7
Asts: P. Muri 3		 Pts: Delaunay-Belleville 17
Rebs: Subiranas 10
Asts: Delaunay-Belleville, Weber 4

Final standings
Legend
Qualified for the 2023 Pacific Games.
Qualified for the 2023 Pacific Games as the hosts.
Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  New Caledonia3–1
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Papua New Guinea2–2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Fiji2–2
4  Solomon Islands1–3

Awards
 2022 FIBA Melanesian champions 

New Caledonia
1st title

References
  1. "FIBA Melanesia Cup postponed to April 2022". FIBA. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  2. "Pacific Games qualifier FIBA Melanesia Cup pushed back to 2022". insidethegames.biz. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  3. "Fiji to host 2021 FIBA Melanesia Cup". FIBA. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  4. "Fiji to host 2021 Melanesia Cup with Pacific Games berths on offer". insidethegames.biz. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  5. "BFPNG names squads". The National. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  6. "New Caledonia Win Gold at FIBA Melanesia Cup". FIBA Oceania. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  7. "Men's FIBA Mela Cup All Star Five Named". FIBA. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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