2022 FIBA Melanesian Basketball Cup
| 2nd FIBA Melanesian Basketball Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Fiji |
| City | Suva |
| Dates | 26−29 October |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | New Caledonia (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Papua New Guinea |
| Third place | Fiji |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer | P. Muri (14.5) |
| Top rebounds | Fox (12.3) |
| Top assists | Delaunay-Belleville (4.0) |
| PPG (Team) | New Caledonia (78.8) |
| RPG (Team) | New Caledonia (46.8) |
| APG (Team) | New Caledonia (14.0) |
| Official website | |
| www.fiba.basketball/history | |
The 2022 FIBA Melanesian Basketball Cup was an international men's basketball tournament contested by national teams of Melanesian sub-zone of FIBA Oceania. The tournament was played at the Vodafone Arena in Suva, 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 26–29 October 2022.[1][2][3][4][5]
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 champions 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.
Participating teams
The following national teams participated in the competition.
All times are local (Fiji Time; UTC+12).
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 |
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
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| New Caledonia | 3–1 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 2–2 | |
| Fiji | 2–2 | |
| 4 | Solomon Islands | 1–3 |
| Qualified for the 2023 Pacific Games | |
| Qualified for the 2023 Pacific Games as hosts |
Awards
| 2022 FIBA Melanesian champions |
|---|
New Caledonia 1st title |
- All-Star Team:[7]
- Max Grantham
- Jo Delaunay-Belleville
- Apia Muri
- Joshua Fox
- Raymond Weber
References
- ^ a b "FIBA Melanesia Cup postponed to April 2022". FIBA. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Pacific Games qualifier FIBA Melanesia Cup pushed back to 2022". insidethegames.biz. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Fiji to host 2021 FIBA Melanesia Cup". FIBA. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Fiji to host 2021 Melanesia Cup with Pacific Games berths on offer". insidethegames.biz. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "BFPNG names squads". The National. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "New Caledonia Win Gold at FIBA Melanesia Cup". FIBA Oceania. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "Men's FIBA Mela Cup All Star Five Named". FIBA. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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