3x3 basketball at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games

3-on-3 basketball at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games was held in Port Vila, Vanuatu on 11–14 December 2017.[1] This was the first time the three-on-three variant was contested at a Pacific Mini Games, although regular basketball tournaments have been played previously.

Pacific Mini Games Basketball Tournament
Port Vila 2017
Tournament details
Games2017 Pacific Mini Games
Host nationVanuatu
CityPort Vila
Duration11–14 December
Men's tournament
Teams9
Medals
1 Gold medalists  Samoa
2 Silver medalists Solomon Islands
3 Bronze medalists  Papua New Guinea
Women's tournament
Teams7
Medals
1 Gold medalists  Cook Islands
2 Silver medalists Papua New Guinea
3 Bronze medalists  Vanuatu
Official website
www.van2017.com

Participating nations

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Nine men's teams and seven women's teams participated:

Women's tournament

Medal summary

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Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Cook Islands (COK)1001
  Samoa (SAM)1001
3  Papua New Guinea (PNG)0112
4  Solomon Islands (SOL)0101
5  Vanuatu (VAN)*0011
Totals (5 entries)2226

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's tournament[2]   Samoa
Theodore McFarland
Ezra Tufuga
Ryan Paia
Denzel Joseph
  Solomon Islands
Allen Wanefai
Alex Masaea
Augustine Basia
Waige Turueke
  Papua New Guinea
Apia Muri
Moses Apiko
Liam Wright
Women's tournament[2]   Cook Islands
Keziah Lewis
Adoniah Lewis
Terai Sadler
Janet Main
  Papua New Guinea
Betty Angula
Normalisa Dobunaba
Rosa Kairi
Marca Muri
  Vanuatu
Nancy Patterson
Izono Frances
Pauline Malanga
Izono Lola

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Basketball is 14th sport". Van2017.com. 2017. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Basketball results", Van2017, 11 December 2017. Retrieved December 2017.