The men's basketball tournament at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on the Gold Coast, Australia from April 5 to 15.[1] The basketball competition was held at three venues: Cairns Convention Centre in Cairns, Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre in Townsville for the preliminaries and the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre on the Gold Coast for the finals.[2] This was the second time that the basketball competition was held at the Commonwealth Games. A total of eight men's competed (96 athletes, at 12 per team) in each respective tournament.[3]
| Basketball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Cairns Convention Centre Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre | ||||||
| Dates | 5–15 April 2018 | ||||||
| Competitors | 96 from 8 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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Venues edit
Three venues in Queensland were used. All seat 5,000 for the basketball competitions.
| Gold Coast | Cairns | Townsville | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre | Cairns Convention Centre | Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre | |
| Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | |
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Qualification edit
A total of eight men's teams qualified to compete at the games. At least four out of the six Commonwealth regions were considered to be represented in each tournament, if possible.[3] For the home nations, each country may compete, however the ranking of Great Britain was given to the home nation with the most players on the team. The teams were officially confirmed on July 28, 2017.[4]
| Event | Date | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | — | 1 |  Australia
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| Best Commonwealth Teams in the FIBA World Rankings | 1 July 2017 | 3 |  Nigeria New Zealand Canada
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| CGF/FIBA invitation | 7 July 2017 | 4 |  England Scotland Cameroon India
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| Total | 8 |
Rosters edit
At the start of tournament, all eight participating countries had up to 12 players on their rosters.[3]
Competition format edit
The tournament was held under an unusual, seeded-group format.
The host nation, along with the top three teams in the FIBA Rankings played in higher group, group A. The other four teams played in the lower group, group B.
The top two teams in group A after the preliminary round advanced to the semifinals, while third and fourth place entered the quarterfinals where they played the top two teams in group B from the preliminary round. The bottom two teams in group B were eliminated.[5] The winners of the quarterfinals proceeded to meet the semifinalists in a straight knockout format.
Medalists edit
Results edit
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
Preliminary round edit
Pool A edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 271 | 183 | +88 | 6 | Semifinals |
| New Zealand
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 265 | 204 | +61 | 5 | |
| Canada
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 197 | 244 | −47 | 4 | Qualifying finals |
| Nigeria
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 187 | 289 | −102 | 3 |
6 April 2018
17:30 |
| Australia |
95–55 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–13, 22–16, 22–13, 26–13 | ||
| Pts: Kickert 14 Rebs: Brandt, Sobey 11 Asts: Goulding 6 |
Pts: Diawara 10 Rebs: Morgan 6 Asts: Tutu 6 | |
6 April 2018
20:00 |
| Nigeria |
65–110 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 20–26, 8–31, 22–29 | ||
| Pts: Dike 15 Rebs: Achiuwa 8 Asts: Ofoegbu, Achiuwa 2 |
Pts: Abercrombie 21 Rebs: Pledger 10 Asts: Ili, Kenny 6 | |
7 April 2018
14:00 |
| Canada |
82–67 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 20–21, 14–15, 25–15 | ||
| Pts: Diressa, Alleyn 24 Rebs: Tutu 6 Asts: Nissen 4 |
Pts: Diogu 29 Rebs: Diogu 15 Asts: Iroegbu, Diogu 3 | |
7 April 2018
21:00 |
| New Zealand |
73–79 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 19–16, 19-21, 14-23 | ||
| Pts: Ili 22 Rebs: Delany 6 Asts: Ili 4 |
Pts: Kay 21 Rebs: Sobey 6 Asts: Cadee 3 | |
9 April 2018
18:30 |
| Canada |
60–82 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 17–20, 12–23, 17–19 | ||
| Pts: Kapinga 19 Rebs: Morgan 6 Asts: Diawara, Kapinga 2 |
Pts: Abercrombie 17 Rebs: Abercrombie 9 Asts: Ili 5 | |
9 April 2018
21:00 |
| Australia |
97–55 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 23-17, 25-10, 28-14, 21-14 | ||
| Pts: Brandt 16 Rebs: Cadee 9 Asts: Sobey 5 |
Pts: Diogu 19 Rebs: Achiuwa 8 Asts: Ofoegbu 3 | |
Pool B edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 237 | 198 | +39 | 6 | Qualifying finals |
| England
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 246 | 186 | +60 | 5 | |
| Cameroon
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 202 | 231 | −29 | 4 | |
| India
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3 | 0 | 3 | 222 | 292 | −70 | 3 |
5 April 2018
17:30 |
| England |
65–78 | Scotland |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 13–18, 16–14, 17–29 | ||
| Pts: Walker 17 Rebs: Jackman 9 Asts: Jackman 5 |
Pts: Bunyah 18 Rebs: Fraser, Achara 8 Asts: Fraser, Achara 4 | |
Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville
Referees: Matthew Beattie (USA), Kingsley Ojeaburu (UGR) |
5 April 2018
20:00 |
| Cameroon |
96–87 | India |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 24–36, 23–13, 34–11 | ||
| Pts: Kome 21 Rebs: Tsaace 13 Asts: Ngijol 3 |
Pts: At. Singh 23 Rebs: Annadurai 12 Asts: J. Singh 8 | |
Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville
Referees: Michael Weiland (CAN), Ryan Jones (NZL) |
7 April 2018
17:30 |
| England |
100–54 | India |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 27–9, 29–11, 25–19 | ||
| Pts: Thoseby 20 Rebs: Walker 8 Asts: Jones 6 |
Pts: Annadurai 22 Rebs: Y. Singh 7 Asts: At. Singh 5 | |
Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville
Referees: Takaki Kato (JPN), Ryan Jones (NZL) |
7 April 2018
20:00 |
| Scotland |
63–52 | Cameroon |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–4, 14–11, 15–25, 19–12 | ||
| Pts: Murray 25 Rebs: Fraser 9 Asts: Achara, Murray 3 |
Pts: Kome 21 Rebs: Yangue 13 Asts: Essome 5 | |
Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville
Referees: Leonardo Zalazar (ARG), Jon Chapman (AUS) |
8 April 2018
14:00 |
| Cameroon |
54–81 | England |
| Scoring by quarter: 15-20, 16-17, 14-29, 9-15 | ||
| Pts: Bogmis 14 Rebs: Yangue 10 Asts: Essome 3 |
Pts: Josephs 26 Rebs: Jackman 8 Asts: Thoseby, Tuck 3 | |
Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville
Referees: Leonardo Zalazar (ARG), Matthew Beattie (AUS) |
8 April 2018
21:00 |
| India |
81–96 | Scotland |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–33, 15–16, 11–29, 29–18 | ||
| Pts: J. Singh 27 Rebs: J. Singh 14 Asts: At. Singh 7 |
Pts: Collins 16 Rebs: Vigor 12 Asts: Vigor 7 | |
Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville
Referees: Kingsley Ojeaburu (NGR), Matthew Bathurst (NZL) |
Medal round edit
| Qualifying finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Australia
| 103 | ||||||||||||
| A4 | Nigeria
| 61 | B1 | Scotland
| 46 | |||||||||
| B1 | Scotland
| 66 | A1 | Australia
| 87 | |||||||||
| A3 | Canada
| 47 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | New Zealand
| 86 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Canada
| 97 | A3 | Canada
| 88 | |||||||||
| B2 | England
| 79 | Third place | |||||||||||
| B1 | Scotland
| 69 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | New Zealand
| 79 | ||||||||||||
Qualifying finals edit
10 April 2018
17:30 |
| Nigeria |
61–66 | Scotland |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 12–17, 18–6, 15–20 | ||
| Pts: Diogu 24 Rebs: Diogu 15 Asts: Iroegbu, Ofoegbu 4 |
Pts: Murray 17 Rebs: Murray, Achara 8 Asts: Malcolm 4 | |
10 April 2018
20:00 |
| Canada |
97–79 | England |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–12, 25–14, 22–32, 20–21 | ||
| Pts: Morgan 24 Rebs: Pierre-Charles 8 Asts: Tutu, Diressa 4 |
Pts: Thoseby, Josephs 20 Rebs: Gilchrist, Josephs 8 Asts: Thoseby 4 | |
Semifinals edit
14 April 2018
10:00 |
| Australia |
103–46 | Scotland |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–4, 28–18, 35–10, 20–14 | ||
| Pts: Wagstaff 17 Rebs: Brandt 6 Asts: Sobey 6 |
Pts: Malcolm, Fraser 9 Rebs: Murray, Nealon-Lino 4 Asts: Bunyan 6 | |
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Gold Coast
Referees: Leonardo Zalazar (ARG), Kingsley Ojeaburu (NGR) |
14 April 2018
12:30 |
| New Zealand |
86–88 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 26–23, 16–30, 28–13 | ||
| Pts: Ili 23 Rebs: Mika Vukona 15 Asts: Ili 7 |
Pts: Diressa 22 Rebs: Pierre-Charles 7 Asts: Tutu 6 | |
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Gold Coast
Referees: Liszka (POL), Kato (JPN), Kom Njilo (CMR) |
Bronze medal match edit
15 April 2018
09:00 |
| Scotland |
69–79 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 14–22, 9–18, 25–20 | ||
| Pts: Bunyan 13 Rebs: Fraser 6 Asts: Bunyan 5 |
Pts: Abercrombie 26 Rebs: Loe 10 Asts: Loe 4 | |
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Gold Coast
Referees: Beattie (USA), Weiland (CAN), Boyer (AUS) |
Gold medal match edit
15 April 2018
11:30 |
| Australia |
87–47 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–10, 25–9, 18–10, 24–18 | ||
| Pts: Goulding 11 Rebs: Sobey 8 Asts: Gliddon 5 |
Pts: Tutu 10 Rebs: Tutu 6 Asts: Morgan, Tutu 3 | |
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Gold Coast
Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Leonardo Zalazar (ARG) |
Final standings edit
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Australia |
5 | 5 | 0 | 461 | 276 | +185 |
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Canada |
6 | 3 | 3 | 429 | 496 | –67 |
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New Zealand |
5 | 3 | 2 | 430 | 361 | +69 |
| 4 | Scotland |
6 | 4 | 2 | 418 | 441 | –23 |
| 5 | England |
4 | 2 | 2 | 325 | 283 | +42 |
| 6 | Nigeria |
4 | 0 | 4 | 248 | 355 | –107 |
| 7 | Cameroon |
3 | 1 | 2 | 202 | 231 | –29 |
| 8 | India |
3 | 0 | 3 | 222 | 292 | –70 |
References edit
- ^ "Official Ticketing Guide" (PDF). www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Venues". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ a b c "Athlete Allocation System" (PDF). www.triathlon.org/. International Triathlon Union. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (28 July 2017). "Gold Coast 2018 reveal list of competing nations in basketball events". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ Arsenis, Damian (8 August 2017). "Seeds and pools outlined for 2018 Commonwealth Games". www.pickandroll. The Pick and Roll. Retrieved 29 October 2017.