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2018 FIBA Polynesia Basketball Cup
The 2018 FIBA Polynesian Basketball Cup was an international basketball tournament contested by national teams of the newly formed Polynesia sub-zone of FIBA Oceania. The inaugural edition of the tournament was hosted by Samoa from 19 to 24 November 2018. Matches were played at the NUS Gymnasium.
| 1st FIBA Polynesian Basketball Cup |
|---|
| Samoa |
| 19−24 November |
| 5 |
| 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Tahiti (1st title) |
| Ariirimarau Meuel |
| Alipate (39.2) |
| Bain-Vete (13.2) |
| Teriitemataua (4.4) |
| Samoa (95.4) |
| Samoa (52.6) |
| Tahiti (16.8) |
| 2018 FIBA Polynesian Basketball Cup |
The 2018 FIBA Polynesian Basketball Cup was an international basketball tournament contested by national teams of the newly formed Polynesia sub-zone of FIBA Oceania. The inaugural edition of the tournament was hosted by Samoa from 19 to 24 November 2018. Matches were played at the NUS Gymnasium.
The tournament serves as qualifiers for the basketball events of the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa with three berths for Polynesia allocated for the top three teams, excluding Samoa, in this tournament.
Tahiti swept its way throughout the tournament, sweeping the preliminaries and won their first-ever Polynesian Cup championship over the hosts Samoa in the Final, 77-73. The finalists, along with Tonga, who edged American Samoa in the Bronze Medal Match, 79-77, will represent Polynesia in the men's basketball tournament of the 2019 Pacific Games, which will be also held in Samoa.
- American Samoa
- Cook Islands
- Samoa (Hosts)
- Tahiti
- Tonga
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 374 | 259 | +115 | 8 | Final | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 404 | 310 | +94 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 266 | 359 | −93 | 6 | Third place game | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 357 | 391 | −34 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 266 | 348 | −82 | 4 |
| Legend |
|---|
| Qualified for the 2019 Pacific Games. |
| Qualified for the 2019 Pacific Games as the hosts. |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Tahiti | 5–0 | |
| Samoa | 3–2 | |
| Tonga | 2–3 | |
| 4 | American Samoa | 2–3 |
| 5 | Cook Islands | 0–4 |
| 2018 FIBA Polynesian champions |
|---|
| Tahiti1st title |
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Most Valuable Player: Ariirimarau Meuel
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All-Star Team:
- PG – Marcus Alipate
- SG – Sapeti Tufuga
- SF – Ariirimarau Meuel
- PF – Theodore McFarland
- C – Reihiti Sommers
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2017 FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup
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2018 FIBA Women's Polynesia Basketball Cup
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Basketball at the 2018 Micronesian Games
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Basketball at the 2019 Pacific Games
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