Basketball at the 2023 Pacific Games
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{{Infobox sports competition event
| event = Basketball
| games = 2023 Pacific Games
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| venue = Friendship Hall (5x5)
SIFF Academy (3x3)
| dates = 17 November – 2 December 2023
| competitors = 284
| nations = 12
| prev = 2019
| next = 2027
}}
Basketball was one of the 24 sports contested at the 2023 Pacific Games held in Honiara, Solomon Islands.{{cite news|title=Sports - Basketball 5×5 |url=https://www.sol2023.com.sb/sports/#Basketball-5x5 |accessdate=9 June 2023|publisher=2023 Pacific Games Solomon Islands |date= }}{{cite news|title=Sports - Basketball 3×3 |url=https://www.sol2023.com.sb/sports/#Basketball-3x3 |accessdate=9 June 2023|publisher=2023 Pacific Games Solomon Islands |date= }} The 5x5 format was played at the Friendship Hall from 17–25 November while the 3x3 format took place from 30 November to 2 December at the SIFF Academy.{{cite web |url=https://www.sol2023.com.sb/goc-release-sol2023-sports-schedule/# |title=GOC release Sol2023 Sports Schedule |date=19 June 2023 |work=Sol2023 |access-date=19 June 2023 }}
The tournament also served as the qualification phase for FIBA Oceania to the 2029 FIBA Asia Cup pre-qualifiers.
Medal summary
=Medal table=
{{Medals table
| caption =
| flag_template = flagIOC2
| event = 2023 Pacific Games
| team =NOC
| gold_FIJ = 1 | silver_FIJ = 2 | bronze_FIJ = 1
| gold_TAH = 2 | silver_TAH = 0 | bronze_TAH = 0
| gold_COK = 0 | silver_COK = 1 | bronze_COK = 1
| gold_GUM = 1 | silver_GUM = 1 | bronze_GUM = 0
| gold_NCL = 0 | silver_NCL = 0 | bronze_NCL = 2
}}
=Events=
Qualification summary
The following teams are confirmed for this edition's basketball tournament for both men and women, following the conclusion of regional events and wildcard selection.{{cite news|title=Pacific Games 2023 Basketball Teams Confirmed|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/news/pacific-games-2023-basketball-teams-confirmed|accessdate=12 January 2023|publisher=FIBA Oceania|date=16 December 2022}} The New Caledonian women's 5×5 team were originally wildcard entries for the games, however, following a decision by the Territorial Olympic and Sports Committee (CTOS) of New Caledonia the team was withdrawn from the games on 22 July 2023.{{cite news|title=No Pacific Games for women's 5x5 basketball team and rugby players |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/nouvellecaledonie/pas-de-jeux-du-pacifique-pour-l-equipe-feminine-de-basket-5x5-et-les-rugbymen-1415672.html |accessdate=1 November 2023|publisher=France TV info |date=22 July 2023}} Tonga, as the next alternate, were then awarded the wildcard.
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! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| PGA ! colspan="2" | Men ! colspan="2" | Women ! colspan="1"|Total | |||||
| style="font-size:95%"
! width=50|5×5 ! width=50|3×3 ! width=50|5×5 ! width=50|3×3 ! width=50| Athletes | |||||
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC2|ASA|2023 Pacific Games}} | {{ya}} | 4 | |||
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC2|COK|2023 Pacific Games}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | 20 | |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC2|FIJ|2023 Pacific Games}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | 32 |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC2|GUM|2023 Pacific Games}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | 32 |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC2|KIR|2023 Pacific Games}} | {{na}} | ||||
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC2|MHL|2023 Pacific Games}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | 8 | ||
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC2|NCL|2023 Pacific Games}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{na}} | {{ya}} | 20 |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC2|PLW|2023 Pacific Games}} | {{ya}} | 4 | |||
| style="text-align:left;" |{{nowrap|{{flagIOC2|PNG|2023 Pacific Games}}}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | 32 |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC2|SAM|2023 Pacific Games}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | 32 |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC2|SOL|2023 Pacific Games}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | 32 |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC2|TAH|2023 Pacific Games}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | 32 |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC2|TGA|2023 Pacific Games}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | 32 |
| Total: 12 PGAs | 8 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 280 |
|---|
Competition schedule
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| bgcolor="#FFBBBB" align=center|G | Group stage
|bgcolor="#AFF55B" align=center|Q | Qualifying finals
|bgcolor="#D0A9F5" align=center|C | Classification
|bgcolor="#FFE4E1" align=center|¼ | Quarterfinals
|bgcolor="#97DEFF" align=center|½ | Semifinals
|bgcolor="#FFDF80" align=center|F | Finals |
| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:90%; line-height:1.25em; text-align:center;"
! Event↓/Date → | 17th Fri | 18th Sat | 19th Sun | 20th Mon | 21st Tue | 22nd Wed | 23rd Thu | 24th Fri | 25th Sat | 29th Wed | 30th Thu | 1st Fri | colspan=2|2nd Sat | |
| colspan=16| Basketball | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:left;" | Men | bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|G | bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|G | bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|G | bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|G | bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|G | bgcolor="#AFF55B"|Q | bgcolor="#D0A9F5"|C | bgcolor="#97DEFF"|½ | bgcolor="#FFDF80"|F | colspan=2| | ||||
| style="text-align:left;" | Women | bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|G | bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|G | bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|G | bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|G | bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|G | bgcolor="#AFF55B"|Q | bgcolor="#D0A9F5"|C | bgcolor="#97DEFF"|½ | bgcolor="#FFDF80"|F | colspan=2| | ||||
| colspan=16| 3x3 basketball | ||||||||||||||
| style="text-align:left;" | Men | bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|G | bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|G | bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|G | bgcolor="#97DEFF"|½ | bgcolor="#FFDF80"|F | |||||||||
| style="text-align:left;" | Women | bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|G | bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|G | bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|G | bgcolor="#97DEFF"|½ | bgcolor="#FFDF80"|F |
5×5 basketball
=Qualification=
The Pacific Games Associations may enter only one 12-player men's team and only one 12-player women's team.
;Men's qualification
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| Qualification method
!Date !Berths !Qualified team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation
|{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |{{Flagicon|SOL}} Solomon Islands | |||
| 2022 FIBA Micronesia Basketball Cup
|align=center|8−11 June 2022 |align=center|1 |{{Flagicon|GUM}} Guam | |||
| 2022 FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup
|align=center|26−29 October 2022 |align=center|2 |{{Flagicon|NCL|local}} New Caledonia | |||
| 2022 FIBA Polynesia Basketball Cup
|align=center|1−5 November 2022 |align=center|2 | |||
| Wildcard
|align=center|16 December 2022 |align=center|2 | |||
| Total | 8 |
;Women's qualification
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| Qualification method
!Date !Berths !Qualified team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation
|{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |{{Flagicon|SOL}} Solomon Islands | |||
| 2022 FIBA Women's Micronesia Basketball Cup
|align=center|8−11 June 2022 |align=center|1 |{{Flagicon|GUM}} Guam | |||
| 2022 FIBA Women's Melanesia Basketball Cup
|align=center|26−29 October 2022 |align=center|2 |{{Flagicon|FIJ}} Fiji | |||
| 2022 FIBA Women's Polynesia Basketball Cup
|align=center|1−5 November 2022 |align=center|2 |{{Flagicon|COK}} Cook Islands | |||
| Wildcard
|align=center|16 December 2022 |align=center|2 |{{Flagicon|NCL|local}} | |||
| Total | 8 |
=Men's tournament=
{{Main|Basketball at the 2023 Pacific Games – Men's tournament}}
=Women's tournament=
{{Main|Basketball at the 2023 Pacific Games – Women's tournament}}
3×3 basketball
=Men's 3×3 tournament=
{{Main|Basketball at the 2023 Pacific Games – Men's 3×3 tournament}}
=Women's 3×3 tournament=
{{Main|Basketball at the 2023 Pacific Games – Women's 3×3 tournament}}