Basketball at the 1969 South Pacific Games was played at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea in August 1969. Men's and women's tournaments were held with eight and six teams, respectively, competing.
After a round robin stage the teams in the top two positions played off for the gold and silver medals, and the teams in the third and fourth positions played off for the bronze medal.
Medal summary edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's |  Tahiti
|
 Papua New Guinea
|
 New Caledonia
|
| Women's | Papua New Guinea
|
Tahiti
|
 Fiji
|
Men's tournament edit
Standings edit
| Qualified for the Finals | |
| Qualified for the Battle-For-Third |
Final standings after the round robin tournament:[1]
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahiti
|
7 | 7 | 0 | 533 | 269 | 285 | 14 |
| Papua New Guinea
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 416 | 248 | -5 | 10 |
 Guam
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 544 | 421 | 168 | 10 |
| New Caledonia
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 499 | 376 | -45 | 10 |
 Nauru
|
7 | 2 | 5 | 390 | 544 | -25 | 4 |
 American Samoa
|
7 | 2 | 5 | 374 | 415 | -131 | 4 |
| Fiji
|
7 | 2 | 5 | 463 | 505 | -228 | 4 |
 Solomon Islands
|
7 | 0 | 7 | 250 | 691 | 250 | 0 |
Group matches edit
Bronze medal game edit
Men's final edit
Women's tournament edit
Standings edit
| Qualified for the Finals | |
| Qualified for the Battle-For-Third |
Final standings after the round robin tournament:[1]
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 227 | 110 | +117 | 6 |
| Tahiti
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 203 | 120 | +83 | 6 |
| Fiji
|
2 | 2 | 2 | 241 | 151 | +90 | 4 |
| New Caledonia
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 182 | 182 | 0 | 4 |
| Guam
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 81 | 371 | −290 | 10 |
Group matches edit
Bronze medal playoff edit
Women's final edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Men Basketball III South Pacific Games 1969 - 08 Port Moresby (PNG) - Winner French Polinesia". Todor66. 2010. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.