| 1st FIBA Polynesian Basketball Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Samoa |
| Dates | 19−24 November |
| Teams | 5 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tahiti (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Ariirimarau Meuel |
| Top scorer |  Alipate (39.2) |
| Top rebounds | Bain-Vete (13.2) |
| Top assists | Teriitemataua (4.4) |
| PPG (Team) | Samoa (95.4) |
| RPG (Team) | Samoa (52.6) |
| APG (Team) | Tahiti (16.8) |
| Official website | |
| 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.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3] 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.
- ^ "Polynesian Basketball Cup schedule unveiled, Samoa ready to host". FIBA Oceania. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "FIBA Oceania to host sub-zone qualification starting in 2017". FIBA Oceania. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Tahiti crowned Polynesian Cup 2018 champions". FIBA Oceania. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.