Samoa men's national basketball team

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Samoa Samoa
Samoa National Basketball Federation.jpg
FIBA ranking120 Steady (7 December 2021)[1]
Joined FIBA1982
FIBA zoneFIBA Oceania
National federationSamoa Basketball Federation
CoachStephen Schuster
FIBA Asia Cup
AppearancesNone
Pacific Games
Appearances?
Medals1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold: 1999

2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver: 2003, 2007

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze: 1983
FIBA Polynesian Basketball Cup
Appearances2
Medals2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver: 2018

Samoa national basketball team is the team that represents Samoa in international basketball[2] and is a member of FIBA Oceania.

Competitive record[]

FIBA Asia Cup[]

never participated

FIBA Oceania Championships[]

Year Position
1993 3 1993 FIBA Oceania Championship New Zealand

Pacific Games[]

See also: Basketball at the Pacific Games
  • 1983: 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
  • 1987-1995: ?
  • 1999: 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • 2003: 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2007: 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2011: 6th
  • 2015: 5th
  • 2019: 6th
  • 2023: To be determined

Commonwealth Games[]

See also: Basketball at the Commonwealth Games

never participated

FIBA Polynesian Basketball Cup[]

  • 2018: 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2021: Qualified as host

Current roster[]

At the 2019 Pacific Games:[3][4]

Samoa men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
C 4 33 – (1985-11-10)10 November 1985 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
F 5 27 – (1991-12-26)26 December 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
G 7 17 – (2001-10-14)14 October 2001 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Franklin Bulls New Zealand
F 8 20 – (1998-07-19)19 July 1998 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 9 19 – (2000-02-19)19 February 2000 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
F 10 21 – (1997-09-02)2 September 1997 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
C 11 23 – (1995-10-16)16 October 1995 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Samoa
G 12 35 – (1984-03-26)26 March 1984 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
G 13 26 – (1992-07-24)24 July 1992 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
G 14 21 – (1997-12-20)20 December 1997 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 15 19 – (2000-01-21)21 January 2000 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 16 21 – (1998-01-25)25 January 1998 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Head coach
  • Samoa
Assistant coaches
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 6 July 2019

Depth chart[]

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Theodore McFarland Ryan Paia Trevor Rea
PF Inga Solofuti Wayne Sio
SF Dru-Leo Ape Brett Mulitalo
SG Devante Keil Ratu Levy Bright Tapeneko
PG Sinisini Atoa Terrell Hunt

Kit[]

Manufacturer[]

2018: EveniSport 2018-19: Zkeaps

See also[]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  2. ^ Samoa men's basketball settle for sixth place in Pacific Games Soli Wilson (Samoa Observer), 17 July 2019. Accessed 28 August 2020.
  3. ^ Samoa National Team .., australiabasket.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  4. ^ Samoa - Pacific Games: Tournament for Men, FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 26 August 2020.

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