The men's basketball tournament at the 2023 Pacific Games was the 17th edition of the event for men at the Pacific Games. It was held from 17 to 25 November 2023. All games were played at the Friendship Hall in Honiara, Solomon Islands.

ended their 16-year title drought by upsetting the defending champions in the championship match, 51-47, winning their only second Gold Medal in the Games' Men's Basketball tournament. Meanwhile, notches their fourth Bronze Medal overall after thrashing the defending Bronze Medallists in the Battle for Third Place, 97-61.

As this tournament served as the official qualifiers of the Oceania region to the FIBA Asia Cup Pre-Qualifiers, both Finalists earned their slots to the 2029 FIBA Asia Cup qualification wherein they will be participating in the First Round, which will happen on 2026.

Format The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams, and a single round-robin was held within each group. The first-placed teams of each group advanced straight into the semifinals with the second- and third-placed teams playing a two match qualifying finals before advancing. After the preliminary round, the teams were matched according to their results with the playoffs featuring only six teams (top three of each group). From there on a knockout system was used.

Schedule The schedule of the tournament was as follows. GGroup stageQQualifying finalsCClassification¼Quarterfinals½SemifinalsFFinals Event↓/Date → 17thFri 18thSat 19thSun 20thMon 21stTue 22ndWed 23rdThu 24thFri 25thSat Men G G G G G Q C ½ F

Qualified teams Qualification methodDateBerthsQualified teamHost Nation Solomon Islands2022 FIBA Micronesia Basketball Cup8−11 June 20221 Guam2022 FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup26−29 October 20222 New Caledonia Papua New Guinea2022 FIBA Polynesia Basketball Cup1−5 November 20222 Tahiti TongaWildcard 16 December 20222 Fiji Samoa Total 8

Group stage Group A

Group B

Finals

Playoffs

Classification 7th-8th

Classification 5th-6th

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Final

Final standing RankTeamRecordQualified to 5–0 First Round Pre-Qualifiers of 2029 FIBA Asia Cup qualification 4–1 First Round Pre-Qualifiers of 2029 FIBA Asia Cup qualification 3–34 2–45 3–26 1–47 2–28 0–4

Awards The All Star Five has been named following the conclusion of the tournament.

Position Player All Star Five Gabriel Simon Apia Muri Joshua Fox Jean-Sébastien Chevrin Filimone Waqabaca

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