2017 FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup
The 2017 FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup was an international basketball tournament contested by national teams of the newly formed Melanesia sub-zone of FIBA Oceania. The inaugural edition of the tournament were hosted by Papua New Guinea from 27 to 30 September 2017. Matches were played at the Taurama Aquatic and Indoor Centre. It was officially launched on 19 May 2017.
The tournament served as qualifiers for the basketball event of the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa with three berths for Melanesia allocated for the top three teams in this tournament. Additionally the top two teams also qualified for the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup pre-qualification tournament in 2023. Hosts Papua New Guinea dominated the tournament winning all of their games, including the final.
Teams
The following national teams participated according to FIBA.Preliminary round
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Final round
;Bronze medal match;Gold medal match
Final rankings
The top two teams will qualify for the 2023 FIBA Asia Cup pre-qualification tournament and the top three teams will qualify for the 2019 Pacific Games.| Legend |
Qualified for:
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| Qualified for the 2019 Pacific Games. |
| Rank | Team | Record |
| 4–0 | ||
| 2–2 | ||
| 2–2 | ||
| 4 | 0–4 |