Samoa men's national basketball team

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

Samoa Samoa
FIBA ranking122 Decrease 1 (15 September 2023)[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

Competitive record

FIBA Asia Cup

never participated

FIBA Oceania Championships
Year Position
199331993 FIBA Oceania ChampionshipNew 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
C 4 Trevor Rea 33 – (1985-11-10)10 November 1985 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
F 5 Inga Solofuti 27 – (1991-12-26)26 December 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
G 7 Dru-Leo Ape 17 – (2001-10-14)14 October 2001 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Franklin Bulls New Zealand
F 8 Wayne Sio 20 – (1998-07-19)19 July 1998 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 9 Bright Tapeneko 19 – (2000-02-19)19 February 2000 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
F 10 Ryan Paia 21 – (1997-09-02)2 September 1997 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
C 11 Theodore McFarland 23 – (1995-10-16)16 October 1995 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Savai’i Vikings Samoa
G 12 Sinisini Atoa 35 – (1984-03-26)26 March 1984 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
G 13 Ratu Levy 26 – (1992-07-24)24 July 1992 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
G 14 Devante Keil 21 – (1997-12-20)20 December 1997 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 15 Brett Mulitalo 19 – (2000-01-21)21 January 2000 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 16 Terrell Hunt 21 – (1998-01-25)25 January 1998 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Head coach
  • Samoa Stephen Schuster
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
  • Samoa women's national basketball team
  • Samoa national under-19 basketball team
  • Samoa national under-17 basketball team
  • Samoa national 3x3 team

References
  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  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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