The Nauru national basketball team is the team that represents Nauru in international basketball. It is a member of FIBA Oceania. The national team was inactive in international competitive basketball for several years after participating at the 2001 Oceania Basketball Tournament in Fiji.[2][3] Nauru initially planned to send a squad to the 2005 South Pacific Mini Games but withdrew due to undisclosed reasons.[4] Eventually, it returned for the 2015 Pacific Games.
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| FIBA ranking | NR (1 March 2024)[1] | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1975 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Oceania | ||
| National federation | Nauru Island Basketball Association | ||
| FIBA Oceania Championship | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| Pacific Games | |||
| Appearances | 8 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
| Oceania Basketball Tournament | |||
| Appearances | 1 (2001) | ||
| Medals | None | ||
Nauru had its best performance at the 1969 Pacific Games when it beat the Solomon Islands, which have almost 60 times Nauru's population, and Fiji, which has almost 100 times Nauru's population.
Current roster
At the 2015 Pacific Games:[5] (last publicized squad)
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At Nauru's last game at the 2015 Pacific Games against the Solomon Islands, Heine Kanimea was his team's top scorer as he contributed 21 of Nauru's 71 total points.[6]
Competitions
Pacific Games
| Pacific Games Record | ||||
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| Year | Position | Pld | W | L |
 1963 | 11th place | 7 | 0 | 7 |
 1966 | 8th place | 5 | 0 | 5 |
 1969 | 5th place | 7 | 2 | 5 |
 1971 | Did not enter | |||
 1975 | 8th place | 5 | 0 | 5 |
 1979 | 10th place | 7 | 1 | 6 |
 1983 | 10th place | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1971 | Did not enter | |||
 1991 | 8th place | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1995 | Did not enter | |||
| 1999 | 14th place | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2003 to 2011 | Did not enter | |||
| 2015 | 10th place | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2019 | Did not enter | |||
 2023 | To be determined | |||
| Total | N/A | 46 | 3 | 43 |
Oceania Basketball Tournament
| Oceania Tournament Record | ||||||||
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| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
| 1981 to 1997 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2001 | 11th place | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||
 2009 | Did not enter | |||||||
| Total | N/s | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||||
See also
References
Videos
- Pacific Games 2015 D5 BASKETBALL MEN KIRBATI vs NAURU Youtube.com video