Samoa men's national basketball team

Samoa
FIBA ranking	126 3 (15 August 2024)
Joined FIBA	1982
FIBA zone	FIBA Oceania
National federation	Samoa Basketball Federation
Coach	Stephen Schuster
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances	None
Pacific Games
Appearances	?
Medals	Gold: 1999 Silver: 2003, 2007 Bronze: 1983
FIBA Polynesian Basketball Cup
Appearances	2
Medals	Silver: 2018
Home	Away

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

1983:
1987-1995: ?
1999:
2003:
2007:
2011: 6th
2015: 5th
2019: 6th
2023: To be determined

Commonwealth Games

never participated

FIBA Polynesian Basketball Cup

2018:
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
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
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
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

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

External links

Samoa Basketball Federation - facebook presentation
Samoa National Team at australiabasket.com

References

^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
^ Samoa men's basketball settle for sixth place in Pacific Games Soli Wilson (Samoa Observer), 17 July 2019. Accessed 28 August 2020.
^ Samoa National Team .., australiabasket.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
^ Samoa - Pacific Games: Tournament for Men, FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 26 August 2020.

Videos

Samoa v Tonga - Full Game - FIBA Polynesian Basketball Cup 2018 Youtube.com video

[FIBA_World_Rankings-1] "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.

[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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