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Basketball at the Commonwealth Games

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Basketball at the Commonwealth Games has been held three times, with regular full-court basketball included in 2006 and 2018, and 3x3 introduced in 2022.

Following the 2018 games, regular full-court basketball was replaced as an optional Commonwealth Games sport by the 3x3 variation of the sport.[1] This made its debut at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, with both able-bodied and wheelchair competitions taking place.[2]

History

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In 1978, Britain hosted the Commonwealth Basketball Championships. The same tournament was held five years later in New Zealand.[3]

Basketball was first included in the Commonwealth Games in the 2006 games in Melbourne.[4] Australia won gold medals in both the men's and women's competitions. New Zealand's teams and England's teams won the silver and bronze medals respectively.

Basketball was not included in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, but India was scheduled to host a Commonwealth Basketball Championship tournament prior to the games.[5] It was later cancelled by FIBA.[4]

Basketball returned as part of the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.[6] A total of 16 teams (8 men and 8 women) competed in 2018.[7]

In August 2017, it was announced that 3x3 basketball would be part of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[8]

Venues

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Men's tournaments

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Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold medalist Score Silver medalist Bronze medalist Score Fourth place
2006
Details
Melbourne, Australia
Australia
81-76
New Zealand

England
80-57
Nigeria
2018
Details
Gold Coast, Australia
Australia
87-47
Canada

New Zealand
79-69
Scotland

Performance by nations

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Nation 2006 2018 Years
 Australia 1st 1st 2
 Barbados 5th - 1
 Cameroon - 7th 1
 Canada - 2nd 1
 England 3rd 6th 2
 India 8th 8th 2
 New Zealand 2nd 3rd 2
 Nigeria 4th 5th 2
 Scotland 6th 4th 2
 South Africa 7th - 1
Nations 8 8 10

Women's tournaments

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Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold medalist Score Silver medalist Bronze medalist Score Fourth place
2006
Details
Melbourne, Australia
Australia
77-39
New Zealand

England
78-75
Nigeria
2018
Details
Gold Coast, Australia
Australia
99-55
England

New Zealand
74-58
Canada

Performance by nations

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Nation 2006 2018 Years
 Australia 1st 1st 2
 Canada - 4th 1
 England 3rd 2nd 2
 India 8th 8th 2
 Jamaica - 5th 1
 Malaysia 7th 7th 2
 Malta 6th - 1
 Mozambique 5th 6th 2
 New Zealand 2nd 3rd 2
 Nigeria 4th - 1
Nations 8 8 10

3x3 tournaments

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Men's tournaments

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Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold medalist Score Silver medalist Bronze medalist Score Fourth place
2022
Details
Birmingham, England  England 17-16  Australia  Canada 13-12  Scotland

Women's tournaments

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Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold medalist Score Silver medalist Bronze medalist Score Fourth place
2022
Details
Birmingham, England  Canada 14-13  England  Australia 15-13  New Zealand

Men's Wheelchair tournaments

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Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold medalist Score Silver medalist Bronze medalist Score Fourth place
2022
Details
Birmingham, England  Australia 11-9  Canada  England 21-11  Malaysia

Women's Wheelchair tournaments

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Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold medalist Score Silver medalist Bronze medalist Score Fourth place
2022
Details
Birmingham, England  Canada 14-5  Australia  England 12-10  Scotland

All-time medal table

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Updated after the 2022 Commonwealth Games

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Australia5218
2 Canada2215
3 England1247
4 New Zealand0224
Totals (4 entries)88824

References

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  1. ^ "Constitutional Documents of the Commonwealth Games Federation" (PDF). thecgf.com. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  2. ^ "Birmingham 2022 Medal Event Programme" (PDF). birmingham2022.com. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  3. ^ Saker, John (5 September 2013). "Basketball". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b Downes, Steven (3 February 2010). "Exclusive: Commonwealth Basketball Championships in Delhi cancelled". Inside the Games. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. ^ "India to host first Commonwealth Basketball Championship". The Times of India. 6 July 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  6. ^ Morgan, Liam (28 July 2017). "Gold Coast 2018 reveal list of competing nations in basketball events". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Athlete Allocation System" (PDF). www.triathlon.org/. International Triathlon Union. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  8. ^ Birmingham include 3x3 basketball and Urban Street Festival as part of 2022 Commonwealth Games plans