Fans at the Basketball are showing their provincial colours by cheering, wearing team colours and even face painting. It is wonderful to see so many people coming out to support their teams and enjoy the basketball....

Not only is the weather warm, but as the PNG Games Basketball Tournament moves into the Semi-Final rounds today the coaches are really starting to feel the pressure. With 3,500+ spectators in attendance at the Murray Barracks Courts during the quarter finals there will no doubt be a huge amount of interest today....

The quarter finals of the PNG Games Basketball Tournament were delayed today after games were halted at half time during the first matches of the day. The reason for the delay was in relation to the newly adjusted PNG Games Charter rule that allows only 3 ‘National’ players on each team with a limit of any 2 of those 3 taking the court at any one time....

The sporting spirit is alive and well in the PNG Games Basketball Competition. Respect for all officials from score bench officials, referees and tournament officials has been high, but most importantly the display of sportsmanship between the competing teams has been clear throughout every game at the Murray Barracks Courts....

Day 5 of the PNG Games Basketball Competition came to a close today with the completion of the final pool matches. This allowed for all teams and officials to have the afternoon off and prepare for what will no doubt be some high quality basketball in the quarter finals tomorrow....

The FIBA Oceania staff would like to congratulate all the teams, referees and coaches who are participating in the PNG Games. What a fantastic number of teams!

Women's basketball, with 18 teams, is the most popular women's sport at the Games, while only soccer, with 20 teams, has just 1 more team than men's basketball.

Good luck to everyone - we will be watching the web for results.

FIBA Oceania Zone Development Officer (ZDO) Ryan Burns featured on Live PNG TV yesterday afternoon with ONOC Representative Mr. Brian Minikin. The PNG games are receiving excellent Television coverage with many sports including basketball shown throughout the country....

The Technical Officials at the Basketball Tournament have been stepping up over the past few days. With hot sun, big crowds and intense competition all of the officials from referees to score bench officials have been doing their part to ensure the competition runs smoothly...

Days 2 & 3 of the PNG Games Basketball Competition have seen Massive crowds in excess of 2,000 people attend the courts at Murray Barracks. This has quite an atmosphere for the very best players of PNG Basketball to display their skills in...

Friday 20th November saw the start of the PNG Games Basketball Competition at the Murray Barracks courts in Port Moresby. From the 20 Provinces of PNG there are 19 Mens teams and 18 Womens teams registered, this makes for one of the spectacular and competitive sports at the PNG Games and really highlights just how popular basketball is in Papua New Guinea.