Samoa men's national basketball team

Samoa
FIBA ranking	126 (3 March 2026)
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 World Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
↑ 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 World Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.

[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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