Papua New Guinea’s Under-23 Men’s and Women’s 3x3 Basketball Teams have left our shores for the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Koror, Palau along with Team PNG. The national squads will represent PNG in both the FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League 2025 and the Pacific Mini Games, scheduled to run from 29th June to 9th July. The games will bring together more than 1,500 athletes from 24 Pacific nations, competing across 12 sports. Team PNG is placed in Conference 1, alongside Fiji, Tonga, Palau, Vanuatu, and the Northern Mariana Islands. The 3x3 competition will be held across two courts with a structured format that includes multiple match “stops,” rest days, and finals scheduled for the last day of play. The Basketball Federation of Papua New Guinea (BFPNG) confirmed that a Technical Committee Meeting will be held before the tournament to finalize logistics and ensure adherence to FIBA 3x3 international regulations. In a statement, BFPNG extended its gratitude to athletes, their families, and supporters, including sponsors like Kumul Mineral Holdings Ltd, for their ongoing backing. “We are confident our teams will compete with pride, passion, and sportsmanship,” BFPNG said. The federation encouraged fans to rally behind the young athletes as they took the national flag onto the international court.