Basketball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
| Commonwealth Games Basketball Tournament | |||||||||
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| Melbourne, Victoria 2006 | |||||||||
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| Games | 2006 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||
| Host nation | Australia | ||||||||
| City | Melbourne, Victoria | ||||||||
| Duration | 16–24 March 2006 | ||||||||
| Men's tournament | |||||||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||||||
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| Women's tournament | |||||||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||||||
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Basketball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was the inaugural appearance of Basketball at the Commonwealth Games. Competition was held in Melbourne, Australia, from 15 to 26 March 2006.
The 2006 Games was the first Commonwealth Games at which the sport of basketball was played. It was one of the sports that took the Games to regional Victoria, with games being played in a number of regional centres including Traralgon, Bendigo, Ballarat, and Geelong. The finals were played in Melbourne at Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue.
Australia topped the basketball medal table by virtue of winning both gold medals.