Nauruan teams withdrew from Pacific School Games

While Nauru had the great idea to send two teams to Australia to play in the 2005 Pacific School Games in Melbourne, they had to withdraw from the tournament because of financial issues. The teams were supposed to play in the U12 Boys and U12 Girls tournaments. Nauru basketball federation already tried to send teams in the South Pacific Mini-Games last summer but they were unable to do it for the same reasons. There is a will to play again in international events in Nauru but the federation simply lacks the money to reach its goals.