AfroBasket 2015
AfroBasket 2015 was the 28th edition of the AfroBasket, a men's basketball continental championship of Africa. It also served as the qualifying tournament for FIBA Africa at the 2016 Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament in Brazil. The tournament was held in Tunis, Tunisia.[1] The winner qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Tunisia |
| City | Tunis |
| Dates | 19–30 August |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Nigeria (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Angola |
| Third place |  Tunisia |
| Fourth place |  Senegal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Chamberlain Oguchi |
| Top scorer | Gorgui Dieng (22.9 points per game) |
Nigeria won their first ever AfroBasket, beating Angola in the final 74–65. Chamberlain Oguchi was named tourney MVP.
By winning the title, Nigeria automatically qualified for the 2016 Olympics. The next three best-placed teams, Angola, Tunisia, and Senegal, each secured a spot in the final FIBA World Olympic qualifying tournament.
Qualification
Already qualified:
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Venue
AfroBasket 2015 was supposed to have been held in the tourist cities of Nabeul and Hammamet.[2] However, due to the attacks in Sousse in June 2015, the venue was moved to Radès, just outside Tunis.[3]
| Tunis |   Tunis AfroBasket 2015 (Tunisia) |
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| Salle Omnisport de Rades | |
| Capacity: 17,000 | |
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Squads
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 215 | 166 | +49 | 6 |
| 2 | Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 245 | 192 | +53 | 5 |
| 3 |  Central African Republic |
3 | 1 | 2 | 175 | 212 | −37 | 4 |
| 4 |  Uganda |
3 | 0 | 3 | 170 | 235 | −65 | 3 |
First match(es) will be played: 19 August 2015. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: (1) Tournament points, (2) Head-to-head tournament points, (3) Head-to-head goal average, (4) Overall goal average, (5) Drawing of lots
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: (1) Tournament points, (2) Head-to-head tournament points, (3) Head-to-head goal average, (4) Overall goal average, (5) Drawing of lots
(H) Hosts
19 August 15:00 |
| Nigeria |
88–63 | Central African Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 33–23, 20–12, 19–16 | ||
| Pts: Aminu 15 Rebs: Lawal 14 Asts: Uzoh 4 |
Pts: Damachoua 15 Rebs: Kouguere 5 Asts: Djimrabaye 4 | |
19 August 21:00 |
| Tunisia |
77–55 | Uganda |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 14–10, 20–16, 19–11 | ||
| Pts: Ben Romdhane 24 Rebs: Mejri 10 Asts: Roll 5 |
Pts: Ocitti 20 Rebs: Omwony 5 Asts: Nagwere 4 | |
21 August 16:00 |
| Uganda |
59–98 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–27, 14–21, 11–32, 18–18 | ||
| Pts: Omwony 20 Rebs: Omwony 9 Asts: Mukooza 3 |
Pts: Oguchi 30 Rebs: Oyedeji 8 Asts: Lawal 7 | |
21 August 21:00 |
| Tunisia |
68–52 | Central African Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–9, 16–10, 19–16, 19–17 | ||
| Pts: Mejri 12 Rebs: Ben Romdhane 11 Asts: Hadidane 3 |
Pts: Kouguere 20 Rebs: Djimrabaye 8 Asts: Zachée 2 | |
23 August 16:00 |
| Central African Republic |
60–56 | Uganda |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 8–16, 11–11, 21–13 | ||
| Pts: Damachoua 14 Rebs: Grebongo 13 Asts: Djimrabaye 2 |
Pts: Sebirumbi 15 Rebs: Sebirumbi 13 Asts: Enabu 5 | |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal |
3 | 3 | 0 | 238 | 220 | +18 | 6 |
| 2 | Angola |
3 | 2 | 1 | 225 | 213 | +12 | 5 |
| 3 |  Mozambique |
3 | 1 | 2 | 233 | 252 | −19 | 4 |
| 4 |  Morocco |
3 | 0 | 3 | 220 | 230 | −10 | 3 |
First match(es) will be played: 20 August 2015. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: (1) Tournament points, (2) Head-to-head tournament points, (3) Head-to-head goal average, (4) Overall goal average, (5) Drawing of lots
Rules for classification: (1) Tournament points, (2) Head-to-head tournament points, (3) Head-to-head goal average, (4) Overall goal average, (5) Drawing of lots
20 August 16:00 |
| Angola |
84–72 | Mozambique |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 17–19, 29–14, 23–15 | ||
| Pts: C.Morais 18 Rebs: Moreira 8 Asts: B.Morais 4 |
Pts: A.Matos 25 Rebs: Magoliço 7 Asts: P.Matos 5 | |
20 August 21:00 |
| Senegal |
77–71 | Morocco |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–10, 17–24, 24–17, 19–20 | ||
| Pts: Dieng 26 Rebs: Dieng 15 Asts: D'Almeida 5 |
Pts: Zouita 27 Rebs: Kourodu7 Asts: Khalfi 8 | |
22 August 16:00 |
| Mozambique |
76–86 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–27, 17–16, 24–21, 19–22 | ||
| Pts: Matos 18 Rebs: Muchate 5 Asts: Matos 5 |
Pts: Dieng 28 Rebs: Dieng 18 Asts: D'Almeida 8 | |
22 August 21:00 |
| Angola |
68–67 | Morocco |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 18–12, 17–20, 18–12 | ||
| Pts: Ndoniema 11 Rebs: Mingas 6 Asts: Mingas 1 |
Pts: Najah 14 Rebs: Najah 6 Asts: Khalfi 4 | |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Egypt |
3 | 3 | 0 | 234 | 175 | +59 | 6 |
| 2 |  Cameroon |
3 | 2 | 1 | 240 | 206 | +34 | 5 |
| 3 |  Mali |
3 | 1 | 2 | 183 | 179 | +4 | 4 |
| 4 |  Gabon |
3 | 0 | 3 | 170 | 267 | −97 | 3 |
First match(es) will be played: 19 August 2015. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: (1) Tournament points, (2) Head-to-head tournament points, (3) Head-to-head goal average, (4) Overall goal average, (5) Drawing of lots
Rules for classification: (1) Tournament points, (2) Head-to-head tournament points, (3) Head-to-head goal average, (4) Overall goal average, (5) Drawing of lots
19 August 12:30 |
| Egypt |
96–49 | Gabon |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 39–3, 24–17, 17–14 | ||
| Pts: El-Gammal 14 Rebs: Shousha 9 Asts: Amin 4 |
Pts: Lasme 9 Rebs: Lasme 11 Asts: Essono Mvé 3 | |
19 August 17:30 |
| Mali |
56–70 | Cameroon |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–11, 10–14, 20–28, 8–17 | ||
| Pts: Saounera 11 Rebs: Cissé 7 Asts: Cissé 2 |
Pts: Kadji 17 Rebs: Adala-Moto 6 Asts: Curti 3 | |
21 August 13:30 |
| Gabon |
54–78 | Mali |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 8–26, 5–18, 21–18 | ||
| Pts: Essono Mvé 11 Rebs: Essono Mvé 9 Asts: Lasme 2 |
Pts: Moungoro 13 Rebs: Bah 9 Asts: Kante 5 | |
21 August 18:30 |
| Egypt |
83–77 | Cameroon |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 19–27, 25–21, 17–15 | ||
| Pts: Khalifa 15 Rebs: Shousha 12 Asts: Khalifa 4 |
Pts: Nzeulie 19 Rebs: Kadji 10 Asts: Adala Moto 2 | |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cape Verde |
3 | 3 | 0 | 230 | 190 | +40 | 6 |
| 2 |  Ivory Coast |
3 | 2 | 1 | 201 | 202 | −1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Algeria |
3 | 1 | 2 | 230 | 226 | +4 | 4 |
| 4 |  Zimbabwe |
3 | 0 | 3 | 184 | 227 | −43 | 3 |
First match(es) will be played: 20 August 2015. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: (1) Tournament points, (2) Head-to-head tournament points, (3) Head-to-head goal average, (4) Overall goal average, (5) Drawing of lots
Rules for classification: (1) Tournament points, (2) Head-to-head tournament points, (3) Head-to-head goal average, (4) Overall goal average, (5) Drawing of lots
20 August 13:30 |
| Ivory Coast |
56–76 | Cape Verde |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–24, 11–23, 17–17, 17–12 | ||
| Pts: Diabate 12 Rebs: Koffi 10 Asts: Koffi 4 |
Pts: Xavier 19 Rebs: Mascarenhas 14 Asts: Xavier 4 | |
20 August 18:30 |
| Algeria |
87–67 | Zimbabwe |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 24–17, 27–17, 21–13 | ||
| Pts: Harat 21 Rebs: Harat 12 Asts: Benzegala 6 |
Pts: Maturure 14 Rebs: Maturure 10 Asts: Banda 2 | |
22 August 13:30 |
| Ivory Coast |
64–52 | Zimbabwe |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–11, 18–11, 16–19, 16–11 | ||
| Pts: Diabate 17 Rebs: Tape 10 Asts: Diabate 8 |
Pts: Chikoko 17 Rebs: Chikoko 10 Asts: Maturure 3 | |
22 August 18:30 |
| Cape Verde |
78–69 | Algeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 30–12, 15–17, 13–21 | ||
| Pts: Almeida 25 Rebs: Mascarenhas 9 Asts: Xavier 4 |
Pts: Cheriet 19 Rebs: Gaham 8 Asts: Benzegala 5 | |
Final round
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 25 August | ||||||||||||||
| Tunisia (OT) | 69 | |||||||||||||
| 27 August | ||||||||||||||
| Morocco | 68 | |||||||||||||
| Tunisia | 67 | |||||||||||||
| 25 August | ||||||||||||||
| Mali | 60 | |||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 57 | |||||||||||||
| 29 August | ||||||||||||||
| Mali | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Tunisia | 51 | |||||||||||||
| 25 August | ||||||||||||||
| Angola | 58 | |||||||||||||
| Egypt | 102 | |||||||||||||
| 27 August | ||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 62 | |||||||||||||
| Egypt | 63 | |||||||||||||
| 25 August | ||||||||||||||
| Angola | 83 | |||||||||||||
| Angola | 62 | |||||||||||||
| 30 August | ||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | 61 | |||||||||||||
| Angola | 65 | |||||||||||||
| 26 August | ||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 74 | |||||||||||||
| Senegal | 79 | |||||||||||||
| 27 August | ||||||||||||||
| Uganda | 48 | |||||||||||||
| Senegal | 75 | |||||||||||||
| 26 August | ||||||||||||||
| Algeria | 58 | |||||||||||||
| Cameroon | 71 | |||||||||||||
| 29 August | ||||||||||||||
| Algeria | 73 | |||||||||||||
| Senegal | 79 | |||||||||||||
| 26 August | ||||||||||||||
| Nigeria (OT) | 88 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Cape Verde | 67 | |||||||||||||
| 27 August | 30 August | |||||||||||||
| Gabon | 77 | |||||||||||||
| Gabon | 64 | Tunisia | 82 | |||||||||||
| 26 August | ||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 88 | Senegal | 73 | |||||||||||
| Nigeria | 83 | |||||||||||||
| Mozambique | 47 | |||||||||||||
| 5th–8th place | 5th place | |||||
| 28 August | ||||||
| Mali | 51 | |||||
| 29 August | ||||||
| Egypt | 74 | |||||
| Egypt | 69 | |||||
| 28 August | ||||||
| Algeria | 63 | |||||
| Algeria | 84 | |||||
| Gabon | 76 | |||||
| 7th place | ||||||
| 29 August | ||||||
| Mali | 94 | |||||
| Gabon | 82 | |||||
Round of 16
25 August 21:00 |
| Tunisia |
69–68 (OT) | Morocco |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–12, 14–11, 16–24, 9–9, Overtime: 13–12 | ||
| Pts: Ben Romdhane 22 Rebs: Ben Romdhane 10 Asts: Roll 3 |
Pts: Kourodu 19 Rebs: Zouita 7 Asts: Zouita 6 | |
25 August 18:30 |
| Ivory Coast |
57–76 | Mali |
| Scoring by quarter: 6–22, 10–22, 17–13, 24–19 | ||
| Pts: Diabate 18 Rebs: Seydou Hima 7 Asts: Diabate 4 |
Pts: Sidibe 18 Rebs: Ballo 10 Asts: Kante 4 | |
25 August 13:30 |
| Egypt |
102–62 | Zimbabwe |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–12, 26–17, 22–11, 31–22 | ||
| Pts: Amin 18 Rebs: Marei 8 Asts: Tawfik 6 |
Pts: Chikoko 17 Rebs: Chikoko 10 Asts: Chitsinde 2 | |
25 August 16:00 |
| Angola |
62–61 | Central African Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 15–11, 22–21, 10–11 | ||
| Pts: Moreira 16 Rebs: Mingas 8 Asts: Costa 6 |
Pts: Kouguere 23 Rebs: Kouguere 7 Asts: Damachoua 2 | |
26 August 13:30 |
| Senegal |
79–48 | Uganda |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 20–9, 23–16, 20–10 | ||
| Pts: Dieng 23 Rebs: Dieng 17 Asts: D'Almeida 8 |
Pts: Ocitti 16 Rebs: Sebirumbi 12 Asts: Mukooza 3 | |
26 August 21:00 |
| Cameroon |
71–73 | Algeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 15–15, 21–21, 16–18 | ||
| Pts: Tchoubaye 22 Rebs: Adala Moto 10 Asts: Bitee 3 |
Pts: Harat 23 Rebs: Mekdad 7 Asts: Benzegala 8 | |
Quarterfinals
27 August 13:30 |
| Gabon |
64–88 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–23, 14–26, 9–23, 30–16 | ||
| Pts: Mayimba 21 Rebs: Lasme 9 Asts: Boundou 3 |
Pts: Aminu 17 Rebs: Aminu 10 Asts: Uzoh 6 | |
27 August 16:00 |
| Egypt |
63–83 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 16–23, 17–17, 17–23 | ||
| Pts: Amin 19 Rebs: Khalifa 8 Asts: Khalifa 4 |
Pts: C. Morais 19 Rebs: Ambrosio 5 Asts: Costa 6 | |
27 August 18:30 |
| Senegal |
75–58 | Algeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–12, 20–16, 25–9, 13–21 | ||
| Pts: Dieng 20 Rebs: Dieng 17 Asts: Dieng 8 |
Pts: Harat, Mounir Benzegala 12 Rebs: Touati 7 Asts: four players 1 | |
27 August 21:00 |
| Tunisia |
67–60 | Mali |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–4, 15–20, 13–11, 21–25 | ||
| Pts: El Mabrouk 16 Rebs: Ben Romdhane 7 Asts: Abada 5 |
Pts: Cissé 14 Rebs: Djambo 8 Asts: Kante 3 | |
5th–8th-place semifinals
Semifinals
Fifteenth-place match
Thirteenth-place match
Eleventh-place match
28 August 11:00 |
| Ivory Coast |
63–70 | Mozambique |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 10–6, 15–23, 20–19 | ||
| Pts: Diabate 19 Rebs: Meite 7 Asts: Diabate 8 |
Pts: A. Matos 21 Rebs: Ubisse 10 Asts: P. Matos 4 | |
Ninth-place match
Seventh-place match
Fifth-place match
Third-place match
Final rankings
| Qualified for the 2016 Olympics | |
| Qualified to Final Olympic qualifying tournament |
| Rank | Team | Record | FIBA World Rankings | ||
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| Before | After | Change | |||
 | Nigeria | 6–1 | 24 | 25 | -1 |
 | Angola | 5–2 | 16 | 15 | 1 |
 | Tunisia | 6–1 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| 4 | Senegal | 5–2 | 30 | 31 | -1 |
| 5 | Egypt | 6–1 | 41 | 41 | 0 |
| 6 | Algeria | 3–4 | 80 | 68 | 12 |
| 7 | Mali | 3–4 | T-62 | T-57 | 5 |
| 8 | Gabon | 1–6 | NR | 76 | 12 |
| 9 | Cameroon | 3–2 | 43 | 52 | -9 |
| 10 | Cape Verde | 3–2 | 55 | 63 | -8 |
| 11 | Mozambique | 2–3 | T-66 | T-61 | 5 |
| 12 | Ivory Coast | 2–3 | 37 | 40 | -3 |
| 13 | Morocco | 1–4 | 60 | 60 | 0 |
| 14 | Central African Republic | 1–4 | T-56 | T-57 | -1 |
| 15 | Uganda | 1–4 | NR | T-89 | -1 |
| 16 | Zimbabwe | 0–5 | NR | T-91 | -3 |
Rewards
| 2015 FIBA Africa Championship winners |
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Nigeria First title |
| Most Valuable Player |
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| Chamberlain Oguchi |
All Tournament Team
Partners and sponsors
- Presenting Partner: Ooredoo
- Global Partners:
Champion, 
Intersport, 
Molten Corporation, 
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Tissot - Event Sponsors: AMI assurance, Sabrine, SAÏDA Group,
SEAT
References
- "CALENDRIER : AfroBasket 2015". Tunisian Basketball Federation. Archived from the original on 2015-08-22.
- "Draw for AfroBasket 2015 set to take place on 4 April". FIBA. 2015-03-05. Archived from the original on July 20, 2015.
- "Afrobasket championship starts in Tunisia". BBC News. 2015-08-19.
- "Oguchi named MVP of AfroBasket 2015, headlines All-Star Five". FIBA. 30 August 2015. Archived from the original on August 31, 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
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