2015 FIBA Oceania Championship
The 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship for Men was the 22nd edition of the FIBA Oceania Championship. The tournament featured a two-game series between Australia and New Zealand. It also served as the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The first game was held in Melbourne, Australia on August 15, followed by the second game in Wellington, New Zealand on August 18.[1]
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22nd FIBA Oceanian Basketball Championship | |||||||||||||
Tournament details | |||||||||||||
Host nations | Australia New Zealand | ||||||||||||
Dates | 15–18 August | ||||||||||||
Teams | 2 (from 1 federations) | ||||||||||||
Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) | ||||||||||||
Champions | Australia (19th title) | ||||||||||||
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Australia won both games of the series, and with an aggregate score of 160-138, qualified to the 2016 Olympics.[2] With the loss, New Zealand qualified to the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, the final qualifying tournament for the 2016 Olympics.[3]
This was the last edition of the FIBA Oceania Championship to be held. From 2017, Australia and New Zealand compete with teams from FIBA Asia in the FIBA Asia Cup as part of changes to international competition formats announced by FIBA.[4][5]
Venues
Melbourne | Melbourne Wellington 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship (Australia and New Zealand) |
Wellington |
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Rod Laver Arena | TSB Bank Arena | |
Capacity: 15,400 | Capacity: 4,002 |
Squads
Australia
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New Zealand
New Zealand men's national basketball team roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Australia | 160–138 | New Zealand | 71–59 | 89–79 |
Game 1
All times are local (UTC+10)
Game 2
All times are local (UTC+12).
18 August 2015 19:30 |
New Zealand | 79–89 | Australia |
Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 19–19, 20–26, 26–23 | ||
Pts: Webster 16 Rebs: Vukona 8 Asts: Vukona 3 |
Pts: Dellavedova 14 Rebs: Bogut 10 Asts: Dellavedova 5 | |
Australia wins series 2–0 |
Final rankings
Rank | Team | Record | Qualification | FIBA World Rankings | ||
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Before | After | Change | ||||
Australia | 2–0 | Qualified to the Olympics | 11 | 11 | 0 | |
New Zealand | 0–2 | Qualified to Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 21 | 21 | 0 |
References
- "Tall Blacks confirm schedule ahead of Oceania series". Basketball New Zealand. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- "PR N°40 - Boomers hold off Kiwis, book ticket to Rio". FIBA. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- "Tall Blacks will be ready when OQTs arrive". FIBA. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- Joaquin M. Henson (8 October 2015). "FIBA revises global formats". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- Ward, Roy (14 August 2015). "Boomers to move into Asia, play regular games as part of FIBA changes". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 September 2023.