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]

FIBA Oceania Championship 2015
22nd FIBA Oceanian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countries Australia
 New Zealand
Dates15–18 August
Teams2
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Australia (19th title)
Tournament statistics
Top scorerNew Zealand Webster (19.0)
Top reboundsNew Zealand Fotu (9.0)
Top assistsAustralia Dellavedova (4.5)
Official website
2015 FIBA Oceania Championship
2013

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
Rod Laver ArenaTSB Bank Arena
Capacity: 15,400Capacity: 4,002

Squads

Australia

Australia men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SG4Chris Goulding26 – (1988-10-24)24 October 19881.93 m (6 ft 4 in)Melbourne United
G5Patty Mills27 – (1988-08-11)11 August 19881.83 m (6 ft 0 in)San Antonio Spurs
C6Andrew Bogut30 – (1984-11-28)28 November 19842.13 m (7 ft 0 in)Golden State Warriors
G7Adam Gibson28 – (1986-10-30)30 October 19861.91 m (6 ft 3 in)Adelaide 36ers
F8Brad Newley30 – (1985-02-18)18 February 19851.98 m (6 ft 6 in)Gran Canaria
PG9Matthew Dellavedova24 – (1990-09-08)8 September 19901.93 m (6 ft 4 in)Cleveland Cavaliers
F10Cameron Bairstow24 – (1990-12-07)7 December 19902.06 m (6 ft 9 in)Chicago Bulls
C13David Andersen35 – (1980-06-23)23 June 19802.11 m (6 ft 11 in)ASVEL Basket
PF14Brock Motum24 – (1990-10-16)16 October 19902.08 m (6 ft 10 in)BC Žalgiris
C15Nate Jawai28 – (1986-10-10)10 October 19862.08 m (6 ft 10 in)BC Andorra
SG16Cameron Gliddon25 – (1989-08-16)16 August 19891.96 m (6 ft 5 in)Cairns Taipans
F45Ryan Broekhoff24 – (1990-08-23)23 August 19902.01 m (6 ft 7 in)Beşiktaş Basketbol
Head coach
Assistant coaches

Legend
  • Club – last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – age
    on 15 August 2015

New Zealand

New Zealand men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
G0Shea Ili22 – (1992-10-06)6 October 19921.83 m (6 ft 0 in)Southland Sharks
G/F1Reuben Te Rangi20 – (1994-10-14)14 October 19941.96 m (6 ft 5 in)New Zealand Breakers
G4Lindsay Tait33 – (1982-01-08)8 January 19821.91 m (6 ft 3 in)Wellington Saints
G5Everard Bartlett29 – (1986-02-06)6 February 19861.98 m (6 ft 6 in)Ballarat Miners
G6Jarrod Kenny29 – (1985-09-17)17 September 19851.85 m (6 ft 1 in)Hawke's Bay Hawks
F7Mika Vukona33 – (1982-05-13)13 May 19821.98 m (6 ft 6 in)New Zealand Breakers
G9Corey Webster26 – (1988-11-29)29 November 19881.85 m (6 ft 1 in)New Zealand Breakers
F10Thomas Abercrombie28 – (1987-07-05)5 July 19871.98 m (6 ft 6 in)New Zealand Breakers
C11Tai Wynyard17 – (1998-02-05)5 February 19982.03 m (6 ft 8 in)Super City Rangers
F12Isaac Fotu21 – (1993-12-18)18 December 19932.03 m (6 ft 8 in)Bàsquet Manresa
SG13Dion Prewster25 – (1990-01-10)10 January 19901.96 m (6 ft 5 in)Wellington Saints
C14Robert Loe24 – (1991-08-05)5 August 19912.11 m (6 ft 11 in)Limburg United
Head coach
Assistant coaches

Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 15 August 2015

Results

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Australia  160–138  New Zealand71–5989–79

Game 1

All times are local (UTC+10)

15 August 2015
20:30
Australia  71–59  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 22–10, 15–18, 22–15
Pts: Mills, Andersen 17
Rebs: Broekhoff 7
Asts: Mills, Dellavedova 4
Pts: Webster 22
Rebs: Fotu 10
Asts: Vukona, Fotu 3
Australia leads series 1–0
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 15,062

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
TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
Attendance: 4,002

Final rankings

RankTeamRecordQualificationFIBA World Rankings
BeforeAfterChange
 Australia2–0Qualified to the Olympics11110
 New Zealand0–2Qualified to Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament21210

References

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