2015 FIBA Oceania Championship

FIBA Oceania Championship 2015
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)
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points New Zealand Webster (19.0)  Australia (80.0)
Rebounds New Zealand Fotu (9.0)  Australia (41.5)
Assists Australia Dellavedova (4.5)  New Zealand (15.0)
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The 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship for Men was the 22nd edition of the tournament. 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.

Australia won both games of the series, and with an aggregate score of 160-138, qualified to the 2016 Olympics. With the loss, New Zealand qualified to the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, the final qualifying tournament for the 2016 Olympics.

Venues

Melbourne
Melbourne
Wellington
2015 FIBA Oceania Championship (Australia and New Zealand)
 Wellington
Rod Laver Arena TSB Bank Arena
Capacity: 15,400 Capacity: 4,002

Squads

Australia

Australia men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr.
SG 4 Chris Goulding 26 – (1988-10-24)24 October 1988 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Melbourne United Australia
G 5 Patty Mills 27 – (1988-08-11)11 August 1988 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) San Antonio Spurs United States
C 6 Andrew Bogut 30 – (1984-11-28)28 November 1984 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Golden State Warriors United States
G 7 Adam Gibson 28 – (1986-10-30)30 October 1986 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Adelaide 36ers Australia
F 8 Brad Newley 30 – (1985-02-18)18 February 1985 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Gran Canaria Spain
PG 9 Matthew Dellavedova 24 – (1990-09-08)8 September 1990 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Cleveland Cavaliers United States
F 10 Cameron Bairstow 24 – (1990-12-07)7 December 1990 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Chicago Bulls United States
C 13 David Andersen 35 – (1980-06-23)23 June 1980 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) ASVEL Basket France
PF 14 Brock Motum 24 – (1990-10-16)16 October 1990 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) BC Žalgiris Lithuania
C 15 Nate Jawai 28 – (1986-10-10)10 October 1986 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) BC Andorra Andorra
SG 16 Cameron Gliddon 25 – (1989-08-16)16 August 1989 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Cairns Taipans Australia
F 45 Ryan Broekhoff 24 – (1990-08-23)23 August 1990 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Beşiktaş Basketbol Turkey
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 15 August 2015

New Zealand

New Zealand men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr.
G 0 Shea Ili 22 – (1992-10-06)6 October 1992 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Southland Sharks New Zealand
G/F 1 Reuben Te Rangi 20 – (1994-10-14)14 October 1994 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) New Zealand Breakers New Zealand
G 4 Lindsay Tait 33 – (1982-01-08)8 January 1982 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Wellington Saints New Zealand
G 5 Everard Bartlett 29 – (1986-02-06)6 February 1986 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Ballarat Miners Australia
G 6 Jarrod Kenny 29 – (1985-09-17)17 September 1985 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Hawke's Bay Hawks New Zealand
F 7 Mika Vukona 33 – (1982-05-13)13 May 1982 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) New Zealand Breakers New Zealand
G 9 Corey Webster 26 – (1988-11-29)29 November 1988 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) New Zealand Breakers New Zealand
F 10 Thomas Abercrombie 28 – (1987-07-05)5 July 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) New Zealand Breakers New Zealand
C 11 Tai Wynyard 17 – (1998-02-05)5 February 1998 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Super City Rangers New Zealand
F 12 Isaac Fotu 21 – (1993-12-18)18 December 1993 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Bàsquet Manresa Spain
SG 13 Dion Prewster 25 – (1990-01-10)10 January 1990 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Wellington Saints New Zealand
C 14 Robert Loe 24 – (1991-08-05)5 August 1991 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Limburg United Belgium
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 15 August 2015

Results

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Australia  160–138  New Zealand 71–59 89–79

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

Rank Team Record Qualification FIBA World Rankings
Before After Change
1st, gold medalist(s)  Australia 2–0 Qualified to the Olympics 11110
2nd, silver medalist(s)  New Zealand 0–2 Qualified to Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament 21210

References

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