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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 OlympicsinRio 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)
PPG (Team) Australia (80.0)
RPG (Team) Australia (41.5)
APG (Team) New Zealand (15.0)
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

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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

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Australia

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Australia men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
SG 4 Chris Goulding 26 – (1988-10-24)24 October 1988 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Melbourne United  
G 5 Patty Mills 27 – (1988-08-11)11 August 1988 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) San Antonio Spurs  
C 6 Andrew Bogut 30 – (1984-11-28)28 November 1984 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Golden State Warriors  
G 7 Adam Gibson 28 – (1986-10-30)30 October 1986 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Adelaide 36ers  
F 8 Brad Newley 30 – (1985-02-18)18 February 1985 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Gran Canaria  
PG 9 Matthew Dellavedova 24 – (1990-09-08)8 September 1990 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Cleveland Cavaliers  
F 10 Cameron Bairstow 24 – (1990-12-07)7 December 1990 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Chicago Bulls  
C 13 David Andersen 35 – (1980-06-23)23 June 1980 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) ASVEL Basket  
PF 14 Brock Motum 24 – (1990-10-16)16 October 1990 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) BC Žalgiris  
C 15 Nate Jawai 28 – (1986-10-10)10 October 1986 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) BC Andorra  
SG 16 Cameron Gliddon 25 – (1989-08-16)16 August 1989 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Cairns Taipans  
F 45 Ryan Broekhoff 24 – (1990-08-23)23 August 1990 2.01 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

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New Zealand men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 0 Shea Ili 22 – (1992-10-06)6 October 1992 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Southland Sharks  
G/F 1 Reuben Te Rangi 20 – (1994-10-14)14 October 1994 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) New Zealand Breakers  
G 4 Lindsay Tait 33 – (1982-01-08)8 January 1982 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Wellington Saints  
G 5 Everard Bartlett 29 – (1986-02-06)6 February 1986 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Ballarat Miners  
G 6 Jarrod Kenny 29 – (1985-09-17)17 September 1985 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Hawke's Bay Hawks  
F 7 Mika Vukona 33 – (1982-05-13)13 May 1982 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) New Zealand Breakers  
G 9 Corey Webster 26 – (1988-11-29)29 November 1988 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) New Zealand Breakers  
F 10 Thomas Abercrombie 28 – (1987-07-05)5 July 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) New Zealand Breakers  
C 11 Tai Wynyard 17 – (1998-02-05)5 February 1998 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Super City Rangers  
F 12 Isaac Fotu 21 – (1993-12-18)18 December 1993 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Bàsquet Manresa  
SG 13 Dion Prewster 25 – (1990-01-10)10 January 1990 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Wellington Saints  
C 14 Robert Loe 24 – (1991-08-05)5 August 1991 2.11 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

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

Game 1

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All times are local (UTC+10)

15 August 2015
20:30

Boxscore

Australia   71–59   New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 22–10, 15–18, 22–15
Pts: Mills, Andersen17
Rebs: Broekhoff7
Asts: Mills, Dellavedova4		 Pts: Webster22
Rebs: Fotu10
Asts: Vukona, Fotu3
Australia leads series 1–0

Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 15,062

Game 2

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All times are local (UTC+12).

18 August 2015
19:30

Boxscore

New Zealand   79–89   Australia
Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 19–19, 20–26, 26–23
Pts: Webster16
Rebs: Vukona8
Asts: Vukona3		 Pts: Dellavedova14
Rebs: Bogut10
Asts: Dellavedova5
Australia wins series 2–0

TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
Attendance: 4,002

Final rankings

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Rank Team Record Qualification FIBA World Rankings
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

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  1. ^ "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.
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